'Girl Day At UT-Austin' Promotes More Women In Engineering Ranks

AUSTIN, TEXAS — University officials are poised to stage the 18th annual Girl Day at UT-Austin next week, a daylong event filled with activities designed to spark creativity, inspire career goals and illustrate the ways that engineers and scientists can change the world.

The event is expected to draw more than 12,000 children, parents and educators from across the state keen on increasing the ranks of women engineers. Scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the event will be staged at the Cockrell School of Engineering complex at UT-Austin. It's free and open to the public.

Notable event highlights include: “Egg Drop Challenge” throughout the day at the entrance to the Engineering Education and Research Center (EER). “LEGO Structure Architectural Engineering Design” throughout the day on the plaza of Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall (ECJ). “Fun with Chemistry” demonstration with shows at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

More information on activities, demonstrations and shows can be found at girlday.utexas.edu.

Girl Day By the Numbers:

8,000 — Kindergarten through eighth-grade students expected to register for Girl Day 2019.

150 — Activities throughout the day.

9,000 — Gumdrops to create geodesic gumdrop dome structures.

1,500 — Toy animals to save by constructing parachutes.

2,500 — Ounces of petroleum jelly to manufacture lip gloss.

ABOUT GIRL DAY AT UT-AUSTIN

With more than 1,400 volunteers from UT Austin, nonprofit organizations and local businesses,

Girl Day has become the largest event of its kind in the U.S. Elementary and middle school

students will engage in 150 activities and hands-on educational experiences, from designing a

balloon-powered car to watching physics and chemistry in action. Girl Day at UT Austin includes

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an international event celebrated during Engineers Week

each year, and the Girl Day STEM Festival.

Girl Day at UT Austin is presented by BAE Systems, BASF Corporation, Halliburton and Texas Instruments.

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