1. Pre-College Initiative Feeding the Institutions

2. Outreach Team 1. Gather & analyze SWE needs through benchmarking activities. 2. Gather regional information on candidates for a pre-college initiative (PCI) or those with existing engineering clubs. 3. Synthesize needs & benchmarking information & provide recommendations by BOD4 6/22/2012. Key Objectives 2

3. Objective 1 Gather & Analyze SWE Needs through Benchmarking Activities

4. Outreach Team Who completed surveys? Other engineering societies: NSBE, SHPE, AISES (N=3) Outreach Practitioners (N=10) Girl-serving and technology oriented organizations: GSUSA, Girls Inc., FIRST (N=3) Participants in events such as Invent it. Build it., Wow! That’s Engineering!, and STEP-Up High school: (N=42) Middle school: (N=190) [limited data from Wow!] Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 4

5. Outreach Team Data analysis from outreach providers (N=16): 67% offer individual and club or group-oriented types of formal membership All charge or will be charging nominal fee All maintain ongoing database Member commitment 60-80 hrs/yr average for volunteer advisor role Generally positive outreach impact Students most interested in doing hands-on activities, followed by outreach to younger students Work through schools and after-school channels Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 5

6. Outreach Team Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 6

7. Outreach Team Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 7

8. Outreach Team Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 8

9. Outreach Team Data analysis from MS girls (N=190) Responses to single question: “We are considering opening up Society of Women Engineers (SWE) membership to middle and high school girls. If we did that would you become a member?” 22% said Yes, 22% said No, 56% said Maybe Objective 1. Benchmarking Analysis 9 < 1 out of 4 middle school girls would join, for sure…

10. Objective 3 Synthesize Needs using Benchmarking Analysis to Recommend Program(s)

11. Outreach Team To include: Membership type and fees, if any Formal: informal; individual: group Online: in-person; independent: SWE sponsor One or more program(s) framework(s), including purpose or objective Define any infrastructure modifications or enhancements needed Identify any conflicts, geographical, economical or with other member organizations Objective 3. Recommendations 11

12. Outreach Team Timeline completeObtain regional input for pilot candidates. Apr 2012Complete assessment of existing programs and make recommendations. May 31, 2012Synthesize pilot input to recommendations for framework of pre-college programs. Jun 22, 2012BOD4 Objective 3. Recommendations 12