Two hundred college-bound, young women to learn about "non-traditional" engineering and science careers during conference at Stevens Institute of Technology on 22 November
Gender bias in the classroon and other educational issues examined during panel discussions between women executives, parents and teachers
More than 200 8th - 12th grade female students, their parents and teachers will learn about so-called "non-traditional" careers in engineering and the sciences during the "Exploring the World of Discovery" conference at Stevens Institute of Technology this Saturday, Nov. 22, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Bissinger Room on the fourth floor of the Wesley J. Howe Center on the university’s Hoboken campus. The all-day session is co-sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Co.
The students from New York and New Jersey will attend workshops, lab demonstrations, lectures and panel discussions to learn more about possible careers in engineering and the sciences. Currently, nine percent of professional women are in engineering professions. The national average for women in engineering programs at institutes of technology is between nine and 11 percent. Stevens has more than 22 percent of women in their courses.
The students’ parents and teachers will join guidance counselors and women executives to discuss ways to interest young women into these fields. The group will discuss gender bias in classrooms and other issues affecting education. The young women will also meet with college students, engineers and scientists to ask their own questions about these fields.
WHAT: "Exploring the World of Discovery" Conference On Women In Engineering and the Sciences
WHO: More than 200 8th - 12th Grade Female Students and Their Parents and Teachers
WHEN: Nov. 229:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Stevens Institute of Technology
Bissinger Room/Fourth Floor
Wesley J. Howe Center
Hoboken, NJ
(Minutes north of the Hoboken PATH station and across the Hudson River from midtown
Manhattan)
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
