April 4, 1998 at University of Colorado, Boulder, UMC "Expanding Your Horizons" (EYH) is a math, science & technology career conference for 6th and 7th grade girls, parents, teachers and counselors produced each spring by AAUW, Boulder Branch and The Women in Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Thanks for a Successful EYH!
Saturday, April 4, was a beautiful spring day that brought 240 sixth- and seventh-grade girls and 118 parents, teachers, and mentors to the UCB campus for our fifth annual Expanding Your Horizons conference. This year's event to encourage middle-school girls to continue to study math and science was a great success. Students from 29 Colorado schools attended 16 different workshops and 14 career-fair presentations. Adults had a choice of four workshops led by 10 volunteers. There were 29 enthusiastic college students who guided student groups during the morning. "I had fun. I've started to consider jobs that I didn't even know existed." -- Westlake Middle School student, Broomfield. "It was cool and I'm glad I came." -- Sunset Middle School student, Longmont. Student workshops were staffed by about 28 volunteers, and another 25 women staffed the career fair. At least 65 AAUW members and friends worked on EYH during the year, many on that day. We were all exhausted by the end of the conference, but the event ran quite smoothly. "I thought it was really fun that no boys came. I learned a lot and it was a fun experience." -- Sunset Middle School student, Longmont. The big news about EYH this month is a change of location for the event next year, in 1999. We have been invited to use the new Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) at the Engineering Center on campus. This wonderful facility is an interactive center that will visually stimulate the students just by being there. Moving from the University Memorial Center, where we have held the event for the past five years, will provide us the opportunity to make some changes and keep the conference vibrant and exciting. Deborah Miller has volunteered to co-chair next year's EYH and she will need a great deal of help. If you are interested in working on this EYH-in-transition, please give her a call. We will have to begin work on the changes for next year's program very soon. "It told me that not only men do work behind science and math." -- Platt Middle School student, Boulder. "It was fun to learn about other careers than just everyday careers." -- student from Longmont. So, thank you everyone for all your hard work and time devoted to this year's conference. There were many appreciative comments at EYH about our efforts -- give yourselves a big pat on the back! And enjoy some of the written comments from the student evaluations. "It was SO MUCH FUN." -- Westlake Middle School student, Broomfield. "It was my favorite place!" -- West Middle School student, Colorado Springs. | |||||||||||
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