
The program, SWENext, will offer Deming youth an opportunity to become part of the Society of Women Engineers as a student through the age of 18 at no cost.
NMSU member Maria Carmona-Montalvo described SWENext as a program designed to show youth that careers in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – can help them transcend their surroundings.
Carmona-Montalvo said donations are needed to establish the outreach program in Deming, adding that any sized donation will make an immediate difference.
For example, she said a donation of $5 can help them purchase glue to show students how polymers are made, while $10 can help them restock supplies for SWENext experiments, $25 will allow them to increase the quality of experiments with their Deming student group, and $250 will allow them to run the Deming SWENext program for an entire semester.
Reportedly, any student can become a SWENexter. For those younger than 13, a parent will need to be the primary contact.
For more information or to donate, log onto https://mas.nmsu.edu/project/11407.
The donation campaign runs through January 26th, 2019.