Women's Engineering Program

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The Women's Engineering Program (WEP) offers social, academic, and professional support services. In conjunction with Cal Poly's nationally acclaimed Society of Women Engineers (SWE), WEP hosts a wide variety of activities that build an exceptionally strong community for women engineers and also provide opportunities for leadership training.

Professional job placement activities include an annual banquet with industry representatives, resume seminars, and professional speakers.

WEP also sponsors many K-12 outreach activities that expose pre-college students to women role models and introduce engineering as a career choice.

See the Women's Engineering Program website and Society of Women Engineers homepage for more information.

Contact Information:

Women's Engineering Program
Karen Bangs, Director
Building 40, Room 120
(805) 756-2350
krbangs@calpoly.edu

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Elda
Hernandez
Manufacturing Engineering
2007
“I love physical activity and working with my hands.”

My first quarter, I built an air motor and took welding, so the physical, hands-on work I was seeking came quickly.