{"id":68480,"date":"2015-11-18T13:48:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T19:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=68480"},"modified":"2015-11-18T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T19:48:24","slug":"aauw-of-mississippi-to-host-dynamic-math-and-science-program-for-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2015\/11\/aauw-of-mississippi-to-host-dynamic-math-and-science-program-for-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"AAUW of Mississippi to host dynamic math and science program for girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American Association of University Women\u00a0of Mississippi will\u00a0once again host the Tech Savvy event on Delta State’s campus, scheduled for Feb. 27, 2016. Registration will be available at\u00a0http:\/\/cleveland-ms.aauw.net\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as the date gets closer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The a day-long conference\u00a0is designed to show girls firsthand how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields can lead to exciting careers. The conference, part of the AAUW National Tech Savvy Pilot Program, will welcome 200 sixth through ninth grade girls and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cleveland branch wants to host the Tech Savvy program because we see ourselves as climate changers, and we\u2019re hoping our girls connect with local role models to help them achieve their career and educational dreams,” said\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Glendscene Williams, branch president. “<\/span>The girls will be exposed to cutting-edge technology and become trailblazers themselves in helping distill the myth about women in STEM through the generosity of Delta State University, The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, The Exchange Club, Entergy Corporation and fellow AAUW members.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Tech Savvy and similar programs are one way to increase the number of women in the STEM pipeline. Other recommendations, including suggestions for employers, appear in AAUW\u2019s new research report, “Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women\u2019s Success in Engineering and Computing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSTEM\u2019s gender problem is well known,\u201d said Jill Birdwhistell, AAU Chief Operating Officer. \u201cWe\u2019re working with parents, teachers and employers on solutions like Tech Savvy because attracting and retaining women in STEM fields isn\u2019t just the right thing to do \u2014 it\u2019s the smart thing to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Created in 2006 by Tamara Brown, then-president of the AAUW Buffalo, New York\u00a0branch, Tech Savvy has since served more than 3,500 girls. As a result of her work, Brown was honored as a White House Champion of Change.<\/span><\/p>\n

For\u00a0more information, visit\u00a0http:\/\/cleveland-ms.aauw.net\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or call 662-846-4233.<\/p>\n

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The AAUW empowers women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Our nonpartisan, nonprofit organization has more than 170,000 members and supporters across the United States, as well as 1,000 local branches and more than 800 college and university partners. Since AAUW\u2019s founding in 1881, our members have examined and taken a positions on the fundamental issues of the day \u2013 educational, social, economic and political. Learn more and join us at www.aauw.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American Association of University Women\u00a0of Mississippi will\u00a0once again host the Tech Savvy event on Delta State’s campus, scheduled for Feb. 27, 2016. Registration will be available at\u00a0http:\/\/cleveland-ms.aauw.net\/\u00a0as the date…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":68484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,418],"tags":[397],"class_list":["post-68480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-academics","category-community-3","tag-tech-savvy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68480"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68487,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68480\/revisions\/68487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}