The 2013 Girls Raised in Tennessee Science (GRITS) Collaborative Project Conference in MTSU’s Tom H. Jackson Building included a special workshop by Techbridge called “Role Models Matter” on Feb. 7. See a video report from the workshop below.

This year’s GRITS conference theme was “Building STEM Capacity for Girls in the South.” STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross is director of MTSU’s Women in STEM Center and a chemistry professor. Visit www.mtsu.edu/wistem to learn more about how GRITS and Expanding Your Horizons events encourage young women to pursue STEM careers. You also can visit mtsunews.com/aauw-grant-wistem to learn about a recent grant that will help fund more events like these at MTSU.