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News & Events
Membership Renewal Reward Extended
Now is the time to renew your SWE membership! Join or renew before June 30th and receive a $5 discount with coupon code ‘EBIRD’ and you’ll be entered into a Dallas SWE drawing for $100 gift card! That’s right, the drawing deadline has been extended. The winner will be announced by July 15th!
June Upcoming Events
Join us for this month’s meeting on the topic of Work Life Balance! We’ll be showcasing some of the excellent webinars available to SWE Members through the SWE Advance Learning Center and discussing the content presented in break-out groups.
We’ll show two webinars at this meeting that were a part of SWE’s 2016 Online Event: Success Redefined, Find Your Best Life.For more information and to let us know you’ll join us, click the RSVP button below!
When: Tuesday, June 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Coffee House Cafe, 6150 Frankford Rd, Dallas, TX 75252
Cost: FREE to Register!
Food and drinks are available from the Coffee House Cafe for purchase by attendees. View their menu here.
Other Upcoming Events
- Now is the time to renew your SWE membership! Renew at swe.org before June 30th and receive a $5 discount with coupon code ‘EBIRD’. Renew before June 15th and you’ll be entered into a Dallas SWE drawing for $100 gift card! Winner will be announced on June 21st!
- Volunteers are requested for Moon Day, Saturday, July 16th at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Please contact us at dallas.swe@gmail.com if you’re interested!
- Save the Date for a SWE Region C Leadership Summit Saturday, August 27, hosted in the DFW area by our local Leadership Coaching Committee members! This seminar is intended for those in or interested in SWE Leadership at the Section, Region, or National level, but all are welcome to attend. Stay tuned to the SWE Region C website for details!
FY16 Dallas SWE Annie Colaco Scholarship Recipients – Collegiate Leaders
The Dallas Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is delighted to announce the inaugural recipients of the Annie Colaço Scholarship for local college students.
The scholarship is named in honor of Annie Colaço (1899-1991), the grandmother to SWE lifetime member Nandika D’Souza. Annie Colaço epitomized selfless service and lifelong learning, which is reflected in the SWE mission. Each recipients personal achievements and leadership in SWE are impressive. With this scholarship Dallas SWE wants to encourage each recipient to continue to provide selfless service and leadership to their SWE sections.
- Naomi Beltrand of Collin College
- Nadia Rahman of the University of Texas at Dallas
- Morgan Reiner of Southern Methodist University
- Liberty Schmidt of the University of Texas at Arlington
The Dallas SWE section hopes that each recipient will join us at the upcoming Region C Leadership Summit that will be held on Saturday, August 27th in the DFW area. Dallas SWE is excited to recognize these outstanding SWE collegiate leaders and will encourage each recipient to continue to be a SWE member upon graduation. The Society of Women Engineers, founded in 1950, is a not-for- profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.
There is no greater satisfaction than the feeling of success, of accomplishment, of completion, of having an impact. Dallas SWE hope that each recipient continues to look to the future, about the opportunity offered by success, and the responsibilities that success imposes. Dream! Imagine! Hope! Don’t fall short, because then you’ll never know what might have been.
Congratulations!
Naomi Beltrand
Naomi is a sophomore at Collin College and expects to transfer to a four-year university for completion of a B.S. in Software Engineering. Naomi was the President of the Collin College SWE Section last year. She is recognized for creating lasting relationships with corporate sponsors and implementing expanded outreach and professional development programs for her section.
Nadia Rahman
Nadia is a freshman at the University of Texas at Dallas pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Nadia found a welcoming community in UTD SWE and became an officer during her second semester on campus! She’s being recognized for her volunteer efforts and enthusiasm to make her section the best that it can be!
Morgan Reiner
Morgan is a junior at Southern Methodist University where she expects to graduate with a B.S in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Operations Research through the university’s (4+1) program in May 2017. Morgan was the Vice President of External Affairs of the SMU SWE section last year. She is being recognized for expanding SMU SWE’s outreach programs, specifically she applied for a SWE Program Development Grant to fund their partnership with Girls Inc.
Liberty Schmidt
Liberty is a junior at the University of Texas at Arlington pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Liberty is being recognized for sustained service to SWE in the following leadership positions, President of the UTA SWE Section, SWE Future Leader and Region Collegiate Representative for Region C. Further, Liberty was elected to be the Region Collegiate Senator for Region C for next year.
FY17 Leadership Team Elected
Voting concluded earlier this week and the Dallas SWE Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the FY17 Dallas SWE Executive Board! All elected officers will serve a one year term from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, except for our new Financial Advisory Committee member who will serve a three-year term ending June 30, 2019.
- President – Shelley Stracener
- Executive Vice President – Nandika D’Souza
- Vice President of Membership – Zaineb Ahmad
- Vice President of Outreach – Samica Norman
- Secretary – Amber Scheurer
- Section Representative (3 positions) – Barbara Read, Pamela Duffy, Amanda Posadas
- Financial Advisory Committee – Tram Trinh (three year term)
Thank you to all the candidates for volunteering to serve as Dallas SWE leaders! Thank you also to all the outgoing officers, Dallas SWE would not be as enjoyable nor successful without their involvement! Committee Chairs for FY17 will be appointed in the coming months: if you are interested in being a leader in Dallas SWE, view this list of committee descriptions and let us know where your passion lies at dallas.swe@gmail.com!
Joint Social with Fort Worth SWE
We hope you marked your calendars for June 4! We’re going to socialize with our SWEsters in the Fort Worth SWE section and enjoy some wine, tapas, and ice cream!
When: Saturday, June 4 at 6:30pm
Where: Silver Dollar Winery
1937 Bedford Rd Suite C, Bedford TX 76021
Cost: No cost to register! Food and beverages are available for purchase by the individual. View their menu here.
Please RSVP!