Bryn Mawr held its first “STEM Intensive” earlier this month during spring break.
The four-day program focuses on non-research careers in science and is designed to appeal to a broad range of students who wish to explore careers that combine their love of science with their other interests.
This semester’s program focused on public health, environmental studies, and the intersection between the two.
Twenty one students participated in the Intensive and highlights included a trip to meet with the people behind Greensgrow, a visit with the Penn MPH program, and an alumnae panel.
The panel featured Julie Zaebst ‘03, Mary Miller ‘14, Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Social Work Amy Stein, Shadia Bel Hamdounia ‘06, and Zunera Mirza ‘05.
“I feel like so many doors have opened and that I have a better idea about what I can do after Bryn Mawr,” wrote one of the participants in their evaluation of the Intensive.
Future STEM Intensives will look at STEM and innovation in the private sector, and STEM and the arts.
The program is funded through a $300,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation.
In addition to the STEM Intensive, LILAC continues to hold its Finance Intensives. Information about upcoming Intensives will be sent to students next fall. Students with questions about Intensives should contact Ella Braden for STEM Intensives and Jess Hollinger regarding the Finance Intensive.