Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a free one-day conference aimed at girls in grades 7-10. The girls each participate in four workshops organized by JMU mathematics and statistics faculty. The goals of the conference are to stimulate the participants' interest in math through these hands-on activities, to provide them with female scientist role models, and to foster awareness of opportunities in math and science-related careers.

Although the focus of the EYH conference is to provide hands-on learning experiences for girls, we also organize a special session for accompanying adults to give them information on educational and career opportunities involving science, math, and engineering.

Other highlights of EYH include a keynote speech by a prominent woman scientist and a display of science books, resources, and games that participants and their parents can access throughout the day.

All participants will receive a free breakfast and lunch, and students receive a free t-shirt for participating.