Society of Women Engineers

Seminars
Join SWE this semester! Attend our events and seminars!
There will be a speaker at each seminar and dinner will be provided.
Click the dates below to view an online version of the Specialist handed out at that seminar.

Sept. 17 **Mass Meeting** Pendleton Room in the Union 6PM

Oct. 1 1013 DOW 6PM

Oct. 22 1013 DOW 6PM

Nov. 5 1013 DOW 6PM

Nov. 19 1013 DOW 6PM

Dec. 3 1013 DOW 6PM

Jan. 12 **Mass Meeting** Anderson Room in the Union 6PM

Jan. 28 1013 DOW 6PM

Feb. 11 1013 DOW 6PM

Feb. 25 1013 DOW 6PM

Mar. 11 1013 DOW 6PM

Mar. 25 1013 DOW 6PM

Apr. 15 1013 DOW 6PM

General Events
Events

BECOME A SWE MEMBER FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR

It's takes only two, easy steps to be a SWE member at the University of Michigan:

1) National SWE form: Fill out the National SWE form online at http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org and pay the $20 fee. Print out the confirmation receipt and turn it in to the SWE office or at any SWE meeting. 2) UM SWE form: Fill out the UM SWE membership form online at www.engin.umich.edu/form/membership

Your membership will be good all academic year unitl June 30th, 2010 !!!
Contact David Genevich at genevich@umich.edu with any questions.

ONLINE CALENDAR

Want an easy way to view and manage all the SWE Events? SWE is now sharing a Google calendar with all of our members. Various SWE events and seminars will be posted on this calendar.

The URL is http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/swe.website%40gmail.com/public/basic . If you have Gmail, add this to your calendar section. If you don't have Gmail, you can view a basic list of what is on the calendar by clicking on the link above! If you see a page of code, please hit Refresh and the calendar should show up!

SWE CAREER CENTER

SWE National has just launched a new Career Center! To set up your profile follow the following steps:
Go to careers.swe.org
Click on "Job Seekers"
Go to "Sign In" to create your account and then post your Resume

Industry Committee
Industry Events | Corporate Resource Guide

SUBMIT ITEMS FOR THE SWE SCRAPBOOK

To make the scrapbook amazing this year, I need your help! If you have any pictures or other SWE mementos (e.g. ticket stubs, pamphlets, etc.) from SWE events you have attended this year that you would be willing to donate to the scrapbook, please submit them to me! For every five items submitted, you will receive 1/2 of an industry point (with a maximum of 2 points). You can e-mail items to rapete@umich.edu or leave them in the historian's mailbox in the SWE office. (If you do this, be sure to attach your name to them so I know who they came from!) Thanks!

GRADUATING SENIORS

Hey ladies! If you are graduating this semester please email Laura Hyde (at Laurhyde@umich.edu) ASAP and pick up your SWE Blanket in the SWE Office. This year will also be the start of a new tradition - a SWE Graduate Book, which will have all of the SWE graduates names and email addresses in it(not your UMich email). Make sure you sign it when picking up your blanket!

Please email Laura to work out a time. Thanks and Go Blue!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR: DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS

Throughout the year, National SWE hosts Professional Development "webinars" at no cost to members. Take advantage of this learning opportunity by viewing "Discover Your Personal Ingredients for Success" (recorded on 11-7-07) while earning 1 Industry point! To earn your point, you MUST fill out this form as you register for and view the webinar. Please complete this by the last day of classes, MONDAY, December 14th (***note the deadline change***). Questions? Contact Sarah at saewing@umich.edu.

REAL WORLD DESIGN CHALLENGE JUDGE

Are you interested in being a judge for the Real World Design Challenge? Real World Design Challenge is an engineering competition for high school students. The Chair of the competition is looking for 2 to 5 judges from SWE. More information about the contest can be found at this link: http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org Please email Laura Hyde at Laurhyde@umich.edu if you are interested!

Outreach Committee
Outreach Events

ANGELL ELEMENTARY VISITS

We will be visiting Angell Elementary to work with a second grade class on an engineering related activity and hopefully increase young girls interested in engineering. Please email Erin Ebsch (ebsch@umich.edu) if you are interested in volunteering.

