VANCOUVER, Wash. – The School of Engineering and Computer Science at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is hosting a free seminar, Women in Tech, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Firstenburg Student Commons. Register at encs.connections@wsu.edu.
Women engineers and programmers currently working at local companies, including WaferTech, HP, SEH America, Smarsh and 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø will discuss opportunities and challenges for women in STEM fields.
A networking opportunity follows the discussion. WSU alumni and local professionals are invited to attend. Women considering a STEM career are encouraged to attend.
WaferTech, a TSMC company, is sponsoring the seminar.
For more information, contact Mary Beth Bulger, mary.bulger@wsu.edu.
About 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4 a day, $2 after 5 p.m. and free after 7 p.m. and on weekends.
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communication, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu