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Twelfth Annual
Explore Your Opportunities
The Sky’s The Limit!
Saturday, March 21, 2015
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Organized by the American Association of
University Women Westchester Branch, Empire
State Virtual Branch, and the College of Mount
Saint Vincent
www.aauw-eyoconference.org
The conference begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday,
March 21, 2015. Please pick up your conference
information packet and your nametag containing
your workshop assignments between 8:30 a.m. and
9:00 a.m. in Spellman Hall on the day of the
conference.
8:30
Registration begins: Spellman Hall
9:00
Orientation & Refreshments:
Spellman Hall
9:30
Welcome Address: Lorrin Johnson
Keynote Speaker: Karen Jacobsen,
Australian Voice of Siri
www.thegpsgirl.com
10:15
Workshop Session I
11:15
Break
11:45
Workshop Session II
1:00
Conference Wrap-Up
1:30
Lunch: Spellman Hall
2:00
Campus Tour
Participants are expected to stay on campus and
attend all scheduled activities.
The College of Mount Saint Vincent invites
participants to stay for a campus tour.
Conference will be held RAIN OR SHINE
A BOUT THE C ONFERENCE
W ORKSHOPS FOR A DULTS
WHO IS INVITED?
1. Origami and Math: We fold under pressure.
Jeanine Meyer, PhD, Professor, SUNY Purchase;
Aviva Meyer, BA, MPH, Westchester Board of Legislators
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v Young women in 7 grade
v Interested adults
2. Why do companies care? What are different
kinds of STEM jobs?
WHAT WILL WE DO?
Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Senior Director, Corporate
Sustainability, PepsiCo, Inc.
The conference is designed to introduce young
women to STEM careers. STEM is an acronym for
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics.
3. Financial Aid for College.
Emmett Cooper, BA, MA, Director for Financial Aid,
College of Mount Saint Vincent.
4. Common Core Standards in Math: A Parent’s
and Teacher’s Guide
v Discover how interesting and fun science,
math, engineering and technology can be.
v Learn about STEM career opportunities
for women.
v Form personal contacts with women
working in traditionally male occupations.
v Meet other young women interested in
STEM courses and careers.
Linda Carlson, BA, MA, Adjunct Professor, Pace
University
The conference will start with registration,
breakfast and a keynote speech. This will be
followed by two workshop sessions with a brief
break in between. Lunch will be served.
Throughout the day we will play a “Mystery
Woman” game. Girls will be challenged to meet
women with interesting careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics and
match them to clues provided.
AAUW MISSION STATEMENT
"AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research." REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
v The registration deadline is February 12th.
v Space is limited so register early.
v The maximum number of STEM Alliance
sponsored seats is limited to 18.
v No student will be allowed to attend
without a completed registration form
signed by parent or guardian.
v All workshops are conducted in English.
v There is a separate program for adults.
v Adults may not accompany students to
workshops.
The College of Mount Saint Vincent is located
at 6301 Riverdale Ave., Riverdale (Bronx), NY
10471.
There will a bus leaving from Hommocks for
all 18 students with some room for adults as
well. Please arrive at Hommocks at 7:30 am.
We will return after the Campus Tour ends,
most likely around 3:30 pm. Teachers will
accompany students on the bus.
STUDENT WORKSHOPS
1. Playing Games in Alice World
Learn to create interactive games using "Alice"
programming.
Mirkeya Capellán, BA, MS, DPS, Adjunct Professor, Pace
University and IT Training, Resource Management, &
Strategic Project Specialist, Mercedes-Benz USA
2. Brain Games
Learn about some of the mind boggling things a brain can
do from making memories to controlling emotions. Jenny
Libien, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of
Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn
3. Flower Hour
Observe and describe flowers and discover similarities
that group them and differences that make them unique.
Jessica Allen, BS, Annie Virnig, BA, Doctoral Students,
The New York Botanical Garden
4. It's a Sugar... It's a Base... It's DNA!
Discover the structure of DNA and learn how to
isolate DNA from your own cells painlessly.
Jeanette Sutherland, PhD, Postdoctoral Research
Associate, Weill Cornell Medical College
5. Acoustics & Wildlife - Sound Can Save Animals!
How do scientists track whales, recognize birds, and
count tigers and frogs? They use sound!
