Dates for Expanding Your Horizons and Math & Sciences Expo Announced

Brunswick, GA – The College of Coastal Georgia will host two programs on campus during the 2015-2016 academic year for participating regional schools aimed at encouraging students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and math. Expanding Your Horizons (EYH), a collaboration between the College and the Glynn County School System for girls in grades 5-8, will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015. The fourth annual Math & Sciences Expo, which includes Academic Bowl competitions and interactive workshops in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the health sciences for middle and high school students from Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh and Wayne counties, will be held Friday, February 26, 2016.

Pinova is the community partner and corporate sponsor for both programs.

Registration for the EYH one-day conference is limited to 250 girls who will be participating in two activities from a selection of hands-on programs.

The 4th annual Math & Sciences Expo held in February 2015 brought 295 students from six middle schools and four high schools to campus, including 17 middle school and 16 high school academic bowl teams.

For more information about these science and math outreach programs at the College, contact Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor of Chemistry, at 912.279.5931 or awallace@ccga.edu or Maureen Wagner, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department Coordinator, at mwagner@ccga.edu or 912.279.5876.

College of Coastal Georgia
John Cornell
O: 912.279.5703
C: 912.223.9997
jcornell@ccga.edu