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About SWE

About UT SWE:

The Society of Women Engineers student chapter at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the most active engineering societies on campus. Currently, we have a strong membership and represent both women and men students from each of the seven engineering disciplines offered at UT.

The mission of UT SWE is to strengthen and empower women engineering students by:

  • providing education about the challenges facing female engineers
  • creating a sense of identity and community
  • providing resources for women engineers
  • enhancing leadership and professional skills

We envision an organization where all members feel a sense of belonging and of purpose. Your university experience should not be confined to the classroom. UT SWE exists to help you acquire the leadership and professional skills necessary in today's world - together, in a challenging yet inclusive environment.

As you may have noticed, we are not part of WEP. SWE is a totally separate organization started and run by UT students. The specific differences between SWE and WEP may be found here.

About National SWE:

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a non-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. The organization's four objectives are as relevant today as they were more than 50 years ago:

  • To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
  • To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
  • To serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
  • To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement.

The mission statement, adopted in 1985, states: The Society of Women Engineers stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity.
For more information about the Society please visit www.swe.org or call (312) 596-5223.