WIE LEAD Academies
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Background
The Women in Engineering Leadership Enhancement, Application and Design Academies have been created to provide students with the opportunity to spend a day learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline found at the University of Maryland.
Criteria
Rising juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply. Talented rising sophomores may be accepted on a case by case basis. This program is open to young men and women.
We are pleased to offer six academies in 2009!
Each program will begin at 9:00am and conclude at 4:00pm unless otherwise specified in student acceptance materials.
- WIE LEAD in ME (Mechanical Engineering)
May 30, 2009
This program has completed - WIE LEAD in FPE (Fire Protection Engineering)
July 8, 2009
This program has completed - WIE LEAD in CEE (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
July 9, 2009
This program has completed - WIE LEAD in ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
August 10, 2009
This program is full - WIE LEAD in BIOE (Bioengineering)
August 11, 2009
This program is full - WIE LEAD in ChBE (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
August 12, 2009
This program is full
Each academy is $50.
Past Academies have included:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Fire Protection Engineering
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Materials Science and Engineering
- Applications for the WIE LEAD Academies are now available online.
- Teacher Recommendation - Please ask the teacher to write a recommendation on school letterhead, describing your interests and capabilities. Recommendations should be mailed in a signature-sealed envelope.
- High School Transcript
If you have specific questions about the WIE LEAD Academies, please contact Alana Johnson or write to:
WIE LEAD Academies
Women in Engineering Program
1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall
College Park, MD 20742
