From the President - March Update
March 17, 2021
Hello Wichita SWE,
The March General Meeting was held on Monday Mar 1st over Zoom, where we discussed our upcoming events as well as Engineering Expo, and we also met a few new members!
The first Engineering Expo planning meeting of this month was held Monday Mar 8th as the team works to bring everything together for the event, which is April 17th-18th. Sign-Up is OPEN for Engineering Expo activity kits, so spread the word! We’ll have 500 kits available for each grade level group – Grades K-2, Grades 3-5,& Grades 6-8. More information can be found on our website at https://wichitaengineeringexpo.org/, and the sign-up for material kits will be open HERE until March 31st. The next Expo planning meeting will be held Monday Mar 22nd at 6pm over Zoom.
In preparation for Expo- We are looking for volunteers to help pack the material kits. We will be meeting in person at Exploration Place on Saturday, March 27th from 10am – 5pm, and if you are able to stay all day lunch will be provided. Please sign up here if you are interested. If you are not comfortable meeting in person, there are still ways you can help prepare materials at home. Please reach out to Angela at expovolunteers@wichitaswe.org with any questions.
Last week, we held a panel discussion called Entrepreneurial Engineers with a presentation by Danielle Cornejo, attorney at Martin Pringle, about starting your own business. Several Wichita SWE members served as panelists and shared their experiences as entrepreneurs. So much great info was shared, so a big thank you to all who participated, and we hope all attendees enjoyed the event!
Coming up this weekend, we have a Clean Crafted Wine Tasting with SWE member Elisa on Saturday Mar 20th 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. Sign up here before Friday Mar 19th!
Wichita SWE Podcast Club will be meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6pm. The March podcast selection is Black History for White People, Episode 15, Fannie Lou Hamer. 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, April 5th 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