There is an urgent national need to educate, recruit, and employ more female engineers in order to stay competitive in a global market. Only nine percent of American engineers are women, and only 20% of engineering degrees are earned in the U.S. are by women. There are a number of reasons why the number of women in engineering is low. One of those reasons is a lack of role models and access to females who have earned and utilized engineering degrees.

Alcoa is helping us make a difference in the education and career development of female students at CIT by providing a grant to create a mentoring program for first-year female students.

You can help too! We are looking for women engineers to mentor female engineering students. As a mentor, you will help a student learn to develop supportive relationships, provide career guidance, build a professional network, build confidence, and gain valuable academic advice.

To learn more about this new program and how you can participate, please visit the Program Overview. To apply, fill out the attached Mentor Application or Mentee Application and send them to:

Email:

Mentors: Gretchen Smathers

Mentees: Pam Golubski

Fax:
412.268.6421

Mail:

Mentors: Attn: Gretchen Smathers

Mentees: Attn: Pam Golubski

110 Scaife Hall

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA 15213