UofL's Digital Media Camp aims to encourage middle-school girls to embrace STEM fields.
UofL's Digital Media Camp aims to encourage middle-school girls to embrace STEM fields.

Twenty middle-school girls learned how to design their own entertainment through digital technology during a recent two-week summer day camp at the University of Louisville. 

 

The Digital Media Academy’s objective is to interest the rising 6th graders in STEM fields while also empowering the campers. 

“Our goal with them at the beginning of camp is always building confidence,” said Michelle Day, a UofL grad student, adding that middle school is typically when girls start being “pushed away” from STEM fields.  

This was the third year for the academy. More information is available here: 

 

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Mark Hebert
Following a 28-year career as a radio and television reporter, Mark Hebert joined the University of Louisville as the Director of Media Relations in 2009, serving as the main spokesperson. In 2015, Mark was named Director of Programming and Production. He’s now producing and hosting a radio show about “all things UofL”, overseeing the university’s video and TV productions and promoting UofL’s research operation. Mark is best known for his 22 years as the political and investigative reporter for WHAS-TV in Louisville where he won numerous awards for breaking stories, exposing corruption and objectively covering Kentucky politics. In 2014, Mark was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.