From the President - April Update
May 2, 2021
Hello Wichita SWE,
The April General Meeting was held on Monday Apr 5th over Zoom, where we discussed our upcoming events as well as Engineering Expo!
A big thank you to the Engineering Expo committee for all their hard work planning the first Virtual Engineering Expo hosted by Wichita SWE! We received lots of picture and video submissions of kids enjoying the activities and so much positive feedback - kudos to the team! The videos will remain on our Engie Does STEM YouTube channel, so it’s not too late to spread the word to anyone who may be interested in checking them out with their kids. Mayor Brandon Whipple helped us kick the event off, so be sure to check out our videos with him! More information can be found on our website at https://wichitaengineeringexpo.org/. An additional thank you to volunteers who helped pack and distribute material kits to the community. We couldn’t have done this without you!
Engineering Expo was the focus of this month. As we look forward to May we’ll be planning a fun section event -- keep an eye out for information about a Zoom Game Night!
Planning is underway for our annual Spring Banquet as well, where we’ll celebrate the accomplishments of the past fiscal year and induct the next slate of officers for FY22. Voting is now ongoing for FY22 Officers here through May 7, 2021. You must be a current paid member to vote. If you have any trouble finding your SWE member number, send an email to president@wichitaswe.org.
Wichita SWE Podcast Club will be meeting on Tuesday, April 27th at 6pm. The April podcast selection is 99% Invisible, Episode 363, Invisible Women. Listen here! For more info, check out the Facebook Event and RSVP here to receive the Zoom link!.
Our next General Meeting will be held Monday, May 3rd at 6pm over Zoom. If you'd like to get more involved with SWE, have ideas for future events, or have questions, please reach out to me at president@wichitaswe.org. Thanks for being a part of SWE, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Best Regards,
Shaina Shapiro
FY21 Wichita Section President
Society of Women Engineers