In celebration of National Engineering Week, Georgia Tech's Women in Engineering (WIE) Program in collaboration with IBM and several local engineering firms, hosts a Saturday program each February called “Introduce A Girl (IAG) to Engineering” for middle school girls in 6th – 8th grade.
Research shows that young women lose interest in engineering and the fields of study leading to engineering careers long before they enter college. The National Engineers Week Committee believes that if more girls are intrigued with the possibilities that engineering and engineering careers offer, then more will take the necessary steps to pursue engineering after high school. Encouraging girls to consider engineering as a potential career path will help alleviate the potential shortage of engineers in America as well as give more girls the opportunity to enter the exciting arena of engineering. Through programs such as IAG, we hope to show girls that engineers truly make a world of difference!
During IAG, girls have the opportunity to do hands-on engineering activities, collect information the many career choices in engineering, interact with female engineers, and participate in a fun science trivia team game with other middle school students, Georgia Tech alumna and GT engineering students.
To open the 2012 Georgia Engineers Week Celebration, IAG will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom. For directions to the Georgia Tech Student Center, please click here. The schedule will be:
10:00AM Registration
10:00AM – 12:00PM Hands-on Activities and Booths
12:00PM Lunch
12:30PM – 1:45PM Speakers, Engineers Bowl Game, and Awards
Please note that there will be a parallel program for parents from 10:45AM to 12PM followed by time for parents to visit the booths. However, parents are responsible for lunch on their own.
This year's keynote speaker will be Professor Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. After her speach, the girls will have a chance to ask her questions. To learn more about Professor Bassiri-Gharb click here.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering is sold-out at this time. To be added to the waitlist, please email IAG@coe.gatech.edu. We will then contact you directly if a spot opens up.
Girls attending IAG also have the unique opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend one of several science, technology and engineering summer camps! A list of camps can be found on the scholarship application. The deadline to submit a scholarship application is Wednesday, January 18. Click here to download a scholarship application.
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions Page. For additional information, contact WIE Associate Director, Ann Blasick, at ann.blasick@coe.gatech.edu or 404-385-1862.
We would like to extend a special thanks to IBM and Shell Oil, our 2012 IAG sponsors.
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