Breakout Sessions
Spring 2025 Conference Breakout Sessions
Cosmetic Chemistry Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Chemistry
Summary: Students will make and take a lip balm with their favorite fragrance. Students will also make a bead necklace that detects harmful ultraviolet radiation. Participants will also safely view chemical demos involving combustion and liquid nitrogen.
Location: Mark Jefferson 107
Intro to Bearings Expand dropdownBrought to you by: NSK
Summary: Come learn about bearings in 4 activites: build your own bearing; build your own fidget spinner: stand and spin and then a VR activity with 3 games options related to bearings.
Location: Sill Hall 104
Code Your Own Adventure Expand dropdownBrought to you by: National Society of Black Engineers
Summary: Students will be introducted to the fundamentals of programming using Scratch, a visual coding platform. Through hands-on activities, they will learn key coding concepts such as loops, conditionals, and events while creating their own interactive game or animation.
Location: Sill Hall 113
Cyber Queens Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Women in Cybersecurity
Summary: Students will become Cyber Heroes by playing Google's Interland, a fun, interactive game that teaches internet safety and digital citizenship. Through hands-on challenges, they'll learn how to spot scams, create strong passwords, protect personal information, and promote kindness online.
Location: Sill Hall 107
Air Powered Car Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Society of Women Engineers
Summary: The session will have participants building their own air powered car, and then racing the cars to see whose car goes the farthest.
Location: Sill Hall 204
Emoji Chatbots: Coding with Feeling! Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Women in Computer Science
Summary: Get ready to bring your imagination - and your favorite emojis - to life! In this fun, beginner-friendly coding session, you'll learn how to create your very own chatbot that responds with emojis based on what you type. Using a simple programming language called Python, you'll discover how computers understand instructions, make decisions, and interact with users. No experience needed - just curiosity and creativity! And if you finish early, we've got extra challenges to level up your bot's personality. 🐱🍕🦄💬
Location: Pray-Harrold 520
Virtual Reality & Interior Design - AM ONLY Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Interior Design
Summary: Two activities that will involve a Floor Plan Drawing and Color Flat Lay Excercise. The floor plan will begin with a scaled floor plan of a space, representing hte layout from above, showing the arrangement of walls,doors, windows, and fixed furniture. You will then have an opportunity to explore various finishes to apply to your home design.
Location: Roosevelt 209/Roosevelt 211
Building Block by Block Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Constructors
Summary: Student will build structures with large scale wooden blocks.
Location: Sill Hall TBD
Astronomy & Astrology Expand dropdownBrought to you by: EMU Astronomy Club
Summary: During this breakout session, students will learn the difference between Astronomy and Astrology, alongside seeing the planetarium and learning about the different constellations that make up the Zodiac constellations. If weather permitting, we will plan to go outside and take a tour of the Sherzer observatory and do solar observing.
Location: Sherzer 402, 404/Mark Jefferson 402