Expanding Your Horizons

in Math, Science and Technology

Saturday, March 20, 2010

ExpYour Horizons Information

 

Public Affairs Center

University of Illinois Springfield

 

EYH workshop

2010 Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 Check-in and Campus Tours
8:45 - 9:05* Welcome & Orientation
9:15 - 10:05 Workshop I
10:15 - 11:05 Workshop II
11:05 - 11:25 Snack Time
11:30 - 12:20 Workshop III
12:30 - 12:45* Closing Session
Girls session
Kelly Cochran
Flight Director
Challenger Learning Center
Adults session
Lois Strom, CMPE
Former Administrator
SIU School of Medicine

 
* All adult sessions will be held separately from those designed for the girls.

Want to see a video about EYH conferences including shots from Springfield's EYH? 

Watch EYH YouTube video

What Happens at an EYH Conference?

A Lot of Fun!!

At an EYH conference, you will participate in hands-on workshops, and meet with women scientists, engineers, and other professionals in the fields of mathematics and technology. You will also spend time with other girls who are thinking about their futures.
“I learned a lot for my future plans and had so much fun! It was fantastic!!!” wrote one attendee on her evaluation form.

This is a day for GIRLS ONLY where you will:
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Try your hand at fun activities in three hands-on workshops;
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Learn about high-paying, exciting careers;
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Discover what scientists do in a typical day;
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Hear first-hand about the lives of women in science, math and technology and the various paths leading to their careers.

 
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WEB SITES FOR Springfield, IL EYH GIRLS TO EXPLORE

 
Try the Expanding Your Horizons site for neat games and ideas.

http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org/girls/games.php

To feed your brain with science games and experiments, visit Braincake.org!

htt;://www.braincake.org/
SCIGIRLS has projects and lots of experiments.

http://pbs.org/scigirls
Fun facts about women engineers and engineering achievement. http://www.engineergirl.org
At “Web Weather for Kids,” you can play games or make a tornado!

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather
If outer space is your interest, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Agency) has this fun site called Space Place.

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Girl Scouts of America has a superior site for you to visit.

http://www.girlsgotech.org

EYH Sponsors

AAUW (American Association of University Women) ,
Springfield Branch, promotes education and equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Learn more about AAUW at the national and local levels.
The Children's Center is the largest provider of children's behavioral health care in central Illinois. The Children's Center is a program of the Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois, a Memorial Health System affiliate.
The University of Illinois Springfield is a small, four-year public university offering innovative, high-quality liberal arts education, public affairs activities, and professional programs dedicated to academic excellence, to enriching individual lives, and to making a difference in the world. The campus provides an intellectually rich, collaborative, and personalized learning environment.
In cooperation with Girl Scouts of Central Illinois and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.