Women in Engineering to host program for K-6

October 17, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.  - Purdue University's Women in Engineering Program will host a fall open house Nov. 5 to showcase its Imagination, Innovation, Discovery and Design (I2D2) afterschool outreach program.

The open house is free and open to students in grades K-6 and their families. It will be held in the Civil Engineering Building, Room 2118. Students and their families may come any time from 9 a.m. to noon to explore the open exhibits. Families can participate in a hands-on activity at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Participants will explore basic engineering concepts through hands-on activities under the guidance of engineering students.

No preregistration is required. Children must be under parental supervision during the event.

For more information, e-mail Emily Dringenberg, I2D2 program coordinator, at edringen@purdue.edu or call the WIEP office at 765-496-7442.
     
Writer: Judith Barra Austin, 765-494-2432, jbaustin@purdue.edu