In previous years we have received anywhere from 60-90 applications form high school girls wanting to participate, and we have been able to have major impacts on the lives of young women through the program. Data collected from pre- and post-event evaluations of the 2011 Bits and Bytes program participants show the program’s impact:
enthusiasm
for the field of engineering or IT = 82% before, 100% after.
knowledge
about opportunities available in IT or engineering = 24% before, 88% after.
confidence about entering an engineering or IT career = 71% before, 94%
after.
knowledge of support for women in engineering or IT = 30% before,
88% after.
confidence about fitting into the college environment = 70% before, 100% after.
Here is a quote from one of the B&B 2011 participants: "The competition...made me more confident about aspects of the Engineering field and my future potential. This program also made me able to visualize myself as an actual college student, still the UMBC students were approachable and ‘real’ with us.”
Residential Life Central Staff is coming to YOUR community to give candy on Halloween – Monday, October 31st - between 11:30-1PM! Get ready to see Residential Life across the decades. So watch out for costumes that represent several different decades arriving to your community around the lunch hour. Spook you then!
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