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Career Day For Girls (CDFG) is a one-day program designed for female junior high and high school students who have an interest in science and mathematics. The program features a day of teamwork building and problem-solving activities as well as lectures and discussions lead by Northwestern University engineers. The program will contain educational and career information about opportunities in engineering and applied science. Our speakers are women who have engineering degrees and current female engineering students. It is our hope that students with an interest in science and/or mathematics will plan to attend, along with their parents, friends, teachers and counselors.

Event Details

We would like to invite all female junior and high school students who are interested to attend our 37th annual CAREER DAY FOR GIRLS, scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2008. The theme of this one-day program is: Engineering: Preserving Your Future Through Design.

It is our hope that students with an interest in science and/or mathematics will plan to attend, along with their parents, friends, teachers and counselors. There is a $5.00 registration fee that covers printed materials and lunch. We do, however, encourage you to nominate any students who might find the cost prohibitive for a fee-waiver -- we want every student interested to be able to attend.

You can download a registration form here. We ask that each person attending Career Day include a registration form with their $5.00 registration fee. Unless prior arrangements have been made, each person attending Career Day (including teachers, parents or counselors) must send in a registration form and pay the $5.00 fee for lunch.

Participants can send check or money order payable to Northwestern University to:

Attn: Ellen Worsdall
Career Day for Girls
McCormick School of Engineering
2145 Sheridan Road, RM L291
Evanston, IL 60208-3102

Confirmation of the reservation and a campus map will be sent as a receipt.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS is Friday, February 8th, but it may close earlier if we reach our maximum attendance. Any questions about the day’s events can be directed to Ellen Worsdall at (847) 491-5173 or via email at e-worsdall[at]northwestern.edu. A tentative schedule is below:

8:30 am Registration Technological Institute Lobby, 2145 Sheridan Rd.
9:15 am Welcome Elizabeth Hohl, Outreach Chair, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Ellen Worsdall, Assistant Dean
9:45 am Design Competition Awaken the engineer in your mind with an actual design competition
10:30 am Laboratory Tours Participants will have an opportunity to visit up to three labs and participate in hands-on experiments. (Parents/Educators will have an alternative activity.)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:15 pm
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1:45 pm		 What is Engineering? Participants will attend two of the following panels: (Panels will run back-to-back.)
  1. Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  2. Civil and Environmental Engineering
  3. Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
  4. Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
2:20 pm Concurrent Workshops Participants will attend one of the following workshops:
  1. Hand’s-on design challenge
  2. Incorporating Engineering in the Classroom/Home (A session for parents and educators}
3:00 pm Panel for Parents

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Panel for Students		 Alumnae and school representatives will be available to answer questions and provide further information about engineering and admissions.

Undergraduate Student Panel: Northwestern students will talk about their individual experiences at Northwestern and choices they made when considering majors and universities.
3:30 pm Program Conclusion