Class of 2019

Undergraduate Major: Chemical Science, BS

Graduate Studies Major: Chemistry, MS

WISE RP Involvement: Peer Mentor, Recruitment Team, Summer Orientation Leader, Elaine R. Feldman Summer Research Scholar

WISE RP Impact: It was nice to be able to come into the program and meet students in my classes before I went in. It's nerve wracking to sit next to anyone, but being in WISE RP made it easier to do. The support from the staff was also delightful. It was great knowing I could talk to them when I needed to.

Major: Gender and Health, BA

WISE RP Advice: I would tell WISE RP students to utilize the network within their hall including those in other programs. It is truly a unique experience to be around like-minded people in residential programs.

Major: Environment, BA

Major: Environmental Engineering, BSE

WISE RP Impact: WISE RP helped me feel welcome as an out-of-state student and woman in STEM. By participating in WISE RP, I felt prepared to tackle future challenges and comfortable in my own ability as an engineer. My WISE RP roommate is still one of my best friends and I am excited to live with her for the fifth year in a row next year!

Undergraduate Major: Mechanical Engineering, BSE

Graduate Studies Major: Biomedical Engineering, MSE

Major: Communication and Media, BA

WISE RP Advice: Don't forget to have fun! Take the time to really enjoy every moment in college. Also, don't be scared of change. If you're in something and it doesn't make you happy, then find something else.

Major: Mechanical Engineering, BSE

WISE RP Involvement: Peer Mentor

Major: Industrial & Oper Eng, BSE

Major: Aerospace Engineering, BSE

WISE RP Involvement: Peer Mentor

WISE RP Impact: WISE RP immediately gave me a community in which I felt welcomed. The mentors helped me build connections that I have utilized throughout my time at Michigan. As a Peer Mentor for WISE RP, I got the chance to practice leadership skills and even built friendships among my mentees!

Major: Cellular & Molec Biology, BS

Major: Mechanical Engineering, BSE

WISE RP Impact: WISE RP introduced me to class friends and future housemates and provided me with a solid support system as I navigated my first semesters at UM. Presentations and courses from WISE RP helped give me a new perspective about gender and stereotypes in the workplace.

Undergraduate Major: Mechanical Engineering, BSE

Graduate Studies Major: Mechanical Engineering, MSE

Major: Ecol, Evol, & Biodiversity, BS

WISE RP Involvement: Peer Mentor

Undergraduate Major: Civil Engineering, BSE

Graduate Studies Major: Civil Engineering, MSE

WISE RP Involvement: Peer Mentor

WISE RP Impact: WISE RP helped me make friends that I relied on heavily throughout college and will continue to live with or work with after. Meeting women with similar interests and goals helped me be comfortable enough to try things I was interested in and have support to do it all.