You’re invited!
STEM Girls Connect
Join women STEM professionals, college students, and other STEM girls to learn how to get ready for college, how to overcome barriers to STEM success, and what a STEM career is really like. Leave with new “STEM Girl” friends and a swag bag!
Sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers -Pittsburgh professional section.
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Upper St. Clair High School, 1825 McLaughlin Run Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Who: Girls in 8th – 12th grade
Cost: Free!
Getting Ready for College – Q&A with current engineering students on what you
can do in high school to get ready for college.
Speed Networking with Female Engineers – Speed 5 minutes each with 8 different engineers to learn what they do
Barriers to STEM Girl Success and Strategies to Overcome Them – Learn from
women professionals and each other on the best ways to ensure success
Team Building – Work on two hands-on activities with other STEM Girls while
practicing team building skills
Registration closes on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
(or after 50 girls have signed up)
Talk with an Engineer (or Engineering Student)
Are you considering engineering or computer science as a career?
Do you have questions? We have answers!
High school students can sign up for a 30-minute virtual session with a woman engineer or engineering student to discuss anything STEM-career related such as…
preparing for college, resumes, college choices, majors/degrees, types of engineering, what engineers do, etc.
Your questions, your choice!
This program is currently limited to SWENexters in 9th – 12th grades in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New Jersey.
The program is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Society of Women Engineers section and the Southern New Jersey Society of Women Engineers section.
Questions? Contact Us!
Supporting the next generation of women in engineering and technology.
SWENext is a way for students through the age of 18 to become part of the SWE engineering and technology community. Although our program focuses on girls, all students are welcome. SWENext is free to join and provides students access to programs, mentors, and resources designed to develop leadership skills and self-confidence to #BeThatEngineer. Joining is free!
Learn more about SWENext.
Use Event Code PGHPRO when signing up!
Students 13 years and older sign up here:
Parents of students 12 years and younger sign up here:
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337 Fourth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
