Mission: To be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in the engineering profession.

WEPAN’s Organizational Structure Founded in 1990, non-profit 501(c3) Supported by three university centers: Purdue University Stevens Institute of Technology University of Michigan 600 members representing 220 engineering colleges, companies and organizations. Led by a 13-member board of directors from industry and academia.

Programs & Initiatives Pre-College Level –Making the Connection: Grades 3-12 –EXITE - Summer Programs: Grades 6-8 –What Do Engineers Do?: Grades 6-12 College Level –Increasing Access for Women in Engineering Seminars & Curriculum –Training Curriculum for Mentors and Mentees –Undergraduate Engineering Experience Survey –Faculty for the Future.org –Achieving Success in Academia

Making the Connection To increase awareness among students and teachers in grades 3-12 about engineering. Funded by Lucent Technologies Foundation

Making the Connection Target group: Grades 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/ students: 60% females and 40% minorities Develop, test, and disseminate13 engineering-based activities, and presenter’s guide. Activity topics: sports, environment, communication Presenters: engineers, engineering students; WIE/WISE program staff, and classroom teachers. Activities based on national technology standards.

Making the Connection Presenter’s guide –Communicating effectively with pre-college students –Planning a presentation –Facts about engineering Hands-on engineering based activities –Telephone Design for People with Special Needs (3-4) –Snack Attack: Food Packaging (grades 5-6) –Design a Bicycle Helmet (9-10) Age targeted newsletters –Interviews with diverse group of women engineers –Games and general information

Making the Connection Opportunities to collaborate –Offer training session at society’s annual conference. –Develop second series of newsletters focused on society discipline. –Develop a Making the Connection activity. –Print article in society’s magazine. –Advertise MTC on society’s website. –Link to –Other???