With the aim of providing freshman women engineering students a chance to engage with other incoming peers and industry professionals, the College of Engineering’s Women in Engineering (WE) program partnered with Accenture to host a mini-conference.
The program’s purpose is to bring together women and increase their retention rate in college after their admission to Texas A&M University. This conference stands as the students’ first introduction to WE and all of the opportunities the program holds for self-empowerment and the beginnings of their academic network.
Shawna Fletcher, program director, helped coordinate this event as well as other events similar to the conference to encourage academic opportunities for women engineers campuswide.
We have seen great impact over the years. Students that choose to become engaged from the start are more likely to stay and finish their degree in engineering.
Fletcher hopes that this conference will help students discover that WE was developed to support women engineering students with their academic and career goals.
Megan Rodriguez ’18, former student and consulting analyst for Accenture, visited campus again to volunteer for this event and make it a success.
“I want these women to know that they've got to own their experience here,” Rodriguez said. “You're going to remember the people you met, the classes you took, and whether you let a failed class stop that experience or pushed you harder.”
Learn more about the Women in Engineering Program at Texas A&M University.