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Event Recap: SMU Visioneering

On Saturday, February 20th, several Dallas SWE members joined the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University for their annual Visioneering Outreach Event. Over 900 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students participated in a design challenge competition on (re-)designing the classroom for the future (2025). This event was made possible by a Program Development Grant with the Society of Women Engineers through a generous donation from the ExxonMobil Foundation. With this funding, Dallas SWE members distributed “Future Engineer” buttons to all student attendees! We also passed out fliers on the new SWENext program for K-12 students to become SWE members.

Below are a couple of articles from the SMU Daily Campus about the event.

You’re Invited: UNT’s Appreciate-A-Woman-Engineer Reception

UNT SWE is hosting an Appreciate-A-Woman-Engineer Reception after our Design Your World STEM Conference. We are inviting all collegiate students and professionals to join this event and dinner!

Who: All engineering students and professionals in the DFW. Does not need to be a SWE member!
When: April 2, 2016 from 5:30- 8:00 PM
Where: Discovery Park, 3940 North Elm St, Denton, TX 76207
Agenda: Dinner, networking activities, speaker, and awards
Parking: Available in any spots, meters will not be running

Purchase tickets here!

Planning on volunteering? Volunteers who sign up through Design Your World AND reach out to haley.barnes33@gmail.com will receive a discount code for 100% off. Volunteers who do this must sign in at registration the morning of DYW.

Contact for questions, comments, and concerns: haley.barnes33@gmail.com OR untswe@gmail.com

Volunteers needed for April 2 Design Your World – STEM Conference for GIrls!

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We are in need of volunteers to assist at our next Design Your World – STEM Conference for Girls on Saturday, April 2 at the University of North Texas! This is an entirely volunteer-led event so there are all kinds of jobs you can help out with, but we particularly need assistance with running each of the five activities we’ll offer to the 6th-12th grade students who attend. If you are able to help, visit the Volunteer Info page for a link to register as a volunteer!

March Professional Dev Meeting at IBM

2000px-IBM_logo.svgPlease join us at the Dallas SWE March Professional Development event featuring guest speaker Romelia Flores, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor and IBM Global Solution Center Leader.

“Welcome to the Cognitive Era!” A cognitive business strategy asserts that every decision that mankind makes is informed by a cognitive application. This discussion will review capabilities required to drive innovative cognitive applications such as cloud infrastructure, cognitive application services, natural language interpretation, cross industry partnerships and the internet of things.

Romelia Flores is one of IBM’s top 500 technical executives, earning the titles of IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Master Inventor. She has collaborated with some of IBM’s largest clients around technology innovation, and holds 25 patents with an additional 26 patents pending. Romelia’s technical interests are in architecture design and prototyping. Romelia became a University of Texas alumnus 32 years ago, and a Baylor Honorary alumnus in 2014! In 2015, Romelia was named Dallas Metroplex’s Inventor Tech Titan Finalist and Latina Style Magazine Executive of the Year Finalist.

When: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Cost: FREE!

Eventbrite - Dallas SWE March Professional Development Event at IBM


Here are some additional upcoming events and deadlines: mark your calendars!

  • Join Dallas SWE on March 26th at the NCAA Women’s tournament at the American Airlines Center! Tickets are $26 with the Dallas SWE group discount (seats will be located in the 100 level or best available). Families and friends welcome. Please email Zaineb Ahmad by March 15th, if interested.
  • SWE Individual Award Submissions are due March 31. If you would like to apply for an individual award or would like to help others apply, please contact Zaineb Ahmad.  Find out more about individual award categories here.
  • FY17 elections for Dallas SWE leadership are fast approaching. Positions include President, Executive VP, VP of Membership, VP of Outreach, Secretary, Section Representatives & Board of Trustees. You can view position descriptions in our Bylaws here. We will also need a nominating committee to vet candidates. Send an email to dallas.swe@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a Dallas SWE leader or participating on the Nominating Committee!.

 

March 5th Social Brunch

ida_claire_exteriorJoin us for our March Social Brunch (formerly the Younger Professionals Brunch – all are welcome!) at Ida Claire on Belt Line Road in Addison. Check out their menu ahead of time and come ready to enjoy some tasty food and networking with your Dallas SWE friends!

When: Saturday, March 5 from 11am – 1pm

Where: Ida Claire5001 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, TX 75254

Cost: FREE! Food and drinks are available for purchase by the individual.

Eventbrite - Dallas SWE March Social Brunch

Apply NOW for Dallas SWE Scholarships!

ScholarshipFlyerDallas SWE encourages young women to pursue mathematics, sciences and engineering programs and get engaged early in technical fields. To recognize women early on and motivate them to stay and continually learn, Dallas SWE offers scholarships and certificates.

Applications are now being accepted for the Society of Women Engineers Certificate and Scholarship programs. Some of the program highlights are below. We encourage you to visit our Scholarship website at www.dallaswe.org/scholarships for detailed information about and application forms for scholarships and certificates. There are several major updates to this year’s programs, so please read the instructions carefully!

One type of scholarship is awarded to graduating female high school seniors who will be majoring in engineering, based on academic excellence and need. A new scholarship type for this year, the Annie Colaco Scholarship, was funded through a generous donation during North Texas Giving Day and recognizes engineering students who have shown significant involvement and leadership in their collegiate SWE sections. Applications for both of these scholarship are due by April 15th. 

Certificates are awarded to students who excel in science and mathematics with distinction or for an engineering related activity, such as a science fair project or a technical paper competition. Nominated students also should be active citizens in their school and community. We hope that this program will encourage the recipients to consider a future engineering career.

Please share this information with your students and educators through the information letter and flyer. For additional information, please send an email to dallas.swe@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to recognizing your talented students!

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