FIRST Robotics Women in STEM Reception 2018, Part IV

More Photos & Mentoring Suggestions

Shanequah Brison, center

Mentors

Introduce yourselves - name, company, job and then major and university. Have the girls introduce themselves and their team.

Where are you from? (Some teams are from out-of-state.)

What are some of your hobbies outside school or work? Help the girls see that engineers are real people with some of their same interests.

Tell them about your job/college experience. Give them an example of a time when you solved a problem that had an impact on society.

Wendy Hammond, left

How many types of engineering can you name? Do the students know any universities with engineering programs?

Do you know any engineers? What do they do for their jobs?

Ask any juniors and seniors at your table, where they are considering going to college? Answer any college questions, e.g., about admissions, financial aid, course load, they may have. Mention SWE as a campus organization. For younger girls, mention SWE NEXT, a Society of Women Engineers club for girls.

Crystal Kowalik, left

Bring a prop or pictures related to your field.

Questions:

• How did you decide your college major?
• What is/was your favorite class in college?
• How many females were in your classes?
• Hardest class in college?
• What is an interesting fact about you or your favorite hobby?
• Did you ever face discrimination or discouragement for being a female engineer? How did you deal with it?
• One thing you wished you would have known in school or at work?

Erin Roark, foreground

Professionals only

• What is the best part of your job?
• How many females are at your office?
• What was your hardest moment on the job? How did you deal with it?



Trenisha Tait, center

Shellie Chard, DEQ

Lizzie Long with fingers up--victory signs!

Kim Thomas, center

Michelle Rodriguez-Pico, left

Michelle Rodriguez-Pico, second from right

Samantha Dominguez in black jacket

Madeline Ley, center

"Sam" Davis, right

Thanks to the reception sponsors, not in any particular 

order, and to the mentors and their companies.

                           Oklahoma City

 

Mentors are nurturers of possibilities and self-confidence.

Society of Women Engineers