Society of Women Engineers - Rocky Mountain Section

**Rocky Mountain Section** The Denver Section of the Society of Women Engineers was chartered in 1954 and renamed the Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) in 1986. In 1994, the Pikes Peak Section was chartered to serve the growing number of engineering professionals in the Colorado Springs and other communities in Southern Colorado. The Pikes Peak and Rocky Mountain Sections work cooperatively to provide a variety of both continuing development and career guidance activities to members throughout the states of Colorado and Wyoming. **SWE’s Mission** Empower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders; expand the image of the engineering and technology professions as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion. - SWE will raise awareness of the transformative work engineers engage in, provide solutions to problems, and improve the quality of life. - SWE will be a prime facilitator for creating personal relationships, support systems, and networking between women in engineering and technology. SWE’s global network of professional and collegiate members can share best practices and new technologies and bring awareness to issues that affect women and the engineering profession. - SWE members will show females of all ages that engineers work to solve real-world problems and improve the quality of life. By demonstrating the impact that engineering can have on lives around the globe, engineering will be seen as a top choice of education and an attractive profession for women. - SWE will be recognized for building leadership skills, providing leadership experience, and creating opportunities for exposure to top industrial and educational leaders for both collegiate and professional members. The engineering profession will routinely value SWE to provide influential leaders and contributors, and women will be recognized for their contributions to their schools and workplaces. - SWE will be a driving force for promoting a diverse workforce and inclusion of all, not limited to engineers. SWE will actively work to create a community where the profession welcomes and respects individual, personal, and career choices among all cultures. **SWE’s Vision** A world with gender parity and equality in engineering and technology. **SWE’s Objectives** - **Goal 1:** Professional excellence – SWE will develop women engineers at all stages of their personal and professional lives. - **Goal 2:** Globalization – SWE will be recognized as a global, inclusive organization that promotes diversity and inclusion and serves women engineers wherever they are. - **Goal 3:** Advocacy – SWE will advocate for the inclusion and success of women, both present and prospective, in engineering and technology. - **Goal 4:** SWE will champion diversity in the engineering and technology professions and promote an inclusive environment.