Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design is happy to announce the return of the Women in Engineering & IT (WiE&IT) Program, a free extracurricular program for women in STEM at Carleton, for its fourth consecutive year. Since 2021, the WiE&IT Program has become a staple for the STEM community at Carleton, providing women students with opportunities for networking, mentorship, career-ready skill development and a study lounge for personal and academic development.
The Faculty of Engineering and Design is committed to supporting women at every step along their academic journey and helping to increase the number of women entering the engineering and information technology workforce. Since the launch of the program, we have seen a steady increase in the number of women enrolled in our engineering and information technology programs and students who have gone on to complete co-ops, internships and landed roles at our partner companies.
We are so pleased to have the opportunity to continue our partnerships with 21 leading companies, committed to helping close the gender gap and introduce the 2024-2025 lineup of activities. Thank you to CAE, Gastops, Alstom, CGI, Ciena, CIRA, Honeywell, PCL Construction, Lockheed Martin, Ross Video, Amdocs, CNSC, EllisDon, Ericsson, Ford Canada, Fullscript, Hydro Ottawa, Nokia, March Networks, Solace, and WSP Canada.
Women student at Workshop Day, an event where students can learn from a keynote speaker and have professionals review their CV.
If you are interested in attending one (or many) of the events below, make sure to register to secure your spot.
Mentorship Nights
Mentorship Nights are intimate conversations for women students to access informal mentorship opportunities. Four times during the academic year, women students can participate in a roundtable discussion with working professionals from leading engineering and IT companies. Attendees can except to cover: networking tips and tricks, how to make your job application stand out, how to manage conflict and how to develop your career-ready skills.
Open House
The Open House is a tour of a company partner’s office space, where you’ll get a snapshot of what it’s like to work for leading engineering and IT companies. You’ll be able to chat with employees and see the organization from the inside. This year we are pleased to return to CAE’s and Gastops’ offices.
Stay tuned for event details!
Career and Networking Fair
This is an in-person event hosted on campus for women students in STEM who want to establish and grow their professional network. Students who attend the event will get to speak to representatives who work at leading engineering and IT organizations. Participants will learn: what these organizations do, future employment opportunities, and how to establish employability skills.
Learn more and stay tuned for event details!
Workshop Day
Workshop Day will help women students in STEM develop their employability skills. Students who attend the event will learn how to brand themselves to potential employers and how to make their resumes stand out from the crowd. Participants will leave the event with tangible takeaways that they can immediately implement. Workshop Day will help women students in STEM develop their employability skills. Students who attend the event will learn how to brand themselves to potential employers and how to make their resumes stand out from the crowd. Participants will leave the event with tangible takeaways that they can immediately implement.
Learn more and stay tuned for event details!
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 in 360, General, Women in Engineering, Women in Engineering & IT
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