Career Trek – STEM Adventure

CAREER TREK

The Butte County Branches of AAUW, working collaboratively with Butte College, put on an annual career day for 8th grade girls.

CAREER TREK IS A FULL-DAY PROGRAM WITH SEVERAL IMPORTANT GOALS:

 

  • —Introducing girls to careers in science, engineering, mathematics and technology
  • —Providing the opportunity to interact with professional women in those fields
  • —Encouraging girls to take courses in high school that will enable them to attend college and be prepared to pursue careers they find of interest
  • —Visiting a college campus and visualizing themselves as college students
  • —Learning about the availability of financial aid
  • —Including parents in the program to help them become effective advocates for their daughters

 

The welcoming address given by Butte College President Perry.
Girls Studying Bones.

Pharmacy Workshop.