Rutgers University Women in Engineering Initiative (RU WEI) was established to provide support for current and future female engineers and to engage alumni, industry, and other partners in Rutgers engineering programs. Rutgers continues to recruit and retain an ever increasing number of women to its engineering program. It is a national leader in awarding doctoral degrees to women, and includes many women among its faculty.
Rutgers SWE members include both female and male engineering students whose cause is to promote women in engineering. The Society provides a platform for women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity.
A partnership between the School of Engineering and Douglass Residential College for women at Rutgers University. The community’s two central goals are to recruit and retain more women in engineering and to prepare those women for successful engineering careers.
The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET) is a summer program designed for middle school and high school students to increase awareness and familiarize them with career opportunities within engineering. The program also seeks to eradicate the negative stereotypes commonly associated with women’s ability to pursue careers in math and science related fields.
(national average: 22%)
At Rutgers School of Engineering, diversity is one of our greatest strengths. We are an acknowledged national leader in promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion both within our community and serving as a pipeline for workforce diversity—a mandate vital to the engineering field. Our culture of belonging gives our students an equal opportunity to share their rich diversity of experiences and perspectives and thrive—regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural heritage—in an increasingly interconnected world.
