January 6, 2023
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2023! We are excited about the many events and programs that will be happening this year. In our office, we are busy preparing for ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women and our Science-U summer camps. We are also in the process of collecting scholarship applications for the AAUW Merit-Based Scholarship and the Make it Matter Scholarship.
Our colleagues in other organizations are offering programs as well. The Girls Who Code program is back, and so is the Empower Conference sponsored by GWIS! Please scroll down to read more about these exciting upcoming STEM activities!
Join us Feb. 25 at ENVISION!
On Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. we are looking forward to having participants in grades 6-12 back on campus for ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women! Although ENVISION strives to help girls and young women see themselves in the STEM fields, male students are also welcome to attend this event featuring networking and hands-on workshops.
More information about the engaging STEM workshops at ENVISION will be available in a few weeks. Bookmark our website (below) for updates. A special ENVISION Newsletter will also arrive in your inbox before registration opens on January 24 at noon.
Click on the image above to download and share our 2023 ENVISION flyer!
Click on the Science-U logo above to visit our website!
Science-U Camps
Our 2023 Science-U brochure highlighting our summer camps and programs is now available online! Just click on the link below.
Scholarships for Science-U
Thanks to partnerships with AAUW-State College and the Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science, we are able to offer two scholarship programs for attendance at Science-U. Applicants for both scholarships are required to write a short essay and to ask a STEM teacher or mentor to complete a recommendation form. Both scholarships are due soon - January 10, 2023 by 5 p.m. - but if an applicant needs some extra time, please contact us in advance. Read below for more information.
The AAUW-State College Merit-Based STEM Scholarships are for girls and young women in Centre County, PA who will be entering grades 6-12 in the fall and who wish to attend one of our Science-U day camps. Details and the application forms are located on the website at the link below.
The Make It Matter scholarships are sponsored by Penn State's Center of Nanoscale Science, one of the nation's Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers. These scholarships enable students to attend the residential Science-U camp, Make It Matter scheduled for the week of July 9-14. Students should be entering grades 9-12 in the fall to be eligible. See the link below for more information and the application forms.
Science-U Employment Opportunities
Part of planning for Science-U summer camps is hiring and training our enthusiastic and passionate staff! There are many types of positions available:
- curriculum mentors who work with campers
- lab coordinators who set up the hands-on activities
- evening and extended care mentors who supervise campers outside of normal camp hours
- program assistants who help us behind the scenes
- videographers who capture the excitement of Science-U on camera
If you or someone you know will be near State College this summer and are interested in working for Science-U, please check out the employment information at the link below.
Click on the image above to download and share the flyer.
Girls Who Code Starts in February
In cooperation with the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Penn State Girls Who Code Club will once again offer a FREE coding course to students aged 12- to 18-years-old. The course will be held on Sundays from 3-5 p.m. starting on February 12. It will not meet on the Sundays of spring break and Easter and will end April 23. Check out the link below for more information and to register for this in-person program.
Click on the image above to download and share the flyer.
Empower Conference is In-Person
The Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) State College Chapter is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 Empower Conference.
- WHEN: Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST
- WHERE: In-person at The Graduate Hotel, State College, PA
- WHO: Open to anyone from high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members!
Empower (formerly known as Voices) is an annual professional and personal development, as well as a networking conference for people working, studying and interested in STEM at all career stages: students, post-docs, and professionals. This year, the theme is Catalysts for Change, and the featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Renee Horton.
Registration forms and payment must be received by January 29, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST. More information about the conference is below.
Meet our team!
Our Office of Science Outreach staff members are happy to assist you with any questions related to Science Outreach. Bookmark our website at https://science.psu.edu/outreach for more information or email us at outreach@science.psu.edu.
We'd love to hear from you!
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