Society of Women EngineersJanuary 16th, 2013

President

Hi Everyone!Welcome back to SWE and spring semester! I hopeyour classes are all off to a good start! I am reallyenjoying mine! I am a senior in EnvironmentalEngineering. I am so excited about the events wehave coming up and hope that you will attend some!The events are a great way to meet other girls inengineering and make lots of friends! If you have anyquestions about this semester or SWE don't be afraidto email me or any of the other e-board members.

Casey O’Donohueodonohue6@msu.edu

Vice President

Hello Ladies!I hope you all had a glorious Christmas vacation andare having a productive semester thus far. We havefantastic meetings and events lined up for you thisSpring- PLEASE stay involved! We would love to getto know each and every one of you. That being said...please welcome Angela Marciniak from GeneralMotors, as she will be presenting this evening.

Angela Marciniak is currently working as the BusinessTeam Manager for Quality Systems in the WarrenTransmission Plant. The 6-Speed transmission builtin this plant is powering the GMC Arcadia, BuickEnclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Malibu and Impala.Angela joined GM in 1998 as an intern student fromMichigan State University (BS Engineering). Whilewith GM, she has worked as a ManufacturingEngineer, Production Supervisor, Industrial Engineer,Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Problem Solver, andGlobal Business Planner. Angela received her MS inManufacturing Engineering from Kettering Universityin 2009. She is a member of the MSU RelationsTeam, Professional SWE and GM Women'sEmployee Resource Group.

See you on Wednesday, January 30 for apresentation from Marathon Petroleum.

Alexa Jonesjones60@msu.edu

Secretary

Welcome back! I hope you guys all enjoyed yourwinter break! We have a great spring semesterplanned with lots of ways to network, make friends,improve your job-seeking skills, and just have somefun! I hope I see all of your lovely faces at SWEevents this semester!

Maureen Berrymanberrym17@msu.edu

Treasurer

Hey SWE ladies!

Look out for a doodle poll that will be sent via email tosign up for shifts to help sell engineering t-shirts. Wewill be selling t-shirts in both the Engineering Buildingand in Wilson this time around. Sales will be going oneither in late January or early February and the shirtswill be $10.00.

Have a great rest of the week!

Megan Buczkowskibuczkow6@msu.eduLinzy Pedersenpeders61@msu.edu

Community Service

Welcome back SWEsters! We are very excited forthis semester! We will be volunteering at the CapitalArea Humane Society on February 16 from 11AM to1PM. There are 15 spots available so sign up withone of us ASAP. Looking ahead we will beparticipating in Relay for Life on April 12. There willbe more information about this event when we getcloser. We will be making dinner at RonaldMcDonald House on January 29. Let us know if youhave any questions or suggestions!

Morgan Hoxsiehoxsiemo@msu.eduNicole Traitsestraitse1@msu.edu

Outreach

-Hey Everyone-This semester Outreach has some more things goingon for you! Next Saturday we are helping out at GirlScouts day here in the EB. We are back to figuringout when we are able to to back to Lansing STEM tohang out with the other fourth grade class, and oncewe figure it out we will let you all know! Make sure ifyou are interested in going with us to Lansing STEMyou let either one of us know soon and let us knowyour schedule so we can hopefully accommodateyou. Have a fantastic rest of the week!

Laura Gumppergumpperl@msu.eduNicole Morgensternmorgens5@msu.edu

SocialHello SWEsters! This is Caroline Kerbelis and EricaAllen your new Social Co- Chairs! We are here tooffer some great social events to relax those nerves.Coming up on Sunday the 7th of January is an IceSkating Social at Munn Ice Arena at 4:30pm! We arealso planning a Ski/Snowboard Weekend Retreat. Wewere thinking about possibly having this event on aweekend in February. If you are interested in comingplease write you name down on the sign-up sheet sowe can get an estimate on how many people wouldlike to attend. Finally if you have any idea of a socialevent you would like to see happen, please feel freeto let us know!! We want you all to be able to have afun semester. Thanks and enjoy tonight’s meeting!

Erica Allenallene10@msu.eduCaroline Kerbelisckerbelis@gmail.com

Member Relations

Happy New Year! Hope everyone's semester hasgotten off to a good start. There are many awesomeevents coming up, so make sure to get involved withsome! Remember, the more events you attend, themore points you earn, more prizes that you can earn!With that, you must be a national member to winprizes, so become a National Member to gain manyof its perks! I will have an updated description of howthe point system works on the website shortly.Go Green!

Leah Holowayholowaylm@gmail.com

Corporate RelationsHey Ladies! I hope you're all having a great secondsemester so far! For those of you who are looking orinterested in an internship/co-op or full-time job, getyour resume ready since the Engineering ResumeBook is here! If you would like to participate in this,please email me for more information. Hope to seeyou all at the SWE meetings!

Amanda Slineyslineyam@msu.edu

Banquet

Hey New and Returning SWEsters! Since it is thestart of a new semester we would like to tell everyonea little bit about ourselves. Hola! My name is Mariana,and I am a sophomore in Biosystems Engineering! Ilove being active in the college of engineering andmeeting lots of strong engineering ladies! Aninteresting fact is that I am from Mexico, and I love toeat spicy food! My name is Adeline, and I am asophomore in Chemical Engineering. At MSU I amon the VEX Robotics Team, and I am a VEX and FirstLego League Mentor for K-12 students. We arepreparing for the Evening with Industry Banquetcoming up on February 20th. This is an opportunityfor students, staff, and professionals to interact in aprofessional setting. At Banquet many scholarshipsand awards are presented to high-achievingengineering students. Thanks for coming today andwe will be giving more information about Banquet asit comes closer.

Adeline Fordfordadel@msu.eduMariana Madrigalmadriga7@msu.edu

SWE Advisor

Judy Cordescordes@egr.msu.edu

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New Position

Hey SWE members! We are your new position (futuretitle to come) co-chairs for this semester, Miriam andNicole. Miriam is a sophomore studying MechanicalEngineering. Nicole is a senior studying ConstructionManagement. We are planning an event thissemester for high school senior girls that would like toattend MSU next fall and are interested inEngineering. We are very excited to be planning thisevent and will keep you posted as we decide on moredetails!

Nicole Kueckkuecknic@msu.eduMiriam Chegechegemir@msu.edu

Webmaster

Hey ladies! The SWE website will be going underconstruction so new info can be updated moreefficiently! Don't forget about the SWE MSUFacebook group! Join to be invited to all upcomingevents!

Thanks!

Ayona Van Horn-Leevanhor24@msu.edu