Society of Women Engineers

Mission:
The University of Maine’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter is a professional organization geared towards creating a community for women in STEM on campus and providing professional development opportunities. In addition, we are also involved in outreach in the community and across the state of Maine with the goal of encouraging girls and young women to engage in STEM and pursue STEM careers. We welcome people from all STEM majors (not just engineering and engineering technology), as well as both undergraduate and graduate students!

Benefits of Joining:
A SWE collegiate membership is an awesome way to prepare for a successful engineering career. As a member, you are part of a community of peers with access to exceptional tools, scholarships, training, leadership development, and networking.

Getting an engineering degree can be isolating, but with a SWE membership you are not alone. Joining SWE gives you an automatic network of colleagues with similar experiences, challenges, and goals. Many current SWE members credit joining SWE in college as the reason they stuck with—and succeeded in—their STEM programs. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet and network with practicing engineers who can provide advice, guidance, and real world career connections.

SWE hosts the world’s largest career fair for women and allies in engineering; as a SWE member, you have unlimited career fair access. Not able to make it to Annual Conference? We also host smaller job fairs through our WE Local events around the globe. Or, post your resume and search the over 10K open positions on SWE’s Online Career Center. SWE partners with leading organizations committed to working towards gender parity in engineering and technology

SWE is proud to be the largest resource of scholarships for women in engineering. SWE scholarships financially support women pursuing STEM degrees and are open to all candidates who identify as women.

We know how tough it can be to build up an impressive resume during college—one that will be noticed by potential employers and hopefully land you that promising internship or dream job. SWE has plenty of opportunities that will add standout experience to your resume. Hone your capacity as a leader by getting involved with your local SWE Section or Affiliate, serving on a SWE Committee, or volunteering for a K-12 Outreach event.

Goals of the Organization: 
The professional and collegiate sections strive to expand access for, and strengthen the inclusion and retention of, girls and women in engineering and technology while championing intersectional diversity within engineering and technology and model an inclusive and equitable environment. Additionally, be a global, inclusive community, empowering women in engineering and technology from all locations and life stages as well as being the global authority on and a resource for women in and aspiring to careers in engineering and technology to develop their talents, personally define success, and achieve excellence throughout their life journeys.