WAYNE STATE'S GO-GIRL PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE GIRLS'
INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND
CAREERS
US Fed News Service,
Including US State News [Washington, D.C] 14 Sep 2011.
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DETROIT,
Sept. 13 -- Wayne State University issued the following press release:
As the U.
S.
government reports that women hold less than 25 percent of the nation's jobs in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields, Wayne State University's College of Education is reaching out to girls to increase their
awareness and competence in related areas of study.
The GO-GIRL
(Gaining Options-Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to promote interest in STEM-related careers
and to boost mathematics
skills and confidence in seventh-grade girls, is accepting applications through
Dec. 1, 2011, for the winter 2012 semester.
The 10-week
Saturday program, hosted by the College of Education, will launch Jan. 28 and culminate with graduation ceremonies
April 28. GO-GIRL, which is held on Wayne State's main campus, is free and open
to a limited number of seventh-grade female students.
Elise
Lowell, 18, is a GO-GIRL alumna and current honors program student at Wayne State. Lowell is
studying biology and hopes to pursue a career in research and academia.
"GO-GIRL
was an excellent introduction into the science fields," said Lowell, a
Grosse Pointe South High School graduate. "It was a great way to meet
peers interested in the same subjects and get acquainted with Wayne State's
campus. The experience was definitely beneficial; even waking up early on
Saturday mornings was helpful to set a precedent of being a hardworking student."
A reunion of
all past GO-GIRL participants and mentors is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17,
from 1 to 3 p.m. in the College of Education.
The event is free and includes a university resource fair, networking, prizes
and an ice cream social.
"GO-GIRL
is much more than a one-time intervention program," said Wayne State Assistant
Professor of Education
Sally Roberts, co-founder and director of the program. "It is a community
that provides support and encouragement for both parents and their daughters as
they prepare for college and beyond."
Parents and students interested in the
program should visit http://www.gogirls.wayne.edu/ and download the application
forms. The application deadline is Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.
Since its
inception in 2002, GO-GIRL has helped more than 600 middle school girls from
public and private schools throughout Metro Detroit develop mathematical
confidence, skills and conceptual understanding. The program was
collaboratively developed by faculty from the Wayne State University College of
Education and the
University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender, in response
to the decline in mathematics
interest and achievement among girls and minority youth during middle
school.
Pre-post
comparisons indicate that GO-GIRL positively impacts participants' confidence
in their ability to do well in mathematics.
For more information, email Sally Roberts at gogirl@wayne.edu. For any query
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Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Rasheda K.
Williams, 313/577-8094, 313/577-4459, ab5138@wayne.edu.
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