Love, Hug & Groom - Session 2 Sun Oct 14, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Girl Scout Camp Marydale. Explore the world of horses and learn basic horse care and grooming!
Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Jewelry Show 2018
Upcoming Events
Fri Oct 19, 10:00 AM - Sun Oct 21, 6:00 PM at The Alario Center. Visit The Alario Center to see exhibits of fluorescents, minerals, dinosaurs, their environments, habits and fossils.
OCTOBER 2018
Brownie Bugs Badge Workshop
FOREVER Girl Scouts - Adult Camping Weekend at Marydale
Sat Oct 20, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Complete the requirements to earn your Brownie Bugs badge!
Fri Oct 05, 6:00 PM - Sun Oct 07, 10:30 AM at Girl Scouts Camp Marydale. Girl Scout alumn are invited to an adult camping weekend at Camp Marydale
Catholic Committee on Girl Organizations Informational Meeting & Counselor Training Sat Oct 06, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at CYO/Youth & Young Adult Ministry Officer of the Archdiocese of New Orleans OR OLDP, Metairie. For all adult leaders from Girl Scout troops hosted by Catholic parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Leadership Essentials Sat Oct 06, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Library. Mandatory training for volunteers working directly with girls.
Basic Camp Training Sat Oct 06, 9:00 AM - Sun Oct 07, 11:00 AM at Girl Scout Camp Marydale. Required for all registered and screened adult volunteers taking a troop/group on a day or overnight camping and/or outdoor cooking experience.
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Sat Oct 06, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Library. Required for all registered Girl Scout adults needing certification as a Level 1 First Aider.
Archery Facilitator Training Sat Oct 06, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at Girl Scout Camp Marydale, Archery Field. Learn how to teach archery to Girl Scouts Juniors Ambassadors
Culinary Fun...and So Much More! Sat Oct 20, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM at GSLE Regional Service Center. Presented by Small Fry’s Cooking
Special Agent Cadette Sat Oct 13, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at GSLE Council Headquarters Peer into the world of forensic science in this badge workshop!
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Sat Oct 13, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at GSLE Council Headquarters. Required for all registered Girl Scout adults needing certification as a Level 1 First Aider.
TODAY
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sat Oct 20, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Girl Scout Camp Marydale. Fall festival, duck derby, and birthday celebration for founder Juliette Low!
Mad Science’s SPOOKTACULAR Sat Oct 20, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Loyola University Danna Center. Learn new STEM skills with Mad Science!
NOLA_CODE Coding Workshop Sat Oct 20, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM at New Orleans Jazz Market. Learn how to speak the language of computers with this coding workshop!
Food items available • Chick-Fil-A
Sat Oct 20, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Complete the requirements to earn your Brownie Bugs badge!
• Subway
Culinary Fun...and So Much More!
Welcome to the 2018 B.I.G. Event
* University Center (inside)
Brownie Bugs Badge Workshop
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Sat Oct 13, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM at The Louisiana SPCA Are you an animal lover? Come and learn how to be an Animal Guardian at the Louisiana SPCA!
(B.I.G.) event!
JLow Birthday Bash and Duck Derby (Marydale)
Sat Oct 13, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at GSLE Council Headquarters Mandatory training for volunteers working directly with girls.
Louisiana SPCA Animal Guardian Workshop
Believe in G.I.R.L.
Sat Oct 20, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Pelican Room, Lakeview Regional Medical Center. Mandatory training for volunteers working directly with girls.
Sat Oct 20, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM at GSLE Regional Service Center. Presented by Small Fry’s Cooking
Sat Oct 13, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM at Girl Scout Camp Covington Come explore the outdoors and sample seven Outdoor Badges!
Unleash it at GSLE’s
Leadership Essentials
Leadership Essentials
“Outdoor” Brownie Badge Sampler
THERE IS POWER IN EVERY G.I.R.L.
Share your photos using #BIGevent18
• Brewed Awakening – coffee shop with small food items, Grab and Go Items, and an assortment of Snacks and Chips, Bottled Beverages
Moscow Ballet Meet & Greet
Library (inside)
JLow Birthday Bash and Duck Derby (CWP) Date: Sat Oct 27, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Camp Whispering Pines. Fall festival, duck derby, and birthday celebration for founder Juliette Low!
Juliette Gordon Low Leadership Luncheon Wed Oct 31, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM at Audubon Tea Room. Join us in recognizing community leaders who have made a positive impact on girls and women in our community!
