Fun and exciting social events throughout the year help us develop great
friendships, a stronger peer support system, and amazing memories! We
believe that these activities enhance relationships among members as
students and engineers but most importantly as individuals.
Bimonthly general body meetings provide members with information
pertaining to professional and academic opportunities as well as seminars
and workshops that promote personal growth. Our meetings cover a range of topics including resume writing, professional networking, time and stress management, how to
acquire good studying habits, and much more!
To emphasize that engineering is one of the most exciting fields there is,
SWE reaches out to students in local elementary and high schools. As our
mission implicates, encouraging young women to pursue careers in
engineering is a major priority. Through fun activities and interactive
workshops, we expose students to engineering and the many fields
available.
It is extremely important for students to experience
engineering outside of the classroom; therefore, we coordinate company and
plant tours with some of the most notable engineering companies
in the Chicagoland area. We also invite professional engineers to our
campus to discuss their work and provide information regarding job or
internship opportunities with their company.
There is no doubt that SWE has worked very hard to be where it is today.
Since our section was Chartered at UIC, we have dedicated our efforts to
providing members with a number of different resources to help them
succeed academically and professionally. We have learned from our previous
work and will continue to do our best to serve female engineering students
at UIC.