Did you know that since 2011, the number of female students entering the University of èßäÉçÇø¹ÙÍø Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines has increased by 10 percent?

Did you know that since 2011, the number of female students entering the University of èßäÉçÇø¹ÙÍø Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines has increased by 10 percent?

Dylan Baffrey (UAF ‘18) is one of the proud alumna of the University of èßäÉçÇø¹ÙÍø Fairbanks civil engineering program and is now employed by the multinational engineering firm Tetra Tech as a civil engineer. Dylan is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. 

Born and raised in Anchorage, Dylan says she chose UAF because of its affordability and because it allowed her to stay in èßäÉçÇø¹ÙÍø while still receiving an exemplary education. Dylan also knew the value èßäÉçÇø¹ÙÍø engineering firms place on homegrown engineers.

Looking back on her time at UAF, Dylan recalls the bond among women engineering students and says she will carry the lessons learned from those women through her career and she will continue to mentor younger women entering the field of engineering. She says female camaraderie is vital in a field primarily dominated by men. The community and support she experienced during her time at UAF helped her, and her classmates, succeed in the program.

Dylan Baffrey