The objective of the Women in Engineering Division (WIED) of the American Society for Engineering Education is to study, promote and improve the role of women in the professions of engineering and engineering technology through collection of data, publications, presentations at appropriate meetings, sponsorship of conferences, and similar activities. We welcome male and female members with interest in promoting these goals. For more details on the ASEE please check http://www.asee.org. WIED teleconferences are held monthly and you can follow our progress here.
We have an excellent slate of candidates for our 2012 elections. Click here to see a list of candidates and their statements. At the bottom is a second link and instructions on how to find and use your ASEE member ID to cast your ballot. Deadline is April 30, 2012!
The Women in Engineering Division is pleased to announce that the 2012 Mara H Wasburn Apprentice Educator Grant recipients are Rachel Louis and Katerina Bagiata.
The program provides financial support for individuals planning to pursue a career in engineering education to attend the ASEE Annual Conference. Each grant consists of reimbursement of receipted registration, travel, food, and accommodation expenses up to a maximum of $2,000. For more details on the 2012 winners, click here.
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We've added a page of just Research Opportunities for faculty and other members to point their students to for research work. Check them out at Research Opportunities and let us know what you think at WIED Webmaster.
The Women in Enginering Division is busy reviewing submittals for paper and poster sessions at the conference in San Antonio. Stay tuned for more details!
ASEE Women in Engineering Division presented this award to the paper titled “Programs and Practices Making a Difference: A Cross-Case Analysis Identifying Programs and Factors That Influence Recruitment and Retention of Women Engineering Students”. Authors are Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Katie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - Columbia; and Mr. David B Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. See more details here.
WIED's Strategic Plan is official and was passed at the June Business meeting. See more details here.
Our honor roll highlights the greatest honors and achievements of our members. See more details here.
New job postings are added monthly, to view click here.
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The 2011 ASEE National Conference in Vancouver, BC (June 26-29) was outstanding once again! Research has revealed interesting trends with women in engineering and many excited programs were discussed that put the research findings into practice. See more details here. Past conference information is available as well.