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Wichita Area Section
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Wichita, KS 67201
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President:
Allison Wright
wichitaswe@gmail.com

Vice-President:
Michelle Boehm
WichitaVP@swe.org

Secretary:
Misty Frank
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Jennifer Marshall
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Posts Tagged ‘networking’

April Networking

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

When:  Wednesday, April 3rd at 7pmCocoa Dolce

Where: Cocoa Dolce in Bradley Fair (2132 N Rock Rd)

Details:  Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy some chocolate while we share information about what we learned at the Region conference!

RSVP:  Michelle Boehm by April 2nd

February Networking Meeting at On The Border

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

WSU SWE 

Come join the Wichita SWE Professional Section Monday, February 4th for our monthly networking dinner. We will be visiting On The Border at 1930 N. Rock Rd at 6PM to support the WSU SWE section fundraiser.

Please RSVP to Michelle (michelle.boehm@swe.org) by Monday, February 4th at noon with the number attending if you would like to sit with our group at 6PM.

The fundraiser runs all day, so you’re more than welcome to print the flier and come at another time!

October Networking

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

October’s Networking Meeting will be at Caffé Moderne in the Quest Room on Monday, October 1 at 6pm. We will have plenty of Legos to build some ornaments for our Festival of Trees design. Anyone is welcome to come and order dinner off the menu, grab some gelato, or just stop by to play with some Legos! Please RSVP by noon on Friday, September 28 to michelle.boehm@swe.org.

Invitation to participate in networking event at WSU

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

WSU Career Services is hosting a networking event from 5:30-7:00pm Thurs, Sept. 27. If you are interested in helping engineering students practice networking skills, please contact Jan Mead (Jan.Mead@wichita.edu), Assistant Director of Career Services at WSU.  Career Coffee Blog at http://wsucareercoffee.blogspot.com/

Kickoff Meeting

Saturday, July 14th, 2012

Join Wichita SWE for FY13 Kickoff Meeting on Tuesday, July 31st at 6pm at Bella Luna in Bradley Fair (2132 N Rock Road #107, Wichita). Meet new and current members and learn about the exciting events that we have coming up this year! We would love to see you there and bring a friend! RSVP to Michelle.Boehm@swe.org by noon on Monday, July 30. Dinner and drinks are available off the menu and each person is responsible for their own meal and drinks.

Networking Event at WSU

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

From 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm on November 29 the WSU Office of Career Services is hosting a networking event for engineering students in the Lobby of the Engineering Research Laboratory Building.

The evening will be an opportunity for engineering students to network with professional engineers. Attire for the evening is business casual. For more information and to RSVP, contact Jan Mead.

http://wsucareercoffee.blogspot.com/

Networking Clinic Summary

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

The Wichita Section hosted a networking clinic featuring Dawn Maxwell. 32 people were present for the meeting, including 3 students and 15 non-members. The event was a hands on session that had the participants up and moving around and practicing the skills she was teaching us about. At the conclusion of the event we had multiple people ask that we bring Dawn Maxwell back again next year.

 

 

Dawn Maxwell provided us with her Top Ten list of suggested book/resources:
1. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
2. Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi
3. The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine
4. What’s Your Story? Using Stories to Ignite Performance & Be More Successful by Craig Wortmann
5. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? By Seth Godin
6. “Managing Yourself: A Smarter Way to Network”, Harvard Business Review, July 2011
7. Make Your Contacts Count by Anne Baber & Lynne Waymon
8. Conversations for Change by Shawn Kent Hayashi
9. The Leadership Challenge by Barry Posner
10. Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed To by Ferdinand Fournies

Networking Clinic with Dawn Maxwell

Monday, August 15th, 2011

What: Networking clinic facilitated by Dawn Maxwell

When: Wednesday, September 14, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Practice makes perfect. Join us for a happy, happy hour and make the most of the conversations at hand.

  • Prepare for the opportunities within your employment circle and beyond.
  • Stretch your casual communication skills.
  • Get the conversation started, jump-start stalled communications.
  • Always communicate with purpose.

Read Dawn’s Bio here

Where: Scotch & Sirloin Restaurant, 5325 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita KS

Cost: $10/SWE Members and Spirit Employees (with badge)

Students FREE with student ID

$15/Non-Members

Hors D’oeuvres with water and tea included, Cash bar available.

RSVP to cindy.hoover@swe.org by COB Friday September 9th. Payment to be made the night of the event. Your RSVP is a monetary commitment.

Program Sponsored By: Spirit Aerosystems

April program – Social Media

Monday, April 11th, 2011
Web tools flyer

Web tools flyer

Social Media

What is it?

What’s my SWE section doing with it?

What’s in it for me?

Our section web guru Kim Burton will answer these questions and demonstrate the publishing tools on WichitaSWE.org.  You’re welcome to bring your laptop and play along!

When: Wednesday, April 27 6-8 pm
Who: Members & interested guests
Where: Girl Scouts Kansas Heartland, 360 Lexington Rd, near Kellogg & Edgemoor

Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members
Dinner included (sandwiches)

RSVP: Angela.Schroeder@swe.org by Sunday April 24th or RSVP on Facebook.

An RSVP is a financial commitment unless canceled before the deadline.

Twitter: @WichitaSWE

Facebook: http://wichitaswe.org/facebook

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Social @ Cocoa Dolce

Friday, March 4th, 2011

What: SWE March Social
Who: SWE members and guests
When: Monday, March 28th, 2011 at 6:00pm
Where: Cocoa Dolce, 316-866-2906
2132 N. Rock Road, Suite 100 in Bradley Fair

Visit the Cocoa Dolce website for information about their chocolates and drinks: CocoaDolce.com !!!

RSVP to allison.wright@swe.org

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