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Thousands expected to attend Girl Day at UT Austin

By Tania Ortega, FOX 7 Austin
Published  February 24, 2018 9:05pm CST
FOX 7 Austin

Over 8,000 elementary and middle school students are expected to participate with over 1,300 volunteers and over 150 student organizations, community organizations and companies volunteering for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day), an international event celebrated during Engineers Week each year.

Students and their parents or educators are invited to UT for an afternoon of engineering fun.

UT’s national award winning Girl Day, presented by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP), gives elementary and middle school students a chance to:

  • explore engineering through Introduce a Girl Day grade-specific, hands-on engineering activities and explore engaging demonstrations hosted by volunteers, student organizations, corporate partners and community organizations
  • have fun exploring math, science, computer science and all of STEM through hands-on STEM activities and engaging demonstrations hosted by volunteers, student organizations, corporate partners and community organizations in the Girl Day STEM Festival
  • interact with over 150 organizations and over 1,300 students, faculty and engineers from industry

Both girls and boys are welcome!

Check out the 2017 program as well as our final report for more information.