About Us

Professional Development

One of the biggest reasons our members get involved in SWE is for professional development. From formal events with an outside speaker to a casual webinar hosted by the SWE Advanced Learning Center, we organize events centered around learning and training.

Outreach

Our section has a history of collaborating with the Girl Scouts, but our Outreach Committee is open to getting involved in any K-12 STEM event and they can be contacted via email at mainesweoutreach@gmail.com. 

Corporate Relations

The impact SWE has on achieving gender equity in engineering and technology is powered not only by our members, but also the organizations that share and support our vision. We are interested in partnering with local employers in Maine to collaborate on event planning, to obtain financial support for our programs, and also to provide career opportunities to our members.

Scholarship

Planning on attending a college to study engineering? Our scholarship program is now offering over $1,000 for the selected woman senior high school student who is planning on studying engineering or related field. Our Scholarship Chair can be contacted via email at maineswescholarship@gmail.com.

Certificate of Merit

Our Certificate of Merit program recognizes junior girls in high school who have achieved math and science excellence. This program has been active since the professional Maine SWE section was founded. Our goal is to encourage young women to continue taking STEM classes in order to expand their educational opportunities and to consider engineering as a possible career choice. Our Certificate Coordinator can be contacted via email at certificates.swe@gmail.com. One girl is selected per high school annually.

Collegiate Relations

Our section has a strong history of collaboration with the University of Maine (UMaine) collegiate SWE section in Orono. We generally host a joint event with the UMaine SWE members twice a year—once in the fall and once during the spring semester—and then focus our attention on encouraging the graduating seniors to continue their SWE membership as professional members

During spring 2025, we also supported the development of a collegiate SWE section at the University of Southern Maine (USM).