Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan

Recent WECE Events

Mission

WECE is a student-run, diversity-focused organization whose purpose is to foster community among women and other gender minorities in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) fields at the University of Michigan. WECE is dedicated to assisting in the recruitment and retention of minorities in ECE industries and academia. Although WECE is intended to support women and gender minority individuals, membership is open to UM students with an interest in the mission of WECE. 

History

Near the end of the Fall 2019 semester, Enakshi Deb (past president) sat down with her EECS 280 partner, Isha Bhatt (past President) and had a conversation about their experiences being ECE students at the University of Michigan. Enakshi, as a recently declared Electrical Engineering student, was surprised how lonely the major felt. As minorities in both gender and race, they agreed there was an opportunity to foster a more collaborative environment within the department. In that moment, the seedling of WECE grew and blossomed over the course of winter break and the beginning of 2020. Due to the group’s formation during COVID-19, WECE hadn't held an in-person meeting. Despite these obstacles, WECE grew and now has ~50 active members including both undergraduate and graduate ECE students. What started as a small Slack space of only 10 members has now become an essential part of the ECE community.

Executive Board

Contact us at wece-officers@umich.edu

Alyssa Anderson

EE M.S. Representative

Amaya Murguia

EE Ph.D. Representative

Veronica Contreras

EE Ph.D. Representative

Aline Eid

Faculty Advisor