College GLAMs up for manufacturing careers
The Girls Learning About Manufacturing (GLAM) event, an annual program held at Columbia Basin College, near Kennewick, was held this week, seeking to tackle the male dominance of the engineering and manufacture sector.
The yearly program introduces female high school students to the possibility of careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. The theme for the fifth annual event, which took place on October 14, was toys. Over the course of the day, the participating students worked on creating toys for specific demographics or identified tasks.
About 150 girls signed up for the program. The students were divided into teams and each team worked with a mentor from the manufacturing or engineering field. Organizers for the event had used brochure printers to create a registration form that each girl needed to complete before she could participate.
One of the mentors, Cherrie Gant, of Sandvik Special Metals, told KVEW TV that she hoped to see more women going into engineering and related fields. She said:
Toys created by the teams included one designed to keep a horse engaged while confined to a stable for a day. Another toy was created to help autistic children express their feelings.
The completed toys were on display at the TRAC Center in Pasco the next day.
The yearly program introduces female high school students to the possibility of careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. The theme for the fifth annual event, which took place on October 14, was toys. Over the course of the day, the participating students worked on creating toys for specific demographics or identified tasks.
About 150 girls signed up for the program. The students were divided into teams and each team worked with a mentor from the manufacturing or engineering field. Organizers for the event had used brochure printers to create a registration form that each girl needed to complete before she could participate.
One of the mentors, Cherrie Gant, of Sandvik Special Metals, told KVEW TV that she hoped to see more women going into engineering and related fields. She said:
"Very few females are applying for the job, so it's exciting to come out here and be able to encourage the girls to get into the different industries.
Toys created by the teams included one designed to keep a horse engaged while confined to a stable for a day. Another toy was created to help autistic children express their feelings.
The completed toys were on display at the TRAC Center in Pasco the next day.