Rochester-area high school girls enjoyed a week-long residential educational program at SUNY Broome July 21-25, staying in the Student Village on campus and attending an academic program.
Ranging from rising freshmen to recently-graduated seniors, the 14 students were participants in the YWCA Rochester & Monroe County’s Girls in STEM program. The group participated in battery technician labs throughout the week, and enjoyed off-campus tours of aerospace company BAE Systems in Endicott and forklift manufacturer Toyota Material Handling USA in Binghamton.
On Wednesday, three local medical professionals visited campus to offer the group perspectives on medical education and practice as some students in the group consider health care careers. Thank you to Broome graduate and nurse Laura Iversen, Broome graduate and dental hygienist Jennifer Longo, and local physician Dr. Janelle Lewis for sharing their insights about working in medicine and pursuing academic and personal goals.
On Thursday, the group toured Binghamton University to learn about university-based engineering education options and the transfer relationship between Binghamton and SUNY Broome. Special thanks to Rachel Coker, Executive Director of Binghamton University’s Office of Research Advancement, for arranging the morning tour of campus and a lunch conversation with Binghamton University students in the Multicultural Resource Center.
Said SUNY Broome Associate Vice President and Dean of STEM and Workforce Development Christine Martey-Ochola, “It was our privilege to host this residential educational experience for a group of young women. Helping them see the wide range of options available to them via a community college and in STEM is an important focus of our work at Broome.
Running concurrently with the Girls in STEM program was a battery technician instructor course for high school teachers. The week-long program taught the five participant teachers how to run the course for their own students; they learned in the morning sessions and then helped teach the YWCA students in the afternoons.
Thank you to the following Broome professors for teaching the battery technician course for both groups: Engineering Technical Assistant Doug Chrzanowski, Engineering Science & Physics Associate Professor/Chairperson Robert Lofthouse, Engineering Technologies Associate Professor/Chairperson Ken Marble, Chemistry Professor/Chairperson Dr. Joel Miller, and Engineering Technologies Department Adjunct Instructor Ken Spink.
Thank you to Workforce Development staff for their work in planning and executing the event, including STEM Career Navigator Tora Anson, Senior Staff Assistant Sarah Armstrong, Senior Staff Assistant Mara Stillman, and Director of Training, Education and Workforce Development Danielle Britton.
Submitted by: Workforce Development
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