12th Annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)
STEM Conference & Career Fair For Girls in Grades 5-10
Event takes place at Hartnell College Main Campus: 411 Central Ave. Salinas, CA 93901
*This is a parent/guardian drop-off/pick-up event. All participants are chaperoned throughout the day.
REGISTRATION OPENS November 13, 2024 at 8:00am
***Register early, this event fills fast!***
Registration Instructions
STEP 1
Read through the Workshop Descriptions and rank your top 10 in order of preference. This year we have 15 unique workshops offered by many different workshop leaders including CSUMB, Moss Landing Marine Labs, UCSC, Hartnell College, MEarth, NPS, Save the Whales, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, Western Flyer Foundation and Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
STEP 2
Register for the event (you will be required to rank workshop selections). Registration closes on Nov 27th at 8:00am (or when event is full).
**Those registering from school sites or using school Wi-Fi may need to work with their IT departments on Wi-Fi security protocols, or use an alternate Wi-Fi source to connect to the registration form.**
STEP 3
Check your email for your registration confirmation! You will receive more details by email prior to the event (maps, registration information, etc).
STEP 4
Arrive at Hartnell College Main Campus, Building C between 8:15am - 9:00am on December 7, 2024 to check-in and receive workshop information.
STEP 5
Pick up at 3:00pm. There is NO aftercare for participants after 3:00pm.
We hope to see you there!!
Special Thanks to:
Chevron Aces for Access FOR THEIR GENEROUS GRANT WHICH MAKES THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER AMAZING SPONSORS.
Event Sponsors
Chevron Eagles for Education
Monterey Peninsula Foundation
Harden Foundation
Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation
Hartnell College
Monterey Peninsula Volunteer Services
Thank you also to all of the educators, teachers, parents, and family members who volunteer their time to support this event and our local youth! We could not do it without you!
Our Current & Previous Workshop & Career Fair Presenters:
99s International Organization of Women Pilots
APWA
Bayer
Cal-Am Water
Chevron
Central Coast Mobile Fab Lab
CSUMB
Digital NEST
Elkhorn Slough Reserve
Enza Zaden
Hartnell Astronomy Department
Hartnell MESA Program
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS
MEarth
MBNMS
Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
MPC
Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division - (OmniGlobe)
NPS CRUSER
PG Museum of Natural History
Save the Whales
SPCA Monterey
SIMA Club
USDA
UCSC
UCSC-WiSE
Ventana Wildlife Society
Western Flyer Foundation
Whitson Engineers
And many more!!
2024 Schedule
Time | Activity | Location |
---|---|---|
8:15am – 9:00am | Registration/Check-in | Building C |
9:00am – 9:55am | Opening & Keynote | Steinbeck Hall |
9:55am – 10:00am | transition period - head to workshops | - |
10:00am – 11:15am | Workshop 1 | Workshop 1 Room |
11:15– 11:30am | 15 minute transition time to go to the bathroom, clean up, etc. | |
11:30am – 12:40pm | Lunch & Career Fair | Building C Commons Area |
12:45pm - 1:00pm | Transition to Workshop 2 | |
1:00pm – 2:15pm | Workshop 2 | Workshop 2 Room |
2:15pm – 2:25pm | complete evaluations | Workshop 2 |
2:35pm - 3:00pm | Closing & Raffle Announcements | Steinbeck Hall |