There are many ways for professionals/alumnae/industry to get involved with Program for Women in Science and Engineering. There are opportunities to get involved with both our K-12 outreach and undergraduate programs. A few of the more common methods of getting involved are listed below. If you have other ideas on how we can partner together, just contact us!

• Present at the Road Less Traveled Career Conferences for 6-12th grade girls
  • Either leading 25-minute career exploration sessions about science/engineering or one-hour hands-on tour/activity. Event occurs six times each year. For detailed information on becoming a presenter, download this pdf, or contact 515-294-5883 or trlt@iastate.edu.
    
    
• Give presenations to students on topics such as resume writing, working a career fair, international experiences, improving communication success, a day in the life of “x”, etc. Contact Lora Leigh Chrystal, (515) 294-4607, toll free at 1-866-419-6768 or (e-mail) lchrysta@iastate.edu. if you would like to do a presentation for undergraduate women in engineering and science.
  
  
• Sign-up for the PWSE Professional Role Model database.
  • A listing of potential “volunteers” who are willing to talk with local schools, community groups, student groups, etc. about being a female engineer/scientist. (We have volunteers all across the state!) To get your name in the database of potential volunteers, click here.
    
    
• Register to serve as mentor through the MentorNet on-line mentoring program. For information, on being an electronic mentor, go to MentorNet.
  
  
• Attend PWSE events
  • Whether it is the summer intern poster session, a welcome picnic, or a guest lecturer, faculty and staff members are welcome to get involved with students! Check out news/events on our homepage.
    
    
• Provide tour/plant trip opportunities for students. Contact Lora Leigh Chrystal if you are interested in having women students visit your place of work.
  
  
• Provide financial support for PWSE programming efforts (either individually, through corporate matching grants, and/or through your corporation). The opportunities brochure shares information about our current needs. Contact either M.J. Wolfe, at the ISU Foundation, (515) 294-9117 or Karen Zunkel, PWSE Director, (515) 294-4317 or (e-mail) kzunkel@iastate.edu if you are interested in providing financial support for PWSE programs.