Come join for SPOOKTACULAR good time as we celebrate with a Halloween social on October 27th! We will have pumpkin carving, great socializing, games, and more! We invite everyone to dress up in their favorite Halloween costumes for a chance to win a big prize! We will also be doing other contests throughout the event and carving pumpkins together on the call, so if you would like to join please have your pumpkin and carving tools handy during the call!
Register below or visit the Eventbrite to sign up!
Congratulations to Laura Cowley, the Dallas SWE October Member of the Month!
Laura Cowley is originally from Kansas were she graduated from Kansas State University with her M.S. and B.S. in architectural engineering. She moved to Dallas upon graduation and has been working for the same company (wsp) for 8 years doing electrical engineering consulting for healthcare. Two years ago she was recognized by Consulting Specifying Engineering magazine as a 40 under 40 award recipient. Laura has been involved with SWE since college where she was the section president for two years and a senator for region i. She’s served on the membership committee for several years, and is currently a SWENext advisor for Coppell High School. In Jan of 2020, Laura was able to meet some of the SWENext ladies as they all volunteered together at a Future Cities competition.
I love the passion and innovation of SWEsters that comes alive during annual conference.
Join us and support InterCEA + InterMcKinney by volunteering as a mentor for students in the 2020-2021 school year. Students from Woodrow Wilson HS and Hillcrest HS in Dallas ISD and McKinney HS will join forces in their Civil Engineering and Architecture Courses.
Mentors will support project teams as they create residential design proposals (Fall 2020) and commercial design proposals (Spring 2021) and showcase in a project poster and virtual presentation to a panel of judges. Engineering and architectural mentors are wanted! For more information, watch the InterCEA + InterMcKinney trailer and read more here.
If you are interested in helping in any way, please complete this Google Form Survey that includes more details about time commitments, and feel free to drop any questions in the form.
Join Dallas SWE and Raytheon Women’s Network (RWN) Monday, October 19, 2020 @ noon for a Lunch panel discussion by Raytheon Technologies women about how to communicate effectively in the workplace. Each panelist will share personal and candid lessons learned about practical communication strategies. If you’ve ever wondered how to hone in on the correct amount of confidence to be heard in a meeting or handle being called too “shy” or “aggressive”, tune in to hear real examples of how these women have successfully advanced their careers with clear, compelling, and confident communication.
Raytheon Technologies Panelists:
Dawn Treece – HWEC Electro-Optical (EO) Electronics Department Manager (Raytheon Intelligence & Space)
Serena Dalhamer – Principal Project Engineer (Collins Aerospace)
Leslie Ledda – Principal Engineering Fellow (Raytheon Intelligence & Space)
Additional questions from the audience can be submitted through this link and during the live event.
Register for this event below or visit the Eventbrite to sign up!
Dallas SWE needs your help to connect us with the HR departments and /or women’s networking groups at your company! These contacts are key for Dallas SWE to coordinate events and gain sponsorship for our section.
To enter, send an email to dallas.swe@gmail.com with your name and the contact information of your HR and/or women’s network connection by October 30. Thanks!
