Do you know middle school students interested in STEM? Register them for Design Your World 2023, an annual STEM Conference for Girls!
Dallas SWE is partnering with Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to host Design Your World for 5th to 8th grade girls on Saturday, May 6th from 10am – 3pm. Students will learn engineering skills through exciting hands-on activities as they build and work with engineering professionals.
Girl Scout Membership is not required to register or attend. The event is open to all 5th – 8th grade girls. Lunch will be provided.
The Dallas SWE FY23 Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for your consideration to serve during FY24 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024). Ballots will be distributed to members electronically on May 3rd and voting will conclude May 26th.
President – Rana Karimi
President Elect – Open
Vice President of Professional Development – Nicole Anklam
Vice President of Membership – Meena Nagappan
Vice President of Outreach – Cyonna Holmes, Robyn Broniewski
Treasurer – Katie Mills
Secretary – Samantha Zellner
Investment Committee Member (3-year term) – Terriekka Cardenas
Per the Dallas SWE Section Agreement with the Society additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that:
The member is eligible for the position;
The member has given written consent to being placed on the ballet;
A minimum of two percent or five of the voting members of the section, whichever is greater, have signed a petition or endorsed an email to place the candidate’s name on the ballot and
The petition, together with the written consent, is submitted to the chair of the nominating committee by April 30 or fifteen days after the slate is announced to the members of the section, whichever is later.
Dallas SWE paid membership as of April 14 is 311, so the petition endorsement minimum is 6 members. Please send any nominations by petition with the required endorsements and consent of the candidate to the FY23 Nominating Committee Chair, Amanda Alsbrook, at aalsbrook55@gmail.com by May 2nd.
Thank you! Dallas SWE FY21 Nominating Committee Amanda Alsbrook, Katia Gomez, Malia Kawamura, Thi Dao, and Zaineb Ahmad
The Dallas Section of the Society of Women Engineers offers scholarships to graduating seniors from Region 10 high schools who will be majoring in Engineering and to SWE collegiate section members who have demonstrated leadership skills. Scholarships for high school seniors are awarded based on academic excellence and need and must be received by April 15.
The Annie Colaco Collegiate Scholarship is named in honor of Annie Colaco (1899 – 1991) who epitomized selfless service and lifelong learning and applications must be received by April 30. Recipients will be notified by May 15.
Congratulations to Dallas SWE’s April Member of the Month, Domanique Johnson!
Domanique Johnson first started getting involved with Dallas SWE in 2018 when her employer at the time sponsored a section for Design Your Own World. Due to her love of STEM and helping the community, she later joined the committee outreach program and helps organize and volunteer at events. She first learned about SWE in college where she later served as Vice-President, and later as President helping improve engagement.
In her free time, she loves to explore the outdoors, volunteer, attend church, workout, dance, cosplay, read books, play board games, and make content for her YouTube channel. Her favorite parts of SWE are the opportunities to grow personally and professionally while also meeting new people and making friends. She is looking forward to the new adventures she will have with SWE.
The Dallas Section of the Society of Women Engineers offers scholarships to graduating seniors from Region 10 high schools who will be majoring in Engineering and to SWE collegiate section members who have demonstrated leadership skills. Scholarships for high school seniors are awarded based on academic excellence and need and must be received by April 15.
The Annie Colaco Collegiate Scholarship is named in honor of Annie Colaco (1899 – 1991) who epitomized selfless service and lifelong learning and applications must be received by April 30. Recipients will be notified by May 15.
Join Dallas SWE and Girl Scouts for Design Your World 2023! Middle school students will experience a fun day of hands on engineering activities as they learn about STEM! Students will rotate through three hands-on design activities and explore different engineering fields during lunch. This is our largest outreach event of the year and you do not want to miss it! The event will take place on May 6, 2023 from 10am – 3pm at Collin College Frisco Campus. More detailed location information will be provided closer to the date. Volunteer sign-ups will be open until April 24th and a virtual volunteer informational session will be held to provide details and answer your questions. Please see below for volunteer descriptions and needs:
Activity Lead: Guide students through a hands-on activity by giving a short introductory 5 – 10 minute presentation about the activity and then floating around the room to help students complete the activity. Time commitment is all day (9:30am – 3pm)
Morning Activity Volunteer: Float around the room and help students complete their hands on activities. Time commitment is from 9:30am – 12pm.
Afternoon Activity Volunteer: Float around the room and help students complete their hands on activities. Time commitment is from 12:30 – 3pm.
All Day Activity Volunteer: Float around the room and help students complete their hands on activities. Lunch will be provided. Time commitment from 9:30am – 3pm.
STEM Lunch Exploration Volunteer: We are looking for electrical, computer science, chemical, biomedical, structural, civil, environmental, and mechanical engineers who would like to share a day in the life of their job. Volunteers will rotate from table-to-table during lunch to teach the students about their engineering field. We need 2 – 3 volunteers per engineering discipline. Lunch will be provided. Time commitment is from 11:30am – 1pm.
