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The Society of Women Engineers at Florida Atlantic University
January 26th, 2017
Spring Meeting #1
Officers and Advisors
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FAU Leadership
Name Position
Melissa Rigas President
Shahrine Islam Secretary
Brigette MacKenzie Treasurer
Minh Nguyen Events Coordinator
Alyson Gage Public Relations Coordinator
Dr. Shihong Huang Faculty Advisor
Patricia Campbell Section Counselor
Spring Events
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Spring Events
February• Sunday, 19th – Saturday, 25th | Engineer’s Week
• Thursday, 23rd | Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day• Hidden Figures Book Club
• Saturday, 25th | STEM Fun with SWE and Amateur Radio Club!• Outreach event for Middle and High School students
• TBD | Second Spring General Body Meeting
• TBD | Math Counts (Volunteer)
March• Thursday, 9th – Saturday, 11th | Region D Annual Conference –
Atlanta, GA
• TBD | Third Spring General Body Meeting
• Saturday, 18th | SECME Competition (Volunteer) – 8am to 1pm, Blanche Ely High School
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Spring Events
April• Saturday, 1st | Girl Scout Eco-Action Day – 8:00am to 12:30pm @
River Center in Jupiter
• TBD | Fourth Spring General Body Meeting
• Tuesday, 25th – Sunday 30th | Finals Survival Kits for Sale – Times TBD, EE outside of Cube
• Saturday, 29th | Girl Scout Eco-Action Day – 8:00am to 12:30pm @ River Center in Jupiter
• TBD | Senior Send-off / Spring Social
May• Monday, 1st – Wednesday 3rd | Finals Survival Kits for Sale –
Times TBD, EE outside of Cube
• Saturday, 20th | Girl Scout Eco-Action Day – 8:00am to 12:30pm @ River Center in Jupiter
Past Events
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Engineering Family Fun Day - Saturday, January 22, 2017
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Ropes Course – Saturday, November 2016
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Girl Scout Eco Action Day – Saturday, October 2016
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WE16 Conference – October 2016
WE16 & WE17
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– How many attended from FAU?
• 9 students and Amy!
– Anticipated Graduation Date?
• May 2017 – December 2018
– What were you looking for?
• Internships and full-time
employment
– Organization Applied to in
Advance?
• Lockheed Martin, MIT Lincoln
Laboratory, NASA, Keysight
Technologies, Northrop
Grumman
– How prepare for conference?
• SWE resume review
• Made business cards
• LeaderSHPE
• Research companies at career
fair
• Interviews set in advance
– Some (1)
• Interviewed at conference?
– Yes (all)
• How many resumes printed?
– 25 – 40
• Came home with job/internship?
– Yes (4, some others still waiting to
hear)
• Conference registration
– $90
• Hotel costs (per person)
– $65 – $400
• Total cost to attend?
– $150 – $750 (Full-Time gets
reimbursed up to $200)
WE16 Survey Results
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WE17 Information
• Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas
• October 26-28, 2017
• Expected to have more than 11,000 attendees
• Website available soon…
– http://we17.swe.org/
Contacts and Social Media
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How to Contact Us and Stay Connected
• Owl Central • https://fau.collegiatelink.net/organization/society-of-women-engineers
• WordPress • https://swefau.wordpress.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/SWEFAU/
• @swefau
How to Join SWE &
Perks of Being a Member
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How to Join SWE
• At Florida Atlantic University – free!
– https://fau.collegiatelink.net/organization/society-of-women-engineers
• Global organization - $20 to $50
– http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/membership/benefits-a-discounts
Membership Description
Collegiate to
Career (C2C)
For a one-time $50 payment, collegiate members can secure a SWE membership for
their collegiate years through the first year they qualify for professional grade
membership. C2C is beneficial to students with two or more years of schooling left or
those pursuing an advanced degree. Renewal is required each year, at no charge, to
confirm continued SWE Membership. Take advantage of this program to maximize
your savings on membership dues. For more information, please read
the Frequently Asked Questions.
CollegiateSWE Membership is available for $20 to college students majoring in engineering
and must be renewed annually to obtain membership benefits.
Joint
Take advantage of a reduced joint membership rate when you join both SWE and
one of these three professional organizations: The American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (AISES), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and
the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). (Only available April 15 -
December 31)
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Perks of Being A Professional Member
• SWE Online Career Center
– Very Popular with Recruiters & Employers
– Job Seeker Accounts
– Hundreds of Job Postings
• Email Job alerts SWE National Conference
Career Fair
– 250+ Companies
Questions?
Thanks for coming!