Programs

SMU Engineering Camp for Girls

The SMU Engineering Camp for Girls provides opportunities for a diverse group of middle and high school female students to explore engineering. The camps bring together students who share a common interest in math, science, engineering and technology for a week-long experience that introduces them to engineering through hands-on projects, engineering lab tours and interactions with working engineers. To date, over 350 students from over 75 schools have participated in the camps.

High Heels-High Tech

High Heels-High Tech is a workshop for middle and high school guidance counselors aimed at educating them on opportunities in and preparation for careers in engineering, with a focus on women. The workshop is offered through collaboration between the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, SMU School of Engineering, and Texas Instruments. To date, educators from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area have participated. In the fall of 2008, the workshop will be held for all Plano ISD guidance counselors serving grades K-12.

She Networks She Wins

She Networks She Wins brings together current SMU women engineering students, prospective SMU women engineering students, and corporate women in leadership positions across technology sectors. This elegant evening is an opportunity for female professionals to share their wisdom, experience, and advice as role models in business, including their first-hand knowledge of how networking has helped them.