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The 2019 Girls IMPACT 2.0

Summer Program

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Dates of 2019 Program:  

June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11 and 18, 2019

(Thursdays only)

 

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The Girls IMPACT (Increasing Mathematical Potential Among College-Bound Teens) 2.0 Summer Program will be a six-week opportunity for approximately 25 to 30 minority teen-aged girls to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from women with STEM backgrounds as well as an opportunity to build their confidence and aptitude in mathematics through engaging activities.  Ultimately, we hope that as a result of minority girls being exposed to STEM fields that some of them will be inspired to pursue STEM fields.

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According to the U.S. Department of Education, females make up less than 25% of participants in science, technology, engineering, and math programs nationally. While women receive over half of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the biological sciences, they receive far fewer in the computer sciences (18.2%), engineering (19.2%), physics (19.1%), and mathematics and statistics (43.1%) (NSF, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2015).  In February 2013, President Barack Obama stated, “One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a whole bunch of talent…not being encouraged the way they need to.”  By 2018, Alabama will have to fill over 110,000 STEM-related jobs while only 27% of high school students currently express interest in such careers and only 14.3% of college graduates earn degrees or certification within the STEM disciplines. Additionally, it is estimated that 23% of Alabama’s first-time community college students who just graduated from high school need remediation in math, costing approximately $11,257,375 each year.   To ensure that math is not a barrier to participants’ persistence in pursuing STEM majors, measures will be taken to strengthen their skills in this area.  Ultimately, the Girls IMPACT 2.0 Summer Program will provide a pipeline into college for minority girls in pursuit of STEM degrees.

 

Therefore, the Girls IMPACT 2.0 Summer Program is seeking 8th through 12th grade girl participants. The program is free and will be held at Lawson State Community College (Birmingham Campus) in the ACATT building  on the dates listed above. 

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2018 Girls IMPACT Participants

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