Women in Engineering Learning Community
Established in 2001
Hypatia (hi pay' sha)
Hypatia,
the Women in Engineering Learning Community, brings together female first-year
engineering students in a residential environment to provide encouragement
and support in pursuing a career in engineering. Hypatia participants
are enrolled in a fall semester seminar class that covers such topics
as successful academic strategies and exploring critical issues surrounding
women's roles in predominately male fields. 
We chose the name Hypatia to represent our community because the woman is a symbol of strength, hard work, and dedication. She was a pioneer in her fields of philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy as we are today as women in the field of engineering. Her incredible success encourages us to follow our dreams and reach for our goals.
Reprinted from the Hypatia Student Website
