ExxonMobil Employees Spark Girls’ Interest in Engineering
25 Février 2016 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
- Introduce a Girl to Engineering program
inspires students to “Be an Engineer”
- Employees lead interactive experiments
and engage with more than 2,000 students at company facilities
around the country
- Associated with Girl Day, an initiative
designed to show the collaborative and life-changing work of
engineers
ExxonMobil is inspiring girls to consider careers in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) through its 13th annual
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day program. This year’s program is
a component of the company’s broader “Be an Engineer” initiative
and will engage more than 2,000 middle-school girls around the
country.
“Many girls may not realize that engineering is an exciting and
rewarding career option,” said Ben Soraci, ExxonMobil’s general
manager of public and government affairs. “ExxonMobil’s Introduce a
Girl to Engineering program is designed to showcase the breadth and
diversity of engineering careers and inspire girls to be innovators
of the future.”
This week and over the course of the next several months,
students at 11 ExxonMobil and XTO Energy sites around the country
will participate in a variety of hands-on activities designed to
ignite curiosity in STEM careers. Activities include demonstrating
the energy industry’s use of 3D imaging technology to search for
oil and natural gas, water purification experiments, and exploring
the science and chemistry behind everyday consumer products.
ExxonMobil employees will guide students through the activities,
helping to sharpen their STEM skills. Since the program’s inception
more than a decade ago, 11,000 students have participated in
activities conducted at company facilities or as part of classroom
demonstrations.
ExxonMobil launched its “Be an Engineer” program in 2014 to
highlight real-life engineers behind some of the world’s greatest
technical achievements and to encourage students to choose related
careers. The campaign has won several awards, including the 2014
Ragan PR Daily CSR award for cause marketing, and has generated
more than 17 million online engagements.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering, one of ExxonMobil’s many
initiatives to attract more young people to STEM careers,
particularly girls and underrepresented minorities, is being
conducted in concert with Girl Day, an initiative founded by
DiscoverE designed to demonstrate the collaborative and
life-changing work of engineers. While employment overall is
expected to grow just shy of 10 percent by 2018, STEM-related jobs
are predicted to grow by 17 percent. Programs that encourage
interest in STEM fields are crucial in meeting the needs of the
STEM sector as it continues to expand, as well as providing young
people with meaningful and well-paying jobs.
About ExxonMobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the largest publicly
traded international oil and gas company, uses technology and
innovation to help meet the world’s growing energy needs.
ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of resources, is the
largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products and its chemical
company is one of the largest in the world. ExxonMobil engages in a
range of philanthropic activities that advance education, with a
focus on math and science in the U.S., promote women as catalysts
for development, and combat malaria. In 2014, together with its
employees and retirees, ExxonMobil, its divisions and affiliates,
and the ExxonMobil Foundation provided $279 million in
contributions worldwide. Additional information on ExxonMobil’s
community partnerships and contribution programs is available at
www.exxonmobil.com/community.
About DiscoverE
DiscoverE, formerly National Engineers Week, was founded in 1951
by the National Society of Professional Engineers and is dedicated
to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering
workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in
engineering and technology careers among young students and by
promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. DiscoverE also
raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers'
contributions to society and is among the oldest of America's
professional outreach efforts. For more information please visit
www.discovere.org.
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