The Society of Women Engineers at Florida Atlantic University

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Spring Meeting

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SWE at FAU – 2016 to 2017 Leadership

Name Position

Melissa Rigas President

Brigette MacKenzie Vice President

Shahrine Islam Secretary

Brigette MacKenzie Treasurer

Minh Nguyen Events Coordinator

Dr. Shihong Huang Faculty Advisor

Patricia Campbell Professional Section Counselor

Guest SpeakerTakeata King Pang

Co-Chair of STEM Academy

Women’s Foundation of Florida

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)

Flashback to Past Events

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Girl Scout Eco-Action Day - Saturday, March 25, 2017

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“Hidden Figures” Book Discussion – Thursday, February 23, 2017

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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

Upcoming Events

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Spring 2017 – Senior Send-off Social

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 OR Thursday, April 27, 2017?

Location Ideas:

• Rocco’s Tacos

• Funky Buddha

• Tap 42

• Open Kitchen Ale House

• ?

RSVP: https://sweseniorsendoff.eventbrite.com

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Spring 2017 – Finals Survival Kits Fundraiser

Thursday, April 20, 2017 to Wednesday, May 3,

2017 (or until we sell out)

• 2 hours of volunteering counts towards 1 event attended

(for t-shirt)

• Sign ups: website coming soon!

• Selling for $5/each

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Spring/Summer 2017 – Girl Scout Eco-Action Days

**Please RSVP for both to Laura Kerr and SWE at FAU**

kerrlj@earthlink.com and swe.fau@gmail.com

Saturday, April 29, 2017 | “Woodworking for Animal Habitats”

• 8:00am to 1:30pm

• Location: River Center in Jupiter

• RSVP by: Friday 4/14/17 for t-shirt

• This program is for the Junior Animal Habitats Badge & Cadette Wood Working Badge.

Saturday, May 20, 2017 | “Fish Like a Girl”

• 8:00am to 1:30pm

• Location: River Center in Jupiter

• RSVP by: Friday 5/5/17 for t-shirt

• This is the first time this program will be presented to younger Brownie & Daisy Girl Scouts!

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Fall 2017 – Book Discussion

Book Suggestions:

• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

• Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt

• Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance

• http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/e-book-

download

• https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/swe-book-club

Submit your suggestions to us!

We will vote online in a few weeks!

WE16 & WE17

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• How many attended from FAU?

9 students

• 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 (Last Year!) Survey Results

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WE17 – General Information

• Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas

• October 26-28, 2017 (Thursday – Saturday)

• Expected to have more than 11,000 attendees

• Main Website: http://we17.swe.org/

• Housing: http://we17.swe.org/attendees/housing/

OPENS APRIL 17, 2017

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WE17 – Registration Fees

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WE17 – Flight Options (Travelocity) – FLL to AUS

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WE17 – Flight Options (Travelocity) – FLL to AUS

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WE17 – Flight Options (Travelocity) – FLL to AUS

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WE17 – Flight Options (Travelocity) – AUS to FLL

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WE17 – Flight Options (Travelocity) – AUS to FLL

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WE17 – Hotel Options (hotels.com)

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WE17 – Hotel Options (hotels.com)

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WE17 – Hotel Options (hotels.com)

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Anticipated Cost

• Registration: $90

• Flight: around $310 (without bags)

• Hotel: $200 per person

– Total each for 2 nights when split between 2 people

– Can get this down by:

o Splitting your room with more people

o Staying further away from conference location

• Food/Other: decide yourself

• Total: ~$600

Remember!

FAU reimbursement can be UP TO $200

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Ways to Bring the Cost Down – Competitions!

*If competing or presenting on trip, then up to $600

reimbursement from FAU (max $600 for ALL trips per FY)*

WE17 Competitions Still Open:

• PepsiCo Engineering Challenge

Deadline: 7/17/2017

Yourself or a team

Respond to challenge question with innovative design

If you make it into the 3 semifinalists, then your WE17 costs will be

covered by SWE

More info: http://pepsicostudentchallenge.swe.org/

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Ways to Bring the Cost Down – Competitions!

*If competing or presenting on trip, then up to $600 reimbursement from FAU (max $600 for ALL trips per FY)*

Last Year WE16 Competitions – Will Most Likely Be Announced Soon for WE17:

• Collegiate Technical Poster Competition

Deadline: Late Summer/Early Fall

• SME Bowl

Deadline: Late Fall, Just before Conference

• Team Tech Competition

Deadline: Early January

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Ways to Bring the Cost Down – Competitions!

*If competing or presenting on trip, then up to $600

reimbursement from FAU (max $600 for ALL trips per FY)*

ALL SWE Competition Information:

http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/awards/colleg

iate-competitions

Contacts and Social Media

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How to Contact Us and Stay Connected

• Email: swe.fau@gmail.com

• FAU Owl Central Website: https://fau.collegiatelink.net/organization/society-of-women-

engineers

• WordPress Website: https://swefau.wordpress.com/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SWEFAU/

• Instagram: @swefau

• Twitter: @swe_fau

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SWE Social Media Feedback

• #SWEWomenWednesday

Who has seen this?

What do you all think?

Nominate your friends by sending us an email about why they’re

awesome, CC them too!

• Suggestions? What would you like to see?

SWE T-Shirts

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SWE T-shirts Requirements

• Attend at least (3) events in the 2016 – 2017 school year

• Be a SWE member http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/membership/benefits-a-discounts/409-

membership-types/3361-collegiate-membership

2017–2018 Election Candidates

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President• Minh Nguyen

Vice President• Shahrine Islam

Secretary• Danielle Gray

Treasurer• Brenda Nava

Public Relations

Coordinator• Andrea Ananos

Fundraising Coordinator•

Events Coordinator• Alex Barker

Journalist/Historian•

2017 – 2018 Election – Candidates

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2017 – 2018 Election – Process

• Voting will be done via Google Form

• Expect to receive an email with the form TONIGHT

• Elections will close (1) week from tomorrow

Friday, April 21, 2017 at 11:59pm

• We will announce new officers via SWEeky Newsletter

sent on Monday, April 24, 2017

Questions?

Thanks for coming!

Candidates – Please stay here for a

few minutes