Society of Women Engineer’s (SWE) returns to The Cooper Union, which hosted SWE’s founding meeting 75 years ago for a Founder’s Day Celebration on May 6, 2025. This special milestone event honor SWE’s history, celebrates its accomplishments, and shares a vision for SWE’s future.

The free event features a keynote from astronaut and TikTok star Kellie Girardi and a panel discussion with SWE collegiate and professional members sharing stories of women in engineering past, present, and future. Panelists include Jill Tietjen, PE, F.SWE, a SWE past president, Inaas Darrat, SWE president-elect, Troy Eller English, SWE archivist, and Lizelle Ocfemia, president of The Cooper Union’s SWE student chapter. Current SWE President Karen Roth moderates.