Seventh grade girls from more than 26 schools participated in Pathways to Your Future: Exploring STEM Careers on Friday, May 8 at Penn State York. Here, students learn the chemistry behind cosmetics and create their own nail polish color.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009

Students enjoyed time at the Penn State York Bookstore during their visit to campus. The Pathways program, in its 13th year, is designed for seventh grade girls to encourage them to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009

Pathways participants tested their structural aptitude by building freestanding tower out of marshmallow and spaghetti during the Tasty Towers workshop. This was a record-breaking year for the program with 231 students, 30 teachers, and 15 parents participating. Participants attend workshops covering a wide range of topics from meteorology to the science of color in cosmetics, and the future of hand held computing.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009

Manel Wijesinha, associate professor of mathematics at Penn State York, works with students doing an inclined plane experiment during the Be a Modern Day Galileo workshop. The program also provides teachers with information to guide young women toward career opportunities in STEM fields.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009

Participants were "tied up in knots" as part of a workshop to explore mathematics through games and learning to transform shapes without connecting or disconnecting any points.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009

Learning more about handheld computers and their features was part of a workshop to introduce young women to the latest technology.

Photo Credit: Barbara Dennis

Year Taken: 2009