Women in Engineering Day
Open to ALL 5th through 12th graders!
Explore how your existing skills and creative mindset can help you become a successful engineer or computer scientist! Women in Engineering (WIE) Day is a free workshop for 5th through 12th grade students designed to help you learn how engineers work together to help people, solve problems, and change the world.
Save the Date: September 2025
on the Moscow, Idaho, campus
Spend the day with the U of I College of Engineering!
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HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS EARN A $500 SCHOLARSHIP toward a U of I undergraduate degree in engineering.
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GAIN CAREER INFO and insight into the many engineering degree paths at U of I.
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ENGAGE WITH CURRENT WOMEN STUDENTS, FACULTY & INDUSTRY LEADERS through group discussions, activities and more.
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TOUR LABS AND LEARNING SPACES and learn about student life at U of I!
Event Details
We may be able to assist with your travel plans and offer travel and hotel cost reimbursements. If you are interested in more information, please email Kylie Sparks at ksparks@uidaho.edu.
Refer back to this website for additional hotel information.
Our event is at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena on the 果冻传媒麻豆社 Moscow campus. Parking passes are not required on the day of the event, and participants can park in any of the lots near the arena. The closest lots are lot 24 and 34. Download the campus parking map.
Women in Engineering Day is open to all gender identities and students in 5th through 12th grades.
Yes! Chaperones are welcome to stay and view activities from the sidelines, yet trained volunteers and ambassadors will be leading small groups of participants.
The schedule below is subject to change.
- 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. — Check-in
- 9 a.m. — WIE Day Welcome
- 9:15 a.m. — STEM Activity: Design, Build and Test
- 11 a.m. — Lunch (provided by College of Engineering)
- 12 p.m. — COE Lab and Student Club Experience
- 1:30 p.m. — STEM Activity: Final Testing and Closing Ceremony
- 2 p.m. — Pick-up – Chaperones pick up students at east side of ICCU Arena (grass area)
Lunch will be provided at no cost to participants and chaperones who register online.
- Snack
- Water bottle – filling stations will be accessible throughout the day
- Jacket
- Comfortable walking shoes
Questions?
For questions about WIE Day, please email engr-wieday@uidaho.edu.
