9/23/2008

Lorraine Roeters, a senior computer science student, has been chosen to attend a workshop sponsored by Google in San Jose, California. Google Inc. has established the Google Workshop for women engineers to promote and identify technical research aptitude in women, to encourage and increase female representation in science and engineering, and to provide an educational program to embrace the potential of women in shaping future technologies to academically outstanding women students. This workshop is dedicated to support womens' contributions to the advancement of these fields and further develop a variety of perspectives and experiences to engineering design and problem solving. Google and universities will work together to attract the finest engineering women students nationally and focus on exploring and advancing career opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students in order to provide prospective employees for Google. Selected students will receive admittance to the Google Workshop for Women Engineers, an all-expense paid trip (flight, shuttle transportation, and hotel) from January 20-23 to the location of the workshop which will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. Students will also enjoy tours to the Googleplex, have the opportunity to meet with Google engineers in their fields, and further explore potential career opportunities or internships with Google.