Mission By sharing our passion and pride, we hope to inspire students to challenge conventional ideas about science and engineering by providing unique and exciting outreach opportunities for students ages K-12. We hope to share our experiences and knowledge on how becoming an engineer is a fun, creative profession which is essential to our health, happiness, and safety.
Who We Are Engineering Ambassadors are student representatives of the University of Washington’s College of Engineering. We come from diverse majors and backgrounds seeking to share our passion for what we do and striving to share it with younger generations! Members of this program are leaders within the University with powerful communication skills, outgoing personalities and a strong desire for community outreach.
What can we offer? University of Washington Engineering Ambassadors provides an outreach program that brings outstanding engineering students from the University of Washington to K- 12 classrooms. We can provide:
- 15-20 minute presentations on engineering topics that will show the relevance of that engineering project to a concept that has been taught in the class - Hands-on activities or facilitate demonstrations - Presentations on career opportunities within engineering - Background on the different types of engineering, college majors and the general college preparation and application process - Presentations can vary to accommodate audience: From classrooms to school-wide assembly-style presentations
Engineering Ambassadors hosting an activity at UW Discovery Days