Kathryn L. Atkins, MS, MSEd, Coordinator of
Professional Development, Wildlife Conservation
Society/Bronx Zoo
6. What color is a rose?
Roses are red, violets are blue, ever wonder how plants
get their color? See which plant pigments are hiding in
your favorite plants using paper chromatography!
Adrienne Roeder, PhD, Assistant Professor; Dana
Robinson, graduate student, Cornell University
7. Datalogging-A-Bot
Learn how to program a robot to analyze sounds
using a sound sensor.
Pauline Mosley, DPS, Professor of IT, Pace University
8. Plant Superhighways
An introduction to the vascular system of plants with
real-life applications in the food and florist industries.
Ana Ribeiro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology,
College of Mount Saint Vincent
9. Grrrrrrls Leading the Way in Animal Science
Learn how you can enhance animal lives and
wellbeing in a hands-on enrichment workshop.
Cindy Maur, BS, Wild Animal Keeper, Bronx Zoo
10. Blizzard in a Bottle!
Create a "snowflake crystal" scene in a jar using
Chemistry!
Denise Beautreau, BS, MS, General Chemistry
Laboratory Manager, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
11. Cool Web Design
Learn the basics of HTML and JavaScript by making
your own "Web Page".
Mary Curtin, BBA, MS, DPS, Adjunct Assistant
Professor, Pace University and St. John's University,
Senior Passport Specialist, U.S. Dept. of State
12. Paper Engineering + Origami = (Fun)2 Use
paper and geometry to build a spherical container to
store jewelry and other small items.
Karen R. Wellington, MA, Retired mathematics teacher,
Queens Library, NY, Workshop Presenter
13. Play Doctor
Learn the physical exam components and tools that
doctors and PAs use to evaluate sick patients.
Rosanna Adis, BS, MS-PA, Physician Asst. Columbia
Univ. Medical Center; Shannon McKeon, MS, RPA-C,
Physician Assistant, Urban Health Plan, Bronx, NY
Hommocks 7th Grade Girls
and Adult Registration Process
1.) Complete Conference Registration Form
(see attached sheet) by February 12
2.) Place form plus check or cash for $10 for
each student into the STEM conference box in
the Main Office. (Check is payable to STEM
Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck).
3.) Scholarships are available. Please mark the
Conference Registration Form accordingly
and the STEM Alliance will cover your cost
for the conference.
4.) Indicate your t-shirt size on the registration
form. The STEM Alliance will purchase tshirts for all students.
14. Hands-On Cosmetic Chemistry (2 sessions) Step
5.) MUFSD is covering the cost of the buses
and providing chaperones. Parents are also
welcome to attend. You must fill out a
separate Conference Registration Form for
each adult. The cost is $15 per adult.
Scholarships are also available for adults.
into the laboratory and design your own cosmetic
potion.
Anna Czarnota, MS, Group Leader; Tracey McGrory,
MS, Group Leader Estee Lauder Companies, Inc
Ruby Del Aguila, MS, Senior Chemist; Laura Ihrig, BS,
Chemist, Estee Lauder Companies, Inc
6.) There are spaces for eighteen 7th grade
girls. Please register early. If the spaces fill up,
you may be able to register separately with the
AAUW.
www.aauw-eyoconference.org
15. Wading through the Web
Smarter searching on the Internet - DeeperWeb, Clusty,
Carrot, website reliability checks. Oh My. Cynthia Stroh,
BA, MS, DPS candidate, Information Management Senior
Analyst, Xerox Business Services
16. Brain on Overload?
Learn about the neuroscience of cognition while
conducting tests on the effects of multitasking. Dr.
Lynn Schaefer, PhD, ABPP, Director of
Neuropsychology, Nassau University Medical Center
17. Using Leverage to get Super Powers
Learn basics about how levers can multiply force and how
leverage is used in everyday items. Build and take home a
model of a common type of lever. Susan Stapleton, BS,
MS, Vice President, Engineering Processes and Systems,
Vecco Instruments, Inc.
7.) You will be contacted by email or phone to
confirm your participation and finalize
transportation details.
8.) Contact [email protected] with
questions.