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Welcome to the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin! The Women in Engineering Program (WEP) provides you with a community of support that encourages your success at the Cockrell School. Explore how you can become involved with WEP!
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Meet WEP: Attend WE Connect
We invite you and your family to visit campus and meet us! WE Connect offers women admitted to the Cockrell School the opportunity to discover what WEP and the Cockrell School offer. At WE Connect, you will:
- Learn about WEP programs for first-year students
- Meet engineering students who can answer your questions about life at UT
- Tour the engineering complex and learn about resources offered by the Cockrell School
Choose the session that best fits your schedule. Registration for WE Connect is OPEN for the following dates:
- Monday, January 19, 2015
- Friday, February 13, 2015
- Monday February 15, 2015
- Saturday, February 28, 2015
- Saturday, March 7, 2015
- Wednesday, March 18, 2015
- Friday, March 20, 2015
- Friday, March 27, 2015
- Friday, April 10, 2015
- Monday, April 13, 2015
Register to attend a WE Connect!
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Join the WEP Residential Learning Community!
WEP provides first-year engineering women with a residential community near the engineering complex. Located in Kinsolving South, this learning community will allow you to form study groups and develop a social network with others who have common interests.
Read more about the WEP Residential Learning Community!
Remember to apply for HOUSING as soon as possible. Housing contracts are awarded based on the date of your housing application; the sooner you apply for housing, the more likely you are to get a contract. Go to "My Status" to submit your housing application.
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Connect with Peers for Support:
First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs)
A First-Year Interest Group (FIG) is a small group of first-year students who share 1-2 classes together and participate in a weekly seminar with a mentor and a WEP staff member. A free lunch or snacks will be offered at each of the seminars.
The WEP FIGs showcase academic resources and provide an opportunity to make friends and form study groups!
You can join a one of the five WEP FIGs during summer orientation. You will hear from us in May about our WEP info sessions offered at orientation.
Read more about WEP FIGs!
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Special Programs Just for You:
First-Year Initiative (FYI)
 The WEP First-Initiative (FYI) provides academic and peer support by connecting students to the engineering community. All first-year engineering women are matched with a Peer Assistance Leader (PALs), undergraduate mentors in your major who can help answer questions about being an engineering student at UT. Students are matched when classes start in the fall, and you will have the opportunity to meet your mentor during our fall kickoff dinner - FYIsland. In addition, FYI provides additional workshops about academic and engineering resources, including how to apply for engineering scholarships, study abroad programs, and much more. Read more about FYI! |
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WEP has a four-person full-time staff, one half-time graduate assistant; faculty, alumni and industry advisors; and an extensive staff of student workers and volunteers.
Sarah Whetsell
Program Coordinator
Cassidy McFarland
Graduate Assistant
Tricia Berry
Director
Ana Dison
Senior Program Coordinator
Gina Higby
Program Coordinator
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