Wichita Society of Women Engineers

Scientists to be Honored July 31st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder The Ad Astra Kansas Initiative, is sponsoring a sesquicentennial project SCIENCE in KANSAS: 150 Years and Counting. In a nutshell—they are recognizing 150 Kansas scientists / engineers, both past and present, for their work and contributions. Information about them will be made into free trading cards to be distributed via their website to teachers and students throughout 2011. They are looking for nominations for scientists and engineers. The request letter and application are below. The Ad Astra Kansas 150 Initiative 150scientistapp Work can be in any STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field and relate to any area of scientific endeavor. The goal for this project is to highlight the breadth of the engineering field, to mark Kansas’ 150th, and to inspire Kansas youth to go into one of these areas. The “and counting” will recognize up to 20 outstanding Kansas high school juniors and seniors who excel in any area of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). They will have a card also. The deadline for recommendations is Oct. 1; a list of honorees should be ready around December 1. Sets of 150th and Counting scientist cards will be added each month to the website throughout 2011 beginning January 1. For more about the Ad Astra Kansas Initiative, go to www.adastra-ks.org Tags: awards, outreach Posted in Community \| No Comments » Women in Aviation Chapter Opportunity July 31st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder Women in Aviation International (WAI) is looking to start a chapter in Wichita. WAI feels like a special benefit for WAI members is to have a local chapter to be involved with on a regular basis. Chapters are encouraged to get involved in the community and encourage women and girls to get involved in all areas of aviation. Encourage them to live their dreams, no matter what they are. If you are interested in volunteering to get involved or in finding out more about this opportunity, please contact Angela Schroeder and she will forward your information to the WAI member. Women in Aviation International Membership is open to women and men from all segments of the aviation industry, including general aviation, corporate, commercial and military aviation. Membership is available to anyone with an interest in aviation, including aviation professionals, enthusiasts and students. For more information, go to http://www.wai.org/ Tags: aviation Posted in Community, Section News \| No Comments » Job Opportunity June 21st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder There is a VP of Engineering job opportunity at a local company that makes small motors and actuators for the aircraft, automotive and alternative energy markets. Principle Activities Plans, organizes and directs engineering resources to meet Company objectives for product development as well as legacy engineering maintenance and improvements. Contributes directly to staff level decisions effecting all departments within the company. Qualifications MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and ten years relevant experience or a BS in Engineering with fifteen years relevant experience (experience should be in engineering or project management) or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge and experience in Aerospace rules and regulation for design and certification. Demonstrated creativity, innovation and successful project implementation. Ability to organize, manage and handle multiple priorities. Solid customer service skills and commitment. Proven team leadership skills; ability to effectively influence and motivate others. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and business community. Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Demonstrated ability as a change agent. Herb Katz @ Princeton (818)784-8989 or herb@pccsearch.com Posted in Section News \| No Comments » Annual Planning Meeting June 21st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder All members are invited to the annual planning meeting. This is your chance to be involved with the direction our section takes for FY11. When: Sunday July 18 12:30 pm for Lunch 1:00 pm Meeting Agenda starts Where: Barb Davis’s home SWE is providing meat for hamburgers and hot dogs. If you attend, please bring a side dish, dessert or beverage. RSVP to Barb Davis for directions and to sign up to bring something. Tags: meetings, planning Posted in Section Events, Section News \| No Comments » Election Results FY11 June 21st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder *The annual officer election results are: President-Angela Schroeder Vice President-Allison Wright Treasurer-Heather Jones Secretary-Jessica Stitt Section Rep-Vickie Glancy-Cannon Officers will take their new positions for FY11 starting on July1, 2010.* *Thanks for taking the time to serve as an office for FY11.