FIRST Women in STEM Reception 2016, Part I, Basic Model

Buttons for each attendee

The FIRST Women in STEM Reception mentoring model is a finely honed, highly effective event.

COMPONENTS

• Human resources, i.e., leaders and volunteers

• Logistics, e.g., funding, time, place, food, decorations, AV, signage, name tags, handouts, brochure, photographers, program, follow-up, reporting, publicity, etc.

• Keynote speaker/engineer 

• Invitations/advertising the event multiple ways

• Professional engineers to table mentor

TABLE MENTORS

What does a table mentor do? 

Generally two engineers sit at each table, meet the students, inquire about the students' interests and education goals, and often share their own experiences as well as their love for engineering and the reasons they chose engineering careers. 

Leslie Crissup, 2016 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) OKC
president, opening the program

Spirited attendees reading their programs

More attendees 

Robotics competitors from Tulsa and Mexico

Essential--food!

March 24, 2016 Event Sponsored by


Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Exxon Mobil

FIRST

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance (TRSA)

Oklahoma Engineering Foundation  (OEF)