Published February 20, 2025
By : Staff Writer
Women of Wisdom Tri-Cities, an organization supporting communities in Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland in Washington state, is hosting an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day event at a local library on Thursday, February 20.
This event encourages volunteers, educators, and engineers to inspire the next generation.
The event will showcase various community organizations in the Tri-Cities area and offer hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities focusing on engineering.
In related news, the University of Chicago Argonne National Laboratory has announced its 23rd annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
According to their webpage, Argonne has partnered with Women in Science and Technology to present this initiative, providing young female students a unique opportunity to discover and explore the engineering world and its numerous career possibilities.
This year's Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at Argonne National Laboratory will take place on February 20.
Participants will have the chance to enjoy motivational presentations by female engineers and connect with mentors who can guide them as they explore futures in engineering.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day takes place during Engineers Week (EWeek) and is organized by DiscoverE, which has been the leading organization behind this initiative since its establishment in 2001.
DiscoverE also sponsors Engineers Week (established in 1951), World Engineering Day (established in 2016), and the Future City Competition™ (established in 1993).
In the Future City initiative, middle school students roll up their sleeves to imagine, research, design, and create innovative future cities that tackle pressing sustainability challenges within their communities. The 2025 Future City Finals winners have been announced.
In first place is Salacia from Dowington Middle School in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia region).
Hot on their heels, second place is awarded to the creative team from Farnsworth Middle School in New York (Albany region).
The third-place honor goes to the innovative thinkers at Fulton Science Academy in Georgia.
Fourth place was earned by the talented group from Mesa Accelerated and Gifted Academy in Arizona. Finally, the enthusiastic team from St. Clair Jr. High School in Missouri is in fifth place.
It’s the first day of #EngineersWeek 2025! Join the NAE this #Eweek2025 for a celebration of outstanding #engineering to inspire, engage and empower the next generation of engineers.
— National Academy of Engineering (@theNAEng) February 16, 2025
Stay connected with @theNAEng this #Eweek2025 here: https://t.co/OaxeE1t7GY pic.twitter.com/J3Pjv29uco
AGC, Mobile Section was excited to be a part of the first annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! A special Thank you to ASCE and Jen Eubanks with ALDOT for hosting this event! It is so important to inspire young girls and encourage them to explore fields like engineering! pic.twitter.com/uRBX17ni9W
— Alabama AGC (@AlabamaAGC1) February 18, 2025
Introducir a una niña a la ingeniería, o Día de la Niña, es un momento en el que voluntarios, educadores y otras personas actúan como modelos a seguir, facilitan actividades de ingeniería y muestran a las niñas cómo los ingenieros cambian nuestro mundo. @MCPSEspanol #GirlDay2025 pic.twitter.com/RAbgIWv6u2
— MCDOT (@MCDOTNow) February 20, 2025
Celebrating the #BestOf2024...
— Argonne National Lab (@argonne) January 2, 2025
DYK that Argonne celebrated the 22nd anniversary of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) in 2024?
Inspiring 8th-grade girls with hands-on activities, lab tours, and role models in STEAM since 2002 - https://t.co/PvveEbM02V pic.twitter.com/KOn2R1tRRQ
#BotsIQ’s 4th annual Girls Exploring Engineering Day was our largest event yet! 170 girls from regional middle and high schools joined us at Commonwealth Charter Academy Cyber Charter School’s TechWorks to explore the world of engineering. pic.twitter.com/WvM7jUUedv
— BotsIQ (@BotsIQSWPA) February 19, 2025
Today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at McWane Science Center in Birmingham with @SWETalk! Lanna and Marie from AWI’s Education and Outreach Program are teaching local students about green infrastructure and surface tension while showcasing our own Women in Water! pic.twitter.com/wexWvAxJ7s
— Alabama Water Institute (@AlabamaWater) February 19, 2025
Due to another potential USD 259 weather closure, we made the decision to postpone our Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event originally scheduled for Thursday. We are in the process of rescheduling and will contact those involved as soon as we have more information. pic.twitter.com/H0IkU2Hc72
— WSU Engineering (@WSUEngineering) February 19, 2025
