Expanding Your Horizons Conference, Jan. 31

Girls in 5th through 10th grade will have a chance to explore careers that involve mathematics, science, and technology at the 19th annual Expanding Your Horizons through Math, Science, and Technology conference held on the Illinois State University campus on Saturday, Jan. 31.

The one-day conference features a choice of hands-on workshops on topics including engineering, chemistry, computer technology, psychology, forensic science and space exploration.  The conference keynote speaker will be Emily Riehl, a University High School alumna and a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in mathematics.  She is currently a Ph.D candidate at the University of Chicago, supported by a National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship.  Riehl will speak in the Bone Student Center Brown Ballroom at 9:30 a.m.

Registration for the conference is being accepted through January 20th. Cost is only $25 and includes, t-shirts, bags, lunch and a full day of activities.  Registration information and a full list of conference speakers and workshops can be found at www.eyh.ilstu.edu

Major sponsors for the Expanding Your Horizons conference include Illinois State University's Extended University, Illinois State's Mathematics Department and State Farm Companies Foundation.