GRAB your lunch from the UC’s local venders and head to the Ballroom Stage for a Fireside Chat with special guests Tracee Dundas, Fashion Stylist and Executive Producer for New Orleans Fashion Week; Priscilla Joyner, Veterinarian at the Audubon Species Survival Center; Jana Ann Billiot, Chef de Cuisine of Restaurant R’evolution; FBI Staff Operations Specialist (SOS) Taylor Newton; and the mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell.
• The Galley restaurant/buffet – Door Rate for adults is $9.50, kids 14 and under will be $5, plus tax. They will be serving brunch, including made to order omelets that day. uno.campusdish.com
Sat Oct 20, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Pelican Room, Lakeview Regional Medical Center. Required for all registered Girl Scout adults needing certification as a Level 1 First Aider.
Fri Oct 26, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at GSLE Council Headquarters. This introduction to the Moscow Ballet will have you dancing in no time!
After a fantastic morning of FUN,
• Brewed Awakening – coffee shop with small food items, Grab and Go Items, and an assortment of Snacks and Chips, Bottled Beverages • Vending machines are located throughout campus in every building.
are encouraged to grab their lunch and bring it to the University Center Ballroom located on the 2nd floor to * Girls eat and enjoy our Fireside Chat beginning at 12 p.m.! Only food items listed above are allowed inside the University Center, no outside foods.
Feel free to bring your own lunch and enjoy a picnic anywhere on campus grounds, but please do not bring food and beverages into classrooms.
3 EARL K. LONG LIBRARY
LEGEND 1. Recreation & Fitness Ctr. 2. University Ctr. 3. Earl K. Long Library / PEC (Privateer Enrollment Ctr) and Library Quad 4. Science Bldg.
Continuous Activities and Outdoor Fun Visit these areas throughout the day to participate in various activities.
5. Geology & Psychology Bldg. 6. Engineering Bldg.
✸
Art Bus of New Orleans
Parking Info Table Not part of BIG Event Swamp Ball (Volleyball) is NOT part of the B.I.G. Event, but feel free to watch the UNO Student Organizations play.
Delgado Community College Automotive Department New Orleans Fire Department 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Check-in Here ✪ ✪ and drop off donations for CASA!
5
4
6
✸
✸
3
✪
⬥ ⬥ LOOP NOLA
in Amphitheater
Performing Arts building – 11 a.m. Recital Hall New Orleans Opera Association Singing Workshop and Opera Orientation A brief insight into the magical world of opera! Girls will participate in singing exercises with professional opera singers and get an overview of upcoming operas! Ages 9+
1
RECREATION & FITNESS CENTER
Come participate in interactive displays from these great Girl Scout supporters! Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Committee Girl Organizations Association for Women in Science Audubon Nature Institute Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program Challenge Island East Jefferson YMCA The GSLE Shop Heart N Hands, Inc. & American Heart Association Herman-Grima Gallier Houses HP Computers Junior League New Orleans Kelly Kicking Cancer Longue Vue House and Gardens Louisiana Children’s Museum Louisiana Environmental Education Commission
LSU Museum of Natural Science National World War II Museum New Orleans Geological Society & Southeastern Geophysical Society & Society of Petroleum Engineers Delta Chapter New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Steamboat Company Ochsner American Medical Women’s Association Ochsner Northshore Small Fry’s Cooking Special Time Only: Heart N Hands Staying Fit Workshop 10 – 10:45 a.m. FIT NOLA Brownie Dancer Badge party 1 - 2 p.m. UNO Women’s Basketball Skills Clinic 12 - 2 p.m.
1
2
✸
Coast Guard MH65D Dolphin Helicopter 10 a.m. – ARRIVAL | 1:30 p.m. – TAKE OFF Pilot: LT Adam Guarno; Co-Pilot: LT Emily Bogdan; Flight Mechanic: AMT3 Raymond Blackwell
TABLES INSIDE – Interactive displays and presentations • AAUW • Aveda Institute New Orleans • The Blood Center • Bureau of Ocean Entergy Management • Empower Your Cents • • Federal Bureau of Investigation • Common Ground Relief Core Element • Infinity Science Center • Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation • • LIGO Science Education Center • Magnolia Physical Therapy • Mad Science! • STEM Library Lab • SE Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges • • US Coast Guard • University of Holy Cross Food Science • Valero Meraux Refinery • Women Marine Association •
Ballroom Stage • 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Fireside Chat — Grab your lunch and enjoy a chat with some of the most amazing women in our community as they join us for a discussion about how they became the inspirational women they are, and what they do! You will be able to ask them how they got where they are, as well as why they chose their path and what
obstacles they overcame, or even what their favorite color is! Only UC food items are allowed in the ballroom.
