[107] Registration Extended for Oct. 22 EYH Science and Math Conference

Today’s date: Oct. 3, 2011

News and Media Relations contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu
EYH contact: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, 615-904-8253 or jiriarte@mtsu.edu


Registration extended for Oct. 22 EYH Science and Math Conference

MURFREESBORO — Registration is open through Monday, Oct. 10, for middle- and high-school girls across middle Tennessee to attend the 15th annual MTSU Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Conference.

EYH, a hands-on science and math conference, is for middle-school girls in fifth through eighth grades and high-school girls in grades nine through 12. It will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at MTSU.

EYH encourages girls to investigate math and science careers, to talk to women in these fields, participate in activities and meet other girls interested in math and science.

Prospective participants and their parents can complete the online registration and release forms on the MTSU EYH home page, www.mtsu.edu/eyh. Registration fee is $15 per student, and registration scholarships are available.

EYH also is on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mtsu.eyh.

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