[080]REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR OCT. 25 MTSU EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS

Release date: Sept. 5, 2008


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
EYH contacts: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, 615-904-8253
Dr. Rebecca Zijlstra, 615-898-5776
GRITS EYH contact: Lacey Fleming, 615-494-7763



REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR OCT. 25 MTSU EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS


(MURFREESBORO) — Up to 300 Girls in grades 5-8 can register online to attend the 12th annual Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference, event director Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross said recently.
For the second year, a Girls Raised in Tennessee Science EYH will be held for girls in grades 9-12, Lacey Fleming, GRITS assistant director, said, adding that there is room for 60 girls to attend.
EYH and GRITS EYH will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at sites across the MTSU campus.
Karen Habucky, who is the president of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and has been a member of the association for more than 15 years, will deliver the keynote address. Dr. Habucky received a B.S. in pharmacy and Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmacokinetics from the University of Pittsburgh under the guidance of Dr. Raman Venkataramanan.
To see how to register, go to mtsu.edu/~eyh. Registration contacts include Iriarte-Gross at 615-904-8253 or Dr. Wandi Ding at 615-494-8936. Student and their parents/guardians must complete the registration on the national EYH Web site before submitting the permission form. E-mail confirmation of registration will be within 10 days after the forms have been submitted.
There is a $12 fee to attend EYH and $15 fee to attend GRITS EYH, event organizers said.
Girls in grades 5-8 will attend three workshops. The high-school girls will attend two hands-on labs, have a mentoring lunch with women already in science and math careers and participate in a college and careers workshop.

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EYH is a hands-on science and math conference, event organizers said. During the day, the girls will participate in hand-on activities, learn more about science and math careers from MTSU faculty and off-campus professionals and attend a conference with other girls interested in math and science.
For more information about EYH, call Iriarte-Gross or Dr. Rebecca Zijlstra at 615-898-5776. For more details about the GRITS EYH, call Fleming at 615-494-7763.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.

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Media welcomed to cover the Oct. 25 EYH and GRITS EYH conference.

Media note: A .jpg photo of keynote speaker Dr. Karen Habucky is available by calling Randy Weiler at 615-898-5616 or News and Public Affairs at 615-898-2919.