Join in on the conversation with Tracee Dundas, Fashion Stylist and Executive Producer for New Orleans Fashion Week; Priscilla Joyner, Veterinarian at the Audubon Species Survival Center; Jana Ann Billiot, Chef de Cuisine of Restaurant R’evolution; FBI Staff Operations Specialist (SOS) Taylor Newton; and the mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell.
Special Limited Seating Presentations Please respect the presenters and do not attempt to participate in a class that has already met capacity and please do not interrupt closed door presentations! Girls may participate according to class space determined by the presenter. UC ROOM 201 • 10:45 a.m. UC ROOM 204 • 10:15 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 1 p.m. Fit NOLA — Learn how healthy foods can benefit the body Audubon Nature Institute — Presents a 30-minute AND taste amazing with a hands-on cooking demonstration! interactive presentation about environmental adaptations & Ages 11+ Animal Dress-up! Ages 5 – 11 UC ROOM 201 • 1:15 p.m. F UC ROOM 210 • 10:45 a.m. | 1 p.m. F NOLA Fashion Week — Join creator Tracee Dundas for some Infinity Science Center — Hosts a hands-on Engineering personal training in the art of fashion as well as composure! Experience designed for Ages 9 – 12 UC ROOM 206 • 1 p.m. UC ROOM 212 • 10 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. New Orleans Family Justice Center Metro Centers for Community Advocacy — Invites you UC ROOM 208 • 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 1 p.m. Empower Your Cents — “Do you have an entrepreneur mindset?” This interactive presentation concentrates on business finances for the girl who wants to be her own boss! Designed for Ages 12+ F = THIS PRESENTATION TIME IS FULL
Discoveryfest NOLA DOW Chemical Ice Cream Social at 12 p.m. while supplies last! Entergy First Tee of Greater New Orleans GSLE Wranglers and horses Come groom the GSLE horses and learn about how you can be a wrangler at GSLE! The Green Project
to learn about more than just talking. Learn how to really communicate! In this interactive presentation, girls will learn how to use life-long skills like listening, empathy and body language to truly empower their communication! Ages 12+
UC ROOM 212 • 1 p.m. Junior League of New Orleans — Presents Designing & Financing Dreams. Ages 8-11
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve – Plant ID Ochsner Youth Fitness US Army Corps of Engineers UNO Science Education
⬥ LOOP NOLA in Amphitheater New Orleans Opera Association in Performing Arts Building
Special Limited Seating Presentations Please respect the presenters and do not attempt to participate in a class that has already met capacity and please do not interrupt closed door presentations! Girls may participate according to class space determined by the presenter. UNO Library Innovation Lab LIB ROOM 320 • 10 a.m. F | 11 a.m. F Design & print an object on state of the art 3D printers and experience the Virtual Reality Innovation Lab.
US Army Corps of Engineers LIB ROOM 424 • 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. 30-minute computer programming presentation. Ages 9+
Every Kid Can Cook LIB ROOM 407 • 10:30 a.m. F Come meet two aspiring chefs in training, Amelia & Scarlett from Every Kid Can Cook, for a culinary experience! Learn how to prepare simple and healthy snacks that you can make at home! Samples included! Ideal for ALL Ages
Metro FBI Digital Forensics Lab LIB ROOM 424 • 1 p.m. 45-minute workshop on a brief intro to Digital Forensics and Cyber Security as girls explore the types of hidden data that can be stored in digital photographs “and recovering deleted data”! Ages 11+
Girl Scouts Highest Award Learning Session LIB ROOM 407 • 1:30 p.m.
2 THE UNIVERSITY CENTER (inside)
Ballroom Stage • 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Mad Science! — A WOWing Science Showcase you don’t want to miss! Intended for Ages 5 - 11, but all are welcome!
5 GEOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY BUILDING
Microsoft Store LIB ROOM 431 10 a.m. Paint 3D F | 11 a.m. Hour of Code F = THIS PRESENTATION TIME IS FULL
4 SCIENCE BUILDING Continuous Interactive Presentations Visit these areas throughout the day to participate in various activities. SCI ROOM 1001 SCI ROOM 2120 Louisiana Department of Lacombe Heritage Center Environmental Quality Water Pollution FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY SCI ROOM 2073 UNO Department of Physics UNO Biology Graduate Student OUTSIDE Association UNO Department of Chemistry SCI ROOM 2099 Nature To Geaux Get up close with some live animals and including a 2-headed snake.
Outside getting messy with cornstarch run and rockets on skateboards!
