Any amount helps, and all donations help Dallas SWE qualify to win additional funding from the Communities Foundation of Texas.
Dallas SWE also greatly benefits from matching corporate donations. If your company matches non-profit donations, please take a moment to fill out the relevant form to help out Dallas SWE.
North Texas Giving Day is a great opportunity to help make sure our section is well-funded to support all of our great programs, including professional development, youth outreach, collegiate section support, networking events, scholarships, and more.
** You can donate any time STARTING NOW all the way through midnight on Sept. 23! **
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Dallas SWE is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.
Congratulations to Gopika Sajit, Dallas SWE’s September Member of the Month!
Gopika is a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Emerson in Sherman, TX. She completed her Mechanical Engineering B.S. at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2015. Gopika has been involved with SWE since college and has also been actively involved in Women in STEM, Emerson’s company-wide program that focuses on professional development and social networking for current employees and outreach activities for the community. For Women in STEM, she has hosted internal resume workshops, STEM activities on Kid’s day and panel discussions with inspiring women at local community college.
Her first job out of college was working at Emerson in Houston as an Application Engineer, creating proposals for metering skids. She wanted moved back to Dallas, so she transferred to Emerson in Sherman as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a plant that assembles Fisher valves and instrumentation. One of her favorite things about her job is doing digital process improvement projects and her proudest accomplishments so far has been completing her Lean Six Sigma Green belt and Blue Prism Developer certifications. She is also a citizen developer at her plant for the Intelligent Automation program and has taught over 150 global employees on how to use Microsoft’s Power applications such as Power BI.
Gopika loves to read and travel. Her favorite books are the Harry Potter series and her most memorable trips have so far has been to Ireland and Japan.
“One thing I learned from SWE is to say YES to opportunities even if you hesitate. I am fortunate enough to say I love my job because of those opportunities that have opened up.”
Registration for WE21 at Indianapolis, IN from October 21-23 is now open! You can find out more and register here. Check out a few of our recaps too. Here are the summaries from WE18 which was in-person and SWE’s first fully virtual conference in WE20.
Let us know if you’re going by filling out the Dallas SWE Conference Coordination survey. If you’re interested, we can help you find roommates, share rides to the conference center from the airport, and put you on the Dallas SWE Slack WE21 Channel, so we can keep in touch while there! If you have questions about WE21 or travel coordination, please email us at dallas.swe@gmail.com.
Bold Idea connects students with mentors from the technology industry and a team of other students to create interactive technology projects, like a website or game. While creating a project, students build an online portfolio and learn computer science concepts and coding languages like HTML/CSS and Javascript. By giving your time for two hours once a week this semester, you can help a student discover the limitless universe of computer science and prepare them for the digital careers of the future. This is a virtual volunteer opportunity.
Want to get more involved in Dallas SWE? Want an easier way to keep in touch with your SWEsters in between meetings? Join our Dallas SWE slack channel! This is a versatile platform similar to Discord that allows us to chat and share with each other. The best part? It will help remind you to sign up and show up for events! Have any questions? Reach out to Claire and she can help you get Slack setup on your phone.
As our community starts to open back up and we venture back out into the world, Dallas SWE needs your help as we figure out our new normal. All Dallas SWE Committees are looking for volunteers for FY22! There were many changes, pivots and reactions over the past year and a half, and now we’re looking to the future. Our Committees are a great way to build your leadership experience and network while volunteering your time to areas you are passionate about. Dallas SWE depends on volunteers for all local activities so any commitment you can make is greatly appreciated!
Please complete the FY22 Committee Application here. You do not need to be a member to apply. All volunteers are welcome!
