Well, the Jan. 31, 2009 event was a huge hit! We were well organized and got started only about 10 min. late...which is pretty good considering the event included 400 children! Dr. Keith Devlin gave a great talk to the kids (and parents) answering the question, "Why are there animals with spotted bodies and striped tails, but no animal with a striped body and a spotted tail?" The kids loved the Hokiebird...who called during the opening of the lecture and showed up at the back of the lecture hall to say, "Hi!" to the kids. I think the Hokiebird had a great time and just may come back to another KTU event! We also wanted to give a big thanks to all the volunteer EMT's and VT police department members who came out to our event to make sure we were all safe.
The Kids' Tech University program was featured in the Sunday
Roanoke Times article by Greg Esposito- check it out!
The extra lunches left over from the event were given to a local food bank, with the extra water and chips being saved for the next event.
We will be publishing a schedule for the next event within the next week or so. The lecture will start about 30 min to an hour later and will be at the Hay Market Theatre in Squires on the VT campus. The hands-on activities will include exhibits from departments, centers and student groups around VT campus and the community. Parents will be escorting their children through the exhibits whih will be housed in the Skelton Conference Center on the VT campus. Stay tuned for more information on the Feb. 28th Kids' Tech University event and for information about the many exhibits that well be available to the kids and the parents!
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