On March 5, three undergraduate students who are enrolled in the new class Topics in Engineering & Applied Science: STEM Outreach volunteered at Discovery World Girls & STEM, an interactive event that drew 2,000 visitors.
“We helped close to 200 girls and their family members make little circuits to light up pictures that they drew,” said Chris Beimborn, STEM outreach manager for UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science. The event aims to inspire girls to pursue STEM fields through interactions and conversations with female role models.
The class is taught by Sarah Blackowski, assistant professor of engineering education, with outreach fieldwork coordinated by Beimborn.