is a Professional Section of the
Society of Women Engineers
A world with gender parity and equality in engineering and technology.
The Society of Women Engineers is the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members’ success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties.
Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) is one of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) largest sections with over 600 members. The section is also large in physical space encompassing all of Wyoming and most of Colorado with the Colorado Springs and Pueblo areas being part of Pikes Peak Section.
RMS has dedicated leaders, volunteers and contributors thorough its large membership base that are committed to SWE’s core values and mission. RMS hosts many programs and events throughout the year that highlight four focus areas: Collegiate Engagement, Membership, Outreach, and Professional Development.
Collegiate Counselors
Gear Up Collegiate Partnered Series
Professional Enrichment Talks
Scholarships
Spring Summit
RMS Collegiate Engagement focuses on connecting and supporting collegiate sections within our section boundary. RMS regularly hosts events that directly partner with local collegiate SWE sections.
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Awards
Discussion Club
Local Socials
Membership Events
RMS Membership focuses on supporting RMS members by highlighting their accomplishments and bringing them together for networking and fun.
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Certificates of Merit
Essay Contest
Girls Exploring STEM
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RMS Outreach focuses on introducing girl identifying students in K-12 grades to STEM. In addition to RMS hosted program and events, RMS actively supports other local K-12 outreach events that connect with our mission.
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Collective Wisdom Groups
Women in Industry
– Lightning Talks
– Professional Development Sessions
– Technical Tours
– Women in X
RMS Professional Development focuses on providing mutual support and professional development for STEM professionals. RMS also partners with local companies and professional organizations to host many of these events.
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News and Announcements
Voting Open to Fill Officer Vacancy
Voting is open for the FY25 SWE RMS Executive Council (EC) 2nd Vice President (VP) vacancy. This vacancy is due to the resignation of a 2nd Vice President, VP of Collegiate Engagement, and this position will serve for the remainder of the 2nd VP term through June 30, 2025. Voting will close at 11:59 pm Mountain Time on Monday, December 23, 2024.
Elevate Your Engineering Career Workshop
In this focused one-hour session, women engineers will master practical strategies for growing their technical leadership impact while maintaining technical excellence. Whether leading teams formally or driving initiatives through influence, learn how to identify and create leadership opportunities, build technical credibility, and drive decisions effectively. Leave with concrete tools to enhance your technical leadership presence and a clear action plan for immediate impact.
Paru Nackeeran, Founder of Rise with I.C.E., is a Leadership & Executive Coach empowering women and immigrants to thrive in tech and confidently rise into influential leadership roles. As a former leader at Cisco, Apple and Google, she successfully led numerous cross-functional technical initiatives and understands firsthand what it takes to thrive as a strategic leader. Five years ago, she discovered her true calling through feedback from those she had supported.
The virtual workshop will be held Wed, Jan 22, 7:30 – 8:45pm.
Virtual Book Discussion
Furiously Happy
Join RMS for a virtual book discussion on Feb 13, 6pm. This month, we’ll share Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson. Email Bounkheana to join.
In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea.
But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.
2025 RMS Scholarships Open
RMS is pleased to announce its local scholarship program for graduating high school women and for continuing/reentering collegiate women majoring in ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology programs in Colorado and Wyoming. Students can apply for the scholarship by completing the Rocky Mountain Section Emerging First Year or College Scholarship Application.
Save the Date for Spring Summit, April 12
The 2025 Spring Summit will be held April 12th. This year’s event is co-hosted with SWE Colorado State University Section. Save the date and follow RMS for more details on this signature event.
This Spring Summit page will be updated as the event approaches.
Save the Date for GESTEM, May 21
Girls Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (GESTEM) is an exciting event that introduces middle school girls to the wide range of opportunities in potential careers in STEM fields through hands-on workshops and interactions with engineering professionals. RMS hosts approximately 1,000 girls annually, at no cost to the girls to attend.
GESTEM will be held at the Denver Auraria Campus. This event relies on our dedicated financial partners, in-kind donors, workshop presenters, and volunteers to make it a success for 1,000+ 7th grade girls.
Colorado Gives Day
You can join the wave of generosity.
You can join the statewide movement and make a big impact in your community. ColoradoGives.org is a year-round giving platform.
Giving is Open with one-time or recurring gift options. RMS recommends giving towards our general fund to support “where needed most”. If you prefer, you may designate** GESTEM, K-12 Outreach, Scholarships, or Spring Summit.
** If you would like to designate your donation to support a specific activity, please use the full donation page or follow-up with an email to us, as the widget does not include a designation field.
Employment Opportunity
Land Development Project Manager at Dewberry
Dewberry is currently seeking a Land Development Project Manager for the Louisville, CO office with the opportunity to work occasionally out of the Denver office as necessary. This position requires 10+ years of experience in site planning and land development including the production and management of; design of grading, storm water management, urban drainage planning, soil erosion & sediment control, public and private roadways, utilities and site planning for residential, commercial, retail, institutional and recreational facilities. Visit the Dewberry Careers page for more information.
Land Development Project Engineer at Dewberry
Dewberry is currently seeking a Land Development Project Engineer for the Louisville, CO office with the opportunity to work occasionally out of the Denver office as necessary. This position requires at least 5 years of relevant experience in civil engineering and land development including project engineering to support the production of: design of grading, storm water management, drainage design and reports, soil erosion & sediment control plans and reports, public and private roadways horizontal and vertical designs, “wet” utility design and coordination with design team professionals successfully delivering; residential, commercial, retail, institutional and recreational facilities. Visit the Dewberry Careers page for more information.
Upcoming Events
RMS upcoming events are shown in our Google calendar. For more information about our events and other interesting events, join the RMS email newsletter and follow us on social media.
FY24 SWE Recognition Awards
SWE Rocky Mountain Section was honored at WE24 Chicago with SWE Mission Recognition Award. Mission recognitions are for SWE Groups that embody SWE core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals. 2024 SWE Mission Recognition, Silver The FY2024 awards process was updated to be the SWE…
RMS Mailing Address
Society of Women Engineers – Rocky Mountain Section
1090 S Wadsworth Blvd Unit C-7201
Lakewood, CO 80226
Mail from our previous PO Box is being forwarded to our new permanent mailing address. This new mail service includes a variety of features that improves our section’s ability to better manage mail and ultimately better serve our members and partners.
