Access Engineering (AE) is a summer kindergarten-8th grade outreach program that partners with local summer camps in Central Indiana to bring hands-on engineering activities to a variety of summer programs. Led by trained female engineering students, AE has been successfully running since the summer of 2013 and continues to spark curiosity for hundreds of students each summer. Through partnerships with several organizations, the Women in Engineering (WiE) Program is able to impact over 1,300 students in only one summer! Depending on the camp format, we will visit some camps more than once with a different activity each time over the course of the summer. We will assess the impact of AE on students' perception of and familiarity with what engineers do, as well as their perception of and interest in engineering before and after the AE program.

In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue University’s educational programs, services and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability or status as a veteran. See Purdue’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at vpec@purdue.edu or 765-494-5830.

For more information, email wiep@purdue.edu 

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