Detroit Professional Section of Society of Women Engineers to host annual Girls' Engineering Exploration at Wayne State University

Is Detroit on a rebound? We think so! And we want to be a part of the effort by helping to educate Detroit's youth to engineer the future. On February 28th, the Detroit Professional Section of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host its 8th annual Girls' Engineering Exploration (GEE). This is a full day event FREE to 4 th -6 th grade girls from Detroit Public Schools and surrounding communities. These students will spend the whole day participating in science and engineering activities from an array of disciplines while interacting with female engineering students and professional female engineers from industry and academia. At the end of the day, the girls will be given backpacks full of school supplies, ideas science experiment, and other references to continue their learning. This event is possible due to the generous donations of Toyota at the Platinum Sponsorship level, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and DTE Energy at the Gold Sponsorship level, GM at the Silver Sponsorship level, and Autoliv at the Bronze Sponsorship level.

150 students, nominated by their teachers and family members, are expected to attend GEE which will be held at the newly-renovated College of Engineering building at Wayne State University. There will also be a full-day session for the parents and teachers to learn about opportunities for women in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, and Math) fields, other camps and trainings to send their girls to, and additional resources to continue the education after the event. This event is the result of 4 months of planning by a 20-member Planning Committee, collaborations with Wayne State University, support from local companies, and 70 volunteers at the event. For event details visit: http://events.wayne.edu/2015/02/28/girls-engineering-exploration-gee-58229/