Stephen F. Austin State University’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research and Learning Center will host its second annual “SFA Girl Scout STEM Day!” for regional Girl Scout troops on Saturday, Feb. 18. Approximately 150 Girl Scouts in kindergarten through 5th grade are expected to attend. They will participate in four different sessions doing fun learning activities in the subject areas of geology, chemistry, physics and computer science.
The sessions have been designed by SFA professors Dr. Tom Callaway (physics), Dr. Michele Harris (chemistry), Dr. Deborah Dunn (computer science), Mrs. Liz Hutchinson (computer science) and Dr. Melinda Faulkner (geology). The event is organized by Dr. Jeremy Becnel (mathematics) and Girl Scouts’ Nacogdoches area Service Unit Manager Kesha Becnel. The sessions will be run by SFA undergraduate and graduate students from various STEM departments.
The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Math Building, Room 101, and then the participants will disperse to their activities on the second floor of the Math Building. The event will end at 4:30 p.m.
