Model Proj: WEPAN Regional Centers: A Proposal for Continued Support

妇女工程学倡导者网络(WEPAN)是一个全国性组织，通过增加注册和成功完成本科和研究生工程学学位的妇女人数，为妇女提供进入工程学职业的途径。WEPAN为希望发起或扩大工程领域妇女方案的教育机构提供技术援助。WEPAN参与了：1)提供技术援助，帮助和鼓励工程学校建立或扩大女性参与工程项目；2)在美国西部、中西部和东部三个地区(西部、中西部和东部)各建立执行委员会，以促进对机构的培训，并在教育机构和行业之间建立伙伴关系；3)举办区域培训研讨会；4)进一步发展全国工程领域女性评估项目；5)继续为国家WEPAN组织提供领导。

The Women in Engineering Advocates Network (WEPAN) is a national organization that provides access for women to careers in engineering by increasing the number of women enrolling and successfully completing degrees in engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. WEPAN provides technical assistance to educational institutions desiring to initiate or expand Women in Engineering Programs. WEPAN is involved in: 1) providing technical assistance to aid and encourage engineering schools in establishing or expanding Women in Engineering Programs; 2) establishing executive committees in each of the three regions (western, midwestern, and eastern United States) to facilitate training for institutions and to establish partnerships between educational institutions and industries; 3) conducting regional training seminars; 4) furthering development of the National Evaluation of Women in Engineering Programs; and 5) continuing to provide leadership to the national WEPAN organization.