Breakout Sessions
April 2023 Conference Breakout Sessions
Upcycling and Reengineering Fashion 101 Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Michigan University
Summary: Fashion Students will lead middle school girls on how to upcycle a t-shirt to be used in another way. Each middle school student will be given a t-shirt to redesign. They will be given a piece of paper and pencils to sketch their new design. After they sketch their new design, they will be given time to make their new item. Materials that will be provided are scissors, glue guns, embellishments like beads, ribbons, and other finishings.
Location: EMU Student Center
Interests: Entrepreneurism, Fashion, Design, Marketing
Virtual Reality in Interior Architecture & Interior Design Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Michigan University
Summary:
Students will have three hands-on activities:
- Use computer software-Sketchup-to build 3D model of a residential house
- Experience a Virtual Reality headset viewing our own design students' work
- Draft a house plan and choose interior finishes.
Location: Roosevelt Hall
Interests: Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Virtual Reality
Cosmetics Chemistry & Demos to Knock your socks off! Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Michigan University
Summary: Students will play the role of a cosmetics chemist at a major company by formulating and preparing their own scented lip balm and hand cream, free of dangerous chemicals They will be able to take their creations home. To end the session, some eye popping chemical demonstrations will be conducted. Students will prepare a scented lip balm and take it home. Students will prepare a scented hand cream and take it home.
Location: 213 Mark Jefferson Science Complex
Interests: Entrepreneurism, Chemical Engineering
Campus Tour Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Michigan University
Summary:
Would you like to see a college campus? EMU has so much to offer and great student spaces. Start off with a tour of a typical dorm room, then head to our newest building Sill Hall, followed by Strong Hall, the Science Complex, The REC IM, and Hallie Library.
Location: Student Center
Interests: College, Higher Education, EMU
Planes are a Girls Best Friend Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Eastern Michigan University
Summary:
Ready for an adventure! The sky’s the limit! Learn how professionals plan your favorite routes in the sky. From picking a destination, to the weather necessary to take to the sky, to taking off with blue skys ahead. Join the all female aviation team as we show you the behind the scenes of flight planning and the different opportunities for women in this field.
Location: Roosevelt Hall
Interests: Aviation Managment, Aviation Operations, and Pilot
Your Digital Tattoo: Cyber Safety and Security Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Washtenaw Area Council for Children
Summary: This workshop will discuss our online lives and ways to protect our information and ourselves. Participants will experience a choose-your-own-adventure online game and learn how a Digital Tattoo is formed. Topics include protecting our Online Privacy, Digital Reputation, Cyberbullying, Sexting, Online Predators, Cyber Crime Laws, and Online Security.
Location: EMU Library
Interests: Cybersecurity, Online Safety
a-MAZE-ing coding! Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Dynatrace
Summary: During this session you will make your way through a series of mazes using the help of your teammates, computers, coding skills, and a real life robot! We will be taking them through a series of 4 stations. Some of these stations will have the girls go through a physical maze and others will be on the computers using code!
Location: EMU Library
Interests: Cybersecurity, Coding
Kickstart your Product with Modeling and Pseudocode Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Ford Motor Company
Summary: Code is everywhere, learn how to recognize it, explore it's purpose, and debug your code through this workshop using Lego SPIKE Prime blocks.
Location: EMU Student Center
Interests: Coding, Cybersecurity
a-MAZE-ing coding! Expand dropdownBrought to you by: Women in Computer Science
During this session you will make your way through a series of mazes using the help of your team mates, computers, coding skills, and a real life robot! We will be taking them through a series of 4 stations. Some of these stations will have the girls go through a physical maze and others will be on the computers using code!
Location: EMU Library
Interests: Cyber Security, Coding, Problem Solving,
Dance Disaster Expand dropdownBrought to you by SWE
Are you ready to become an architect and engineer, all while rocking out to your favorite tunes? In this activity, you'll get to design and build a concert venue that can withstand the wildest crowds and the loudest music, all while staying within a strict budget. Think about the materials you'll need to use, the shape of your building, and how you'll make sure it can support the weight of all those cheering fans. You'll get to test your creation by turning up the volume and seeing if it can handle the beat! Not only will you get to show off your creative side, but you'll also learn about the science and engineering behind building strong structures. So grab your hard hat and get ready to rock!
Location: Student Center
Interest: Engineering, Problem Solving, Competition