December 02, 2013
ANGOLA, Ind. – Area children correctly calculated an evening of fun when they attended the Math Kids' Night at Trine University.
For the third year, the Trine Math Club hosted the free event designed to pique interest in mathematics, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field.
Trine Math Club members and Trine student volunteers led 115 students in making slime and playing games on Friday, Nov. 15. Prizes provided by area sponsors were given and children were treated to pizza.
Donations were also accepted for Big Brothers Big Sisters and the math club collected approximately $135.
Trine University’s Brooks College of Health Professions will host a special event highlighting careers and education in occupational therapy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Trine University student Julia Benham participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) this summer, gaining hands-on research experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Trine University student Claire Schmaltz spent her summer applying her environmental science and biology studies as an ecological crew member with Battelle Energy Alliance at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho.