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4-9-2000

Expanding Your Horizons
1999 Conference Program
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March 6, 1999 at University of Colorado at Boulder, ITLL

Student Program
Student Workshops
Career Fair
Technology Hall
Adult Program
Acknowlegements

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Student Program

Middle school girls attend two hands-on workshops, the career fair and technology hall exhibits in small groups led by two college guides, female college students at UCB. Programs are repeated in three 50-minute sessions.

Student Workshops

Bigger, Better, Faster: Susan Brown, Technologist / Management Consultant
Conservation Biology: Endangered Species, Habitats, & Ecosystems: Dr. Sharon Collinge, PhD., Asst. Professor, CU
Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology (EPOB)
Tessellations: Carol Foulk and Lisa Mesple, Art and Science Educators
Weather in Your Backyard: Cecilia Girz, Meteorologist, NOAA
Women in Veterinary Medicine: Brenda Gurule, Veterinarian, Allpets
Mad Science: Christina Hall, Instructor: Science Foundation, Mad Science
Glow-in-the-Dark Mutant Worms!: Wendy Hanna-Rose and Kelly Grant, Developmental Biologists
Basics Hardware 101: Rita Haugland, Electronics Engineer
Step into Fitness: Jessica Heit, Physical Therapy Aid, Health South
Car Fun ... It's OK to Play with Boys' Toys: Jean Hertzberg, Automobile Designer
The Eyes Have It: Drs. Rebecca Hutchins and Kodi Fidler, Optometrists
What's On Your Hand?: Darcy Johnson & Heather Chevren, Medical Lab Technicians
Law Enforcement Women: Valerie Johnson, Boulder County Sheriff's Department
Solving the Mystery of Weather: Answers in the Atmosphere: Julie Lundquist and Julie Caron, Atmospheric Physics
Soils -- Not Just the Dirt Under Your Feet: Anne MacDonald, Surgical Geologist
Natural Medicine: My Healthy Career Alternative: Dr. Julie Neway, Naturopathic Healer
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Suzy Reublin & Carol Brown, Firefighters
Junkopolis: Kim Saporito, Architect & Instructor at CU
Careers in Anthropology: Michelle Sauther, Anthropologist, with Barbara Piperata, Carol Conzelman, Christina Lee, and Stacy Barber.
Epidemiology: A Detective Story: Margaret Schonbeck and Cathie Marberry, Epidemiologists
Food Microbiology: Mary Schultz, Medical Technologist and Microbiologist
Water, Water Everwhere, But Not a Drop to Drink: Julie Sueker, Hydrologist, Exponent Environmental Group
Leaderhip in Science: Linda Lee Suk and Sriya Krishnamoorthy, Pre-Med Students
Writing on Science & Cyberspace: Sally Susnowitz, Scientific Writer
Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology (EPOB)
Rainbows at Night: Niescja Turner and Adrienne Allen, Astrophyics [Niescja on EYH-96]
Shop 'Til You Drop!: Julie Williamson, Jackie Gross, Adele Work & Rebecca Campbell, Telecommunications; American Management Systems
So You Want A Tan: Corissa Young & Katie Ward, Graduate Students at CU, Space Grant College

Career Fair Exhibits

Non-traditional Careers for Women, Rocky Mountain Tradeswomen Network ... Phyllis Berti and Annie McKenna.
Environmental Engineering ... Angela Bielefeldt
Entomology ... Deane Bowers
Ecology & Biogeography ... Lori Daniels
Ornithology ... Jennie Duberstein [aba camps]
Mineral Geology ... Keri Fox
Atmospheric Physics ... Janine Goldstein
Envirnomental Engineering ... Cynthia Gruden
Physical Geography ... Hillary Hamann
Physics ... Amanda Hendrix
Space Science ... JoAnn Joselyn and Helen Coffey
YWCA "EDGE" Program ... Jean Kouremetis
Geology ... Kathy Licht and Patty Best
Web Development and Programming ... Lisa Grant, Marnie Lowrey and Pam Keefe
Paleoclimatology ... Jennifer Mangan
Astrophysics ... Rachel Osten [women in science links]
Climate Diagnosis ... Dr. Cecile Penland and Rachael Hauser
Electrical Engineering ... Melinda Picket-May
Computer Animation ... Cyndi Rader
Environmental Engineering ... Allison Riffel
Juvenile Justice ... Linda Rook and Barbara Hable
Microbiology .. Kathleen Sniff
Park Ranger ... Lynne Sullivan
Geology ... Emily Taylor, Janet Slate, Lauriee Wirt, Lisa Ramirez Bader, Lynn Highland, Cathy Ager

