Empowering Women Engineers

We acknowledge the significant impact women have in shaping the future of engineering and are committed to creating a supportive environment that empowers and uplifts them. Our college provides a range of opportunities for networking, skill development, and professional growth to help women thrive and excel in their engineering careers.

Recent Events

The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines (UAF-CEM) and the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering (UAA-CoEng) co-hosted the event, "Alaska Engineering Horizons for Women: Forging Connections Across Industry, Education, and Community," on Friday, March 22, 2024. This event aimed to strengthen connections and share insights to advance women in engineering across Alaska, building on an initiative launched at UAF in March 2023.

Participants completed a pre-event survey, with the results shared during the event. Facilitated by Jessica Schnabel, the event featured workshop sessions where participants addressed key questions such as:

• What engineering challenges does Alaska face, both immediately and in the medium term?
• How can we encourage more women to join the engineering workforce, and how can industries retain top engineering talent? What strategies and initiatives are already proving effective?
• How can the University collaborate with stakeholders like your organization to implement these ideas?

Throughout our history, women faculty, staff and students at UAF have made lasting contributions to our state and the world. Even during our fledgling years as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, when only a small fraction of women pursued college degrees across the nation, UAF alumna were making their mark on history.           

 — Chancellor Dan White​