SWE - Fall 2007 - (Page 3) CONTENTS VOLUME 53, NUMBER 4 FEATURES 22 The Society of Women Engineers National Survey about Engineering: Are Women More or Less Likely Than Men to be Retained in Engineering After College? The first in a series of articles examining results from a survey SWE conducted with Harris Polls takes a look at some of the issues surrounding retention. 5 8 12 26 68 70 80 84 86 90 FA L L 2 0 0 7 IN THIS ISSUE Farewell Message from FY07 President Jude Garzolini A Conversation with FY08 President Michelle F. Tortolani Introducing the FY08 Board of Directors WFEO International Colloquium: Empowering Women in Engineering and Technology Congratulations SWE Magazine Report from WEPAN Point/Counterpoint Point of View Career Toolbox Book Review 30 The Right Place at the Right Time The Society’s role in recent public policy discussions includes testifying before the House Labor Subcommittee Hearing on Title IX, and helping to organize the inaugural briefing of the new House Diversity and Innovation Caucus. 34 Personal Technologies: Changing Classrooms, Coursework, Media and Relationships Personal technology use and innovations have combined with market trends to create new ways of learning, coursework, and classroom situations, while introducing a multitude of sociological questions. 50 58 DEPARTMENTS Engineering $$$$$$$ Financial engineering radically changed global financial transactions — and added a new dimension to engineering. 1 Heritage Club 19 View from Executive Suite 21 Editor’s Page 48 Membership Info & Calendar A&B 92 In Memoriam 93 Corporate Partnership Council 94 SWE Smiles 95 Opportunity Index 96 SWE Scrapbook Women Engineering Leaders in Academe 2007 The sixth installment of SWE’s annual series profiles women deans of engineering at three very different types of institutions: Deans Pam Eibeck of Texas Tech, Esin Gulari of Clemson, and Kristina Johnson of Duke. ABOUT SWE: The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as women engineers and leaders. SWE (ISSN 1070-6232), Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, is published quarterly with an extra issue in October by the Society of Women Engineers, 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 400, Chicago, Ill. 60611. COVER DESIGN BY CUSTOM CONCEPTS & DESIGN ILLUSTRATIION BY JOHN BEUKEMANN SWE FALL 2007 3
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