The Society of Women Engineers’ Invent It. Build It. event, held every year as part of the Society’s annual conference, received quite a bit of media attention in New Orleans this year.
The free outreach event is an engineering design exercise aimed at local middle and high school students, encouraging them to participate in fun activities and be engineers for the day.
This year, high school students worked in teams to build a hydraulic clock and middle school students built a balloon-powered car.
Every team was partnered with a SWE member to coach them through the engineering design process, and the experience included additional challenges for teams to attempt with their new creations.
SWE’s Associate Director of Global Programs Emily Burnett spoke with multiple media outlets about how Invent It. Build It. helps develop confidence and problem-solving skills in young students, but also helps nurture a STEM identity from a young age.
Check out some of the interviews and media coverage here:
FOX 8 in New Orleans: Society of Women Engineers “Invent it. Build It” Event
WWLTV: Women Engineers Mentor Next Generation at “Invent It. Build It.” in New Orleans
WDSU New Orleans: Society of Women Engineers Conference
With the mission to develop STEM identity in students across the globe, SWENext sets out to change the image of “what an engineer looks like” by inspiring the next generation.
Learn more about SWE’s free outreach program, SWENext, and save the date for next year’s conference, WE26 in Boston, Massachusetts, scheduled for Nov. 5-7.
