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NEWSTIP: TWU to host “Math and Science” Day July
13 for high school students from Girls Inc. of Dallas
Media invited to
interview and photograph participants from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. in room 101 of the Undergraduate Laboratory Building
7/12/07
DENTON —
Texas Woman’s University’s College of Arts and
Sciences will host a “Math and Science” day for
Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas on Friday, July
13, on the university’s Denton campus. About 45 ninth-
through 12th-graders from Girls Incorporated® of Metropolitan
Dallas (Girls Inc.) will participate in a variety of math
and science activities during the day.
“There is
still a tremendous shortage of mathematicians and scientists,
particularly among women since these are still male dominated
professions,” Dr. Ann Staton, dean of the TWU College
of Arts and Sciences, said. “The purpose of the day
is to create interest and excitement in math and science and
to encourage participants to pursue degrees and careers in
these fields.”
According to Ruth
Thomas, CEO of Girls Inc., all of the girls selected for the
event have demonstrated a serious interest and aptitude for
math and science.
“They are
excited and feel very special to have a day planned just for
them on the campus of TWU,” Ms. Thomas said. “I
sincerely hope the event will encourage and inspire the girls
to challenge themselves to ‘stay in the math and science
game’ until they are experts in the field.
“Another
major benefit will be the substantial increase in knowledge
about TWU the girls will gain from their visit and tour of
the campus. Several of the girls are already considering TWU
as their school of choice because of reports they’ve
heard from other Girls Inc. members who are now graduates
of the university.”
Dr. Staton and
Ms. Thomas planned the event after meeting at a luncheon in
Dallas earlier this year. They hope to make the math and science
day an annual event.
Girls Incorporated®
of Metropolitan Dallas is a nonprofit agency whose mission
is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold by empowering
girls to take charge of their lives. Girls Inc. has served
Dallas for 39 years and has six centers in Dallas’ most
economically challenged neighborhoods. A variety of programs
at the centers prepare girls to be self-sufficient, responsible
members of the community. For
more information, visit www.girlsincdallas.org or call 214-654-4530.
As the largest
and most diverse college at TWU with 3,500 students (2,500
undergraduate and 1,000 graduate), the College of Arts andSciences
is committed to assisting all students in achieving a liberal
arts education that is essential for career success, leadership,
global citizenship and a lifetime of learning. For more information,
visit www.twu.edu/as/college/.
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Media Contact:
Amanda McKeen Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu
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