Clark School Press Release Story

STEM Expo Attracts More Than 800 Attendees

Area Students to Experience Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Fun at the Clark School

MEDIA ADVISORY  March 2, 2011

CONTACT:
Trinette Young
301-405-3881
tyoung1@umd.edu

**MEDIA: please call ahead if you plan to attend.**

WHAT: The STEM Expo is designed to introduce minorities, primarily African American and Latino students within the Prince George's County community and surrounding areas, to careers and educational opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The event will make students aware of the importance of STEM education and its relationship to the success of the future workforce. The Spring STEM Expo will offer hands-on workshops and seminars geared towards STEM fields. Hands-on activities include creating sumo-wrestling LEGO robots, building towers out of food and researching an environmental health issue using crime scene investigation techniques.

WHO: 800 guests are expected. Students from grades 3-12 will be taking part in the activities. Speakers at the opening program will include Rosemary Parker, director, A. James Clark School of Engineering Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering; and Vicky Evans-McCrarey, president, Mitchellville-Bowie Section, National Council of Negro Women.

Other participants include Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker; Sen. JoAnne Benson, (D-District 24), Prince George's County; Barbara L. Shaw, chair, National Council of Negro Women; and Darryll J. Pines, dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering.

The keynote address will be given by U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.).

WHEN: Saturday, March 5, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: The opening program will be held in the Colony Ballroom at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Hands on workshops and seminars will be held in 1131 Glenn Martin Hall and various locations throughout campus from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

More Information: http://www.cmse.umd.edu/k12/spring-stem-expo.html

About the A. James Clark School of Engineering

The Clark School of Engineering, situated on the rolling, 1,500-acre University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md., is one of the premier engineering schools in the U.S., with graduate and undergraduate education programs ranked in or near the Top 20. In 2012, the Clark School was ranked 14th in the world by the Institute of Higher Education and Center for World-Class Universities in its Academic Ranking of World Universities. Three faculty members affiliated with the Clark School were inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2010.

The school, which offers 13 graduate programs and 12 undergraduate programs, including degree and certification programs tailored for working professionals, is home to one of the most vibrant research programs in the country. The Clark School garnered research awards of $171 million last year. With emphasis in key areas such as energy, nanotechnology and materials, bioengineering, robotics, communications and networking, life cycle and reliability engineering, project management, intelligent transportation systems and aerospace, the Clark School is leading the way toward the next generations of engineering advances.