Event Recap: BEST Robotics Speed Mentoring

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

On Friday, December 8, Dallas SWE members and other local women engineering professionals spent several hours at the BEST Robotics competition at the University of Texas at Dallas campus for a Women in Technology panel talk and speed mentoring event. About 150 high school girls from across the state heard from the five panelists and had three one-on-one speed mentoring sessions, asking great questions about what it’s like to be an engineer, how the professionals got to their current positions, and what they love about engineering and technology. The student evaluations were overwhelmingly positive and the mentors really enjoyed sharing their stories! Thanks to UTD, BEST Robotics, and Dallas SWE member Lynn Mortensen for coordinating this event and including Dallas SWE volunteers!

Volunteers Needed: Jan 20 DISD STEM Expo

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

The Dallas ISD STEM EXPO, formerly STEM Day, is an all-day event that focuses on STEM-related careers and coursework. Over 2,500 participants (of all age groups) engage in hands-on and interactive sessions (provided by local colleges and universities, museums, engineering organizations, and STEM-focused organizations).

Dallas SWE will be supporting this effort at the event. We will have booth set up to get students “charged up” by building circuits! We will also share information about our organization and how they can participate in SWENext. Below are the event details.

When: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 9am-3pm
Where: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin Street, Dallas, TX 75202

We will have 2 shifts to choose from, with 8 spots available per shift:

  • Morning – 8:30am – 12pm
  • Afternoon – 11:30am – 3pm

 

 

Please complete the Volunteer Orientation steps online by Friday, December 15, 2017: Volunteer Orientation

  • Select “General” for your Volunteer Application
  • Select “STEM Department” as your selected school, department, and volunteer activity. Once approved, you will receive a clearance notification from the Volunteer and Partnership Department.
  • Complete the online orientation
  • Go to My Connections (underneath the blue section)
  • Click on I’m a Fan Of
  • Click STEM Department
  • Click on 2018 STEM EXPO (under Opportunities)

WE Local Tulsa Travel Coordination

by Dallas SWE on in Special Events

Did you miss out on WE17? Want a smaller experience close to home? Consider attending WE Local in Tulsa January 26-28, 2018! Registration just opened: find registration and hotel information at the WE Local Tulsa website. Registration is through the SWE membership portal which is different from past conferences, but they’ve provided step-by-step instructions to help!

When you register, fill out our Travel Coordination Survey. Since we’re within driving distance, and to save on housing costs, we often carpool and share rooms. In the next few weeks we’ll do our best to coordinate with other Dallas SWE members with the info you provide to us.

 

Feb 24 College to Career Conference Registration Open

by Dallas SWE on in Special Events

We are pleased to announce that the second College to Careers Leadership Conference will again be hosted by Dallas SWE, SHPE DFW, and NSBE DFW on Saturday, Feb 24, 2018! We had some great feedback from the first 2017 event and hope to build on that success. We’ll be back at the Meadows Conference Center in downtown Dallas for a full day of networking, professional development, and panel talks for our collegiate counterparts across the DFW area.

Attendees will be junior and senior undergraduates or graduate students seeking career guidance and feedback on their interview skills. We need volunteer professionals to help with registration, panelists, resume reviews, and logistics support. Please register at the link below and share the flyer to the right with college students in your life!

When: Saturday, February 24, 2018, 8am – 4pm

Where: Meadows Conference Center, 2900 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75204

RSVP: Click below to register as a volunteer or collegiate attendee!

Eventbrite - 2018 DFW College to Careers Leadership Conference

Event Recap: Fall 2017 Design Your World STEM Conference

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

We’ve posted a recap of our Nov 11 Design Your World STEM Conference for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls over on our DYW website! Thanks to everyone who helped plan and execute this completely volunteer-led event. Check out the recap and stay tuned for information on our next event in the spring of 2018!

Event Recap: Nov 14 Meeting and Webinar

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

On Nov, 14, Dallas SWE hosted a meeting at Parr Library and watched a webinar called, “The Lies of the Impostor Complex, Disarming the Critics, the Power of Your Authority and the Support All Around you,” by  Tanya Geisler.  In the webinar Tanya discussed:

  1. The 12 lies of the Impostor Complex and their corresponding truths.
  2. Learning how to identify techniques for how to deal with critics.
  3. Learning how to identify how to connect deeply with your authority.
  4. Learning how to assemble support structures.

During the webinar the attendees discussed some of their experience with Impostor Complex and how they learned to overcome it.  You can view this recorded webinar, its predecessor, “The 12 lies of the Impostor Complex,” and many others at the SWE Advance Learning Center. These resources are FREE to SWE Members!

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