Welcome! It is an honor to serve as the President of the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation as we enter an exciting new academic year empowering Chicago’s next generation of engineers.
This year the organization embarks on its second multi-year strategic plan. The goals of the new plan call for continuing to expand the organization’s impact and support of future engineers across the city. Over the next five years, Chicago Engineers’ Foundation will implement strategies to best support the next generation of STEM professionals including increasing the value of scholarship awards, expanding learning programs, and further improving the organization’s infrastructure. Our leadership looks forward to building on the initiatives set forth in our first strategic plan, and working with our stakeholders on a variety of exciting plans.
As we move forward, I am dedicating my efforts as CEF’s President to ensuring we find ways to continue expanding our student-focused programs to every neighborhood in Chicago, grow our career resources, increase the value of our awards, and further develop our community partnerships.
I am honored to announce the creation of the Engineering Futures Fund. With tuition costs continuing to rise, this new fund will offer students the opportunity to apply to receive more substantial financial awards to support their educational pursuits. We look forward to sharing additional details as we look forward to offering larger financial awards starting with our class of 2025.
If this is your first introduction to Chicago Engineers’ Foundation, please get to know more about us and our programs. Whether you are interested in scholarship awards, learning opportunities, or volunteer activities, we look forward to welcoming you to our growing community working together in support of Chicago’s future engineers.
Sincerely,
Sharon Harmsworth, President