What Can An Engineering Outreach Program Offer Young Women That They Can't Find In An Engineering Curriculum At School? Fun!
- Conference
- Location
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Austin, Texas
- Publication Date
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June 14, 2009
- Start Date
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June 14, 2009
- End Date
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June 17, 2009
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities
- Tagged Division
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
- Page Count
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13
- Page Numbers
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14.1363.1 - 14.1363.13
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--4883
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/4883
- Download Count
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625
Paper Authors
Ruth Friedman Ohio State University
Ruth E. Friedman serves as the Assistant Director for Outreach with the Women in Engineering program (WiE) at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining WiE, she was the editorial associate for the peer-reviewed journal Reading Research Quarterly. In addition, she has worked as a grants writer for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and as an assistant coordinator for Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development. Ruth has a B.A. and M.A. in English from Wellesley College and Northwestern University, respectively.
Linda Weavers Ohio State University
Glenda La Rue Ohio State University
Glenda P. La Rue is the Director of the Women in Engineering program (WiE) at The Ohio State University (OSU) where she oversees programs to recruit and retain women engineering students and also outreach to K-12 students to introduce them to the exciting career opportunities in engineering. Glenda joined OSU in 2003 after working over ten years as a water resources engineer. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.
Friedman, R., & Weavers, L., & La Rue, G. (2009, June), What Can An Engineering Outreach Program Offer Young Women That They Can't Find In An Engineering Curriculum At School? Fun! Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--4883
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