All About SWE!

1. All About SWE! September 20th, 2013

2. Topics SWE at a society level MSOE’s SWE Section MSOE SWE Section Officers/Chairs MSOE SWE Adviser MSOE SWE Committees Becoming a National Member Future SWE Events

3. The Society of Women Engineers From societyofwomengineers.swe.org The Society of Women Engineers was officially formed in 1950 SWE’s vision is “To be key to the success of women in engineering and technology”

4. Society Level SWE has over 400 professional and collegiate sections throughout the country which fall into one of 10 regions There are also Members-at-Large and International Members The Society provides many benefits to members such as professional and collegiate webinars, conferences, connections, and other useful resources

5. MSOE SWE Section • MSOE’s section of SWE belongs to Region H • We focus on three main areas: • Professional Development • Community Outreach • Social Connections • To support efforts, we also need fundraising

6. Example of MSOE SWE Activities Hands on Future SWE-WI Banquet SWii Nights Professional Dinner MSOE St. Pat’s Week

7. MSOE SWE Section Officers Section Secretary & SWEFL Section President Section Vice President Section Treasurer Sam Scharles Junior Electrical Engineering scharless@msoe.edu Kash Engineer Senior Management Information Systems engineerk@msoe.edu Amber Koeune Sophomore Mechanical Engineering koeunea@msoe.edu Inga Bentley Senior Industrial Engineering bentleyi@msoe.edu

8. MSOE SWE Section Chairs Section Outreach Chair Section Fundraising Chair Section Webmaster Anna Gutman Senior Industrial Engineering gutmana@msoe.edu Alana Tirimacco Sophomore Biomedical Engineering tirimaccoa@msoe.edu Elizabeth Weber Sophomore Mechanical Engineering webere@msoe. edu

9. MSOE SWE Section Adviser Dr. Sheila Ross EECS Professor ross@msoe.edu

10. MSOE SWE Committees • Fundraising Committee • Career Fair dinner • Outreach Committee • FLL Mentoring • Hands On Future • Professional Development Committee • Rockwell Professional Panel • Professional Dinner (Spring)

11. Becoming A National SWE Member • SWE C2C means you pay $50 only once! • Benefits • SWE Magazines & Webinars • SWE Regional & National Conferences • Can be a MSOE SWE Section Officer/Chair • Receive an SWE++ T-shirt (while supplies last) • To become a member, check out: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/membership • If you need help, reach out to an officer or chair! (contact info in slides above) • May have a membership meeting

12. Reminder to Returning Members If you have not already, you MUST renew your membership by September 30thor you will be dropped Login to your SWE account and simply renew (no charge) Make sure you are registered with Section H065 Milwaukee School of Engineering

13. Upcoming Events September 25th @ 7pm – Rockwell Automation Panel in CC210 October 4th @ Noon – Presentation on Resume’s and How to Dress Professionally in CC46 October 10th @6 – Career Fair Dinner in Todd Wehr October 18th @ Noon – Hands On Future Planning in CC46 November 1st @ Noon – Professional Guest Speaker in CC 46 November 12th @ 6pm – Relax before finals TBD **Updates will be posted to blog calendar and Facebook**

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