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#UTGirlDay #UTGirlDay
"UT Girl Day was a great opportunity for
the W.E.L.E.A.D. team in Texas to partner
with our customer, JE Dunn’s Moment
Connection. We educated elementary,
middle, and high schoolers about careers
he 19th annual Girl Day 2020 was held Feb. 22 in construction. There is nothing as
at the University of Texas at Austin. Hosted by
ROSENDIN PROVIDES HANDS-ON ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCE the University’s Women in Engineering Program inspiring as seeing a child’s face light up
at the Cockrell School of Engineering, the event aims when the lamps they wired turned on!"
to spark creativity and inspire future careers in STEM
fields. The free, day-long event gave more than 12,000 - Jolsna Thomas, BD Manager (Texas)
elementary and middle school students a friendly
environment to explore dozens of science, technology, Attendees also had a chance to speak with Rosendin
engineering and math activities. employees about women in construction and career
opportunities, ranging from installing conduit to
Rosendin Electric and JE Dunn volunteers gave students computer modeling and virtual reality.
a hands-on learning opportunity in electrical work.
Together, the firms hosted a Ready to Light Up the World Students used an app to navigate dozens of learning
– DIY Lamp Creation activity to teach students basic activities offered by more than 170 companies, research
electrical skills on wiring a lamp safely. Students learned centers, community organizations and student groups on
how to assemble plumbing supplies, strip wire and create the college campus.
custom table lamps to take home using kits donated by
Lonestar Electric Supply, MTech and Elliot Electric.
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