Girls STEM Summit-Statewide 2024

DETAILS
When: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Time: 8:00 am–4:00 pm (lunch included)
Where: UMass Lowell
Fee: $75 (block group registration also available)
Serving: 300 high school participants*
Email: rachel@juniortech.org

DURING THE SUMMIT STUDENTS WILL:

• Meet with successful women working as STEM experts, and work directly with them in hands-on career sessions.
• Be exposed to STEM industries and career options by attending career tracks.
• Hear an inspirational keynote speech by a female leader in a STEM field.
• Learn best practices for applying to colleges with STEM programs.
• Meet other students with similar interests.

GOALS FOR THE SUMMIT INCLUDE:

• Impact and bridge the gap between participants’ passion for the topics and helping them find their way to successful STEM careers.
• Inspire participants to pursue STEM fields.
• Fill an important gender gap in STEM jobs today and into the future.
• Present topics and learning sessions in a way that makes STEM topics interesting, relevant to career paths, and approachable.
• Provide hands-on career sessions highlighting a variety of STEM industries.

*Open to all persons who identify as female, non-binary, or other gender identity or expression.