Eighty 8th-grade girls from Hemet and Banning Middle schools were invited to the 31st annual American Association of University Women (AAUW) STEM Conference at Mt. San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, on Thursday, Jan. 9.The event, according to Andrea Pasolini, MSJC Director of Public Information, Marketing & Strategic Communications, was held in the newly dedicated STEM building. For the girls it was a day of inspiration and exploration, giving them a firsthand look at the possibilities of a future in science, technology, engineering, and math.For many of these young students, it was their first time stepping onto a college campus.The day began with a welcome in the campus theater from Dr. Heather Abushanab, president of AAUW Redlands and physicist.She encouraged the gi