Technology Hall Exhibits

These exhibitors will demonstrate how computer technology is being incorporated into various careers today. Such activities as the development of webpages, research, and music composition are just a fiew of the uses of technology you will see in this area.

Physicist ... Tarissa Arnold-Mages
Internet Project Management ... Kay Christian
Globe Program -- NOAA ... Robin Colliander
Technolgy ... Ellen Davis
Web Design and Development ... Victoria Eckes
Computer Programming ... Swan Ellert
Engineering ... William Ingino

Adult Program

Adults attend the Keynote presentation "The Imperative of Technology in Society" by Jacquelyn Sullivan, Director of the Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES) at CU, plus two of the following workshops ...

Getting on the Right Path: Julie Brand, M.S., counselor Lyons Middle-Senior High School.
This program offers practical information about preparing girls for college: high school course selection ... entrance exams ... the college admissions process ... student resumes ... enrichment opportunities ... and the importance of computer literacy. See also Julie Brand's suggested websites for girls, parents and teachers.
Pursue a Future in Math and Science: Jennifer Cole, M.A., math teacher, Boulder High School.
Tamsen Meyer, M.Ed., science teacher, Boulder High School.
Explore the connections between high school course work in math and science and career options for young women.
The Power from Within -- El Poder de Nuestra Voluntad: Manuela Chavez, parent, Longmont
Norma Huerta-Kelly, Youth Counselor, City of Longmont.
Sylvia Reynoso, Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, BVSD.
Come join Latina community leaders as they talk about their life experiences. Learn how they used their experiences to overcome obstacles and become more successful in life. Parents and other adults can learn about ways to support their daughters / students in building assets in their life and assisting Latina teens in utilizing and building on their strenths.
Gender Gaps: Where Our Schools Still Fail our Children: Lisa M. Mass, Colorado AAUW State President.
The Gender Gaps report assesses the progress our schools have made toward equity since 1992 when the AAUW landmark report "How Schools Shortchange Girls" was issued. Progress has been achieved in improving equitable education, but gaps still remain in technology and academic tracking.
How to Pay for College: Nancy Filce, Financial Aid Advisor, Front Range Community College.
Learn how to find money for higher education. From scholarships to creative financing, this session will offer information and ideas to help parents plan effectively for college expenses.
Strong in Mind, Strong in Body: Holli Stetson, B.S., teacher and girls' athletic coach, Lyons Middle-Senior High School, Cara Seelinger, former high school scholar-athlete and current freshman, University of Colorado at Boulder, Corina Smith, former high school scholar-athlete and current freshman, Colorado State University -- explore the connections among participation in sports, academic success and responsibility in life.

Acknowledgements

We are truly grateful for the contributions that these organizations made to the success of this year's Expanding Your Horizons conference.

American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Boulder Bookstore
Boulder Planet
CU Science Discovery Program
Daily Times-Call
Denver Museum of Natural History
IBM
FCPA, Intellistor R&D
Fiske Planetarium
Just Girls
Keystone Science Camps
Micro Analysis & Design, Inc.
National Association of Biology Teachers
New Moon
Thorne Instutute
University of Colorado at Boulder

A special thanks to all of the workshop and career fair facilitators or sharing their areas of expertise. And thanks to the steering committee & members of the Boulder and Longmont Branches of AAUW for their organizational efforts.

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