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Scholarship Fund

We are hoping to raise $25,000 to allow the Region to endow a scholarship to support the dreams and aspirations of young women from our Region. We are anxious to join the ranks of many other SWE sections, regions, and individuals who already participate in this very successful SWE program. Learn more...

Region E Awards

FY11 Award Winners:

Outstanding Region E Collegiate Section:
  • First Place: University of Pennsylvania
  • Second Place: Stony Brook University
Communication Media Award:
  • Professional Section: New Jersey
Collegiate Greatest Percent Increase in Membership:
  • First Place: Old Dominion University
  • Second Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Third Place: University of Pennsylvania
Collegiate Greatest Number of New Members:
  • Cornell University

We'd like to thank our Keynote Level Sponsor for supporting the 2012 Region E Conference

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), a diversified energy and energy services company headquartered in Newark, NJ, and parent company to PSE&G, New Jersey's largest electric and gas utility company, is pleased to sign on as the Keynote level sponsor for the 2012 SWE Region E conference at Columbia University. The Society of Women Engineers is a valued strategic partner for PSEG as we look at our current and future workforce needs. Their STEM and engineering focus directly aligns with our business needs as we strive to continue to lead the industry in utility and power generation safety, reliability, and performance. For those attending the conference, please come visit us during the Career Fair or at the Saturday evening banquet. Additional information on internship and full-time career opportunities can be found on our website at www.pseg.com/careers.

Welcome to Region E!

The Society of Women Engine ers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a nonprofit educational and service organization that helps women achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders.

SWE's Region E covers the mid-Atlantic area, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Our region encompasses thirteen professional sections and fifty-nine collegiate sections. Region E is also home to three of the first four chartered sections: Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore-Washington as well as the first chartered collegiate section, Drexel University.

SWE Mission

Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.

SWE Objectives

  • Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
  • Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
  • Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
  • Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.

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Mission: Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, demonstrate the value of diversity.