Rockford University to Present InnovateHER STEM Camp for Sixth-Grade Female Students

Rockford University to Present InnovateHER STEM Camp for Sixth-Grade Female Students

10/17/2024 11:37 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct. 17, 2024

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Starr Science Center at Rockford University. Rockford University is located at 5050 E. State St. in Rockford, Illinois.

WHAT:Rockford University's Science, Math, and Nursing College will hold the InnnovateHER STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) camp for sixth-grade female students from two area middle schools: Galapagos Rockford Charter School and the Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

Each school will be sending about 40 students and a handful of chaperones to participate in hands-on activity sessions in the areas of Science, Healthcare, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

All sessions will be led by female STEM students and facilitated by female faculty/staff mentors. Each session emphasizes potential career paths in STEM fields that relate to the activity chosen and will consist of groups of about 8 middle school students.

This event is funded by an In Youth We Trust grant through the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois that May 2024 Biochemistry graduate Faith Gomezreceived before graduating. Melisa Kraus is the student who is taking over in Gomez's place. Kraus is a Biochemistry and Psychology double major.

WHO:Rockford University faculty and staff involved in the event include Dean of College of Science, Math and Nursing Filiz Dik, Associate Professor Kari Severson, Lab Manager and Administrative Assistant Anya McIntyre, Lecturer Viktoriia Dobriak, Assistant Professor Melissa Korkmaz-Vaisys, Lecturer of Physics Susan Sorensen, Assistant Professor of Biology Emily Webb, and Beth Lipton.

Media interested in attending the event should RSVP to [email protected]no later than on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m.

Contact:

Rockford University Marketing & Communications

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OR

Kayla Eddy

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815.394.5041