Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Building: Boggs Center
Location: uptown campus

 

The Tulane faculty in the School of Science and Engineering is offering an outreach program on Saturday, February 23^rd called GIST (Girls In STEM at Tulane) for 5^th to 7^th grade girls. GIST is a great opportunity for girls to meet and work with women role models in STEM fields, and participate in workshops designed to encourage creative thinking, promote self-esteem, and increase awareness of the opportunities that await them.

The event is from 8:30am – 3pm and will include fun science activities led by Tulane faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in the STEM fields of math, cell biology, psychology, neuroscience, ecology, environmental science, computer science, and engineering. Information about the titles and topics of the workshops is on our website (http://gist.tulane.edu). All of them are guaranteed to be great opportunities to work with women and girls in science.

Sponsored by: School of Science and Engineering, Newcomb-Tulane College

Admission: Admission is charged
Attendance: See description
Open to: Faculty, Graduate students, Undergraduates

Please RSVP by Friday, February 8, 2013 via the web at http://gist.tulane.edu

For more information contact Donata Henry via email to droome@tulane.edu or by phone at 504-862-8299

Additional information may be found at the event website at http://gist.tulane.edu