The University of Arkansas at Monticello STEM Center will host a STEM Leadership for Girls Conference on March 29.
The event is for girls in 10th through 12th grade and freshmen and sophomores. The conference is designed to promote interest in fields traditionally filled by men.
The UAM conference will include activities for 50 or more girls in a workshop format applying topics such as engineering design, 3-D visualization, aquaculture and archeology.
The conference is being funded with support from the Carl D. Perkins Technical Education Act of 2006 in partnership with the Arkansas STEM Coalition, the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and the Arkansas Department of Career Education to stimulate interest among female students in male-dominated fields.
Details: Wanda Jackson, director of the UAM STEM Center, 870-460-1667.