WSU Vancouver Engineering and Science Institute Offers Workshops to Youth

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Washington State University Vancouver and Girl Scouts – Columbia River Council will offer a series of six engineering workshops exclusively for girls ages 12-17 to help them gain more experience with engineering concepts.

Fall workshop dates are Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11, and spring dates are Jan. 15, Feb. 19 and March 5. All sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Engineering and Life Sciences Building at WSU Vancouver.

Workshops are $15 each or $60 for the entire series. Registration forms are available online at www.girlscoutscrc.org/forms. Fax completed forms to (503) 598-6556 or mail to P.O. Box 2427, Lake Oswego, OR  97035. Space is limited to 25 girls per workshop and will be fill on a first-come first-serve basis until each class is full. Participation in workshops is free to girls who this year completed “Fairplay: Design & Discovery” or “Fairplay: Engineering & Exploration.” 

The series, taught by WSU Vancouver engineering faculty and graduate students, provides an opportunity for girls to get hands-on experience with advanced engineering concepts, including materials engineering, computer assisted drawing, rapid prototyping, manufacturing, nanotechnology and computer science and artificial intelligence.

The workshop series is the result of a partnership with the WSU Vancouver Engineering and Science Institute.

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. The university offers 15 bachelor’s and eight master’s degrees in more than 35 fields of study. For more information, visit www.vancouver.wsu.edu.