“I’m so excited for the girls to hear the diverse perspectives of Cindy and Melissa,” Webster Inc., part of Johnson and Johnson Medtech. Rocha is a recent graduate of the biomedicalĮngineering program at WSU and now works as a clinical account specialist at Biosense
Research and Technology at Spirit AeroSystems. Hoover is an electricalĮngineering alumna of WSU and recently held a global role as the vice president of The featured speakers will be Cindy Hoover and Melissa Rocha. There will also be an industry fair featuring companies from STEM fields.īreakfast pastries and lunch will be provided. In hands-on STEM activities, listen to inspirational female speakers, and meet womenįrom the engineering and computing industries, including professionals, WSU facultyĪnd students. WSU is planning for about 200 participants for the IGED event. Out of 110 students who attended, 87.9% agreed or strongly agreed that they will pursue “Surveys after the event last year showed that
Women and STEM,” said Ana Lazarin, the director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“The purpose of an annual Girl Day is to foster a positive connection between young 22 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan To Engineering Day (IGED) event, commonly known as Girl Day, for high school girlsįrom Wichita and the surrounding area. The College of Engineering at Wichita State University is hosting an Introduce a Girl
