The University of Florida Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted a variety of events during the second week of fall semester encouraging students to attend other events and provide an opportunity for them to connect with people from other majors. SWE’s goal is to help empower women across campus to become engineers and leaders in STEM fields. “I just want to be a part of it,” said electro engineering freshman Kathleen Yang about the organization.
Andrea Lopez, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman at the University of Florida, tie-dyes a shirt Thursday evening during an event for the SWEek of Welcome on the Reitz North Lawn. Lopez said she heard about SWE during E-Swamp and decided she wanted to be a member.
Alejandra Diaz, a 2nd-year chemical engineering student, makes a UF-themed tie-dye shirt at one of the SWEek of Welcome Events hosted by the UF Society of Women Engineers. Diaz said she plans on going into the petroleum industry and working with sustainable engineering.
Lopez tie-dyes a shirt during the SWEek of Welcome. SWE invited students to tie-dye shirts to raise awareness about their program and to make connections with students studying all majors.
Samantha Hsu, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman, works on her tie-dye shirt Thursday during the SWEek of Welcome. Hsu said she knew she had to join as soon as she heard of SWE. She said she wants to be a pediatric surgeon. “I don’t just want to be on the administrative side of things,” Hsu said. “I want to help develop new products.”
