JANUARY 2011 VOLUME 1. ISSUE 3
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GIRL SCOUT ENGINEERING DAY On Saturday, January 22, Pitt’s Society of Women Engineers will have a Girl Scout Engineering Day from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM in Benedum Hall. This event is designed to inform younger girls in the area about the different types of engineering as well as
The Science in Action Badge that the girls will be earning.
Cadet Sash (left) and Junior Sash (right)
to encourage interest in engineering, math, and science. Two Junior Girl Scout Troops consisting of fourth and fifth graders
will take part in the event. By participating, these girl scouts will satisfy their Science in Action Badge. Additionally, a Cadette Troop made up of sixth and seventh graders will be there to act as counselors. By volunteering at an engineering day, the cadettes will be fulfilling a badge requirement. The event will involve the scouts splitting into groups and going to six stations. Each station will have a presentation and activity related to a different engineering discipline. Every half hour each group will move to a different sta-
tion. The activities at each station are as follows: making a prosthetic hand model for Bioengineering, making lip gloss for Chemical Engineering, learning how cell phones and Skype work for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, having a pasta bridge contest for Civil Engineering, doing an efficiency activity using a yarn spider web for Industrial Engineering, and designing a new futuristic mode of transportation for Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering. Girl Scout Engineering Day was planned and organized by a Pitt SWE committee consisting of Aimee Pickering, Claire Hoelmer, Ashley Nielson, Taylor Robinson, and Erin Gramling. It was funded by a grant the committee received from ExxonMobil. If you have any questions about this exciting event, contact Aimee Pickering, the committee chair. by Marcy Fischer
UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday, January 12th, 5 pm ~ Welcome Back & Housing Panel: Learn about the best places to live next year, including dorms, apartments, landlords, neighborhoods, etc!
Friday, January 14th, NOON ~ Lunch-time Resume Workshop Monday, January 17th, 11:30 am—5 pm ~ MSA Tour Saturday, January 22nd, 9 am—12:30 pm ~ Girl Scout Engineering Day Wednesday, January 26th, 5 pm ~ Evening with Industry: Come and network with Fed Ex Ground and others! Saturday, January 29th ~ Engineering Day with Tau Beta Pi: One hundred 6th – 8th graders from local middle schools will be attending our Engineering Day. Students will participate in engineering related activities. Volunteer Sign-Ups coming soon!