Join us for a night of casual networking. Register below or on Eventbrite.
Registration closes Tuesday March 30, 2021 at 10am.
Zoom link will be sent Tuesday March 30, 2021 @ noon.
Cost: Free for SWE Professional Members. $5 non SWE members
Dallas SWE would like to reiterate our stand against all forms of violence, racism, and discrimination, especially in light of recent acts of violence and an overall increase in hate-crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) communities. Dallas SWE members value our membership’s diversity with its many different ethnic backgrounds, faiths, educational attainments, professional expertise, and walks of life. As part of the larger Society of Women Engineers organization, Dallas SWE strongly denounces racism and all forms of discrimination, while standing in solidarity with those who promote equality and justice.
Please see SWE Condemns Violence Against the AAPI Community and SWE Signs Onto Joint AAPI Statement With SASE in the Society of Women Engineers’ All Together online blog. For any questions, concerns, or ideas about promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Dallas SWE, please email us at dallas.swe@gmail.com.
Pathways to College 2021 was a success! On Saturday afternoon, February 27, volunteers from NSBE DFW, SHPE DFW and Dallas SWE gathered virtually to provide guidance to high school seniors looking for advice about college life. Awarding over $5000 in scholarships to student attendees, P2C21 would like to thank our sponsors: Platinum Sponsor – Verizon, Gold Sponsor – HMS, Silver Sponsor – ATT, and Bronze Sponsors – Children’s Health.
The event kicked off with breakout rooms so students and volunteers could connect directly and practice networking skills. Moving into the first discussion panel, Blake Odom, Founder and Executive Director of The Motivational Foundation, moderated a panel discussion with NSBE collegiates Tamara Havis and Evony Thomas. Tamara and Evony provided insightful and helpful feedback to the students’ very engaged questions.
The second panel discussion on Joining a STEM Organization was moderated by Stan Page of NSBE with panelists Krystal Folks of NSBE, Salena Torres of SHPE, and Katia Gomez of SWE. Each discussed their college involvement with their respective organizations and how the experiences also helped them into their professional careers. Next up, Ayisat Abilogun spoke on financial success and budgeting, an important topic and common concern for many college students!
The final session on the Value of Mentorship was led by Grace Fejokwu, Cybersecurity Analyst and NSBE member. Providing a quick introduction to mentoring, student attendees were once again placed into breakout rooms with professional volunteers to discuss the importance of mentoring and their personal experiences with it. After joining back to the main room, Grace led an engaging and interactive activity with the students to help spark ideas on how to approach possible mentors and establish a connection. Throughout the day, raffle prizes from McAfee were awarded to the students who were actively participating, and the event wrapped up with the announcement of 4 scholarships!
Overall it was a very successful event that provided great information and encourage to a group of high school seniors ready to take their next steps towards college. Thank you to all of our speakers and professional volunteers for providing your time to the student attendees and investing in their future!
Society Election Voting for FY22 is open! The voting period is March 8, 2021 through March 22, 2021 at 10:59pm CT. Check your email account registered with SWE HQ for a link and unique control code to vote. If you would prefer a paper ballot, please call +1-585-377-4235 to obtain a paper ballot package. Note that paper ballots must be received no later than March 22, 2021. If possible, please use the electronic voting option since it is less costly and timelier. Please also review SWE’s Policy on Campaigning and Endorsement of Candidates. Thank you for taking the time to help choose the dedicate future Society leaders of SWE!
The Clean Tech Competition is an international sustainability innovation competition looking for student Teams and volunteers to judge submissions! 15-18 year old competitors have until April 23 to register in Teams of 1-3 at no cost, then submit a 5-15 page paper by April 23. Volunteer judges will then receive papers to score by May 5 and have until May 26 to score them. Judging will only take a few hours of time and is all done from home! The Finals will be held virtually on August 5 and live streamed on our Facebook page; tune in to see the amazing submissions as we award $55,000 in prizes! Interested students and volunteers should go to cstl.org/cleantech for more info and to register today! Please email cleantech@cstl.org or call (516) 764-0045 with any questions!
Dallas SWE is offering a new way to engage with your Dallas SWEsters! We are opening a Slack Workspace in hopes that members will find new ways to connect and network each other. Join us and help build our community. Invites will be limited to SWE members who have designated Dallas as their section in the SWE Portal. For an invite, email dallas.swe@gmail.com with subject line: Slack. Please include your name, the email account you would like associated with this slack workspace, and your SWE member number. We look forward to hearing from you!
