Previous IGED Events
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) is an annual event hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE-KC) and sponsored by many local businesses. The purpose is for young women to get a taste of what an engineer is and what they do. Annually high school students are invited for a day of activities that are fun as well as informative. In 2016 we introduced a new event, IGED Jr. to invite girls in grades 6-8 for a day of activities to learn about engineering.
2022
The 12th Annual IGED event was held on February 25, 2022 at Bartle Hall. This year featured a new hands-on activity, "beam bridges" where students built load-bearing bridges out of paper and other office supplies. IGED also included an industry/university fair, an engineering discipline fair, and a college panel. The keynote speaker was Kisa Caruthers from Burns & McDonnell. Since this was the first in-person IGED event after COVID, there intentionally was a smaller attendance in order to promote social distancing: there were 112 students and 76 female engineering mentors.
The 7th Annual IGED Jr event was held on November 11, 2022 at the UMKC's Atterbury Student Success Center. The students designed pneumatic hands with various office supplies, syringes, and plastic tubing. The keynote speaker was Meghan Calabro, Director of Distribution Modernization at Burns & McDonnell.
2021
The 11th Annual IGED event was held virtually, due to COVID-19. Multiple videos were created by the IGED Planning Committee and shared with local high school teachers starting April 13, 2021. Video content included an overview of "What is Engineering", videos from IGED sponsors, two Q&A sessions with female engineering students and female engineering mentors, a hands-on activity (Egg Drop and Coding), and a keynote from Kerrie Greenfelder, manager of engineering for the water division of Burns and McDonnell. The 6th Annual IGED Jr event was held at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at UMKC. The middle school students learned more about the different aspects of engineering through several videos and interactive activities. One hands-on activity was to build a roller coaster to teach students how to balance engineering needed with costs required. The keynote speaker was Rachel Attebery, the Director of Operations for Diode Ventures, the infrastructure development arm of Black & Veatch.
2020
The 10th Annual IGED event was held on February 21, 2020 at Bartle Hall. IGED included an industry/university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, a hands-on engineering activity (astronaut landers), and a reverse engineering activity with LEGOs. There were over 300 students and 150 female engineering mentors in attendance. The keynote speaker was Gena Williams, Director at Sprint.
2019
KC IGED 2019 was held on February 22, 2019 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (mechanical grabbers). There were 292 students and 150 female engineering mentors in attendance. The keynote speaker was Sheri Blauwiekel, an Executive Vice President at Black & Veatch. KC IGED Jr was held on November 15, 2019 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The middle school students learned more about the different aspects of engineering through several videos and interactive activities. One hands-on activity was to build a "pneumatic hand" to pick up several different sized objects. The keynote speaker was Libby Allman, VP of Manufacturing & Procurement at Hallmark Cards.
2018
KC IGED 2018 was held on March 2, 2018 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discpline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (catapults. The keynote speaker was Diana Johnson, Project Manager at KCP&L.
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 9, 2018 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The students received an overview of engineering and then built their own table-top catapults for the hands-on activity. They finished the afternoon with a high school panel. The keynote speaker was Robin Stubenhofer, VP of Engineering at Honeywell FM&T.
2017
KC IGED 2017 was held on March 3, 2017 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (gumdrop structures). The keynote speaker was Tara Ruttley, PhD.
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 10, 2017 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. After getting a background in earthquake science and engineering, students built shake tables and then used coffee stirrers and clay try to design and build structures to withstand their shaking tables. In the second hands-on activity, students learned about aerodynamic forces and designed their own airplanes to compete against other teams. The keynote speaker was Katie Schulz from Black & Veatch.
2016
KC IGED 2016 was held on February 26, 2016 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED consisted of an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity. The keynote speaker was Jill Hruby.
We introduced a new event, IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls. It was held on November 11, 2016 at the UMKC Atterbury Success Center. It included multiple hands-on engineering activities. The keynote sperker was Valerie S. McCaw, P.E., President of VSM Engineering, LLC.
2015
KC IGED 2015 was held on February 27th, 2015 at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. The keynote speaker was Cindy Hoover. The SWE Region i Conference (iCON15) followed the event at the same facility. We had 220 high school girls and 80 mentors!
2014
KC IGED 2014 was held on February 21st, 2014 at the Overland Park Convention Center. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. There were 200 students and 80 mentors in attendance. To view pictures from the event, follow the links below.
2013
Due to a blizzard on February 22nd, KC IGED 2013 was held on May 3rd at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. We had 50% more students than last year! To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIfxvr7BnrT8kQE&feat=directlink
2012
KC IGED 2012 was held on February 17th at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and hands-on activities. To view pictures and video from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2012?authuser=0&feat=directlink
2011
KC IGED 2011 was held on Friday, February 18. To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink
The 12th Annual IGED event was held on February 25, 2022 at Bartle Hall. This year featured a new hands-on activity, "beam bridges" where students built load-bearing bridges out of paper and other office supplies. IGED also included an industry/university fair, an engineering discipline fair, and a college panel. The keynote speaker was Kisa Caruthers from Burns & McDonnell. Since this was the first in-person IGED event after COVID, there intentionally was a smaller attendance in order to promote social distancing: there were 112 students and 76 female engineering mentors.
