Wichita Society of Women Engineers

February Letter from the President

February 19th, 2012 by

Thank you to everyone who filled out the Mid-Year Survey, we received some great meeting ideas! Congratulations to Michelle Boehm, she won a SWE Wine Glass for filling out the survey. Over the past month, we have had members help with the local NAWIC Block Kids event and travel to Manhattan to join the K-State SWE members during the K-State vs. Baylor Basketball game. Coming up this week on Thursday is the WCES Banquet at the Beech Activity Center.

February is what I consider Outreach Month! Wichita SWE is full of activities! This last weekend was WSU Lego Mindstorms Trial Day; coming up this weekend is the big annual outreach event…ENGINEERING EXPO! It is not too late to sign up to help at Expo! Sign up info can be found here (http://wichitaswe.org/expo/volunteer.php). Don’t forget to share the Expo Flyer with your family, friends, and co-workers!!!

The first weekend in March is the Region i Conference in Tulsa, OK. Many Wichita SWE members will be headed down to Tulsa on Friday, March 2. If you are interested in attending, you can find the link below in the newsletter. We would love for you to join us!

You can find the call for Nominating Committee members in this newsletter, this is a great opportunity to help Wichita SWE develop the slate of officers for the next election. If you are interested in helping, please e-mail wichitaswe@gmail.com.

Have a wonderful February,

~Allison Wright
FY12 Wichita Section President

February Trivia Question

February 19th, 2012 by

Congratulations to Kim Burton for winning last month’s trivia!

February’s question is what Wichita section committee is looking for members?

Send your answers to wichitaswe@gmail.com by March 1. All correct entries will be entered into the drawing for the prize.

Google Science Fair

February 19th, 2012 by

The Google science fair is accepting entries from now until April 1. The competition is open to students aged 13 – 18. Find out more about the science fair and see last year’s winners here.

See you at Expo

February 19th, 2012 by

Don’t forget this year’s Engineering Expo is during Engineers Week on Saturday February 25, 9 am to noon. Bring your kids! There will be a lot of new booths including The Bug Lady and the Cosmosphere. The Cosmosphere will even be giving away a registration to a summer camp!

wichitaswe.org/expo/

 

Mixed News for Women Faculty

February 19th, 2012 by

A new study shows that women are staying in STEM fields at the same rate as men. However the number of women entering the field is still low. Read the full article here.

http://www.livescience.com/18517-women-stem-faculty-retention.html

Call for Participation: National Conference 2012

February 19th, 2012 by

SWE is currently accepting presenter applications for this year’s conference, November 8-10, 2012 in Houston.

If you are interested in participating, please click here to apply. The deadline for submissions is March 2, 2012.

WE12 Session Tracks:

  • Career and Life Transitions
  • Careers in Academia
  • Careers in Government and Military
  • Inclusion and Cultural Awareness
  • Innovation in Technology and Business
  • Management and Strategy
  • Outreach

There is also a new session format for WE12 called Lightning Talks. These 20-minute sessions give the audience a succinct overview of an exciting project or research (recent or current). Each speaker will have 15 minutes to present on a topic, and then the audience will have five minutes to ask questions. SWE prefers that speakers use a very limited number of PowerPoint slides, or none at all, during the 15-minute presentation. In addition to Lightning Talks, there are five other session formats to choose from: lecture, workshop, panel, off-site technical tour and poster.

Save the Date: March 28th Meeting about Bridges!

February 19th, 2012 by

What: Will Pyles, Bridge Engineer from Professional Engineering Consultants, will give a presentation about inspecting bridges and will answer questions.

Where: Hangar One Steakhouse at 5925 W Kellogg

When: Wednesday, March 28
Social at 5:30pm
Dinner at 6:00pm (Order off the menu)
Speaker at 7:00pm

RSVP: by Monday, March 26 to Michelle.lauren.boehm@gmail.com

Expanding your Horizons

February 19th, 2012 by

The outreach committee is headed to Expanding Your Horizons at Emporia State University on March 10. This is an annual event that SWE has helped at for many years. SWE volunteers lead a career discussion and hands-on workshops for middle school girls. This is a really neat event. The activity kits are already prepared. If you are available to help, let Barb Davis know.

Mid-Year Planning Meeting Summary

February 19th, 2012 by

Thank you to all who attended the Mid-Year Planning meeting! We had great discussion and have some exciting meetings planned to finish out this fiscal year.

There are some opportunities for people who want to help with planning of events in April and the 30th anniversary banquet in May. Contact wichitaswe@gmail.com if you are interested.

Work-Life Balance Philosophy

February 18th, 2012 by

Balance – it is something so many of want and struggle to get. Get some ideas from some other women leaders here.

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