Mission Statement
The graduate committee of the Society of Women Engineers was formed in 1995 to address the needs
of graduate students. The goals and objectives of this group were created by and for graduate
students.
A common issue established the need for this group - graduate school perpetuated isolation and
loneliness. In graduate school, classes are much more competitive with less team effort than
undergraduate work. Research is also an extremely individual process which keeps a student
secluded in her/his laboratory or office. The graduate committee was formed to, at minimum,
establish social relationships to help alleviate this problem and build self-esteem leading to
more productive graduate students. It continues to meet this goal as well as many others.
The structure of the Graduate Committee includes a Steering Committee comprised of the Co-Chair(s), Secretary, Treasurer, Network Chair(s), Outreach Chair(s), Personal Development Chair(s), Membership Chair(s), Social Chair(s) and a Liaison Director.
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| Grad SWE Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairs | Jenn Dolan Sara Rimer |
jldolan@umich.edu srimer@umich.edu |
| Secretary | Jenna Campbell | cjenna@umich.edu |
| Treasurer | Sahithya Reddivari | sahitya@umich.edu |
| Membership | Liz Beckett | embecket@umich.edu |
| Social | Monica Joshi Alexis Kaplan |
msjoshi@umich.edu lexikap@umich.edu |
| Networking | Maria Lang | mclang@umich.edu |
| Outreach | Katherine Avery Mai Le |
katlee@umich.edu mtle@umich.edu |
| Professional Development | Lingli He | linglihe@umich.edu |
| Graduate Liaison Director | Beth McBride | bethmcbr@umich.edu |
| Financial Fitness | Line van Nieuwstadt | linevn@umich.edu |
