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Wyoming Women in Science

Wyoming Women in Science. Michele Stark WSGC Associate Director. What is WIS?. Day-long conference for 7 th -12 th graders STEM career exploration Hands-on workshops Female role models Info about college Experience a college campus. Why WIS?.

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Wyoming Women in Science

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  1. Wyoming Women in Science Michele Stark WSGC Associate Director

  2. What is WIS? • Day-long conference for 7th-12th graders • STEM career exploration • Hands-on workshops • Female role models • Info about college • Experience a college campus

  3. Why WIS? • Young women lose interest in STEM studies around middle school age • Very little exposure to STEM fields statewide • No science centers/museums, only three planetaria • Rural schools tend to lack in STEM curriculum • No high-tech industry in the state • Economy is: energy extraction, service, agriculture • 22% of state residents over age 25 have bachelor’s degree (lower than national average) • State is trying to change this and will need to start “home growing” students to fill needs

  4. Where is WIS? • Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie (1999) • Mid-May • Central Wyoming [Comm.] College, Riverton (2004) • Early-Mid October Riverton Laramie

  5. Who’s involved in WIS? • University of Wyoming • Central Wyoming College • National Weather Service • F.E. Warren AFB, ICBM & Heritage Museum • EPSCoR • U.S. Fish and Wildlife • State Veterinary Lab • Girl Scouts • UW Science Posse • School Districts • Local non-prof. organizations • Local companies • Etc…

  6. What happens at WIS? • Visit a college campus • Meet college “recruiters” and find out about getting into college • Two hands-on workshop sessions • Meet women role models in STEM careers (including a keynote speaker)

  7. WIS Workshops • 45-50 minute hands-on workshops • Designed to be “a day in the life of…” • Span the gamut of STEM fields.

  8. Some Numbers… • 2008 Laramie: • 320+ students (95% female) • 25+ teachers (85% female) • 14 schools, from 10 communities • Keynote speaker: Ryan Prouty (ISS Missions Evaluation Room Lead, JSC) • 29 workshop sessions • The 5 most popular workshops: Got DNA?, Stargazing, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Psychology and Law, How does a Thunderstorm Develop?

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