september general body meeting: get to know swe! tuesday, september 9 5:30pm mothers
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September General Body Meeting: Get to Know SWE!Tuesday, September 95:30PMMothers
Agenda
• All About SWE• Society SWE• RPI SWE• GradSWE
• Introduction of Officers• Freshmen Representative Election
Announcement!• Announcements of Upcoming Events and
Opportunities!
Mission: • Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers
and leaders• Expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force
in improving the quality of life, and• Demonstrate the value of diversity
Strategic Priorities:• Growing the Profession- Outreach• Professional Excellence• Globalization• Advocacy
SWE’s Mission and Priorities
About SWE
• National Professional Organization• Founded in 1950• 25,000+ collegiate and professional members • 400+ professional and collegiate sections• Board of Directors/Trustees
• International• 150 members and growing!
About SWE
Regional •We are part of Region F: Northeast•Regional Collegiate Leadership Team•Region F Blog: http://regionf.wordpress.com/•Regional Collegiate Leadership Team:
• Regional Collegiate Representative (RCR), Julia Dockum of Clarkson
• Regional Collegiate Representative (RCR), Emily Frantz of RPI
• Regional Collegiate Communications Editor (RCCE), Margaret Guo of MIT
• Region Collegiate Sentaor (RCS), Carolyn Chlebek of RPI
RPI SWE• Chartered in 1975
• It’s our 40th Anniversary in the Spring!!!
• Currently consists of 133 National Members
• Activities:• Monthly general body meetings, • Interacting with local Girl Scout
troops and schools to encourage interest in science and engineering
• Visits by corporate speakers• Workshops on professional topics• Attending national and regional
conferences• Fun social events
RPI SWE Executive Board
Treasurer:Donna [email protected]
Outreach Coordinator: Jessica [email protected]
RPI SWE Executive Board
Membership Director:Gina Trivellini
Publicity Director:Morgan Kube
RPI SWE Executive Board
Secretary:Kirthana Bhat [email protected]
Knowledge Source Director:Megan Curtin
RPI SWE Executive Board
Communications Director:Samantha [email protected]
Co-Engineering Event Director:
Cassie [email protected]
Freshman Representative Elections!
• Application is available on the website and it is due Sunday 9/28
• Winners will be announced at the October GBM!
• Only National Members can vote so be sure to sign up!
Contact Emily([email protected]) with any
questions
GradSWE at RPI
Goals• Serve the graduate student community in SWE• Facilitate networking among graduate women• Training and career development programs• Leadership, mentorship, and outreach
Contact: Ashley Vassell, [email protected]
Events
Social
• Anti-Lab Meeting• Wine and Cheese• Potluck• BBQ• Science Museum
Professional/Personal Development
• Brown Bag Luncheons• Dealing with Issues
women face in engineering
• Work , life, balance• Student advisory
relationships• Industry/Academia• Night of Networking• Breaking Barriers• Etiquette Dinner
SWEet Cardigans
• $24
• Great conversation starters during the career fair!
• Pick up your new SWEet cardigan today!
Contact Donna at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Conference Committee
•Present bid at conference in spring to propose to hold the next conference here
•Get more involved in SWE!
•Meet people and have fun
•Conference!
•Would be a great experience for our SWE section to hold a conference at RPI
When?Every other
Sunday at 2*Where?
Union 2424*As our presentation comes closer, we will meet every week
Evening with Industry
• September 25th 6-8pm RPI Alumni House• Business Casual, Bring business cards, No resumes • Companies that will attend:
• Edwards Lifesciences• S&P Capital IQ• UTC• Cisco• Boeing• BD• Global Foundries• And More
Questions?Contact Catie Barry ([email protected])
Evening with Industry Committee
• Help plan this networking event by taking on a more active role in RPI SWE.
• Meet Wednesdays (Starting Sept 17) 7-8pm• Room to be announced• Sign-up on Google form or Sign-up sheet. • Questions? Contact Catie Barry ([email protected])
Stilettos to Steel Toes
• Schlumberger will talk about Essay Contest• 100-350 word Essay • First place $1,000• Second place $500• Third place $250• Around 30 people submit essays each year• Sophomores-Seniors can apply• 100 dollars is donated to RPI SWE for every essay that is
submitted from our section.
• Monday September 15th 5-6pm Union 3606• Moe’s will be provided
Upcoming Info sessions
• Sandia National Lab Tech Talk, Thursday September 18th, 6:00-8:00PM (Mothers)-Pizza and Soda Provided
• Event with UTC, Monday September 22nd, 5:30-6:30PM-Pizza Provided
• Edwards Life Sciences, Thursday September 25th, 4:00-5:00PM
SWE Business Cards!
• Great for the career fair!• Business cards are $6.99 for 250• Email the information required (see
sample below) to [email protected] by September 15th!
LinkedIn Social
• Come learn the do’s and don’ts about using LinkedIn• Beef up your profile in time for the career fair• September 9th, 6-7PM in Union 3606
• Please bring your laptops! Snacks will be provided
National Membership Reimbursement
• Want to be reimbursed for your national membership fee?!
• Be one of the first 10 members to reach 4 SWE activity points this semester and you will be reimbursed the $20!• Contact Gina ([email protected]) about your
point total or Donna ([email protected]) about the reimbursement check
Join the Outreach Committee!
• Outreach Meetings• Mondays 7-8pm in Union 2424
• Some Outreach Events• Girl Scout Engineering Day• Junior FIRST LEGO League• LEGO Mindstorm• Sage Science and Health Discovery Night
Contact Jessica at [email protected] if you have an questions.
Outreach Leadership Positions
• Are you interested in becoming more involved in Outreach?
• This year we are creating more leadership positions on the Outreach Committee.
• Possible Responsibilities• Organize volunteers for events• Gather supplies for different events• Create and organize an event
Contact Jessica at [email protected] for more information.
Book Club
Thursday, September 18th, 5:30PM"Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
Get That Job!The Inside Scoop from Practicing Professionals on Preparing
for the Career Fair and Following up AfterwardsTuesday, September 16, 7 to 9:00 p.m., DCC 318
Co-hosted with NSBE, SHPE, SASE, and WMP. Experienced professional recruiters from GE, a global technological company, will share what
recruiters look for at the Career Fair and how you can prepare to put your best foot forward at the Career Fair. Students will model career fair attire and
appropriate accessories.
Knowledge source tip of the month!
Improving your resume•Tailor your resume to your Employer
• If you know they are looking for something you have done, highlight it.
•So what?• You made excel spreadsheets, but why were they relevant?
•Put enough information…• But don’t overdo it, you want something to talk about during
your interview too
External Announcements?
The officers will be around, come introduce yourself! Ask us any questions!
Thank you!