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Penn State EECS Undergraduate Enrollment (Fall 2019 University Park)
Number of Engineering majors: 7363
Number of women in Engineering: 8,211
Number of CS Majors: 648
Number of CE Majors: 251
Number of EE Majors: 524
Percent females in CS: 16.2%
Percent females in CE: 12.7%
Percent females in EE: 10.7%
12/11/2021
AWC members had a great relaxing time at the final GBM of the semester. We played a lot of fun games including the white elephant. And yes, there was a lot of stealing involved 😉
Good luck on finals everyone!
11/25/2021
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Hello Hello!!! We hope everyone’s semester has been going great so far. We are happy to be back in person this semester and finally host in-person meetings and events. Here’s a quick recap of what AWC has been up to this semester!
Also, we have our Friendsgiving GBM this Thursday 11/18 from 6:30-7:30 pm in W375 Westgate. Come hang out with us before leaving for Thanksgiving break!
04/20/2019
AWC gals looking stunning at the EECS/IST formal!!!
04/01/2019
AWC members had the opportunity to go on a wellness retreat run by the Penn State Wellness Center! We did yoga, meditation, and art projects. Check out the Wellness Center at IM if you’re interested in participating in stress-relieving activities!
03/18/2019
The Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will host two week-long summer camps designed to introduce girls to engineering! Anything is Possible for Girls in Electrical Engineering (APOGEE) will be held June 24-28 and is open to anyone entering grades 7-9. Dancing with Robots will be held July 29-August 2 and is open to anyone entering grades 7-12. Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/2Cshdfs.
03/18/2019
AWC had the pleasure of meeting Katie Barrett, a PSU Computer Science alumni! We loved hearing about the lessons she’s learned throughout her career and time at Penn State.
03/03/2019
Meet Alaina Strife, our newest addition to the Freshman Spotlight series!
All the way from Horseheads, NY, Alaina has been active in the community since she joined the PSU class of 2022. Currently she is a member of SWE (the Society of Women Engineers), CHAARG (Changing Health, Attitudes, and Actions to Recreate Girls), and of course, AWC!
02/20/2019
Meet Kaitlyn Bridge!
As the fourth installment of our freshman spotlight, Kaitlyn is studying IST Design and Development, is involved in SWE, SWE THON, and is the Technology and Outreach Chair of AWC!
Always the busy bee, Kaitlyn is also involved in Schreyer for Women, is a Schreyer orientation mentor, and is interning this summer with IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY as a front end developing intern.
She’ll also be traveling to London and Dublin this summer, a bit far from her home in New Jersey.
01/31/2019
For the third installment of our freshman spotlight, we’d like to introduce Guneet Kaur Baweja, a Computer science student from Delhi, India!
Guneet is actively involved with THON, and is on the PR committee for the International Student Council.
In high school, Guneet interned with School Live, and worked to develop TeenOpino (Teenager’s Opinion), a digital portal that allows teens to connect and discuss things of relevance to them. She then went on to lead a team that conducted a usability survey on TeenOpino.
01/21/2019
Had a clay-mazing time at 2000 Degrees! How did you spend your long weekend?