Women in Engineering hosts opportunities for middle and high school students to be inspired and explore engineering as a potential career. Our programs are designed for students who identify as women and girls, though are open to all gender identities.
Come experience Maryland Engineering through hands-on making with WIE are Makers! This afternoon workshop for grades 7th-12th is geared towards girls, though open to all gender identities.
Engineering meets art in this workshop that introduces participants to electronics through an illuminated mask project. Participants will explore basic circuits in this "make and take" sewable electronics project, guided by current Maryland Engineering students.
This workshop is being offered twice for two separate sessions. Please register for only one of the two sessions. Space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Session 1: Saturday October 28, 2023
Session 2: Sunday November 19, 2023
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: University of Maryland College Park campus
* Financial assistance is available. Please email jbishop6@umd.edu for more information.
The WIE Change the World summer program is geared toward high school women, but open to all, who are considering majoring in engineering and potentially pursuing it as a career. This week-long program will introduce participants to the various disciplines of engineering through engaging lessons and lectures, hands-on activities, team challenges, and conversations with faculty, staff, and students in the Clark School of Engineering.
WIE Change the World! An Introduction to EngineeringThe WIE emPower summer program is geared towards rising 7th - 9th grade girls, though open to all, who are interested in exploring engineering through hands-on making. During this week-long summer program, participants will learn how to use power tools and digital design and fabrication resources as they are introduced to the field of engineering through engaging projects.
WIE emPower!The WIE RISE virtual summer program, geared toward women high school students but open to all high school students, provides an introduction to engineering research. Students will participate in at-home friendly experiments that correspond to different engineering disciplines each day of the week and learn about research labs at the University of Maryland.
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