K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering

The Kansas State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, or KAWSE, at Kansas State University is designed to enrich the lives of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — STEM — fields from the middle school through post-graduate levels. This program serves 38 STEM departments from the Colleges of Agriculture; Arts and Sciences; Architecture, Planning and Design; Engineering; Health and Human Sciences; and Veterinary Medicine. Its three main focus areas are outreach, recruitment, and retention from the middle school age through post-graduate levels. The GROW and EXCITE programs engage middle and high school students, and offer faculty opportunities to demonstrate broader impacts of their research by hosting hands-on, STEM themed activity sessions at Saturday and Summer Workshops.

KAWSE also has programs targeted at undergraduate and graduate students — SUCCEED — as well as faculty and postdoctoral researchers — ADVANCE. More information is available on the KAWSE website. The contacts for this program are Chardie Baird, KAWSE executive director, kawse@k-state.edu or 785-532-6088; Morgan Greene, KAWSE program coordinator, morgangreene@k-state.edu or 785-532-6088 and Beth Montelone, senior associate vice president for research, Office of Research Development, bethmont@k-state.edu or 785-532-6195.