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Girls get “WISE” to engineering and science
at Clemson
Engineering and science are cool at Clemson for rising 8th grade
girls. Forty-five campers rolled up their sleeves to design toy
cars and web pages, crack secret codes, do bypass surgery on a bovine
heart, and make their own shampoo and make-up, all in an effort
to examine opportunities in engineering and science.
Girls in Clemson University’s Project WISE (Women in Science
and Engineering) summer camp learned about the fields of bioengineering,
biology, computer science, parks/recreation and tourism, math, civil
engineering, and nursing while exploring diversity and self-esteem.
“It is here that many girls begin to understand science and
engineering and learn how science affects them in their everyday
lives,” said Serita Acker, director of Clemson’s WISE
program. “Traditionally, engineering and science have been
male-dominated fields. This camp gives girls an opportunity to see
that they are not different or odd just because they like math,
science, and engineering.”
Now in its ninth year, most of the sessions are led by women, and
female college students are available to talk about their experiences
of being women in male-dominated fields.
Participants in Clemson’s
Project WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) summer camp learned
about the opportunities available in engineering and science while
exploring diversity and self-esteem.
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