The application deadline for our new Annie Colaco Collegiate Leader Scholarship has been extended to April 30th!
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FY17 Dallas SWE Leadership Slate
The Dallas SWE FY16 Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for your consideration to serve during FY17 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017.) Ballots will be distributed electronically in early May and voting will conclude 30 days thereafter.
- President – Shelley Stracener
- Executive Vice President – Nandika D’Souza
- Vice President of Membership – Zaineb Ahmad
- Vice President of Outreach – Samica Norman, Latischa Hanson
- Secretary – Amber Scheurer
- Section Representative (3 positions) – Barbara Read, Pamela Duffy, Amanda Posadas
- Financial Advisory Committee – Four Year Term (1 position) Tram Trinh, Liong So
Per the Dallas SWE By-Laws additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that:
- The member is eligible for the position;
- The member has given written consent to being placed on the ballot;
- A minimum of two percent or five of the voting members of the section, whichever is greater, have signed a petition or endorsed an email to place the candidate’s name on the ballot; and
- The petition, together with the written consent, is submitted to the chair of the nominating committee by April 30 or fifteen days after the slate is announced to the members of the section, whichever is later.
Please forward any nominations by petition with the required endorsements (five members) and consent of the candidate to dallas.swe@gmail.com by April 30th.
Thank you!
Dallas SWE FY16 Nominating Committee
Jennifer Vilbig – Chair
Teri Cate, Neha Dobhal, & Tessa Hazlett – Members
April Social and Collegiate Senior Brunch
Join us the last weekend in April as we enjoy some social time, delicious brunch, and celebrating our graduating seniors from local universities including Collin College, SMU, UTD, and UNT!
When: Saturday, April 30, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Jasper’s, The Shops at Legacy, 7161 Bishop Rd, Plano, TX 75024
Cost: Free to attend, food is available for individual purchase. Check out their menu here!
April Upcoming Events
Please join us for our April Professional Development Meeting with guest speaker Kate Van Dellen who will speak about “Confronting Workplace Sexism.”
Dealing with workplace sexism is difficult. It’s hard to call out your manager for always asking you to take notes or hearing your suggestion repeated and accepted just because it came from someone else. This interactive session will share stories of actual recent workplace sexism and will give participants the tools to confidently confront it. We will also address the power male allies have in ending workplace sexism. The only way to change the workplace for the next generation of female engineers is to do something now.
Kate Van Dellen’s background is in Aerospace Engineering and she has worked on missile defense, cargo aircraft, business jets, helicopters, and unmanned aviation. In September 2015, she started her own company, New Trees, to provide supplemental education in math and science. She was the FY14 SWE Society Membership Committee Chair and was recently awarded the SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award. She is a blogger for the Huffington Post and was recently featured as an author in VIDA literary magazine.
When: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Coffee House Café, 6150 Frankford Rd Dallas, TX 75252
Cost: FREE registration, food is available for purchase by the individual
Some other items that may interest you:
- Dallas SWE needs YOU to help lead our organization! Don’t forget, the deadline for FY17 Leadership Position nominations is April 8, 2016.
- The deadline for the Dallas SWE Certificates & Scholarship programs is April 15! Don’t miss out on recognizing our local students for recognition!
- Intel is hosting an event in their 2016 Professional Development & Career Series in their Plano offices on Saturday, April 23. Check out more information about this event and plan to join us!
- April 30 Social and Collegiate Brunch: Join us the last Saturday in April as we celebrate graduating seniors from local universities!
FY17 Dallas SWE Leadership Nominations are NOW OPEN!
Dallas SWE is currently seeking nominations for officers to serve for FY17 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017). There are nine positions available and self nominations are highly encouraged! The deadline for submitting a nomination is Friday, April 8th at 11:59pm. We need nominations for the following 1-year term positions: President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Outreach, Secretary, Section Representatives (3 positions available). Additionally, we are seeking a nomination for a 4-year term position as a Financial Advisory Committee Member. You must be a member of SWE in good standing to serve as a section officer.
Click here to view detailed position descriptions!
Please e-mail nominations and questions to dallas.swe@gmail.com.
Thank you!
Dallas SWE Nominating Committee
Jennifer Vilbig, Neha Dobhal, Tessa Hazlett, and Teri Cate
Special Announcement: SWE Governance Changes
If you follow the Society of Women Engineers on social media, the All Together blog, or in SWE Magazine, you may have read about some activities going on at headquarters concerning changes to the Society’s governance structure. SWE got a lot of questions about these activities at WE15 in Nashville and have since created a website targeted at informing you, a paid SWE member, about these changes.
We wanted to make you aware of the new Governance Update website because as members of SWE, you have some skin in this game! Read through the FAQs there and watch the videos that have been posted on the SWE YouTube channel: if you have questions about what you see, email us at dallas.swe@gmail.com or SWE HQ at governance@swe.org. Visit this page often in the coming months to see updates as SWE continues the process of determining what changes need to be made to preserve the vitality and effectiveness of our organization and transition to having a more international presence.
What will these changes mean to you as a SWE member? Well, we don’t have a lot of specifics to report at this time but if you are interested in gaining leadership experience through SWE (which we recommend to all our members!), most of the opportunities that currently exist in Region C (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) will be eliminated in the next 3-5 years. SWE is likely to replace some of them with different leadership positions in the new Society structure, but if you are interested in serving at the Region level, you need to sign up to do it while you still can! Visit the Region C Nomination Process website for instructions on how to submit your nomination.
At the Dallas section level, we are not aware of any changes as of yet that will affect our current Bylaws and leadership structure. We will continue to provide the same great monthly meetings, outreach programs, scholarships, and networking opportunities you enjoy now! However, getting leadership experience at the local level is a stepping stone to many leadership positions higher up in the organization, so if you see yourself heading that direction in the coming years, there’s no time like the present to volunteer for one of our committees or as one of our officers. The more folks we have on the ballot, the better! We are forming our Nominating Committee now so email us at dallas.swe@gmail.com to nominate yourself for one of our Officer or Committee Chair positions.
As always, if you have thoughts or suggestions about how we can serve you better, please don’t hesitate to email us and let us know.