The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a non-profit education service organization of undergraduate and graduate engineers. Its mission is to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and become leaders in the community. We strive to expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force for enhancing quality of life and to demonstrate the value of diversity.

As part of this effort, SWE Student Chapters at 240 colleges, universities and engineering institutes around the United States hold annual conventions, conferences, technical sessions and other educational functions for its members and the community. California State University Northridge SWE chapter is joining these efforts with an Evening with Industry reception.

This event is both a networking and industry recruitment opportunity. Evening with Industry allows chapter members, as well as other students, to become acquainted with engineers and computer scientists from various disciplines in an informal atmosphere. Industry representatives will enjoy interacting with CSU Northridge’s finest engineering and computer science students and have a chance to meet our graduating seniors to talk about career paths and opportunities in your company.

This program will prove beneficial to many companies. It is an honor to have these companies in attendance, this year, to assist our student organization in accomplishing SWE’s goal: informing and encouraging women to achieve their utmost in careers as professional engineers as leaders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young Engineer’s day is an event conceived and conceptualized by the members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and student sections on the campus of California State University, Northridge (CSUN). One night in the month of October, these organizations formulated an outreach event to invite high school students from the surrounding communities of Northridge.

Students living in low-income neighborhoods face language barriers, the ever-expanding problems of drug presence, and violence. When combined with the difficulties of growing up, many students lack the motivation to continue their education. This has led to high high school dropout rates.

The SWE and ASME organizations upon hearing this and noticing the dwindling enrollment into the engineering major decided to host Young Engineer’s Day on March 15, 2002. They have been working with the students of the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) organization at San Fernando High School to motivate them and create an awareness of the:

• Opportunities available to them through higher education.

• Role CSUN can play in their community.

• Skills necessary for success in educating.

• Math and Science based fields.

By accomplishing these goals, both students and teachers are made aware of what CSUN has to offer to their community. Young Engineer’s Day consists of a presentation by Michael Carter of Lockheed Martin, laboratory tours, and a Popsicle Stick Truss Bridge competition.

Young Engineer’s Day was made possible through the combined help of SWE and ASMEmembers, other student clubs and organizations, CSUN, and local companies and organizations. Hopefully, this event provides guidance to the high school students of San Fernando and increases the number of minority and women engineers

 

 

SWE Regional Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gateway to the World will open up wider than ever with opportunity as more than 6,000 women in engineering and technology will converge in Long Beach for WE09—the largest and most comprehensive gathering of forward-thinking women engineers and technologists. When these bright and energetic women come together great things will happen. Careers will advance, as will the world of technology.

Join us for WE09 as we move ourselves and our industry forward.