Community and Campus Programs

The Community and Campus chair is responsible for various smaller outreach events and coordinating SWE volunteers for Michigan Tech-sponsored programs.

Big Mac Program (4-6 Grade)

The Big Mac program is always a highlight for 4th-6th grade students. Students learn about engineering, teamwork, and efficiency by creating an assembly line to assemble Big Mac orders with felt burger pieces. The Big Mac program is currently twice per year, once at Houghton Elementary and once at another area elementary school.

Girl Scout Workshop (Ages 5-12)

SWE has coordinated various girl scout badge workshops for girls of all ages. One of the most successful events has been our Girl Scout Workshop for Junior Girl Scouts, which introduced girls to various engineering disciplines through hands-on experiments. For the younger age groups, SWE has implemented a program to introduce girls to careers in engineering and teach them about famous female engineers.

Elderly Outreach

Every year SWE paints pumpkins and makes Easter baskets to deliver to area retirement and assisted living communities. The residents love receiving these festive decorations and the members of SWE have a fun time making them! If you know of a community who would appreciate these or other holiday favors, please contact the community and campus chair.

Michigan Tech-Sponsored Activities

SWE also partners with various Michigan Tech programs to introduce engineering to middle school and high school students. The Get WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) is an annual event for middle school girls, and Engineering Olympics is a competition for area high school students. SWE members get involved by helping out at these and other activities.