Monday, January 31, 2011

Camp for high school girls promotes STEM careers

Photo Credit: HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Betty Vawter Senior Editor, News & Information Services 812/480-1873 email Holiday World and Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana will serve as a laboratory for experiments and activities this summer when 48 high school girls participate in a camp that promotes careers in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The GO (Girls Only) STEM! Camp will be held June 5-10. The program is provided by the Pott College of Science and Engineering and the Southwest Indiana STEM Resource Center. Young women who are rising sophomore or juniors at high schools in the Tri-state are eligible to apply. A teacher recommendation is required. A grant from the Alcoa Foundation will support the camp this year. There is no fee for participants. Begun last summer, the program expands from three to five days for its second year. Participants will spend a day at the theme park gathering samples and data and will complete experiments in chemistry, nutrition, mathematics, biology, and engineering/applied physics in Pott College facilities. Female faculty members in STEM fields will mentor the campers, who will stay overnight in residence halls. For more information, visit http://www.usi.edu/stem/GOSTEM_10.asp or contact Dr. Shelly Blunt at sblunt@usi.edu.

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