Girl Scouts to Visit UMaine World of Engineering Nov. 6
Contact: Sheila Pendse, 581-2225
ORONO — More than 90 girl scouts and 38 adult troop leaders will visit the University of Maine Saturday, Nov. 6, for a day of learning about engineering careers through activities, discussions and experimentation with UMaine students, faculty and staff.
Activities planned for “Transforming Leadership: Engineering Their Future” include exploring hands-on exercises in engineering labs to introduce the grade 6-12 students to the world of engineering, from creating slime to learning about nano gold particles, wireless sensors and LED kits. Parents, troop leaders and adult volunteers will participate in a physics workshop and learn about and take home materials for projects they can duplicate later.
This engineering awareness day is designed to educate young women about career possibilities on the field of engineering and increase the number of girls entering the field. Maine lags behind the national average in enrolling girls in engineering programs and the initiative created and organized by the UMaine College of Engineering is intended to help close the gap.
The day begins at 10:30 a.m. in the D.P. Corbett Business Building, with an introduction by Dean Dana Humphrey. The students will divided into four groups to visit civil, chemical and biological, electrical and mechanical engineering labs throughout the day, which ends at 4:05 p.m.
Students and adult participants also will tour the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute.