PVTIDE Intro Smith College Smith College PVTIDE Academic Partner Susannah Howe 2 August 2005

Overview Smith Snapshot Picker Engineering Program Involving Engineering Students Other Smith Connections

Smith College Largest liberal arts college for women Founded in students 300 faculty 37 departments and programs 1000 different courses

Picker Engineering Program Founded in 2000 First graduates in students/year 10+ faculty ABET accreditation in process Engineering Class of 2004

Engineering Program Philosophy Emphasis on fundamentals across engineering disciplines Learner centered pedagogy Integration of liberal arts Social responsibility Sustainability “application of math and science in service to humanity”

Engineering Curriculum Math/physics/chemistry/computer science Engineering core –mechanics –thermochemical processes –electrical systems –design Technical electives Liberal arts: Latin honors

Added Features Research with faculty Community-based learning NASA projects Study abroad Internships

Where Do Graduates Go? Graduate School (~40%) –Berkeley, MIT, UC Davis, Cornell, Dartmouth Industry (~30%) –MITRE, Ford, Fuss&O’Neill, Gilbane, Sikorsky Other (~30%) –AmeriCorps, secondary school teaching –management consulting, finance –medical school, other graduate school

Involving Engineering Students Engineering Design Clinic Special studies Student internships Five-college courses

Engineering Design Clinic Year-long capstone course Real-world projects –sponsored by industry/gov’t. –technical liaisons Class component –engineering design –professional practice –team interaction

Sample Design Clinic Projects Ford GE Advanced Materials Northampton DPW Entrepreneurial

So what worked? Outreach: SSEP Finance: WFI Leadership: SEE Other Smith Connections

Summer Science & Engineering Program Outreach program for high school girls Two-week modules on science and engineering topics Guided by Smith faculty, assisted by Smith undergraduates Girls from U.S. and abroad participants to date

Women and Financial Independence Program to promote financial literacy for women Multi-week course offerings (no-credit) –entrepreneurship –principles of investing –financing life Resource center Outreach/student clubs open to Five College community

Smith Executive Education Program to develop women leaders Courses, seminars, and discussions –Smith College Consortium –Smith-Tuck Global Leaders Program –Specialist to Strategist (Smith/SWE) –Custom programs

Summary Picker Engineering Program –Engineering science degree –Design Clinic: capstone projects –Student research, internships Smith Connections –outreach: SSEP –finance: WFI –leadership: SEE