Youth Explore STEM Careers and SEM Link’s 7th Annual STEM Career Fair

ATLANTA - April 15, 2014 - PRLog -- On Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 10:00am- 2:00 pm at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link) will host its 7^th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Career Fair and Exhibition. This event will take place at Georgia Tech’s Student Center Ballroom is located at 350 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Career Fair and Exhibition is the signature event for the Math and Science Career Academy. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, allows students to visit and move freely among exhibitor tables and activities.  STEM professionals and graduate students from organizations such as Albany State, American Chemical Society, Coca-Cola, Clorox, Georgia Tech, Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) among others will be there to share their passion for STEM with attendees, discuss their careers, conduct hands-on demonstrations and showcase real world applications of math and science. “In order to ensure that we have a pipeline for the future STEM workforce, it is important that we introduce students to STEM Careers early. When kids are exposed to their career options early in their K-12 educational experience start on a path that prepares them to be college and career ready upon high school graduation” stated Tokiwa T. Smith SEM Link Founder and Executive Director

Support for the Atlanta STEM Career Fair comes from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Space Consortium Grant, Coca- Cola African American Technical Network, American Chemical Society Georgia Local Section and Intox Beverage LLC.

About SEM Link

Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link, Inc. (SEM Link), a tax-exempt national nonprofit organization, founded in 2005 by Ms. Tokiwa T. Smith in Atlanta, Georgia on the premise that exposure to members of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) communities is critical to student achievement and career exploration in math and science.  Our two core programs, Experimental Design Program and Math and Science Career Academy, enhance the STEM educational experience for K-12 students by providing them with opportunities to engage in hands-on STEM activities, explore STEM careers and learn about real-world applications of STEM. Since our inception we have served thousands of youth in Atlanta, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Washington DC Metro Area. Like SEM Link on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/semlinkinc) and follow @semlink on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/semlink) or @semlink on Instagram (http://instagram.com/semlink). For more information about SEM Link visit our website at www.semsuccess.org or email us at info@semsuccess.org.