Women in Engineering Conference: Increasing Enrollment and Retention
Date: May 31 - June 2, 1992
Location: The Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.
Proceedings of the 1992 Women in Engineering Conference: Increasing Enrollment and Retention
West Lafayette, IN:
WEPAN,
1992
Cathy M. Deno
(Editor)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Rights:
© 1992 Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Plenary Session I
Sheila Tobias
(Keynote Speaker)
The Research Corporation
Session Synopsis
What Makes Engineering and Science Hard?
Plenary Session II
Doreen S. Yochum
(Keynote Speaker)
Vice President
Interconnection Technologies
AT&T Microelectronics
Session Synopsis
Is the Global Corporate World Ready for Women Engineers -- What Can We Do?
New Research Findings to Support and Direct Women in Engineering Programs
Myrna Whigham
(Moderator)
Field Services Coordinator
College of Education
Iowa State University
Session Synopsis
Academic Climate, Intervention and Institutional Change: Women In Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Beyond Anecdote: Research on Women in Engineering
Increasing Enrollment and Retention: A Dean's Forum
Susan Staffin Metz
(Moderator)
Director
Women's Programs
Stevens Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
Women In Engineering (WIE) Initiative
On the Professional Education of Engineers
Recruitment and Retention of Women in Engineering: A Small College Perspective
Sloan Foundation Initiatives at Cornell, Purdue and University of Washington
Harry Weiner
(Moderator)
Program Consultant
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Session Synopsis
Sloan Foundation Initiatives at Cornell University
The Freshman Intervention Program at the University of Washington
Sloan Foundation Initiative at Purdue University
Experiences of Engineering Design for High School Women
Session Synopsis
Experiences of Engineering Design for High School Women
Gathering Women Graduate Students
Session Synopsis
Gathering Women Graduate Students
Educators, Employers and Engineers Design New Bridges for Women in Engineering
Session Synopsis
Educators, Employers and Engineers Design New Bridges for Women in Engineering
Dimensions of Diversity in Engineering Education
Betty M. Vetter
(Moderator)
Executive Director
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology
Session Synopsis
Diversity in the Engineering Environment
Diversity in Engineering Education
Activities to Encourage Pre-College Students to Study Engineering
Session Synopsis
Activities to Encourage Pre-College Students to Study Engineering
Features of Exemplary Programs That Attract Young Minority Women to Engineering and Science
Session Synopsis
Defining Features of Exemplary Programs That Attract Young Minority Women to Engineering and Science
The Status of Women in Science and Engineering: A Look at Some Statistics
Session Synopsis
The Status of Women in Science and Engineering: A Look At Some Statistics
Students Mentoring Students: Recruiting and Retaining Women in Engineering and Science
Session Synopsis
Students Mentoring Students: Recruiting and Retaining Women in Science and Engineering
Women in Engineering Programs Abroad: An International Forum
Suzanne G. Brainard
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering
University of Washington
Session Synopsis
Women in Engineering: More Than Just Numbers
The New Zealand Experience: We've Come A Long Way
"Ecole Polytechnique Feminine, an International engineering school for women in France"
Federal Government Funding Priorities for Engineering Education Into the 1990s
Jane Z. Daniels
(Moderator)
Director
Women in Engineering
Purdue University
Session Synopsis
Remarks Prepared for Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network Conference, Washington, DC -- June 2, 1992
Designing a Workplace to Maximize Effectiveness of Women in Engineering: A Work and Family Perspective
Session Synopsis
Transforming the Organization: Women as the Key Resource
Developing A Women In Engineering Program
Session Synopsis
"Women in Engineering... A Winning Combination" Program
The Women Engineering Programs at Oklahoma State University: The First Year
Admission of Women Into Undergraduate Engineering Schools: An Insider's View
Marilee Jones
(Moderator)
Associate Director of Admissions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Session Synopsis
Admission of Women Into Undergraduate Engineering Schools: An Insider's View
Creating the "Perfect" Women in Engineering Program
Session Synopsis
Designing the "Perfect" Women in Engineering Program
The How To's of Grant Writing
Session Synopsis
Proposal Preparation for Women in Engineering
Plenary Session III
Irene C. Peden
(Keynote Speaker)
Division Director
Electrical and Communications Systems
National Science Foundation
Session Synopsis
Some Realities of Being A Faculty Woman in the '90s
Appendices
Appendix A: Indexes
Appendix B: 1992 Women in Engineering Conference Participants
Appendix C: 1992 Catalog of Resource Materials For Women in Engineering Programs
Appendix D: 1992 WEPAN Conference Audio Tapes
Appendix E: WEPAN Conference Proceedings
Appendix F: WEPAN Annual Business Meeting Minutes
Appendix G: Western Regional Meetings
