Project W.I.S.E
About W.I.S.E
Women account for less than twenty per cent of the workforce in science, math and engineering fields. W.I.S.E. is a career day program that aims to address that imbalance by exciting and educating middle school girls with a personal and hands-on experience that could lead to a career in a math and/or science field. At the same time, the program encourages these girls to continue enrolling in math and science courses in high school.
Project W.I.S.E. is organized through the Collaborative for Math and Science Education at Salem State College. The collaborative is dedicated to linking students, teachers and industry representatives for the improvement of math and science education for today's changing work environment. The W.I.S.E. Career Day initiative specifically targets young women at an impressionable age and exposes them to today's technologically oriented careers in mathematics and science.
This March, over 300 young women from over 20 different middle schools will be invited to an all day conference at Salem State College designed to encourage their interest in these challenging fields. Each girl experiences three presentations given by professional women who work in math and/or science areas. The careers represented run the full gamut from engineering on the 'Big Dig' in Boston to a plastic polymer researcher developing new ideas for the plastic industry.
Since the inception of W.I.S.E. in 1990, thousands of young women in the sixth through eighth grades from the North Shore area have been provided with both role models and insight into a wide variety of science and math related careers.
We are currently in the process of finding presenters for our program. If you are interested in presenting a workshop for WISE, please contact Daryl Mazzaglia at wise@salemcollaborative.org.
The members of the W.I.S.E. committee are : Barbara Lanzillo, Hilda Carneiro, Mary Corcoran, Jim Kearns Jim Terlizzi, Gwen Scottgale and Daryl Mazzaglia.
Women in Science and Engineering
Salem State College - Main Campus
March 11, 2008
8:15 am - 1:30 pm
What is Project WISE ?
This career day program for middle school girls has been presented each year since 1990 and will be attended this year by over 300 girls. You may obtain more information about Project W.I.S.E. by clicking here.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008 the Collaborative Project for Mathematics, Science and Interdisciplinary Education (CPMSIE) is sponsoring an all-day workshop at Salem State College for 6th-8th grade women students who are thinking about careers in science and engineering. Since your school is a Collaborative member, we invite you to attend the Women in Science and Engineering (W.I.S.E.) program with your students. The schedule for the day will include:
8:15-9 am
Arrival-juice, coffee and donuts available. Identification of student workshop schedules. Introduction to the day' activities.
9-9:50 am Workshop I
10-10:50 am Workshop II
11-11:50 am Workshop III
12-1 pm
Lunch (Students are responsible for bagged lunch and beverages)
Evaluation
Keynote Speaker
1-1:30 pm Departure
Space is limited. Each school system which is a contributing member of the Collaborative is guaranteed twelve (12) places for students if a response is received by January 4, 2008. Please return the enclosed reservation form as soon as possible. Important: Because of the large number of schools in the Collaborative this year, your available seats will be assigned to other schools if your reservation form is not received by the due date. If you have any questions, please call 978.542.6068 or e-mail jterlizzi@salemstate.edu. This form may be mailed to the address below or faxed to 978.542.7215.
Wise Registration Form - Print and mail to:
Jim Terlizzi
SB117A
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
jterlizzi@salemstate.edu
