Evening with Industry (EWI)

Evening with Industry (EWI)

Come join us at our annual networking event EWI where students get to connect with company recruiters and enjoy a complimentary dinner!

By Society of Women Engineers at UCR

Date and time

Thursday, October 19, 2023 · 5 - 9pm PDT

Location

University of California, Riverside

900 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92521

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Agenda

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Open Networking with Recruiters and Students

6:00 PM - 6:25 PM

Opening Remarks

6:25 PM - 7:05 PM

Dinner

7:05 PM - 7:25 PM

Rotation 1- Structured Networking

Choose your table of companies to talk to one-on-one with engineers, recruiters, and alumni

7:45 PM - 8:05 PM

Rotation 2 - Structured Networking

1 More Round! Choose your table of companies to talk to one-on-one with engineers, recruiters, and alumni

7:25 PM - 7:45 PM

Key Note Speaker

Hear a speech from our special UCR alumni speaker Bart Van Kooten, VP and Chief Technical Officer of Sorenson Engineering Inc.

8:10 PM - 8:30 PM

Rotation 3 - Structured Networking

Last Round! Choose your table of companies to talk to one-on-one with engineers, recruiters, and alumni

8:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Closing Remarks

About this event

*OPEN TO UCR STUDENT ONLY MUST PRESENT PHYSICAL R CARD ID AT EVENT*

*RESUMES DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th *

Evening With Industry (EWI) is hosted all over the nation by different chapters of The Society of Women Engineers with the purpose exposing students to resources and opportunities available in the engineering industry. Don't miss out on an evening filled with career building, connecting with industry professionals, networking with fellow students , a taco bar and cupcakes, and a special UCR alumni guest speaker. Join SWE-UCR for this unique large-scale networking event! A formal dinner and refreshments will be provided. 

OUR GOAL: To connect students with professionals to create lasting connections and promote available internship and full time positions. 

We will be joined by representatives of various engineering fields,  applicable to all engineering majors. Both engineers and recruiters will be present to answer your questions, take your resumes, and tell you about their respective companies!

You do not want to miss this event! Touch up your resume, look up the companies, and dress to impress!  

Companies coming so far (More to come!): 

Amazon Web Services

Sorensong Engineering

Southern California Edison

Esri

Triad Magnetics

Kelk Graduate Institute

Medtronics

Riverside County Flood Control

All the event details will be listed below.

- Location: HUB 302 (University of California - Riverside)

- Date/Time: October 19th, 2023 (Thursday) from 5-9 PM PST

- RESUMES DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th

- Upload your resume here: https://forms.gle/FNTXb6MmUoKA3HpU7

Please feel free to contact swe.ucr@gmail.com for any questions you may have!

Frequently asked questions

Is there anything we need to bring to the event?

Resume! All you need is your resume which you can upload via this link: https://forms.gle/FNTXb6MmUoKA3HpU7 Make sure to dress up in professional attire as you will be spending the night interacting with company recruiters, engineers, and alumni. Bring a friend!

Organized by

Society of Women Engineers at UCR

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 engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please contact us at swe.ucr@gmail.com. Mission: Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, demonstrate the value of diversity. Objectives: • Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them. • Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement. • Serve as a center of information on women in engineering. • Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement. 

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