[093] Registration Under Way for Oct. 31 Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference for Girls

Release date: Sept. 17, 2009


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
EYH contacts: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, 615-904-8253 or jiriarte@mtsu.edu
Cacy DeSheles, 615- 494-7763 or cdd3b@mtsu.edu

Registration Under Way for Oct. 31 Expanding Your
Horizons in Math and Science Conference for Girls


(MURFREESBORO) — Registration is under way for the 13th annual Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 31, at MTSU, the event director said today.
Up to 300 girls in grades 5 to 8 and up to 75 high-school girls can attend the event, which will be held from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., said Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, professor of chemistry and longtime event director.
EYH is a hands-on science and math conference, Iriarte-Gross said. Girls in grades 5 to 8 will attend three workshops. The high-school girls will attend two hands-on workshops in the afternoon and participate in a morning panel discussion with women who are undergraduate students majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas.
Lunch and a goody bag will be provided.
The fee to attend is $12 for girls in grades 5 to 8 and $15 for the high-school girls. Limited scholarships are available, said Iriarte-Gross, who can be reached via e-mail (jiriarte@mtsu.edu) or by calling 615-904-8253 with questions related to scholarships or EYH in general.
Dr. Leslie Wisner-Lynch, co-founder of BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc., will be the keynote speaker.
The McWherter Learning Resources Center lobby is the location for the girls’ Oct. 31 arrival. The workshops will be in various campus venues. Their day’s events will end in LRC.
To register online, go to www.mtsu.edu/eyh and click on the registration link. In order to complete your registration, the parent or guardian must complete, electronically sign and submit the EYH permission form.
To complete the registration process, mail the fee to: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, MTSU EYH, P.O. Box X161, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

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