25th Expanding Your Horizons Conference to Bring Hundreds of Maine Middle School Girls to UMaine on Wednesday

ORONO — More than 500 middle school girls, from all over Maine, will attend the 25th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on Wednesday March 9.

The conference features a series of hands-on workshops presented by women from UMaine’s faculty and staff.  Activities begin at 9:30 a.m.  Reporters covering the conference are asked to check in at the registration desk outside Hauck Auditorium.  Staff members will provide assistance in identifying and locating workshops with visual impact and compelling subject matter.

Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day event designed to increase the interest of girls in mathematics and science careers and education.