2015 marks Tech Trek’s 17th year and its second year as a nationwide program.

Tech Trek is an annual, weeklong camp for seventh-grade girls that focuses on fostering their interests in science, technology, engineering, and math. The camps are held on college campuses across the United States and are organized and run by AAUW members. Every year, participating middle school science and math teachers nominate students they believe would benefit from this program. It is the job of a branch panel to interview and select campers to send to these camps.

This year, the AAUW Sacramento Branch will select six campers from two middle schools to attend the UC Davis Tech Trek Camp. The camp will be held July 5-11 and will host 88 campers from 19 AAUW branches. Campers will get to choose from core courses in genetics, engineering, anatomy/physiology, and architecture. The camp will also offer a core course in app development for the first time.

Co-Directors this year are Susan Wheeler (CHAR) and Dawna Hunter (Mariposa). They are working with an energetic team that has already recruited eight dorm moms and are on their way to conducting Junior Counselor/Senior Counselor interviews. Susan and Dawna are currently looking for publicity voluand welcome any members to participate. To get in touch with Susan regarding publicity for Tech Trek UC Davis, you can reach her at (916) 222-9299 or swheeler_1@yahoo.com.

As for our own Branch camper selections, volunteers are needed for the interview process, which is tentatively set for Saturday, March 28th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., location TBD. If you are interested in being a part of the interview process, or in getting involved in Tech Trek, please contact Izzy Brookshire at (916) 995-0046 or izztherower@comcast.net. For more information on Tech Trek, including its history and success stories, you can visit aauw-techtrek.org.