The profession is stronger when more people can find their way into it.
SE Pathways grew out of SEAOC's 2020 Call to Action, which asked our association to actively support students from underrepresented groups and to take on the systemic barriers that hold engineers back.
Each year a new cohort of students and early career professionals comes together to build relationships, share their experiences, and tell firm leaders, educators, and associations what would actually help them grow. Many of them carry that work back into their own offices and campuses.
Sponsors make the core program possible. Giving Tuesday is a chance for individual engineers, alumni, and friends of SEAOC to stand behind it too.
Every contribution supports people at critical moments in their professional journey.
Individual contributions help expand mentorship, early-career engagement, and access to professional networks for students and emerging professionals across California. Gifts of any size make a meaningful impact.
Supporting access and early exposure to the profession
Strengthening mentorship and early-career engagement
Expanding leadership development and professional connection
Shaping the future of the profession and sustaining Pathways for the next generation.
Give once, set up a recurring monthly or annual gift, or make your gift in honor of a mentor or colleague.
Give on December 1 and help the next generation of structural engineers.
Your gift goes to the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional association, to support the SE Pathways Program. Contributions to SEAOC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. They may be deductible as a business expense; please consult your tax advisor.
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“I have struggled with inclusion in engineering for many years and it was such an emotional experience for me. I feel a lot more self-confident knowing I have a place in structural engineering.”
“I met many CEOs, Presidents, other students from other Universities, people who just started working, people who have been working for years, and this was very motivational because now I know what I can achieve in this field.”
“Conversations sparked by a workshop in the SE Pathways Cohort Program encouraged me to talk to my employers about solidifying our company's mentorship program.”
“I truly felt like I was in a room of people who care about structural engineers not only succeeding, but thriving in the profession.”
“SE Pathways Cohort was an incredibly valuable experience and such a wonderful community that I didn't realize I was missing and needing.”
“The Pathways Program provided a safe and welcoming framework within which to navigate my first conference. I had a network to come back to if needed.”
“Being able to talk candidly with engineers farther along in their career was one of the best parts of the experience. I hope I can … work my way into a mentor position to help future cohort members!”
Pathways is possible because these partners believed in it first.
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Copy the linkApplications for the next cohort open in February and close in March.
Application processAnchor, Champion, and Builder sponsorships fund the program year round.
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