SSIP Stories

Day 3 of the engineering & computer science Summer Immersion Program focused on transportation and water resources engineering, after a tour through a coffee roasting warehouse.

Several young women from around Washington State are at Gonzaga this week to experience engineering and computer science careers first hand.

Emma Clawson is a Power Engineer at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Kaylyn Myers is a Mechanical Engineer at MW Consulting Engineers

Stacia T. Rasmussen is the Health & Life Sciences Business Development Manager at Greater Spokane Inc.

Bethany Alcamo is the lead software engineer for a small utility company in the Spokane Valley.

Cpt. Sarah Watson is the Operations Flight Commander for the 92nd Communications Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane

Kim Zentz has led several executive positions across utilities, transportation, tech-based economic development, higher education, and clean-tech startup companies.

Casey Stazick is a Materials Engineer with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health at the Spokane Mining Research Division.

The power engineer with Avista Utilities suggests students get out of their comfort zones.

The former Tektronix engineer encourages students to figure out who you are and what your passion is.

As a career manager of product quality, Garrett tells women there is a lot of flexibility to engineering and technology careers.

Feeling out of place is absolutely okay, and different perspectives are a benefit in STEM.

If more people could shift their perception of 'an engineer,' more people would see themselves in engineering or technology.

Shannon Crowell spoke of her career path to the students of the SEAS Summer Immersion Program (SSIP)

Guest speaker encourages young women at her talk at the opening night of the 2022 SSIP.