Thursday, April 21, 2011

What is SWE all about?!

Our Mission Statement:
We are a non-profit, educational service organization, dedicated to:
-Stimulating women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders
-Expanding the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life
-Demonstrating the value of diversity
-The purposes of Student Sections are to provide a support system, to increase to increase the understanding of engineering, and to enhance professionalism among their members.

Objectives of SWE:
-To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them
-To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement
-To serve as a center of information on women in engineering
-To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational, personal and professional achievement.