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Michigan Tech SWE Students Travel to World’s Largest Conference for Women in Engineering

Published November 12, 2025

Dean Michelle Scherer and 22 Michigan Tech students and alumni pose together at an event as part of WE25. The group is wearing name tags and conference lanyards and business casual attire. — Michigan Tech SWE student members, alumni, and College of Engineering Dean Michelle Scherer, far right, gather at WE25, the Society of Women Engineers’ annual conference.

Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is celebrating 75 years of providing a robust network of advocates for any and all looking to support women engineers and their unique place and voice within the engineering and technology industry. At Michigan Tech, our award-winning SWE section is going above and beyond to help members connect with peers and industry around the world.

This October, Tech’s SWE section traveled with 17 students to WE25, the organization’s national conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The annual conference is the world’s largest gathering dedicated to forwarding the progress of women in engineering and technology.

SWE at Michigan Tech Receives Awards, Honors, and Job Offers at Annual Conference

Published December 5, 2024

By Coby-Dillon English

Gretchen Hein ‘96, Skyler Brawley, and Amanda Smies ‘18 pose with their awards from SWE’s annual WE24 conference.

In the final weekend of October, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted WE24, the world’s largest conference for women in engineering and technology. SWE at Michigan Tech supported the travel of 19 students to the conference in Chicago, Illinois where they attended sessions, participated in the career fair, and met with Michigan Tech alumnae from the Chicago area and SWE at large.

The WE24 Career Fair is the largest career fair for women in the world. This year, students in attendance had 17 interviews and 4 internship offers just from participating in this event. Most of the students who interviewed will be hearing in the next few weeks regarding internships and full-time offers.

As part of the conference, WE24 held a robust awards ceremony where engineers from Michigan Tech received awards for their achievements and contributions.