Contact

Molly Riordan 
Center for Extended & Lifelong Learning at Salisbury University 
410-543-6090 
cell@salisbury.edu 

More Details:

The cost of the program includes an all-you-can eat lunch in the SU Commons dining hall. A box lunch is provided on day trips. Pre- and Post-Academy supervision is available at the campus' University House, located at 1116 Camden Ave. Drop-off between 7:30-9 am. Pick-up between 4-5:30.
 

Sample Daily Schedule:

7:30-9 : Drop-off begins
9:00 : Morning check-in
9:15 : Technology hands-on experience in computer lab
12 noon : Lunch
1:00 : On-campus tour of technology in action
           (example:  media lab)
2:00 : Experiential leadership activity
3:30 : Group discuss of day's learning
4:00 : Adjourn
5:30 : Pick-up Ends

 

Girls Innovation Academy at SU

A three-week Summer learning experience for middle school girls focusing on:

  • Leadership & Communication
  • Innovation & Technology
  • Sustainability & Civic Engagement

Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm
June 19-23
July 17-21
August 14-18

Girls attend all three weeks of the Academy at Salisbury University, an award winning "green" campus.

Cost is $165 per week for three weeks, total of $495. It is important that girls attend all three weeks of the program.

Higlights:

GIA @SU is designed and led by Dr. Chrys Egan, SU Associate Professor and internationally known expert on leadership, communication and civic engagement.

The girls explore the many sustainabilty initiatives of SU and their relationship to problem solving.

Each week, the group travels to off-campus sites to learn about technology in action - including NASA and high-tech businesses.

The girls work on a sustainability project over the summer, utilizing their newly developed leadership and computer skills. The culmination is a lunch-time presentation on capus and a poster session at 3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury on August 18.

Please consider donating to assist local girls in attending the program!

If you are passionate about furthuring leadership, opportunity and technology for our local girls please consider a donation! You can sponsor one girl for one week for $165, or for an entire week for $495. Donate online now or contact Mary Angela Baker at mbaker@salisbury.edu to learn more. Your donation is tax-deductible.