Alamance Community College issued the following announcement on Apr. 8.
Alamance Community College is inviting individuals in education, business, nonprofits, and the community to participate in a discussion for improving opportunities for girls and young women in the engineering and STEM career fields.
“STEMming the Tide: Creating a Network to Help Young Women Pursue and Persist in Engineering Pathways” is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the main ACC campus. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The College encourages stakeholders to participate in a facilitated forum that will explore ways to improve STEM education, specifically engineering, for young women in grades 3-12.
The goal of the forum is to gather input from relevant community members to:
- Compile current county resources for engineering/STEM support
- Identify gaps in the current existing STEM resources
- Generate ideas on a structure to support engineering programs
Registration is limited. Those interested in attending should register at: https://engineering4youngwomen.eventbrite.com
For more information, contact Kindra Bradley at ACC by calling 336-506-4013 or email at klbradley299@alamancecc.edu
Alamance Community College is located at 1247 Jimmie Kerr Road in Graham via I-85/40 Exit 150.
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