Society of Women Engineers - Lehigh Valley Section

ACTIVITIES

SWE-LV’s activities support the goals of the international organization through the theme of

ASPIRE * ADVANCE * ACHIEVE

A * S * P * I * R * E 

●  SWE-LV members contribute to Holiday Hope Chest, which is a national project adopted by the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley to help the less fortunate children living in the Lehigh Valley. SWE-LV participates through the Community Bike Works program in Allentown.

●  Certificates of Merit recognize high school women graduating with the three highest grade point averages in math and science.

A * D * V * A * N * C * E

●   In 2001, SWE-LV initiated a scholarship program for high school senior women who intend to major in engineering at their accredited college or university. A one-time grant of up to $5,000 can be awarded.

●  SWE-LV members volunteer as judges at local and regional high school science fairs such as the Lehigh Valley Science Fair.

●  SWE-LV holds joint meeting and supports the efforts of local SWE college sections-- Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Penn State Lehigh Valley/Berks, and Wilkes campus.

A * C * H * I * E * V * E

●   Plant tours are arranged for our members. Past tours have been to Procter & Gamble (Mehoopany), Goggle Works (Reading), Just Born (Bethlehem), Blommer Chocolate Company (East Greenville), Ocean Spray Plant (Breinigsville), Weyerbacher Brewery tour (Easton)

●  Networking among our members and with other professional societies are arranged through happy hours and joint meetings.

●  An annual event is the Engineers Week banquet held in February and sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Engineering Council. Since the 1980 section charter date, three SWE-LV members have been honored as Young Engineer of the Year and one has been honored as Engineer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers. One member has also been recognized as one of five national New Faces of Engineering by SWE in 2012.