WISE
The Women In Science and Engineering organization was developed on the MTSU campus to encourage and help women prepare for--and become involved with-science- and math-related careers. Their main goal is to assure women of their importance in all scientific and technical fields, as well as to promote equal opportunity and treatment of women in science. WISE is open to all undergraduate and graduate female students who are involved in STEM fields of study, as well as any other MTSU student interested.
WISE hosts annual events such as the WISE Chocolate Challenge, in which students compete in chocolate eating contests and trivia contests while learning about the chemistry of chocolate. Another exciting annual event is the WISE Engineering Extravaganza, where women engineers are invited to talk with the members of WISE and participate in engineering-related workshops (with food and lots of fun!). Many women involved with WISE also donate their time to girl-serving organizations, such as the Expanding Your Horizons Conference, held annually on the MTSU campus. At this conference, some ladies host workshops for middle and high school girls; others serve at team leaders, giving the girls tours around campus. WISE also sponsors the monthly After School Girls Only Science Club with a Murfreesboro middle school; at meetings, several WISE members organize and do experiments with students. Additionally, they often mentor many of these young women in their pursuit for higher education in STEM fields.
