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Expanding Your Horizons
1998 Conference Program
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April 4, 1998 at University of Colorado at Boulder, UMC

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Attn: Workshop and Career Fair Presenters...
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Goals of the 1998 Expanding Your Horizons Conference

  • To encourage girls to study math and science
  • To increase awareness of the options available in non-traditional careers
  • To meet women whose careers depend upon math, science, engineering and technology

[Back to Top]Student Program Schedule

Girls are assigned to small groups, each led by a female CU college student for the whole morning. Each group attends the Career Fair, and two Student Workshops. About 250 girls attend the conference.
     
    8:15 - 9:00 Registration at UMC 
       Introductory Session,(UMC, Forum Room) 
       Cindy McKee, UCB Assistant Directory of Academic Advising
    9:00 - 9:10 Welcome & Announcements (UMC, Forum Room)
    9:20 - 10:10 Workshop Session I
    10:20 - 11:10 Workshop Session II
    11:10 - 11:40 Lunch
    11:40 - 12:30 Workshop Session III
    12:30 - 12:45 Conference Concludes, Conference evaluations
     

Adult Program Schedule

     
    8:15 - 9:00 Registration at UMC
    9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Keynote Address (UMC, West Ballroom) 
         "Girls as Heroes" Judith Volc, Coordinator of 
          Children's Services, Boulder Public Library
    9:35 - 10:20 Workshop Session I
    10:25 - 10:55 Coffee Break
    11:00 - 11:45 Workshop Session II
    11:50 - 12:35 Workshop Session III
    12:35 - 12:45 Conference Concludes, Conference evaluations
     

[Back to Top]Student Workshops

(1)   Rainbows at Night
Adrienne Allen  /  Niescja Turner,  Astrophysics  [Niescja on EYH-96]
(2)   I Need Some Air -- The Chemistry of Muscles
Joy Carroll, Kinesiology
(3)   A Day in the Life of a Hospital
Joyce Cashman, Hospital Management
(4)   There Are Two Sides to Every Story
Debbie Cox, Attorney
(5)   Eyes in the Sky
Sue Farabaugh, Air Traffic Control
(6)   "Mad Science"
Erin Fitzpatrick, Education & Science Student
(7)   Tesselations
Carol Foulk / Lisa Morgan, Art & Science Teachers
(8)   Weather in Your Backyard
Cecilia Girz, Meteorologist (NOAA)
(9)   Women in Veterinary Medicine
Brenda Gurule, Veterinarian
(10)   Car Fun -- It's Okay to Play with Boy's Toys
Jean Hertzberg, Engineer
(11)   Law Enforcement Women
Valerie Johnson, Policewoman
(12)   Atmospheric Physics is Fun
Julie Lundquist, Julie Caron, Amelia Gates, Sally McFarlane

Atmospheric Physics
(13)   Women's RX for Success
Susan Mead, Pharmacist
(14)   Hidden Careers in Technology
Dana Parker, Computer Nerd, national columnist (EMedia Professional)
(15)   Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Suzy Reublin, Firefighter
(16)   What's on Your Hand?
Linda Comeaux, Laboratory Science

[Back to Top]Career Fair

[Back to Top]Adult Workshops

Sessions I, II, and III: Choose three of the four workshops offered.

(Adult W1)  Assets: What Girls Need to Succeed: Building Resiliency in Your Daughter
Hayden K. Williamson, M.S.W., Boulder County Prevention Connection. (UMC 230)

    Why do dome kids grow up with ease, while others struggle? Why do some kids get involved in dangerous activities, while others spend their time contributing to society? Why do some youth "beat the odds" in difficult situations, while others get trapped?
(Adult W2)  Vision for Our Girls: Healthy Bodies, Healthy Choices
Two Small Group Discussions (Glenn Miller Lounge)
  • "The Mind-Body Connection"

    • Exploring the relationships among good nutrition, participation in sports and academic success.
  • "What Is This Thing Called Love?"

    • How to inoculate our girls against destructive relationships.
(Adult W3)  Navigating Middle School    (UMC 235)
  • Mary Jo Bode, B.A., M.Ed., teacher, Base Line Middle School, Boulder

    • Ideas and perspectives from a middle-school educator.

(Adult W4)  Separated by Sex    (UMC 425)
  • Lois Florkey, B.A., M.A., president of AAUW Colorado
  • Lisa Maas, Ph.D., president-elect of AAUW Colorado

    • A look at AAUW's research on education and gender. The most recent studies have focused on how girls negotiate middle school and whether or not single-sex classrooms benefit girls.

[Back to Top]Acknowledgments

We wish to express our appreciation to the following organizations and individuals for their contributions to the success of the 1998 "Expanding Your Horizons" conference:
A special thank-you to all of the workshop and career-fair facilitators for sharing their areas of expertise.
Thanks to the steering committee and members of the Boulder Branch of AAUW for their organizational efforts.

TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."

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