Colorado State University
​Society of Women Engineers

We are a student led organization that strives to help women in the field of engineering form friendships, study groups, and gain experience through the interaction of other women in the field of engineering and other sciences. 

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Evening With Industry Fall 2019

Our Fall Evening with Industry was a success! Thank you to everyone who attended, and an especially big thank you to our sponsors: Caterpiller and RSM! We saw some valuable connections being formed, and we're looking forward to seeing those connections turn into careers!

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SWE Local Conference 2019, Denver

Ten national CSU SWE members networked, attended sessions ranging from professional development to life management, and started off their spring break at the SWE Locals Conference in Denver, CO!

Evening with Industry Spring 2019

Special thanks to Halliburton, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Caterpillar for sponsoring our event! The evening was full of great food, networking, and professional development for all engineering students.

 SWE National Conference 2018

Twelve CSU Society of Women Engineers members enjoyed the opportunity of attending the 2019 SWE National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota! The conference consisted of sessions with professionals in the field as well as a career fair. CSU SWE would like to thank everyone that made this experience possible.

Colorado State University's SWE Section was awarded GOLD for our collegiate section.

Stick with SWE Fall 2018

Stick with SWE is an awesome ​free opportunity for young women to shadow a CSU engineering student for the day to learn more about CSU, engineering, and college life in general! Thank you to all who attended and to those who volunteered to make this event possible!

Evening With Industry Fall 2018 

Special thanks to IM Flash, Gannett Fleming, and Halliburton for sponsoring our event! The evening was full of great food, networking, and professional development for all engineering students.

"For middle school girls, this is what an engineer looks like " 

Take a look at the article SOURCE wrote about IAGE:
​https://engr.source.colostate.edu/for-middle-school-girls-this-is-what-an-engineer-looks-like/

RMS Spring Summit

The Rocky Mountain Professional SWE section, with help from CSU SWE members, hosted the 2018 Spring Summit on the CSU campus! The day was filled with inspirational and educational information sessions, networking, and recognition of some of our amazing SWE members!

SLiCE's Student Leadership Awards

The SWE section and our very own Outreach Coordinator, Natalie Rios, were recognized for our IAGE program!

• Introduce A Girl to Engineering ...............  Outstanding Educational Program of the Year Award
• Natalie Rios ................ ............................  Outstanding Emerging Leader of the Year Award

Silver Medal Award - Hannah Mikelson

Our very own Hannah Mikelson was awarded the prestigious Silver Medal Award! This award, presented by the Colorado Engineering Council, is awarded to one engineering student from each select university. Hannah, a biomedical and mechanical engineering student, has had several co-ops and internships, held numerous SWE leadership positions, and has been involved with other student organizations during her time here at CSU!

Pictured: Hannah and her parents at the CSU Engineering Days Awards Ceremony

WELocal 2018 Awards

Our section was honored with three awards at the SWE WELocal - Tulsa, OK conference!

• Introduce A Girl to Engineering ...............    Innovation Award
• CSU SWE Mentoring Program ................    Intertwined Award 
• Hannah Mikelson .....................................    Intrepid Award: Undergraduate of the Year 2018

Stick with SWE

CSU SWE hosted a high school shadowing event on Friday, February 2nd that was a huge success! The first year of the event, Stick with SWE, allowed high school girls to come shadow members of SWE. They were able to experience engineering classes and a typical Friday on a college campus! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible.  

Check out the link CSU Source wrote about this event:
engr.source.colostate.edu/high-school-girls-day-life-csu-engineering/

WE17 Awards

We are excited to announce that our section has been honored with two awards from SWE:

• SWE Mission Award - Collegiate (Gold)
• SWE Mission Award - Best Practices: Awards and Recognition

Two SWE members were also awards two incredible scholarships! Congratulations Lauren Pott and Theresa O'Donnell.

Learn More About SWE

Click here for a video introduction. 

SWE also has an active Youtube channel!  Videos include information about governance, scholarships, awards, mentoring, and more. 
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Articles of Interest

"For high school girls, a day in the life of CSU engineering"
engr.source.colostate.edu/high-school-girls-day-life-csu-engineering/
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"CSU SWE chapter recognized for outreach efforts"
http://source.colostate.edu/csu-society-women-engineers-chapter-recognized-outreach-efforts/ 

"Middle-school girls try out engineering for a day"
http://source.colostate.edu/middle-school-girls-try-engineering-day/ 

​"Karla Young, College of Engineering"
 The journey of a non-traditional CSU engineering graduate
source.colostate.edu/bridging-the-gender-diversity-gap-in-engineering/

"Bridging the gender diversity gap in engineering" 
source.colostate.edu/bridging-the-gender-diversity-gap-in-engineering/
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 "Summertime standouts: College of Engineering"
source.colostate.edu/summertime-standouts-college-of-engineering/
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"To the Women in my engineering class..."
An open letter to women in engineering from a male perspective 
 easterneronline.com/36007/letters-to-the-editor/letter-to-the-editor-stem/Letter to the Editor: STEM

Thank you to our 2017-2018 Sponsors!

Antea Group
CDM Smith
Halliburton
Rockwell Automation