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Douglass Project Outreach Program
Funded by the Merck Institute for Science Education

Project Outreach
One-day Volunteering Opportunities

The Outreach Program is a community service project which fosters involvement in math and science education, and provides positive role models to children in elementary and middle schools. Undergraduate volunteers lead hands-on science activities in public school classrooms, chaperone field trips, and assist with science fairs.

Through classroom activities, undergraduate volunteers work with children to investigate the practical applications of math and science in today's society. In addition, the children are able to talk with women who are successfully pursuing college majors in math, science, and engineering. Through these interactions, undergraduate students develop facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills and introduce children to the exciting worlds of math and science.

How Do I Get Involved?
For more information on currently available Outreach opportunities, contact the Douglass Project at (732) 932-9197.

One-day Volunteering Opportunities
Too busy to volunteer for the entire semester? How about helping out for the day by volunteering to chaperone a field trip for elementary school sudents? Announcements for one-day volunteer opportunities are featured in the Douglass Project Calendar of Events.

Some past Science Fun Events have included:

Visits to the Liberty Science Center and the Franklin Institute

Science Day at Lord Stirling School, New Brunswick, New Jersey

This annual spring fair at a local elementary school celebrated the young outreach students' year long involvement in math and science. Undergraduate volunteers assisted with the presentation of curiosity stations and helped judge the Science Quiz Bowl.

Field Trip to Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Elementary school students and undergraduate chaperones explored the beaches and marshes of Sandy Hook with the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

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For more information regarding the Douglass Project contact:
The Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering
Douglass College; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
50 Bishop Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8530
Phone:  732/932-9197 ext. 10
Fax:      732/932-1533
E-mail:  dougproj@rci.rutgers.edu
Supported by Douglass College of Rutgers University