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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000">In this email:<br>Volunteer at SPOOKTACULAR, Speaker opportunities at Malcolm X College, and link to profile of September Scientist of the Month Jameela Jafri.</font></span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,sans-serif" size="4"><b style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">-AWIS Chicago September News-</b></font><br><br><font color="#000066"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,sans-serif" size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Science SPOOKTACULAR EVENT in Aurora, Saturday October 16th. Volunteers needed!</strong></font><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font color="#000000">The Naperville and Aurora area branches of AAUW are sponsoring a Halloween-themed event for 4th and 5th grade girls and their families. It will be held at IMSA (Illinois Math and Science Academy) in Aurora from 1 - 5 p.m on Saturday, October 16th. The effort is intended to help keep these girls in school and encourage them to take more math/science classes with a STEM related focus.</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font color="#000000">The organizers are looking for female role models to serve as exhibitors to talk about their careers and promote various career opportunities for girls in the the STEM arena. They will be providing table space and chairs, and will try to accommodate any other requests we may have in terms of media or setup, so exhibitors can bring handouts, freebies, or hands-on activity appropriate to the targeted age group.</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font color="#000000"> <br>Interested in representing AWIS at this event and inspiring young girls?<br> <br>To volunteer, please send an email to: <a href="mailto:outreach@awis-chicago.org" target="_blank">outreach@awis-chicago.org</a> by Friday, September 24th.</font><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000">The Cultural Diversity Committee of Malcolm X College is sponsoring a Career Development Panel on Wednesday, October 6th 12:30 - 2:30 PM. The goal is to expose students to multiple career options and discuss the key skills needed to being successful in their prospective careers. </font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000"> <br>If you are interested in speaking with college-age students about career opportunities, please email <a href="mailto:outreach@awis-chicago.org" target="_blank">outreach@awis-chicago.org</a> by Monday, September 27. If you cannot make this date but would be interested in similar opportunities in the future, let us know!</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,sans-serif" size="4"><b style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">Meet June Scientist of the Month: Jameela Jafri</span></b></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000">Read about Jameela's work with Project Exploration at <a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/events/chicago-events/september2010-scientist">http://www.awis-chicago.org/events/chicago-events/september2010-scientist</a></font></span><br>
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