Girls of Promise - Jonesboro

On April 17, 2004, Arkansas State University’s Convocation Center was the venue for the first regional Girls of Promise. This conference was the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’ first attempt at expanding the level of participation in the conference experience by holding the event outside the Little Rock area. Made possible through a grant from the Horizon Institute of Technology, the conference was a resounding success. Forty-three girls attended the event, accompanied by thirteen teachers. Schools represented were Harrisburg, Farmington, Hoxie, Bald Knob, Fountain Lake/Hot Springs, Augusta, White County Central/Judsonia, Brookland, Black Rock, Blytheville, Lonoke, and Armorel. The program for the day was designed to offer the girls information and exposure to a range of career fields in the area of math, science, and technology. Speakers represented accounting, medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, physics/chemistry, wildlife biology, pathology, and entomology. College students from ASU provided participants with insight about the college experience, and the keynote speaker, Dr. Kathy Brittain White, gave the participants an outstanding motivational talk.

Girls of Promise - Magnolia

Southern Arkansas University served as a venue for the Girls of Promise Conference in Magnolia, Arkansas. The conference was held in the College of Business in order to show the benefits of majoring in the technology and science fields. Schools who participated in the conference were Magnolia, Blevins, Nevada, Strong, Horatio, Mount Holly, and Smackover junior high schools. Thirty-eight eighth graders along with their teachers and parents benefited from many respected women speakers. An outstanding speech was given by Dr. Kathy Brittain White to motivate the eighth grade girls. The students gained exposure to the subjects of agriculture, accounting, chemistry, medical and computer technology. For pictures of the Magnolia Girls of Promise program, click here.

Children's Business Technology Camp - College of Business at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

This program offers a range of students from Northeast Arkansas an opportunity to explore the role of technology in the world around them, to understand how technology can be applied in business and industry and to motivate them to pursue careers in the area of math, science and technology. Students in grades 6-8 are the primary focus for the three venues. The program focuses on, but is not limited to, low income, disadvantaged, minority students and through a hands on technology day camp, exposes them to an educational experience that will promote their desire to continue on to higher education. Students are exposed to the basic logic and knowledge required to expand a small idea into a fruitful career. For pictures of the Technology Camp program, click here.