WCSD students participate at PSU Women in Engineering event
Photos provided to the Times Observer A group of Warren County School District students recently participated in Women in Engineering Day at Penn State Behrend. The program is aimed to introduce students to what an engineer does and what kinds of careers are available in the field.
Photos provided to the Times Observer A group of Warren County School District students recently participated in Women in Engineering Day at Penn State Behrend. The program is aimed to introduce students to what an engineer does and what kinds of careers are available in the field.
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A group of students from throughout the Warren County School District recently participated in "Women in Engineering Day" at Penn State Behrend.
"Students participated in various hands-on sessions led by women who work in the engineering field," Olivia Zawacki, a math teacher at Warren Area High School, explained.
Held on Nov. 3, the program is open to 10th and 11th grade students, according to Penn State Behrend.
"Our primary goal," they say, "is to introduce students to what an engineer does, what kinds of engineering careers are available, and explain how engineers help the world in general."
The event, which started in 2006, features many hands-on and interactive activities and workshops.
Engineering students at Penn State serve as mentors for the day while the workshops are run by students and faculty or practicing engineers from the Erie area.
"The students also listened to Keynote speaker Julia Cecchetti, a propulsion development engineer from SpaceX," Zawacki added.