The University of Iowa SWE Chapter hosted it’s annual High School Conference on Friday April 12th. This is an event where SWE invites local high school students interested in Engineering and HS seniors already admitted into the University of Iowa Engineering Program to come to campus for a day to learn more about Engineering and the University of Iowa. SWE-ECI always hosts a professional panel and sponsor the dinner with professionals and professors. During the panel the HS Students (and SWE College Student Volunteers!) get to ask questions to the panel. The questions ranged from why we chose engineering, to how we chose what kind of engineering, to internships and full time jobs, to getting your professional engineering license. Our professionals had a great time looking back at how the got to where they are today. After the panel we headed overt to Catlett Dorm for dinner – it was a great touch to allow the High Schoolers to get a taste of the dorm life (literally!). At dinner we had 3 professors join us and contribute greatly to the conversation. Thank you to the University of Iowa SWE section for putting on such a great event! And thank you to our panelists for volunteering your Friday evening to share your experiences with the group!
Additionally on Monday April 8th – SWE-ECI partnered with the University of Iowa to do our annual Senior Upgrade Event. During this event we share with the University SWE members what it is like to continue to be involved with SWE post college as a professional. We also raffled off 1-year of professional membership to a lucky winner!