* We are still looking for a WCES rep from the SWE group. The group meets once a month. If you are interested in the position or know someone who may be interested, please contact Angela Schroeder. We are also looking for a COR alternate as Vickie would like to step down from the position next year. If you are interested in the position or know someone who may be interested, please contact Angela Schroeder. If you would like to know more about what the job entails contact Vickie Glancy-Cannon. Tags: elections Posted in Section News \| No Comments » 2010 Survey June 21st, 2010 by Angela Schroeder Ideas Wanted! We want to hear what you liked and didn’t like about this year. Also what you would like to see from your SWE section next year. Please fill out the survey at the following link before July 14th. Thank you http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3WHWR3B Tags: survey Posted in Section News \| No Comments » SWE and Girl Scouts FY2010 May 17th, 2010 by Angela Schroeder The Wichita Section has partnered with the Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland this year in several ways. Some of the members, like Allison Wright, have worked as troop leaders. We have also been involved with two middle school Engineering in Action programs. The first program, at Horace Mann Language Magnet in Wichita, involves 24 girls. The girls meet after school every 4-6 weeks to investigate the chemical properties of slime, silver polish, and a variety of disposable diapers. A trip to Sedgwick County Park’s Boundless Playground gave them an opportunity to think about how to design an accessible facility. Later they had the chance to put their designs to the test with play dough models. Several of our members have facilitated with these meetings. The girls also assisted SWE at the Engineering Expo in February and attended the WSU College of Engineering Open House on April 30. The second program is held at the Derby Sixth Grade Center. The girls met every other week for four meetings. At each meeting they learned about a different type of engineering. Angela Schroeder attended the meeting about structural engineering. The girls had to build a tower out of spaghetti and marshmallows that would support a given weight. They also had a budget for materials. They planned out their designs first and then bought their materials. Tags: community events, expo, girl scouts, kid stuff, outreach, volunteer Posted in Community, Section News \| No Comments » Call for Outstanding Collegiate Section Competition Judges May 15th, 2010 by Angela Schroeder We are quickly approaching the deadline for Outstanding Collegiate Section/Outstanding New Collegiate Section (OCS/ONCS) awards. In order to make this a success, we are seeking judges for this competition. What’s required of judges: - SWE professional member (ability to login to SWE communities, we can work on this together) -At most scoring 10 entries (from one category – small, medium, large student section and using a revised scale to try to remove subjectivity/provide guidance, and confirming the section’s self evaluation.) -Make recommendations for certificates of merit -Provide feedback on the report (best event/category and areas that need improvement/more) -Entries will be handled completely electronically -Timeframe (Receive entries to judge mid-June – Return scored entries mid-July, time/entry ~1.5 – 2 hrs) 4-5 judges are needed for each entry, a mix of experienced (including National officers, past SAC chair, CIC chair), and inexperienced judges is preferred. We would also like to have judges from each Region. If you are able to commit to judging between 5 to 10 award packets between mid-June and mid-July, please send a response to ocs-oncs@swe.org . Please respond by June 1st. Posted in Section News \| No Comments » June EC Meeting May 15th, 2010 by Angela Schroeder June’s Executive Council meeting, like all EC meetings, is open to all members. This month’s meeting will have more of a social take and will be at Oeno Wine bar at 5:30 pm on Monday June 14th. We will be discussing plans for this summer and some ideas for next year. Everyone’s input is welcome and appreciated. Tags: ec, meetings, oeno Posted in Section News \| No Comments » Recap of March Meeting with Habitat for Humanity May 10th, 2010 by Angela Schroeder At our March meeting, we met with the director of Habitat for Humanity and the construction manager at a prepped home site that will be built in April. We learned about the national and local donation contracts that Wichita Habitat has that reduce the cost of each house. All paint, heating and air conditioning systems, lights, and flooring are all or partially donated, and some trades people donate their time. We met on the site of a 4 bedroom house. All of the houses have vaulted ceilings, a storage shed, and a handcrafted pantry. The owners get to choose their paint colors, flooring, and lights from a Habitat collection. Owners are required to put in time on other houses before they are given their own house, and they have to work on their own house. At the end, they are given the mortgage, and become home owners and tax payers. We also met a homeowner and toured a house, and discussed what it was like for the owner before and after attaining the home. We learned a lot about the homes, the application process, and about what will happen with the Women Build house in September. This house is partially funded and because of that our section is helping to raise money to sponsor one day of the build. We are selling shares for $30. Please consider buying a share or two. Checks can be made out to Habitat for Humanity. If interested, contact Vickie Glancy-Cannon at Vickie.GlancyCannon@swe.org. Also, shares will be on sale at the May banquet. The Women Build will be this fall. We have slots reserved for Saturday September 9 and Saturday October 2. Please consider setting aside one of these days to help SWE build. 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