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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>It is time for the annual MAES Science Extravaganza! Please help us to support this great outreach event that will serve 300 high school students.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>When?</b> October 26th, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>Where?</b> Engineering building/UC/TBH <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>What?</b> Science Extravaganza is MAES’s biggest outreach event! This year there will be students from Davis H.S, Booker T. HS, Reagan HS, Yes Prep and Austin HS. We will have workshops with the help of various engineering/ science organizations and we will show these high school students how amazing it is to pursue a STEM career! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>Time?</b> 6:30am-3:00pm Why? Because these students need direction and they need to get enthusiasm for pursuing a higher education in STEM! AND it will be a fun, social event that you can put in your RESUME! :-)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The event will be broken up into sections and you can volunteer for different time slots or for all if you want!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sign up at <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dHAyR0YxU2tETGYwbHViMjkwQVVBd0E6MQ#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dHAyR0YxU2tETGYwbHViMjkwQVVBd0E6MQ#gid=0</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>***********************************************************************</span> <br><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Katherine S. Zerda, Ph.D., MBA</span></i></b> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director, Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES)</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cullen College of Engineering</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E316 Engineering Building 2</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Houston</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Houston, TX 77204-4010</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 713-743-4224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>************************************************************************</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>