Women in Engineering Conference: A National Initiative
Date: May 30 - June 1, 1990
Location: Holiday Inn - Crowne Plaza, Washington, D.C.
Proceedings of the 1990 Women in Engineering Conference: A National Initiative
West Lafayette, IN:
WEPAN,
1990
Jane Zimmer Daniels
(Editor)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Rights:
© 1990 Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network
The State of the State in Engineering: Women in the Pipeline
Undergraduate Retention Strategies
Retention of Female Students in Engineering
Cooperative Education as a Retention Tool
The Role of Student Organizations as a Vehicle for Peer Support
Summer Programs for High School Students
ECOES -- Exploring Career Options for Engineering and Science: A National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program
Pre-College Programs at Michigan Technological University
Summer Study in Engineering Program for Women High Shcool Students
Early Intervention: K-8 Programs
Weaving a Network of Early Support for Girls in Science: Empowering Girl Scout Leaders
Family Math and Family Science: Parental Involvement Encourages Early Math and Science Experiences for Girls
Smith College Programs for Encouraging Girls in Math and Science
Pre-College Outreach Programs: High School and Jr. High School
The Wise Mentor Program at California State University, Northridge
Washington MESA Summer Program for Girls: Using Computers in Science
Expanding the Pipeline: The Challenges of Pre-College Preparation
Recruitment and Retention at the Graduate Level
Women Graduate Students in Engineering
Reading for Retention
Undergraduate and Graduate Re-entry Programs
Career Transitions Programs for Professional Women
Graduate Re-entry/Career Change Program in Industrial Engineering
Project Reentry: What Works and What Doesn't at a Community College
Summer Programs for High School Students
Women in Science and Engieering Program: Encouraing High School Girls' Interests in Math and Science
Summerscience: An Enrichment Program for Eighth Grade Girls
Undergraduate Retention Strategies
The Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering: A Comprehensive Program to Encourage Women's Persistence in These Fields
A Support Seminar for Freshman Women in Engineering
From College Campuses to the Workplace: The Climate for Women
The Climate for Women in Engineering
The Chilly Climate in the Workplace, or Why It Still Hurts to be a Woman in Labor
Getting a Program Started
Breaking Down Barriers: Vanderbilt University Minority/Women Engineering Programs
Getting a Program Started: The Development of the Women in Engineering Program at Penn State
Anatomy of Program Development - A Case Study: Horizons
External Funding Sources: Corporate Foundations and Industry
Intel Corporation Funding of Academic Contributions
The Nuts and Bolts of Program Planning: Pre-College Programs
The Nuts and Bolts of Program Planning: Recruitment Programs
Making a Difference: A Student Alumni Panel
An Alumnae's Perspective on Engineering and Involvement in a Women in Engineering Initiative
Corporate Involvement in College Retention Programs
Attracting and Retaining Women Engineers: A Personal Perspective
Issues of Diversity
Issues of Diversity
Recruiting Low-Income Women into Engineering
Program Evaluation Methods
What Works and What Doesn't: Making Evaluations Useful (and Even Fun)
The Nuts and Bolts of Program Planning: Retention Programs
Nuts & Bolts of Retention Programs
Staying Alive: How to Institutionalize Your Program
Conceptualizing a Strong Program by "Redefining Reality"
Program Initiatives at Iowa State University
External Efforts to Redefine Reality
NSF Overview: Current Programs and New Initiatives
Appendix
Workshops and Presentations
Data Base of Research, Information and Resource Materials
Martha's Daughters
Index by Author
Index by Institution
