The Lyceum of Monterey County

Expanding Your Horizons: Career Fair

Represent Yourself & Your Organization!

The Lyceum of Monterey is looking for females in STEM fields to serve as professional role models for girls in grades 5 to 10 at the Lyceum’s Expanding Your Horizons Career Fair! All professionals working in STEM fields are welcome to participate.

A researcher shares how she uses her STEM training with EYH participants.

EYH Workshops 🔬🧪🧫

Expanding Your Horizons is also a daylong STEM conference where girls attend hands-on, morning & afternoon workshops led by female professionals.

Interested in leading a workshop? Click here!

✅ Be the inspiration that encourages young women to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers!

✅ Motivate girls to become innovative and creative thinkers ready to meet 21st Century challenges!

✅ Share your passion and enthusiasm for the important work you do with middle and high school girls!

📝 Career Fair Schedule

Staffing a table is free & lunch is on us!

  • 10:30am: Arrive for set up in exhibit hall

    We can provide table clothes, access to electrical outlets and other logistical support as needed!

  • 11:15am-1:00pm: Girls walk around & visit tables during their lunch break

  • 1:00pm: Break down tables & clean up

Sample Table Activities

  • 👩🏾‍🔬 Most Popular Pick! Engage in enthusiastic conversations with girls about STEM jobs

  • 🙋🏽‍♀️ Offer simple trivia games related to your field as a way for girls to learn more

  • 📸 Make a “photo booth” with props from your field for girls to interact with & take pictures

  • 🖋 Give away items like pens, brochures, etc.

Recent Career Fair Partners

  • California American Water

  • Central Coast Fab Lab

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  • Elkhorn Slough

  • Enza Zaden

  • Hartnell Astronomy Department

  • Hartnell MESA Program

  • Math & Origami

  • MIIS MetaLab

  • Monterey County Sheriff's Coroner's Office

  • Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy (MIRA)

  • Monterey Salinas Transit (MST)

  • NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy

  • Renewed Mobility Physical Therapy

  • Sanchez Lab Science—UCSC Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

  • Seeds4STEM

  • SPCA

  • Transportation Agency for Monterey County and WTS San Francisco chapter.

  • Ventana Wilderness Alliance

  • Ventana Wildlife Society

  • Whitson Engineers