Friday, December 11
12:30-1:30

Thank you,
Erin Ebsch

Corporate Information Committee
Corporate Information Events | CIS Website

VOLUNTEER AND ATTEND A CIS

Find your dream job! Corporate Information Sessions (CIS) are here to help!

CIS = Corporate Information Session = meet recruiters, eat free food, drop resumes, get the inside scoop on what your future employers REALLY do.

You can sign up to volunteer at www.engin.umich.edu/soc/swe/cis Please email me at least 24 hours in advance if you can no longer attend a session you signed up for. If you do not inform me in a timely manner, you will then need to volunteer at two sessions to receive one CIS point. If you sign up to volunteer at a session online and do not receive a confirmation email from me, please either sign up again online or email me at amandaxi@umich.edu Thanks!

QUESTIONS? email Amanda, CIS Student Coordinator, amandaxi@umich.edu

Help spread the word about SWE's Corporate Information Sessions by joining the Facebook group! Just search "Corporate Information Sessions at the University of Michigan" and invite all of your friends!

Get the most up-to-date schedule: CIS Schedule and sign up to volunteer: CIS Volunteer Sign-Up

***ADDITIONAL CIS POINT OPPORTUNITIES***

We have two new ways to earn your CIS points!

Here's How:

1. Get permission from your professor to talk about Corporate Information Sessions are five minutes prior to the start of class. Email cis.studvol@umich.edu with the class title and meeting times. We'll get back to you with details as well as to set up a date.

2. Have you had an internship/co-op? If you still have a contact with that company, you can earn a point by asking the company to consider having a corporate information session. We even have the template made! Just complete the attached template and email it to your corporate contact while also CC-ing cis.studvol@umich.edu!

Public Relations Committee
Public Relations Events

WRITE FOR THE SPECIALIST

Looking for an easy way to get more membership points without even leaving the comfort of your own home? Submit an article to the Specialist! They can be long, short, funny, serious, or completely random. In the past we've had members submit recipes, event reviews, and even comics. Some other ideas include movie reviews, poetry, and stories about your internship experience. The Specialist is handed out at every seminar so there are plenty of opportunities for you to earn points. If you plan on submitting something, please let me know by the Monday before that week's seminar so I can plan accordingly. Points will range from .5 to 2, depending on the size of the article (with a maximum cap of 3 points total).

If you have any questions you can email me at ajordet@umich.edu.

GET SWE POINTS JUST BY ANSWERING A QUESTION!

Every issue of the Specialist is going to feature a fun question that our SWE members have answered. You will get 1/2 of a PR point for each question you answer. However, only the first 3 people to email me a response will receive points. Priority will also be given to those members who haven't answered a question before.

Here's this issue's question:
What is your favorite winter activity and why?

Email your response along with a picture of yourself to ajordet@umich.edu by Sunday, January 10th and look for your answer and picture in the next issue of the Specialist!

TECH DAY VOLUNTEER INFO NEEDED

Did you volunteer for Tech Day and not get your points? Send an email to Annie (marinana@umich.edu) or Nayana (nayanas@umich.edu) with your name, total number of hours worked, and positions covered and we will look into it and make sure you get your points.

Regionals Committee
Regionals Events

JOIN THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE

Anyone interested in joining the regional committee is welcome to attend any of our meetings! We would love to see as much participation as possible, and would love to fill you in on what is going on. Meetings take place Thursdays at 7pm in the Pierpont Cafe or 1013 DOW directly following seminars. Anybody Welcome! If you have any questions e-mail Aryn Lipnicki at alipnick@umich.edu.

BE IN THE REGIONAL BID SKIT

The regional committee is looking for two volunteers to be in the regional bid skit. If you are interested please e-mail Aryn Lipnicki at alipnick@umich.edu and don't forget you will still need to fill out an application to attend regionals!

Career Fair
Career Fair Events

Boeing Team Tech
Boeing Team Tech Events

JOIN THE TEAM!

Do you want to win money? Do you need project experience on your resume? Do you want to gain design experience in a laid back atmosphere with fellow SWE members? Join Boeing Tech Team to compete against SWE teams from other universities to design a prototype for Boeing. All majors are welcome. We can only take 8 more members so e-mail now! If you are interested in joining Boeing Tech Team please send an e-mail to swe.tech@umich.edu with your name, major, year, and interests.