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Future Girls @ The Beach: STEM Residential Program Exposes Girls to Engineering Careers

Long Beach City College, in partnership with CSULB, is hosting a 5 day Future Girls @ The Beach: STEM Residential Program for middle school girls, funded by an SB70 CTE grant from the CSU Chancellor’s Office. 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls with a minimum GPA of 3.0 were eligible to apply, while Long Beach middle schools involved with the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement) Program helped recruit. Throughout the 5-day camp, which started on August 1 and lasts until August 5, the girls visit engineering labs, partake in engineering field trips, engage in social activities with engineering organizations and attend aerospace, chemical, civil and mechanical engineering workshops. Student volunteers involved with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) help supervise and mentor the girls throughout the entirety of the camp. Read more of this article here.

SOURCE(S): Long Beach Post

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