Women In Engineering Organization

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The Idea
The Inception
The Mission

The Idea:

The School of Engineering at Tufts University (Medford, MA) is dedicated to introducing, retaining, and promoting women and girls in the field of engineering. Just as other colleges and universities have done, Tufts has created programs for introducing girls to engineering and wanted to take its dedication to the next step by making information about all engineering programs in the nation accessible to all girls and women. We wanted to create a web site, a clearinghouse of information, where anyone interested in engineering could go to learn about engineering, find books about engineering or related matters, fun games and projects, contests, lesson plans, scholarships, jobs, and especially engineering-related programs in their area. We also wanted to offer discussion boards where girls and women would be able to communicate with one another about engineering and related issues. We realized this was a huge undertaking and that receiving help from two well-respected organizations for women in engineering would be essential for creating the site we had in mind. The Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEpan) and The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) came aboard to help with the project. A proposal with all of our ideas was submitted to the GE Fund and we were rewarded with a grant that allowed us to take the next step and implement our ideas.

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Inception:

Gathering information from various web searches and visiting well know engineering society sites was only the start of the researching process. All of the engineering colleges in the United States were visited on the web as well, until we had compiled a database of information about engineering programs running throughout the country. Concurrent with the research for the site, the design and navigation of the site were also being considered and drafted. The result is WIEO.org, the Women in Engineering Organization, a web site geared toward several target groups: girls, parents, k-12 teachers, guidance counselors, college women, college faculty, industry professionals, and project directors. Each group has their own section with information specifically for them, but the discussion boards allow them to interact with other groups as well as their own, to exchange ideas or ask questions.

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Mission:

Our mission is to aid the public in discovering more about engineering by connecting them to the best sites on the web. We aim to establish a community of communication with our discussion boards and to give women easy access to information about engineering-related programs in their area. We aim to be Your Engineering Directory.

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		Topics: The Idea The Inception The Mission The Idea: The School of Engineering at Tufts University (Medford, MA) is dedicated to introducing, retaining, and promoting women and girls in the field of engineering. Just as other colleges and universities have done, Tufts has created programs for introducing girls to engineering and wanted to take its dedication to the next step by making information about all engineering programs in the nation accessible to all girls and women. We wanted to create a web site, a clearinghouse of information, where anyone interested in engineering could go to learn about engineering, find books about engineering or related matters, fun games and projects, contests, lesson plans, scholarships, jobs, and especially engineering-related programs in their area. We also wanted to offer discussion boards where girls and women would be able to communicate with one another about engineering and related issues. We realized this was a huge undertaking and that receiving help from two well-respected organizations for women in engineering would be essential for creating the site we had in mind. The Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEpan) and The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) came aboard to help with the project. A proposal with all of our ideas was submitted to the GE Fund and we were rewarded with a grant that allowed us to take the next step and implement our ideas. Back to Top Inception: Gathering information from various web searches and visiting well know engineering society sites was only the start of the researching process. All of the engineering colleges in the United States were visited on the web as well, until we had compiled a database of information about engineering programs running throughout the country. Concurrent with the research for the site, the design and navigation of the site were also being considered and drafted. The result is WIEO.org, the Women in Engineering Organization, a web site geared toward several target groups: girls, parents, k-12 teachers, guidance counselors, college women, college faculty, industry professionals, and project directors. Each group has their own section with information specifically for them, but the discussion boards allow them to interact with other groups as well as their own, to exchange ideas or ask questions. Back to Top Mission: Our mission is to aid the public in discovering more about engineering by connecting them to the best sites on the web. We aim to establish a community of communication with our discussion boards and to give women easy access to information about engineering-related programs in their area. We aim to be Your Engineering Directory. Back to Top Back to Top
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