High school girls invited to computer science career day

October 6, 2009 Amy Patterson Neubert

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - High school female students who like computers or are interested in learning about them are invited to a computer science career day on Oct. 26 at Purdue University.

The Purdue Women in Computer Science Career Day is 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lawson Computer Science Building. The program is free, but students need to register at http://outreach.cs.purdue.edu/register. Participants will learn about careers in computer science, meet current students and participate in a computing project.

Parents and guidance counselors are welcome to attend and are invited to a special session while students participate in the computing project.

More information about the program and lodging, travel and parking details are available at http://www.cs.purdue.edu/news/10-1-09WICS.htm

The Motorola and Northrop Grumman foundations are supporting this program.

Related web site:
Purdue Department of Computer Sciences

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Mindy Hart, outreach coordinator, 765-494-7802, mindy@purdue.edu