2017 B.I.G. Event - Agenda

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GSLE’s Believe in G.I.R.L.

SE Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges SC 2072 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:30 – 2 p.m. Twilight Hunt: All About Owls. Ages 6-10.

(B.I.G.) event!

For special class presentations requiring tickets, those tickets can be obtained at the designated area information table located outside the respective buildings. Tickets are available no earlier than one hour before each presentation.

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Engineering Building ENGR Ochsner Youth Fitness Outside Ongoing presentations!

Team 1912 Combustion ENGR 101 & outdoor breezeway Build and launch paper rockets! Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

US Army Corps of Engineers ENGR 102 Ongoing hands-on engineering activities!

Tow Tank Demos ENGR 126 Ongoing presentations!

Tulane Women in Science & Engineering ENGR 306 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Design and create a robotic appendage! * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Engineering

Louisiana Environmental Education Commission ENGR 312 Explore micro and macro marine debris & its implications for marine wildlife. Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

First Robotics ENGR 319, 320, 321 See robotics in action! Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

UNO Engineering Student Organizations ENGR Breezeway Continuous hands-on engineering activities!

US Army Corps of Engineers ENGR 406 10 – 10:45 a.m. 11 – 11:45 a.m. 12:15 – 1 p.m. 1:15 – 2 p.m. Learn the building blocks of computer programming and see how the US Army Corps of Engineers uses technology to help US ecosystems. Ages 9 - 12 * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Engineering

Electric girls ENGR 708 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. 11 – 11:30 a.m. 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. 1:30 – 2 p.m. Fundamentals of circuitry! Light things up using squishy circuits! * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Engineering

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Science Building SC UNO Physics Dept Open hallway of SC 1001 Continuous hands-on demos!

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. * Weather permitting, Observatory on 3rd floor will be open for solar observing

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation SC 1001 Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

Special watershed presentation exploring pollutants, limited seating! 11 a.m. * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

Society of Earth and Environmental Science & Sigma Gamma Epsilon SC 1053 Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

Special presentation exploring coastal land loss and invasive species. 1 – 1:30 p.m. No reserved tickets needed

Advanced Materials Research Institue SC 2023 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 1 p.m. 1 hour workshops consisting of a series of hands-on demonstrations with microscopes. Only 10 girls per session! * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

SE Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges SC 2035 10 – 10:45 a.m. Raptor Adapter! Owl pellet dissection! Ages 11+ * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

From Student to Scientist SC 2052 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 1 – 1:45 p.m. Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

Special hands-on chemistry presentations! 10:30 a.m. | 1 p.m. * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

Ochsner Medical Center Northshore SC 2068 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Healthy Girls! • Ages 6-10 Join Adela Narcisse, M.D. for a fun exploration of what keeps girls safe and healthy! No reserved tickets needed

Ochsner Medical Center Northshore SC 2068 10 – 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Healthy Girls! • Ages 11+ Join Adela Narcisse, M.D. for a healthy discussion about a girl’s changing body. No reserved tickets needed

* Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

UNO Biology Dept SC 2073 Focusing on Conservation Around the World! Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities beginning at 10 a.m.

Nature To You SC 2120 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. 11 – 11:45 a.m. 1:15 – 2 p.m. Meet live animals and explore ways they adapt to their surroundings! * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Science

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Math Building MTH

Crime Stoppers GNO MTH 102 11 – 11:30 a.m. Stay out of trouble by getting the inside scoop on drugs, bullying, internet safety and lewd texting, it’s worth your while. No reserved tickets needed

Metro Centers for Community Advocacy MTH 112 10 – 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Empowering Communication Workshop

Wells Fargo Advisors MTH 122 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Budgeting (Brownies and Juniors) Budget is just a funny word that actually is a plan for using your money. We will discover how to plan for things we need or want! * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

Wells Fargo Advisors MTH 122 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Budgeting & Credit Cards (Cadettes) You hear the word credit card all the time, but did you ever ask what the word credit really means? * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

UNO College of Business MTH 218 10 – 10:30 a.m. • Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Administration 10:40 – 11:10 a.m. • Management 11:20 – 11:50 a.m. • Marketing 12 – 12:30 p.m. • Healthcare Management 12:40 – 1:10 p.m. • Finance 1:20 – 1:50 p.m. • Accounting UNO College of Business presents Careers in various fields of business and marketing led by UNO students & faculty. No reserved tickets needed

American Red Cross Pillowcase Project & Disaster Preparedness • Ages 8+ MTH 219 10 – 10:45 a.m. 11 – 11:45 a.m. 12 – 12:45 p.m. 1 – 1:45 p.m.

* Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

* Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

New Orleans Public Library MTH 118

Beta Alpha Psi MTH 226 10:30 – 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Learn to make a budget with this UNO Student Organization

Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!

