Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED)

Wear comfortable attire for sitting and mild activity throughout the day. A shirt will be provided for all mentors and participants to wear that day, either to change into or throw over your clothes.

Mentors will guide participants throughout STEM activities, ice breakers, an opportunity fair, and inspirational keynote speeches.

Participants who are driving themselves, mentors, and volunteers may park in Lot 24 & 25 on the south side of 17th Street, across from Fairmount Steet.

Any engineering or computing professional can register to mentor. Participants must be freshman-seniors attending any high school in Wichita or its surrounding areas.

The College of Engineering at Wichita State represents seven departments, including Aerospace Engineering, Applied Engineering (environmental, process, automation), Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and the School of Computing. These will be what is primarily represented, but there may be a few other specialties represented by individual mentors or companies.

IGED is mentored by local professionals working in the engineering and computing fields, as well as students or professors from the College of Engineering at Wichita State.

A light breakfast and boxed lunch are provided for all mentors and participants, as well as a t-shirt. Participants will also receive an IGED tote bag and have the opportunity to grab other swag throughout the day.

This event is meant to foster and inspire a passion for engineering and computing in high schoolers who have no connection to STEM or to strengthen the passion in those who are already considering an educational journey in the STEM field.