We are in need of volunteers to assist at our next Design Your World – STEM Conference for Girls on Saturday, April 2 at the University of North Texas! This is an entirely volunteer-led event so there are all kinds of jobs you can help out with, but we particularly need assistance with running each of the five activities we’ll offer to the 6th-12th grade students who attend. If you are able to help, visit the Volunteer Info page for a link to register as a volunteer!
Please join us at the Dallas SWE March Professional Development event featuring guest speaker Romelia Flores, IBM Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor and IBM Global Solution Center Leader.“Welcome to the Cognitive Era!” A cognitive business strategy asserts that every decision that mankind makes is informed by a cognitive application. This discussion will review capabilities required to drive innovative cognitive applications such as cloud infrastructure, cognitive application services, natural language interpretation, cross industry partnerships and the internet of things.
Romelia Flores is one of IBM’s top 500 technical executives, earning the titles of IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Master Inventor. She has collaborated with some of IBM’s largest clients around technology innovation, and holds 25 patents with an additional 26 patents pending. Romelia’s technical interests are in architecture design and prototyping. Romelia became a University of Texas alumnus 32 years ago, and a Baylor Honorary alumnus in 2014! In 2015, Romelia was named Dallas Metroplex’s Inventor Tech Titan Finalist and Latina Style Magazine Executive of the Year Finalist.
Here are some additional upcoming events and deadlines: mark your calendars!
Join us for our March Social Brunch (formerly the Younger Professionals Brunch – all are welcome!) at Ida Claire on Belt Line Road in Addison. Check out their menu ahead of time and come ready to enjoy some tasty food and networking with your Dallas SWE friends!
When: Saturday, March 5 from 11am – 1pm
Where: Ida Claire, 5001 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, TX 75254
Cost: FREE! Food and drinks are available for purchase by the individual.
Dallas SWE encourages young women to pursue mathematics, sciences and engineering programs and get engaged early in technical fields. To recognize women early on and motivate them to stay and continually learn, Dallas SWE offers scholarships and certificates.Applications are now being accepted for the Society of Women Engineers Certificate and Scholarship programs. Some of the program highlights are below. We encourage you to visit our Scholarship website at www.dallaswe.org/scholarships for detailed information about and application forms for scholarships and certificates. There are several major updates to this year’s programs, so please read the instructions carefully!
One type of scholarship is awarded to graduating female high school seniors who will be majoring in engineering, based on academic excellence and need. A new scholarship type for this year, the Annie Colaco Scholarship, was funded through a generous donation during North Texas Giving Day and recognizes engineering students who have shown significant involvement and leadership in their collegiate SWE sections. Applications for both of these scholarship are due by April 15th.
Please share this information with your students and educators through the information letter and flyer. For additional information, please send an email to dallas.swe@gmail.com.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to recognizing your talented students!
In our January email, you may have seen a special offer from Sundance Selects available only to Dallas SWE members: a raffle drawing for two tickets to a screening of the movie 45 Years. Thanks to everyone who signed up to be a part of the raffle drawing. The winner was Dallas SWE member Amber Scheurer! Here’s what she had to say about the film:
I enjoyed seeing 45 Years. It was a very subtle yet emotional film about relationships and aging. Charlotte Rampling gave a great performance and definitely deserves her Oscar nomination for best actress. I set a goal to see all 8 of the Oscar Best Picture nominees, but I have also tried to make time to see some of the other movies nominated this season. I might have missed this one if not for Sundance Selects, thanks for the free tickets!
-Amber Scheurer
Stay tuned for more opportunities like this one, available only to our Dallas SWE members!
Don’t forget, our monthly meeting in February will be the annual She Networks, She Wins event at SMU!
This is SMU SWE’s biggest event with alumni, students and corporate sponsors getting together to network for the night. There will be a panel discussion to start off the event focusing on the book The Defining Decade. The conversation will be geared towards important events and defining milestones of early adulthood. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and parking is available in Binkley parking garage for $1/hour.
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: SMU, Lyle School of Engineering, 3145 Dyer St, Dallas Tx, 75225
Caruth Hall (4th Floor, Palmer Conference Center)
Parking Map: Binkley parking garage is building #63 on the map and the event is in building #52
Cost: Free!