The 7th Annual IGED Jr event was held on November 11, 2022 at the UMKC's Atterbury Student Success Center. The students designed pneumatic hands with various office supplies, syringes, and plastic tubing. The keynote speaker was Meghan Calabro, Director of Distribution Modernization at Burns & McDonnell.
2021
The 11th Annual IGED event was held virtually, due to COVID-19. Multiple videos were created by the IGED Planning Committee and shared with local high school teachers starting April 13, 2021. Video content included an overview of "What is Engineering", videos from IGED sponsors, two Q&A sessions with female engineering students and female engineering mentors, a hands-on activity (Egg Drop and Coding), and a keynote from Kerrie Greenfelder, manager of engineering for the water division of Burns and McDonnell. The 6th Annual IGED Jr event was held at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at UMKC. The middle school students learned more about the different aspects of engineering through several videos and interactive activities. One hands-on activity was to build a roller coaster to teach students how to balance engineering needed with costs required. The keynote speaker was Rachel Attebery, the Director of Operations for Diode Ventures, the infrastructure development arm of Black & Veatch.
2020
The 10th Annual IGED event was held on February 21, 2020 at Bartle Hall. IGED included an industry/university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, a hands-on engineering activity (astronaut landers), and a reverse engineering activity with LEGOs. There were over 300 students and 150 female engineering mentors in attendance. The keynote speaker was Gena Williams, Director at Sprint.
- IGED 2020 in Pictures
- IGED Clip from KMBZ Radio
- Look back at the past years of IGED events (2011-2019)
2019
KC IGED 2019 was held on February 22, 2019 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (mechanical grabbers). There were 292 students and 150 female engineering mentors in attendance. The keynote speaker was Sheri Blauwiekel, an Executive Vice President at Black & Veatch. KC IGED Jr was held on November 15, 2019 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The middle school students learned more about the different aspects of engineering through several videos and interactive activities. One hands-on activity was to build a "pneumatic hand" to pick up several different sized objects. The keynote speaker was Libby Allman, VP of Manufacturing & Procurement at Hallmark Cards.
2018
KC IGED 2018 was held on March 2, 2018 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discpline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (catapults. The keynote speaker was Diana Johnson, Project Manager at KCP&L.
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 9, 2018 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The students received an overview of engineering and then built their own table-top catapults for the hands-on activity. They finished the afternoon with a high school panel. The keynote speaker was Robin Stubenhofer, VP of Engineering at Honeywell FM&T.
2017
KC IGED 2017 was held on March 3, 2017 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (gumdrop structures). The keynote speaker was Tara Ruttley, PhD.
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 10, 2017 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. After getting a background in earthquake science and engineering, students built shake tables and then used coffee stirrers and clay try to design and build structures to withstand their shaking tables. In the second hands-on activity, students learned about aerodynamic forces and designed their own airplanes to compete against other teams. The keynote speaker was Katie Schulz from Black & Veatch.
2016
KC IGED 2016 was held on February 26, 2016 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED consisted of an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity. The keynote speaker was Jill Hruby.
We introduced a new event, IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls. It was held on November 11, 2016 at the UMKC Atterbury Success Center. It included multiple hands-on engineering activities. The keynote sperker was Valerie S. McCaw, P.E., President of VSM Engineering, LLC.
2015
KC IGED 2015 was held on February 27th, 2015 at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. The keynote speaker was Cindy Hoover. The SWE Region i Conference (iCON15) followed the event at the same facility. We had 220 high school girls and 80 mentors!
2014
KC IGED 2014 was held on February 21st, 2014 at the Overland Park Convention Center. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. There were 200 students and 80 mentors in attendance. To view pictures from the event, follow the links below.
- https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=108566316593959969624&target=ALBUM&id=5992350824177192657&authkey=Gv1sRgCKOEl46UkuX-xQE&invite=CO2Nz7kD&feat=email
- http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2014/women-engineering-day-2014
- Fox 4: http://fox4kc.com/2014/02/21/engineering-day-strives-to-introduce-field-to-aspiring-young-women/#ooid=VtYjNzazqyZacd8P7YU-iUIOje2cSPjK
- KSHB: https://www.myworldnews.com/Channel/139-kshb/Story/374470-introducing-girls-to-engineering
- KCTV5: http://www.kctv5.com/story/24831845/young-woman-taking-engineering-field-by-storm
2013
Due to a blizzard on February 22nd, KC IGED 2013 was held on May 3rd at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. We had 50% more students than last year! To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIfxvr7BnrT8kQE&feat=directlink
2012
KC IGED 2012 was held on February 17th at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and hands-on activities. To view pictures and video from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2012?authuser=0&feat=directlink
2011
KC IGED 2011 was held on Friday, February 18. To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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