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Thanks for your interest in STEM Girl Day at UT Austin. Below is the STEM Girl Day Media Advisory. Additional information (logo usage guidelines, social media information, templates, etc.) is available in the STEM Girl Day Media Kit for STEM Girl Day Partners and Public Relations Officers. Follow STEM Girl Day activities on social media via @UTWiSTEM #UTGirlDay #GirlDay2024.

2024 Girl Day Media Advisory

(Updated: 11-1-23)

UT Austin Hosts STEM Girl Day

Thousands of K-12 Students to Attend Annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin

What: Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at The University of Texas at Austin will host more than 9,000 children from cities across the state and beyond at the 23rd annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin.

When: 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2024 

Where: UT Austin Main Campus. Follow the online discussion: #UTGirlDay

Who may attend: Students, families and educators. Media are invited. Participant registration is open December 1, 2023, through the event date.

Background: STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2024 will be hosted in-person and on campus, offering an array of activities that spark creativity, inspire future STEM field careers and show how engineers and scientists can change the world. Elementary and middle school students will engage in activities and hands-on educational experiences, from designing a balloon-powered car to watching physics and chemistry in action. The event includes the celebration of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an international event celebrated during Engineers Week each year.

With volunteers from over 150 UT Austin research groups and student organizations, community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, universities and schools, companies, and regional businesses, STEM Girl Day at UT Austin has become the largest event of its kind in the United States. Girl Day at UT Austin is presented by Halliburton and Hologic.

Girl Day by the numbers:

  • 9,000 students (K-8th grades) expected to register for STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2024
  • 150 STEM activities and demonstrations
  • 1,500 STEM role models and volunteers

WiSTEM is a university-wide outreach, recruiting and retention program for precollege and undergraduate students in STEM fields.

For more information, contact: Tricia Berry, executive director, Women in STEM, 512-963-3366, triciaberry@utexas.edu; Jessica Sinn, communications coordinator, Division of Campus and Community Engagement, sinnjessica@austin.utexas.edu, 512-350-4291.

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Thanks for your interest in STEM Girl Day at UT Austin. Below is the STEM Girl Day Media Advisory. Additional information (logo usage guidelines, social media information, templates, etc.) is available in the STEM Girl Day Media Kit for STEM Girl Day Partners and Public Relations Officers. Follow STEM Girl Day activities on social media via @UTWiSTEM #UTGirlDay #GirlDay2024.

2024 Girl Day Media Advisory

(Updated: 11-1-23)

UT Austin Hosts STEM Girl Day

Thousands of K-12 Students to Attend Annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin

What: Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at The University of Texas at Austin will host more than 9,000 children from cities across the state and beyond at the 23rd annual STEM Girl Day at UT Austin.

When: 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2024 

Where: UT Austin Main Campus. Follow the online discussion: #UTGirlDay

Who may attend: Students, families and educators. Media are invited. Participant registration is open December 1, 2023, through the event date.

Background: STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2024 will be hosted in-person and on campus, offering an array of activities that spark creativity, inspire future STEM field careers and show how engineers and scientists can change the world. Elementary and middle school students will engage in activities and hands-on educational experiences, from designing a balloon-powered car to watching physics and chemistry in action. The event includes the celebration of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an international event celebrated during Engineers Week each year.

With volunteers from over 150 UT Austin research groups and student organizations, community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, universities and schools, companies, and regional businesses, STEM Girl Day at UT Austin has become the largest event of its kind in the United States. Girl Day at UT Austin is presented by Halliburton and Hologic.

Girl Day by the numbers:

  • 9,000 students (K-8th grades) expected to register for STEM Girl Day at UT Austin 2024
  • 150 STEM activities and demonstrations
  • 1,500 STEM role models and volunteers

WiSTEM is a university-wide outreach, recruiting and retention program for precollege and undergraduate students in STEM fields.

For more information, contact: Tricia Berry, executive director, Women in STEM, 512-963-3366, triciaberry@utexas.edu; Jessica Sinn, communications coordinator, Division of Campus and Community Engagement, sinnjessica@austin.utexas.edu, 512-350-4291.