Come out for a bruncheon and meet your FY19 Officers on Saturday, August 25th at 11:30am! We will be at Holy Grail Pub, located at 8240 Preston Rd #150, Plano, TX 75024.
We’re looking forward to seeing you!
SWE FY19 Meet & Greet Bruncheon
A Message from the Dallas SWE President
Dear Dallas SWE-sters,
On behalf of the Dallas SWE Executive Council, welcome to FY19! We are looking forward to another great year, with continued opportunities for professional development, social activities, outreach, and so much more. On Saturday, July 14th, the FY18 Executive Council transitioned roles and responsibilities to our current FY19 Council. We had a productive meeting, brainstorming ideas for the year to come. We’ll keep you posted of all our upcoming event through our mailing list (sign up on dallaswe.org, if you haven’t already) and through social media; connect with us via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
Before I talk about the future, I want to thank every FY18 officer, committee chair, and committee member for their hard work and dedication to our Dallas SWE section. Your time and efforts ensured that FY18 was another successful year for Dallas SWE (read the FY18 Year in Review).
We’ve already kicked the year off with one of our longstanding STEM Outreach traditions, participating in Moon Day at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on July 21 (recap coming soon). Next month, the FY19 Dallas SWE Executive Council would love to meet-and-greet with our members at brunch on August 25th (details to follow)!
As a reminder, please renew your memberships for FY19, if you haven’t done so alrea
dy. SWE membership is an affordable $100. As members, you’ll get free access to Dallas SWE events, amazing webinars, and the career center, as well as discounts to local and regional conferences, and so much more. Plus, you’ll be part of the largest network of women engineers (+40,000 members strong). Click here for a step by step guide on how to renew.
Lastly, if you’re looking for more ways to get involved in SWE, hone your leadership skills, or just do something new, we have a committee for you! We could use your help with planning and coordinating events, outreach activities, fundraising, awards, etc. Click here for a descriptions of committees and fill out the Committee Interest Survey. A Dallas SWE Officer will be in touch with you soon.
We look forward to seeing you at a future event!
Zaineb Ahmad
Dallas SWE FY19 President
Moon Day Outreach Event – Volunteers Needed!
Moon Day 2018 will take place on Saturday, July 21, 2018; 10AM – 4PM at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Moon Day honors previous space flight accomplishments and focuses on current and future activities in space exploration. This year celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo VII mission. Click here to read a recap of how Dallas SWE volunteered at Moon Day 2017. You can also visit the Frontiers of Flight website at https://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/ to learn about this year’s event.
Dallas SWE is seeking volunteers for one or more shifts at the Dallas SWE table where we will host an activity for the students:
- Friday Setup 3:00-5:00 PM
- Saturday Morning Shift 9:30 AM -1:00 PM
- Saturday Afternoon Shift 1:00-4:30 PM
Click here to sign up to volunteer!
Contact dallas.swe@gmail.com for questions.
Join us for the next Book Club Meeting!
All are welcome to join the SWE Book Club for our monthly meeting! We will be meeting July 7th from 10am to noon at Sundown at Granada. This month we are reading Who’s in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain by Michael Gazzaniga. Come join for excellent networking, great food, and thought provoking discussion!
Hope to see you there!
Event Recap: June Professional Development Event at Rockwell Collins
The Rockwell Collins Women’s Forum and Dallas Section of the Society of Women Engineers held a joint event on June 7 at Rockwell Collins in Richardson Texas. The event included a presentation by Uche Maple, Senior Engineering Manager at Rockwell Collins and Dallas SWE Executive Vice President, and a tour of the facility. Uche presented “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities.” Key takeaways included:
- Seek advice from individuals who have expertise in that area and not persons who give their opinions,
- Refrain from making decisions when we are at our lowest point,
- Get a support system that carry you through the rough patches.
Uche ended the talk by providing one simple formula for success, (P+T)*A*A=Success. P=Passion, something that you believe in, T=Talent, something you excel in, A=Association, successful people or organizations and A=Action, steps you can take towards your goal.“Remember that your real wealth can be measured not by what you have,but by what you are.” Napoleon Hill
FY19 Membership Drive and Member Survey
We are in the early bird membership renewal time frame, so until June 30, you can get a $5 discount on your FY19 annual membership. If you wish to renew please visit the www.swe.org Membership Portal and use offer code EBIRD!
In addition to the discount before July 1st, Dallas SWE members renewing before June 30 will also be entered into a drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card!
Click here or a step by step guide on how to renew.
We hope you plan on renewing your membership. If you have any questions about your renewal or issues you would like to discuss, please feel free to reach out to dallas.swe@gmail.com.
Also, please take our Member Survey so we know how to better serve you next year!