200 young women from Hudson County middle and high schools
will be in attendance at the daylong event on March 23
March 21, 2017, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will host the “Girls in Technology†Symposium on Thursday, March 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the College’s Culinary Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City. 200 young women from Hudson County middle and high schools will participate.
Now in its fourth year, the HCCC “Girls in Technology†symposium provides the young women attending with opportunities to learn about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) studies and careers from educators and individuals actually working in STEM, and STEM-related, careers.
The event will begin with breakfast, followed by a welcome from HCCC President Glen Gabert, Ph.D. and an overview of the day’s activities from the HCCC Dean of the Division of Non-Traditional Programs, Ana Chapman-McCausland.
North Bergen High School junior Isabel Carvajal will then deliver her winning essay titled, “The Beauty of Technology.†Continue reading Hudson County Community College to Hold Its Fourth Annual ‘Girls in Technology’ Symposium