Civil Air Patrol & NASA Solar System Ambassador MTH 121 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1 – 2 p.m. Plan your own Moon Base! Grades 5+ * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

* Reserved tickets at Area Table: Math

Common Ground Relief, Inc. MTH 229 Continuous hands-on display with engaging activities!


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LEGEND 1a. Recreation & Fitness Ctr.

3. Engineering Bldg.

1b. University Ctr.

4. Science Bldg.

2. Earl K. Long Library / PEC (Privateer Enrollment Ctr) and Library Quad

Recreation & Fitness Center

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Keynote Speaker

5. Mathematics Bldg.

K. Renee Horton, Ph.D.,

Parking Area Table

Space Launch System (SLS) Lead Metallic/Weld Engineer in the NASA Residential Management Office at Michoud Assembly Facility

University Center (UC)

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Check-in here

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and drop off donations for our local Women and Children’s shelters! Nami Womanspace, Mighty Moms, The Haven, and New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter.

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Restaurants on campus such as Chick-Fil-A, the cafeteria, other kiosks and vending areas will be available for purchasing lunch, as well as restaurants off campus, or feel free to bring your own.

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LIBRARY QUAD AREA – Ongoing Outside Body Art FITTness, LLC The First Tee of Greater New Orleans Laser Tag NOLA LOOP NOLA PlayBuild GSLE Wranglers UNO Admissions UNO Chemistry Dept

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve Ranger Stacy’s Delta Dynamics Demonstration Small group, hands-on demonstrations at this station. Programs are timed, please get a ticket from the Ranger on duty. Program times: 9:30 | 10:15 | 11 | 12:15 | 1 National Park Service Ranger Lea’s Tree ID Walk Small group, hands-on demonstrations at this station. Programs are timed, please get a ticket from the Ranger on duty. Program times: 9:30 | 10:15 | 11 | 12:15

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EARL K. LONG LIBRARY (LIB)/ PRIVATEER ENROLLMENT CTR. (PEC)

Innovation Lab LIB 320 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 1 – 1:45 p.m. Print out a 3D fidget spinner and tour our Virtual Reality studio.

Careers & Goals: A panel discussion about achieving success! LIB 407 • 11 a.m. Professor Erica Burns, Biology Associate Professor, Delgado Community College * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Library Erika Williams, entrepreneur Alysa Carson Fireside Chat LIB 407 • 10:30 a.m. Come visit with 16-year-old astronaut in training Alysa Carson of Baton Rouge, one of seven ambassadors representing Mars One, a mission to establish a human colony on Mars in 2030.

Renee Horton, PhD, NASA Lisa Harrison-Bernard, PhD, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University Health Lieutenant Cristina Nelson, United States Coast Guard

9:30 a.m.

Student Panel LIB 407 • 12 p.m. College life talk with UNO Students UNO Fine Arts LIB 430 10 a.m. • 11 a.m. • 12 p.m. • 1 p.m. Use Adobe illustrator software to building vector graphics to create your own vinyl sticker to keep. Limited to 10 girls per session. * Reserved tickets at Area Table: Library

Campus Tour LIB Privateer Pride Room (1st floor) • 1 p.m. Join UNO Staff for a tour of campus!

ONGOING PRESENTATIONS!

2nd floor of the University Center

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Archdioceses of New Orleans Catholic Committee on Girl Organizations Association of Women in Science, South Louisiana Chapter Aveda Institute New Orleans Baton Rouge Catholic Committee on Scouting Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection & Restoration Act GSLE Council Shop Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Guitar Center Harry’s Dive Shop Heart N Hands and American Heart Association Herman-Grima Gallier Houses Integral Motion Pictures Kelly Kicking Cancer LIGO Science Education Center Longue Vue House & Gardens Louisiana Children’s Museum Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater New Orleans LSU Museum of Natural Science Edu. Office Man Enough to be a Girl Scout NASA Office of Education NASA Stennis Space Center & Michoud Assembly Facility Nature Conservancy of Louisiana New Orleans Geological Society/SGA/SPE Ochsner Medical Center Northshore Louisiana’s SPCA Small Fry’s Cooking, LLC Thoroughbred Retirement Network of LA U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service U. S. Coast Guard U. S. NAVY UNO Department of Political Science Women’s Transportation Seminar of Louisiana

NOLA Code Let’s get crafty with algorithms and code our way through mazes with Dash and Dot! UC 206 Continuous computer activities! UNO Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Experience world-class service by creating a tantalizing culinary treat, designing your unique table setting, and exploring a hospitality destination. UC 208 • 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. UNO Healthcare Management Communicating about our Health and our Bodies. UC 208 • 1 – 1:45 p.m.


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