Castine Current
Ballad Lost
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
and Found
CHAPTER FORMED
advisor. The chapter was
founded to provide net-
ThoseattendingtheannualNorth
American Society for Oceanic
History conference in May in
Portland, Maine were treated to an 1870
working and professional
Jonesport, Maine schooner fisherman's
development opportunities
bal ad performed by Dr. Stephen N. San-
for MMA's women engi-
filippo, Adjunct Instructor of History in
neers and to access SWE's
the Department of Arts and Sciences, that
resources for scholarships
describes the winter fishery on the Grand
and job placement. And
Manan Bank.
its goals are to provide
With assistance of the Jonesport His-
pre-professional devel-
torical Society, research by Sanfilippo and
opment opportunities for
his wife, Susan, also a historian, led them
students, encourage more
to the lyrics of the bal ad written by an
young women to consider
English immigrant John Radley, following
careers in engineering,
Dr. Brennan with SWE chapter founders Kaylee Wacome, Molly Marcotte, Rachel Jondle
a season of winter fishing on the Banks,
and partner students with
giving descriptions of geography, fishing
professional mentors.
grounds, seamanship, fishing techniques,
SWE seeks to empower women to succeed
quantity of fish, salting fish, hazardous
Students,faculty,staffandalumnicelebrated
the launch in March of a MMA collegiate
chapter of the Society of Women Engineers
and advance in the field of engineering, and to be
seas, schooner racing, and how hard labor
(SWE), a national educational and professional
recognized for their contributions as engineers
was shared under dangerous conditions.
service organization founded in 1950 with more
and leaders.
Radley's tune being lost, the Sanfilip-
than 34,000 members.
SWE also works to establish engineering as a
pos composed an appropriate one to
The chapter's president is Mol y Marcotte '16
desirable career for women through training and
accompany the lyrics of 15 verses, which
who co-founded the group with Mikayla Cowette
development programs, networking opportu-
follow in part.
'16, Rachel Jondle '16 and Kaylee Wacome '16.
nities, scholarships and outreach and advocacy
activities. The professional group has more than
The foamy bil ows from the bow of the
Professor of Engineering Barbara Fleck serves as
300 professional and 100 student chapters.
Lapwing they are spread,
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