NEWSFLASH!

Where: 

University of California Riverside

Bourns College of Engineering

When:

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Check-in Begins at 12 pm

Engineering Building Unit-II Courtyard

(see campus map)

Event begins at 12:30 pm

Register Now : Pre-registration Required 

Deadline March. 21, 2008

This event has sold out and registration is now closed but we are still in need of volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please register through the volunteer link below.

Participants

Volunteers

Parking:

Parking on UCR Campus.

Follow event signs leading to parking area. 

No parking fee.

(see campus map)

To Bring with you on Event Day:

Student Permission Form

About Bourns Space Science and Engineering Day:

The society of women engineers at UC Riverside is hosting an entertaining hands-on space science community event for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the community. Girl Scouts will be able to earn an event patch and work towards a badge. This event is free to all participants and will take place on the North side of the UC Riverside campus. We invite the faculty and staff and UCR, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and students from the surrounding communities to take advantage of this opportunity. Elementary, Middle, and High School aged participants will enjoy a variety of events aimed at space science and engineering.

Fun, hands-on activity centers geared toward children ages 5 and up will teach them about the solar system. As our keynote speakers, Mr. Drew will talk about what it's like to be an astronaut and how he got where he is today. Dr. Heldmann will be speaking about women in science and engineering. Later in the afternoon participants will have a chance to meet astronaut, Mission Specialist Alvin Drew (more on Mr. Drew can be found here) as well as NASA Planetary Scientist Dr. Jennifer Heldmann (more info on Dr. Heldmann can be found here) at one of our scheduled meet and greet sessions. Activities will allow them to explore robotics, create their own unique star constellations in the planetarium, interact with the Mars rover, and much more. The Riverside Astronomical Society will have telescopes set up, give talks and offer hands-on activities. Participants will have the opportunity to meet real engineers from NASA JPL

This event is made possible through co-sponsors including the Bourns Co., NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Xerox, the Riverside Astronomical Society, UCR's Bourns College of Engineering, the Society of Women Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Note for Parents:

• This is a free event.
• Advanced registration required due to limited space.
• Participants are responsible for transportation.
• A permission form is required for all minors.

Disclaimer:

By entering the event premises on the day of the event, you consent to photography and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by UC Riverside and its affiliates and representatives.

Questions?  Contact SWE-UCR at:  ssed@engr.ucr.edu