Expanding Your Horizons @ Cornell University
April 24, 2010 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
April 24, 2010 Expanding
Your Horizons (EYH) is a one-day conference for 7th-9th grade girls.
The girls each participate in three workshops organized by Cornell
students and faculty. The goals of the conference are to stimulate the
participants’ interest in math and science through these hands-on
activities, to provide them with female scientist role models, and to
foster awareness of opportunities in math and science-related careers. Although
the focus of the EYH conference is to provide hands-on learning
experiences for girls, we also organize a special session for
accompanying adults to give them information on educational and career
opportunities involving science, math, and engineering. Other
highlights of EYH include a keynote speech by a prominent woman
scientist and a display of science books, resources, and games that
participants and their parents can access throughout the day.
