The STEM-ING 2023 event will be held Saturday, 20 May 2023 on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus
NAWCAD and The Patuxent Partnership (TPP) are proud to announce that we will be hosting a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – Inspiring the Next Generation (STEM-ING) event for the tenth year. The STEM-ING 2023 event will be held Saturday, 20 May 2023 on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus in St. Mary’s, MD. This one-day STEM-ING event is designed for middle school girls in the tri-county region to gain confidence in STEM and learn about STEM fields and associated careers. Throughout the day, 100 young women will hear from Wonder Women, positive role models in the STEM industry and academia, and will have an opportunity to select from up to 8 fun, interactive, and challenging STEM related workshops.
We need YOU to make this one-day event a success! If you are interested in volunteering, please see the committee descriptions below where we need help and register via Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-stem-ing-volunteer-registration-tickets-504563562197>. We also welcome High School volunteers, but ask that they register with Facilities, Events, or as a Workshop Assistant. Note, all volunteers will be required to be compliant with St. Mary’s College of Maryland COVID policies.
Committee Descriptions:
– Registration and Evaluation: Ensure easy, efficient, and accurate registration of participants. Ensure collection and reporting of relevant and accurate post-event data to verify effectiveness of STEM event for target audience and to improve operations for subsequent years.
– Facilities: Work all behind the scenes tasks the day of the event to ensure its fun, safe, and educational for all. We encourage High School Students to register as a volunteer with this committee.
– Events: Facilitates activities on the day of the event including opening ceremonies, speaker panels and closing ceremonies. Participation in meetings leading up to the event may be required. We encourage High School Students to register as a volunteer with this committee.
– Workshop Leads: Must pre-coordinate with Core Team prior to registering. Effectively lead interesting workshops that diversely cover multiple areas of STEM, especially featuring chemistry, engineering, robotics, veterinary sciences, and plant sciences.
– Workshop Assistants: Assist workshop lead with interesting workshops that diversely cover multiple areas of STEM. We encourage High School Students to register as a volunteer with this committee.
– Other: Must pre-coordinate with Volunteer Coordinator.
As a heads up, we will hold a Volunteer Training Night prior to the event on Thursday, 18 May. More information will be provided in a separate email as we get closer to the date.
We look forward to partnering with you to inspire more young women towards careers in the STEM workforce. Thank you for your dedication to STEM and the local community!
For more information about STEM-ING and our workshops, please visit us at www.STEM-ING.org.
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Diana DeCarlo
Volunteer Coordinator
STEM-ING
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics– Inspiring the Next Generation