Careers with Math Options Conference targets female students

Penn State Berks will host its sixteenth annual Careers with Math Options Conference on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Approximately 200 female seventh-grade students and their chaperones are expected to attend the conference, which will feature speakers from Penn State Berks and the surrounding area who will provide a wide variety of engaging and interactive workshops to encourage the young women to continue their studies in math, science, engineering, technology, finance, and related fields. 

This program was originally created and organized by Dr. Janet Winter, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics who retired from Penn State Berks in 2012.

For more information about the Careers with Math Options Conference, contact Dr. Elizabeth Wiggins-Lopez, Instructor in Engineering, at 610-396-6081 or via e-mail at [email protected].