From the President - November Update
November 16, 2020
Hello Wichita SWE,
We held our November General Meeting on Monday Nov 2nd over Zoom, where we re-capped our fun October events and began making plans for November and December. Tonight, Nov 16th at 6pm, we will hold the next Engineering Expo planning meeting over Zoom. We can’t wait to get Engineering Expo 2021 rolling and hope you can join us if you are interested in participating on the planning committee! If you haven’t checked out the awesome Engie Does STEM videos yet, head on over to the YouTube channel and watch these adorable, educational videos for kids!
We had three exciting events in October with our trip to Applejack Pumpkin Patch, a Halloween movie Netflix Party, and a pumpkin decorating contest! Whether or not you participated in any of our October events, please fill out our feedback survey.
This month, SWE participated in the 26th Annual Wichita Alternative Gift Market on Nov 14th selling pencil and shoe ornaments (cut by 41st & Lynn) to raise donations for Love Without Boundaries (LWB) in Cambodia. LWB works to provide children with shoes, uniforms, and safe transportation to school. A great collaboration for a great cause!
The annual SWE Conference, WE20, also took place this month and for the first time it was all virtual. Hopefully everyone who attended found the sessions as useful as I did! Our next event will be a virtual Wine & Webinar featuring one of the presentations about Preventing Burnout. So grab a glass (or bottle) of your favorite wine, and join us for the virtual Wine & Webinar on Thursday, Nov 19th at 6pm!
Wichita SWE has also started a Podcast Club! It is similar to a book club, but we will be listening to a podcast episode (or two) and discussing together on the 4th Tuesday of every month. The next Podcast Club meeting will be Tuesday, Nov 24th. Contact Alexis Fitzpatrick if you’re interested!
Our next General Meeting will be held Monday, December 7th at 6pm using Zoom. We are also working to arrange volunteer opportunities and another decorating contest (Holiday-themed) this year, so keep an eye out for more info via email.
Although this year has been far from typical, Wichita SWE will still be holding a Holiday Party for 2020 (via Zoom of course). We’re going to play online games and do a Secret Santa gift exchange! Sign up to be included in the gift exchange here. The sign-up will be open until Sunday, Nov 22nd at 11:59pm. The Holiday Party will be Friday, December 11th at 6pm so you will have a couple weeks to shop. Gifts will be delivered Dec 5th-10th. Members outside of the Wichita Metro are not excluded! Please contact Elena Davidson if you have any questions.
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