RS 3/10/4
Iowa State University

Program for Women in Science and Engineering
Conference Files, 1986 – [ongoing]

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary

creator:	Iowa State University, Program for Women in Science and Engineering
title:	Conference Files
dates:	1986 – [ongoing]
extent:	3.36 linear feet (8 document box)
collection number:	RS 3/10/4
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Iowa State University, Program for Women in Science and Engineering, Conference Files, 1986-[ongoing], RS 13/10/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

The Program for Women in Science and Engineering at Iowa State University operates under the Office of the Provost, and was founded in 1987. Based on an earlier Iowa State Committee, the Program focuses on recruiting and retaining girls and women in the fields of science and engineering.

The goals of the Program are to encourage female students to pursue careers in science and engineering; informing parents and educators about supportive behavior; and offering support and guidance to young women in these fields. The Program offers a wide variety of activities, including internships, career conferences and role models for pre-college students, workshops for educators, and internships and scholarships for college women.

Collection description

The conference files document the Program’s Career Conferences for precollege girls. A wide variety of information is included about the actual running of the conferences and includes speaker information, program packets, costs, participant lists, correspondence, and follow-ups.

Organization

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Career conferences for girls	1986
1	1a	Career conferences: speaker information	1986-1992
1	2	Career conference	1987
1	3	Career conference	1987
1	4	Career conference: registration	1987
1	5	Career conference: displays	1987
1	6	Career conference: workshops	1987
1	7	Career conference: hostesses	1987
1	8	Career conference: thank you notes	1987
1	9	Career conference: parent/educators	1987
1	10	Career conference: keynote speaker	1987
2	1	Career conference: packets	1987
2	2	Career conference: tours	1987
2	3	Career conference: rooms/housing	1987
2	4	Career conference: volunteers and program	1987
3	6	Career conference: program	1987-1990
2	5	Career conference: catering	1988
2	6	Career conference: participants	1988
2	7	Career conference: parent/educator session	1988
2	8	Career conference: food reservations	1988
2	9	Career conference: sessions	1988
2	10	Career conference: honorarium	1988
2	11	Career conference: program	1988
2	12	Career conference: audiovisual	1988
2	13	Career conference: costs	1988
2	14	Career conference: reservations	1988
2	15	Career conference: volunteers	1988
3	1	Career conference: room reservations	1988
3	2	Career conference: keynote speaker	1988
3	3	Career conference: speakers	1988
3	4	Career conference: registration correspondence	1988
3	5	Career conference	1988
3	7	Career conference: keynote speaker	1989
3	8	Career conference: assistants	1989
3	9	Career conference: tours	1989
3	10	Career conference II: speakers and participants	1989
3	11	Career conference II: program	1989
3	12	Career conference II: speakers and correspondence	1989
3	13	Career conference II: program and assistant guidelines	1989
4	1	Career conference: summaries	1989
4	2	Career conference: registration	1989
4	5	Career conference: schedule	1990
4	6	Career conference: key to conference planning	1990
4	7	Governor’s conference on Women and Minorities in Science and Mathematics	1990
8	3	Governor’s conference on Women and Minorities in Science and Mathematics	1990
8	1	Career conference: Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, Iowa	1990-1991
8	2	Career conference: Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa	1990-1991
8	5	Career conference: Fort Dodge, Iowa	1991
4	8	Career conference: correspondence	1991
4	9	Career conference: printed materials	1991
4	10	Career conference: speaker information sheets	1991
4	11	Career conference: registration	1991
4	12	Career conference: participant list	1991
4	13	Career conference: speaker Information Sheets	1991
4	14	Career conference: program	1991
4	15	Career conference: volunteers	1991
5	1	Career conference: parent/teacher packet	1991
5	2	Career conference: registration	1991
5	3	Career conference: participant list	1991
5	4	Career conference: information packet	1991
5	5	Career conference: sample correspondence	1991
5	6	Career conference: session presenters	1991
5	7	Career conference: possible speakers	1991
5	8	Career conference: tours	1991
5	9	Career conference: volunteers	1991
5	10	Career conference: follow-up	1991
5	11	Career conference: budget	1991
5	12	Career conference: miscellaneous forms	1991
5	16	Career conference: registration	1991
5	17	Career conference: room reservations	1991
5	18	Career conference: program	1991
8	4	Career conference: Creston, Iowa	1991-1992
5	15	Career conference: parking arrangements	1991-1992
5	13	Career conference: rooms and Food (memorial union)	1992
5	14	Career conference: tours	1992
6	1	Career conference: attendees	1992
6	2	Career conference: working program	1992
8	6	Career Conference: Sioux City	1992
6	3	Iowa Curriculum and Instruction: Conference	1992
6	4	Workshops	1992
6	5	Career conference: registrants	1992
6	8	Career conference: volunteers	1992
6	9	Career conference: speaker correspondence	1992
6	10	Career conference: planning schedule	1992
7	1	Career conference: Scheman information	1992
7	2	Career conference: speaker information	1992
6	6	Career conferences: evaluations	1992-1993
6	7	Career conference:	1992-1993
7	3	Career conference: non-registrants	1993
7	4	Career conference	1993
7	5	Career conference	1993
7	6	Career conference: speakers	1993
7	7	Career conference	1993
8	7	Career conference	1994
4	3	Career conference	ca. 1990s
4	4	Career conference	ca. 1990s
7	8	Career conference	n.d.
8	8	Career conferences: schedules	2000
8	9	Career conferences: programs and evaluation forms	2003
8	10	Career conferences: programs	2003-2004
8	11	Career conferences: programs	2004-2005