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At Smith, what a student learns
inside and outside the classroom -- and how she chooses
to put together the pieces -- builds a sense of intellectual
and social engagement that will empower her to make a difference
throughout her life, in her community, in her profession,
in the world.
As an engineering major at Smith, your pieces
might include a research internship in electronics optical
packaging in the microelectronics lab at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson
Research Center along with the support and camaraderie provided
by your fellow students in Smith’s pioneering engineering program.
The first all-women class of engineers in the
country graduated from this program in 2004. Its focus on bridging
the humanities and sciences will give you a unique perspective
on what your future could be in engineering.
You might put together membership in the
student environmental group Gaia with an interest in landscape
studies. Through your courses, your exploration of this evolving
field might lead you to interests in anything from city planning
or permaculture to a Praxis internship -- paid for by the
college -- at
the Royal Botanical Gardens in Surry, England.
Enroll in the Lewis Leadership Program,
with its training in group dynamics, oral presentation skills,
negotiation tactics and conflict management. Combine this
with an internship in Washington, D.C., with the congressman
who represents Smith’s district. While you’re on Capitol
Hill, you might drop in on Representative Tammy Baldwin,
Smith '84, a member of the House Judiciary Committee. Congress
could benefit from more women. Who knows? You might be one of them.
Frequent
visits to sessions offered by the Women and Financial Independence
program, such as “Financing Life” or “From Backpack
to Briefcase,” may pique your interest in economics and business
leading to courses like “International Finance” or “Money
and Banking.” How about an internship at Ameriprise Financial? To fill out your resume,
add membership in the WFI investment club or a entrepreneurship project.
Browse
through the Notable
Women site and see how Smith women
have made a difference over time: Pulitzer Prize winners, political columnists,
environmental researchers, film directors, venture capitalists, you name
it. And you can learn to make a difference, too. |
