1.  Month-long program  Over 400 applicants annually  More than 1800 participants (grades 9-12)  Nearly every U.S. state and more than 50 foreign countries  More than 50% awarded financial aid  40% students of color

2.  Miniature Worlds: Visualizing Life’s Hidden Structures  By Girls, For Girls  Designing Intelligent Robots  Making Connections: An Investigation of the Nervous System  Telescopes and Astronomical Imaging  Experiment and Exploration: A Laboratory for Writers  Women and Exercise: A Biochemical Investigation  Truth in Advertising: A Chemical Analysis of the Products We Buy  Your Genes, Your Chromosomes: A Laboratory in Human Genetics  Celebrating Biodiversity: Special Emphasis on Rare and Endangered Species and Their Habitats  Biomedical Engineering: Measuring How Your Body Works

3.  2010 Post-program survey (114 respondents) 90% felt more knowledgeable 74% felt more capable 75% reported being more interested in science and engineering 65% felt more confident  Follow up survey (260 respondents, 1990-2004 SSEP): 98% continued to take science courses in high school 63% (of those in college) chose a major in STEM 70% reported either choosing or planning to choose a career in STEM I guess the SSEP was one of those influences that allowed me to just simply know that I can do science. (former participant completing her fourth year of a Ph.D. program in organic chemistry) It is wonderful to think of the summer I spent at Smith - what good memories! That experience changed my sense of what was possible. (former participant upon finishing her residency in internal medicine at Columbia) SSEP really enlightened me into the world of science. After the SSEP, science became my passion. (former participant who majored in biology in college and now is a high school science teacher)

4.  Encouraging majors in STEM  Providing opportunities to explore teaching

5.  Enrollment at Smith  New courses and ways of teaching at Smith  Underrepresented students majoring in STEM  Revenue Generation  Nationally-disseminated curricula  Summer Institutes for Educators  General Public Relations