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Women in STEM
Who?
Middle and high school girls.
Students will be placed in groups with their peers by age.
What?
Enjoy hands-on activities in CIS/cybersecurity, engineering, and software development labs.
Cybersecurity
In this session you will:
- Do a forensic challenge in which you will investigate a USB drive for codes to break into a bank (premise: you've been hired as an ethical hacker to test a company's security)
- Decipher coded messages.
- Engage in Code Combat (practice coding via a game).
Instructor: Kristin Rudy, WCC CIS/cybersecurity faculty
Engineering
Explore the exciting and diverse world of engineering through interactive activities led by WCC engineering students and faculty. This hands-on experience will spark curiosity and encourage real-world problem-solving, design, and innovation with real engineering tools, including Computer-Aided Design (CAD), laser cutting, 3D printing, and robots.
Instructor: Chloe Boland , WCC engineering adjunct faculty
Software development
Ever wonder how technology works? How your favorite social media, games, and other apps are made? It all starts with code! In this session, we'll dive into software engineering by playing games, exploring our creative side, trying out coding, and discussing the use of artificial intelligence.
Instructor: Katie Davis, WCC computer science adjunct faculty
When?
Check back later for the 2027 date.
How much?
Free to participants!
This workshop is made available with funds from Carl D. Perkins Non-Traditional and Aerospace 1000 FTES grants.
How?
Registration will open in fall 2026.
Where?
In Whatcom Community College's state-of-the-art labs.
Whatcom Community College
Baker Hall
233 W. Kellogg Rd.
Bellingham, WA 98226
Questions?
Email tnewbold@whatcom.edu or call 360.383.3234.