Femineer® in the News
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On October 14, 2020, the SDSU Femineer® Program and Women in Engineering Program had their second WE Chat of the semester featuring Dr. Thais Alves from the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering department, speaking on the topic, "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." By Bianca Avina | Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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The SDSU Women in Engineering Program and the College of Engineering Femineer® Program kicked off the International Day of the Girl week with a STEM Talk featuring Motorola Solutions. The STEM Talk was held on October 9, 2020, and engaged over 40 participants consisting of high school and college-level students, educators, and Motorola engineers. By Bianca Avina | Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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On Friday, September 25, 2020, the SDSU Women in Engineering (WE) Program and the College of Engineering Femineer® Program hosted their first STEM Talk of the Fall semester and third of the series to 21 attendees, featuring TRC Companies to a combination of high school and undergraduate students. By Bianca Avina | Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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WE Chat with Dr. Tara Welborne On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, the SDSU Women in Engineering Program and the College of Engineering Femineer® Program hosted the first WE Chat of the Fall semester, to more than 20 participants, featuring Dr. Tara Welborne.. By Bianca Avina | Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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The SDSU College of Engineering Femineer® Program recently partnered with the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering to host the 2020 STEM Possible event held on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. By Bianca Avina | Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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Femineer® Program's 1st Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day San Diego State University’s College of Engineering Femineer® Program hosted their 1st Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on February 22, 2020. By Michelle Bunn | Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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Femineer® Program Team at Barnes & Noble’s Explore the World of Work Outreach Event The SDSU College of Engineering Femineer® Program recently partnered with Barnes & Noble alongside World of Work®, and tabled alongside other San Diego County industry representatives and organizations with the goal of exciting K-12 students about STEM. By Bianca Avina | Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Fall 2019 Femineers® Meet the Motorola Women of the West On Friday, October 25th, 2019, Femineer students from Ramona High School and Olive Peirce Middle School had the opportunity to participate in our first Femineers® Meet the Motorola Women of the West. By Bianca Avina | Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Fall 2019 Girl Powered Workshop SDSU's Women in Engineering and College of Engineering Femineer® Program, in collaboration with the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation and hosted by the San Diego Amazon Web Services campus, recently hosted a Girl Powered Workshop. By Bianca Avina | Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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Ellen Ochoa Directs $100,000 Gift to SDSU College of Engineering Femineer® Program Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a College of Sciences alumnae has made a $100,000 gift to establish an endowment for the SDSU Femineer® Program from a foundation that she serves on. Ochoa is the first Hispanic female astronaut to go into space in 1993. By Kate Carinder | Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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SDSU College of Engineering 2019 Femineer® Summit On Thursday, May 23, 2019, San Diego State University’s College of Engineering Femineer® Program was proud to host their first annual Femineer® Summit on campus. By Megan Lacy | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
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Sustainable Home Green Building & Energy Design Competition On March 14, 2019, the SDSU College of Engineering STEM Outreach Program, in partnership with Strategic Energy Innovations and sponsored by SDG&E, hosted the 2019 Sustainable Home Green Building & Energy Design Competition. By Megan Lacy | Thursday, March 14, 2019 |
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The SDSU College of Engineering STEM Outreach Program, in partnership with the Biocom Institute's San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, was proud to host their first annual Mission: STEM Possible on March 4, 2019. By Megan Lacy | Monday, March 4, 2019 |
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SDSU Society of Women Engineers Hosts Girl Scouts Engineering Workshop The SDSU Society of Women Engineers (SWE) collaborated with the SDSU Mechatronics team to host a workshop during the Fall 2018 semester in which sixteen Junior Girl Scouts had the opportunity to earn their badges in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics. By Jade Sommers | Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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The SDSU College of Engineering Femineer® Program, in partnership with the SDSU buildIT Lab, hosted three two-day camps this summer where 40 middle school and high girls gained experience programming their own Adafruit Playground circuit boards. By Megan Lacy | Summer 2018 |
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Spring 2018 Girls Day Out: Middle School Edition SDSU's College of Engineering Femineer™ Program and Project Lead the Way SDSU, hosted their annual Girls Day Out: Middle School Edition sponsored by Qualcomm. By Megan Lacy | Saturday, March 10, 2018 |
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Fall 2017 Girls Day Out: High School Edition Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and SDSU's Society of Women's Engineers (SWE) hosted their annual Girls Day Out: High School Edition. Students from 18 local high schools participated in a day filled with STEM activities. By Megan Lacy | Monday, October 9, 2017 |
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Student Organization Spotlight: Society of Women Engineers The Society of Women Engineers strives to provide members with opportunities that will help them advance in the field of engineering. By SDSU News Team | Thursday, September 29, 2016 |
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Project Lead The Way: Girls Day Out This event encouraged young students to get involved in STEM fields. By Stefanie Banks | Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |