Ellie Evans Attends Women's Leadership Institute at Michigan Tech

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Ellie Evans with Cindy Cowell, Financial Aid Office, and Max Seel, Provost.

HOUGHTON, MI (10/12/2012)(readMedia)-- Ellie Evans of New Hope attended the recent Women's Leadership Institute at Michigan Technological University.

The Institute is a new program designed to help female high school students prepare for success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies and careers. The Institute consisted of team building and social activities, mentoring, and interactive programming meant to help the women develop their leadership skills.

Hundreds of women across the nation were invited to apply, and only 21 were invited to the Institute. The program was conducted by Amy Climer, an educator and facilitator of leadership development, creativity, and innovation.

Ellie is the daughter of Terry and Kerry Evans.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social