From the President - February Update
February 12, 2021
Hello Wichita SWE,
We held our February General Meeting on Monday Feb 1st over Zoom, where we re-capped our January event and began making plans for the next couple months. We had a great discussion at our Wine and Webinar event in January after watching a webinar from the SWE Advance Learning Center. If you haven’t already visited the learning center at swe.org, I encourage you to take a look at all of the content available FREE to members!
With Engineering Expo approaching quickly, meeting cadence has increased to twice per month on the second and fourth Mondays. The next Engineering Expo planning meeting will be held Feb 22nd at 6pm over Zoom. We hope you can join us if you are interested in helping on the planning committee for our first virtual Expo! Keep an eye out for the awesome video content the team is creating!
An outreach opportunity is available this month to support a remote STEM tournament (Science Olympiad) for schools from across the state as a Judge via Zoom. A checklist would be provided for scoring. This can be done any time between February 15-26 (during the week – before, during, or after school – or on the weekend). To volunteer, please contact Jill Fisher and let her know when you are available to have a livestream with the teams. Teams will sign up for times based on volunteer availability.
Wichita SWE Podcast Club will be meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd at 6pm. The selection will be determined by poll in the Facebook Event, so you will be able to vote for your choice there! Be sure to RSVP here to receive the Zoom link for the discussion.
Our section event this month will be a Clean Crafted Wine Tasting with SWE member Elisa on Saturday Feb 27th at 5:30pm. Wine samples will be made available for pickup prior to the virtual event. *Must be 21 or older to participate* Enjoy 4 samples, snacks, and learn about clean crafted wine. For more information, check out the Facebook event. To sign up, click here!
In March, we are working to put together a Talk/Panel on Starting Your Own Business. I know we have many members who have started their own businesses, and we’d love to hear from you! Contact Alexis Fitzpatrick and Elena Davidson if you’re interested in speaking or participating on a panel for Q&A.
Our next General Meeting will be held Monday, March 1st 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 President, Wichita Professional Section
Society of Women Engineers