Since established in 1958, SWE at Georgia Tech has actively given women engineering students a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members’ success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties.
We invite you to explore the values, principles, and priorities that guide our initiatives and learn how together,
WE can continue to make a lasting impact on the future.
Values:
- Integrity – We aspire to the highest level of ethical behavior as evidenced by honesty and dignity in our personal and professional relationships and responsibilities.
- Respect – We acknowledge gender, ethnic, cultural and other differences, and strive to respect the added values they bring.
- Mutual Support – We provide an organization that fosters mentoring, and the development of professional and personal networks.
- Professional Excellence – We conduct our activities in a professional manner, demonstrating and demanding the highest standards of business practices.
- Diversity Principles – At SWE, we acknowledge and respect the value of a diverse community. We recognize that the scope of diversity includes race/ethnicity, family status, age, physical abilities, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and occupational focus. Our society will maintain an environment that is supportive of these elements and we will promote inclusion within our organization and the engineering community.
We Commit To:
We will ensure that all by-laws, policies, and charters support SWE’s commitment to diversity.
We will align with and participate in those activities and organizations that encourage all dimensions of diversity.
- Developing women in engineering across socio-economic strata and occupational focus.
- Encouraging the interest and active participation of women and girls of under-represented ethnic groups, including African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans.
- Providing support to women which acknowledges and respects differences in family status, sexual orientation, age, and physical abilities.
To become a paid member of SWE, please join through the following link: Become a Member Here!
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