Latinos on Fast Track STEM Symposium

Approximately 100 high school students from The Young Women’s Leadership School in Astoria, Queens; Information Technology High School in Queens; and Robert Goddard High School of Ozone Park, New York, attended the inaugural LOFT (Latino’s on Fast Track) STEM Leadership Symposium at Arnold Auditorium in Mahan Hall. Cadets and faculty from the Departments of Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Civil & Mechanical Engineering, as well as staff from the Department of Admissions provided presentation and display support to this outreach event. The symposium intent was to promote STEM careers and provide career path and leadership guidance, educational opportunities and connectivity for students and young professionals interested in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields. BG Trainor addressed the students during this event, which included a leadership symposium, STEM panel, and tour of West Point.