Katie Kizziar, Program Coordinator

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Growing a successful pre-college program,
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

• Katie Kizziar, Program Coordinator
• Women in Engineering Program
• The University of Texas at Austin

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What does Girl Day look like?

• 2004 Girl Day crowd at Welcome

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Age Specific Activities
Mom and daughter work on a Super Golf Tower
Girl Day 2006 will target 1st-8th grade
students. HS students will participate in a
separate program
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Age Specific Activities
http//pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/
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Discovery Booths

• Industry Sponsors
• Local, state govt. agencies
• Engineering students

Intel hosts a booth at Girl Day 2004
Students discover superconducting electromagnets
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Then and Now

• 2002
• 86 Students
• 51 volunteers
• 2 booths
• 2 corporate sponsors
• No grant funding

• 2005
• 753 students
• 205 volunteers
• 20 booths
• 7 corporate sponsors
• Texas Education Agency grant funding

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HS program has been combined with a UT student
SWE chapter event this year- programs will overlap
Attendance counted by students who checked in.
Student grade self reported on registration form
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Participant Gender Statistics
This little brother tries to stay dry at Girl Day
2005
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Participant Ethnicity Data
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Partnerships

• Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering
  (TAME)
• Lone Star Girl Scout Council
• Regional E-week Committees
• Corporate Sponsors
• University Student Groups

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Example Budget
Example budget for event with 500 participants.
Overhead costs have been omitted.
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Successes

• Program expansion
• Added hundreds to recruitment database
• City of Austin Mayoral Proclamation
• Media recognition
• Current Student Effects
• Preliminary assessment shows students do increase
  their interest in engineering and science after
  attending

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Improvements

• Troop Syndrome / Day Care Effect
• Balancing outreach with recruitment
• Controlling materials
• Advertising to local schools

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Why Try Girl Day?

• Many resources available
• Energize current student community
• Local and campus recognition
• Connect with Alumni and Industry

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• Katie Kizziar
• wep_at_engr.utexas.edu