News Archives - 2000
Girls in grades 4-8 to explore math, science careers Saturday at Augsburg College Career Conference
NASA astronaut from Saint Paul to speak Friday, Saturday
More than 500 girls and their parents will explore 16 math and science careers through "hands-on" activities at the 2000 Eye to the Future Career Conference from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Augsburg College.
The girls, in grades 4-8, will learn from professional women who work in fields such as engineering, biology, dentistry, architecture and others.
The goals of the conference are to help girls gain a greater sense of themselves, the variety of science and mathematics careers available to them, and give them an opportunity to meet women who have been successful in these careers.
Each student will also be able to hear a keynote presentation at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday from Lt. Commander Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, a NASA astronaut at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Stefanyshyn-Piper, a Saint Paul native and a 1980 graduate of Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, will also give a motivational presentation on Friday at 6:45 p.m. that is titled, "What is it like to be an astronaut?"
The Eye to the Future Career Conference is sponsored by Augsburg College, the Minnesota NASA Space Grant Consortium, 3M Foundation and financial and in-kind contributions from individual donors and corporations.
SATURDAY, MAY 13 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS --
8:00 a.m. Registration in Christensen Center (720 – 22nd Ave. S.)
9:00-11:00 a.m. Sessions for participants
11:15 a.m. Keynote address (35 min.), Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center (625-22nd Ave. S.)
12:30 p.m. Conference concludes
WORKSHOP CHOICES -- STUDENTS CHOOSE TWO
GETTING THE TATTOO TO YOU - HELP BRAINSTORM AND DEVELOP A NEW PACKAGE OF
TATTOO BANDAGES. Cris Krizan, 3M Packaging Engineers, 3M, St. Paul
MONARCH MAGIC: FROM EGG TO BUTTERFLY Michelle Solensky and Michelle Prysby, Ecology and Behavioral Biology, Univ. of MN, St. Paul
OH SAY, CAN YOU SEE? - WONDER HOW THE OPTOMETRIST FITS YOU FOR GLASSES? Claire Heinonen, Optometrist, Calhoun Vision & Eye Care, Mpls; North Suburban Eye Specialist, Coon Rapids
GIVE ME WINGS TO FLY. Amanda Palmer, Stillwater; Alisha Downs, Stillwater.
SPACES AND PLACES - DESIGN YOUR "DREAM COTTAGE". Mary Shaffer and Vicki Hooper, HGA Architects, Mpls.; Elizabeth Thompson, Ankeny Kell Architects, St. Paul; Sheila Mozayeny, KKE Architects, Mpls.
THE SUM OF THE PARTS: LOOKING AT THE ECOSYSTEM. Della Ngondi Schall, Transportation, Mn Dept. of Transportation, St. Paul
THE 'HOW TO AND WHY' OF BUILDING STRUCTURES. Patty Cole, Wentzel Engineering, Bloomington
BRAIN BATTLES: HOW THE BRAIN WORKS AND AFFECTS OUR HEALTH. Sandra Lundgren, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM PLAYING WITH YOUR FOOD. Penny Norquist, Carla Shook, Elizabeth Dirks, Lily Leung, General Mills Inc., Minneapolis
OPEN YOUR HEART: A LOOK AT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. Cathie Condie, Medtronic Corp., Fridley
LET'S BUILD A LEAD. Corrine Poor, Paul Kaplan, Connie Swygman, Joan Fedson, Betsy Moon, Jeanette Offerdahl, Medtronic Corp., Fridley
SALAD DRESSINGS AND HAND LOTIONS--MORE ALIKE THAN DIFFERENT. Patricia Peterson, Aveda Corp., Blaine
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FLOWERS ON THE PRAIRIE, Claudia Neuhauser, School of Mathematics and Ecology & Behavioral Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
BUILDING ROBOTS TO DO CHORES. Girls in Engineering, Math and Science Program, REACH for the Stars, Minneapolis
AN AMAZING AMAZON ADVENTURE: THE JASON PROJECT X. Stephanie Sverdrup, 1998 JASON Project Student Participant; Grafton, WI