Special Limited Seating Presentations Please respect the presenters and do not attempt to participate in a class that has already met capacity and please do not interrupt closed door presentations! Girls may participate according to class space determined by the presenter. SCI ROOM 2023 UNO Advanced Materials Research Institute 10 a.m. | 10:45 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 1 p.m. 30-minute workshops consisting of a series of hands-on demonstrations with microscopes and various industrial materials. Only 12 girls per session! SCI ROOM 2035 Tulane University’s Women in Science & Engineering 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. 45-minute interactive presentation exploring sound waves! Ages 6 – 11 SCI ROOM 2049 Body Art FITTness 10:45 a.m. | 1 p.m. Focuses on personalized healthy snack ideas, self-measurement instruction, selfconfidence, positive self-awareness and yoga instruction. Ages 11 – 17 F = THIS PRESENTATION TIME IS FULL
SCI ROOM 2062 Cyber Sleuth Lab 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 1 p.m. Offers a brief intro to Digital Forensics and Cyber Security as girls explore the types of hidden data that can be stored in digital photographs! Ages 11+ SCI ROOM 2068 Louisiana SPCA 9:45 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. F | 12:30 p.m. | 1:15 p.m. | Safety Around Animals! Engage with our dogs and learn how to interpret animal body language. Ages 5 – 10 SCI ROOM 2072 SELA National Wildlife Refuges 10:45 a.m. | 1:15 p.m. F Creature Features: All about Alligators. Ages 6-10 9:45 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. Raptor Adapter Program w/ owl pellet dissection! Ages 11+
Continuous Displays and Interactive Presentations Visit these areas throughout the day to participate in various activities. ROOM 1000 Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority’s vanishing Coast Magic Show beginning every 20 mins ROOM 1004 Gem & Mineral Society of LA – go rock cabbing ROOM 1009 Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries – Identify fish species ROOM 1043 National Marine Mammal Foundation get detailed information on how they work to save marine mammals effected by oil spills.
ROOM 1056 Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium – Discover the deep sea environment & inhabitants. ROOM 1064 10:45 a.m. | 1 p.m. SELU Biology Grad Student Organization Come interact with live snakes and bugs. LOBBY AREA • UNO Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth & Environmental Sciences • Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act – playing games • Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater New Orleans and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences – view local aquatic plants and animals.
Special Limited Seating Presentations Please respect the presenters and do not attempt to participate in a class that has already met capacity and please do not interrupt closed door presentations! Girls may participate according to class space determined by the presenter. ROOM 1043 10:45 a.m. | 1 p.m. National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphin Health Workshop! Learn how to give a complete medical checkup just as our team conducts in the field with wild dolphins.
ROOM 1023 LSU School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences Investigate environmental pollution, with techniques and equipment used by professional scientists! Ages 10+
6 ENGINEERING BUILDING Continuous Displays and Interactive Presentations Visit these areas throughout the day to participate in various activities. IDIYA CoLab Makerspace UNO College of Engineering Student Groups Team 1912 Combustion ROOM 102 · GSLE Lego Robotics Team challenges ROOM 306 · From Student to Scientist ROOM 317 · Civil Air Patrol & NASA Solar System Ambassador ROOM 318 · St. Mary’s Dominican Robotics
ROOM 319 · Society of Women Engineers ROOM 320 · New Orleans Public Library ROOM 321 · Delgado Community College, Department of Biology
Special Limited Seating Presentations Please respect the presenters and do not attempt to participate in a class that has already met capacity and please do not interrupt closed door presentations! Girls may participate according to class space determined by the presenter. Auditorium ROOM 101 UNO College of Engineering 11 a.m. | 1 p.m. Enjoy a 30-minute presentation in the Engineering Auditorium by the UNO College of Engineering concerning careers in engineering and a laser demonstration! All ages! ROOM 309 Woodlands Conservancy 10:15 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 1 p.m. 30-minute presentation interacting with the EnviroScape Coastal model to track water pollution! Ages 9 -12. ROOM 312 Ochsner Academic Outreach 12:15 p.m. | 1:15 p.m. A 45-minute interactive presentation designed from the Brownie Senses Badge! F = THIS PRESENTATION TIME IS FULL
ROOM 315 Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation 9:45 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 1 p.m. A 30-minute activity making bracelets & discussing water conservation with geologists and environmental scientists! Designed for Aages 7 – 11. ROOM 317 · Civil Air Patrol & NASA Solar System Ambassador 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. Join Lt. Col Katy Beauford for a one hour interactive challenge of planning your own base on Mars with facilities, food, air & power! Ages 10+ ROOM 708 Electric Girls 9:45 a.m. F | 11 a.m. F | 1 p.m. F Girls will explore three hands-on circuitry experiments in 30-minutes. All ages.