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Event Recap: Frisco SWENext Club Meet

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

The Frisco SWENext Club meets at the Career and Technology Education Center and is made up of students from all eight of the high schools in Frisco. The 10 students researched, obtained supplies, and built t-shirt cannons to be used at pep-rallies. SWE Dallas sent two volunteer mentors, Grace Kaldawi and Kate Van Dellen. This is the first year for the SWENext Club in Frisco and they are sponsored by their engineering teacher, John Horwedel. To form your own SWENext Club, visit swenext.swe.org for more information! Let us know what you’re club is up to and how we can help!

Event Recap: October Meeting with Melerick Mitchell

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

On Tuesday, October 17, Dallas SWE members and guests met at Fernando’s Mexican Cuisine and enjoyed a professional development presentation by Melerick Mitchell. Melerick challenged us to be identify our passions and values, and use them to set “audacious goals” in our careers. Then he encouraged us to take action to achieve those goals by focusing on growing, learning, creating, and giving back each day. Being intentional about planning our own career paths and applying careful introspection to our own actions is the best path to long-term success!

Melerick gave us plenty of opportunities to share our thoughts and goals with him and other attendees. When asked about his audacious goal, he said he wants to reach 250,000 people with his coaching and inspiration! We are glad to be a part of that group and left the meeting with plenty of insights to apply to our own careers.

Check out Mr. Mitchell’s book, Kinetic Life, available on Amazon, for his perspectives on these and other topics!

Life Membership Drawing at WE17

by Dallas SWE on in Special Events

SWE Region C has a SWE Life Membership opportunity for you!

When SWE regions dissolve at the end of FY18, each region has a plan for how its funds will be disbursed.  As part of the Region C disbursement plan, the Region will support half of a Life Membership for a number of its Professional members.

How it will work:

Eight names will be drawn at the WE17 Region C Meeting for the Region C Half Life Membership Awards.  Depending on the final vote by the Region Council, Region C will present two or four $1000 awards to cover half of the donation required to become a SWE life member. These awards will be presented in the order that the names are drawn.  You do not have to be present at WE17 to receive this award.

  • To sign up, you must be a professional SWE member assigned to Region C at the start of FY18 (i.e. July 1, 2017).
  • Each award will be paid directly to SWE, not the individual, and can only be applied towards the Life Membership dues.
  • Once confirmed that they are receiving a half Life Membership award, the person will have until December 1, 2017, to pay $1000 to SWE to become a Life Member.  Once the Region C Treasurer confirms with SWE HQ that the individual’s payment has been received, the Region will provide the other $1000 to HQ by Dec. 31, 2017.

To enter this drawing, please fill out this survey . The deadline to enter the drawing is Saturday, October 21, 2017.

Region C is excited to support our professional members with this drawing!

If you have questions, please contact the Region C Treasurer, Victoria (Tori) Tinsley, at regionc-treasurer@swe.org.

Nov 4 Member Appreciation Luncheon

by Dallas SWE on in Membership Appreciation

Join Dallas SWE for our November Member Appreciation Luncheon!

When:: Saturday, November 4, 2017, Noon – 1:30pm

Where: Urban Crust, 1006 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074

Please join us at Urban Crust in Plano for a social luncheon to celebrate and thank YOU, our loyal members! Your dedication to volunteer leadership in service to our organization, local K-12 outreach activities, and STEM advocacy are greatly appreciated.

Space is limited: Dallas SWE Members Only, please RSVP by Nov 1!

Eventbrite - Dallas SWE Nov 2017 Member Appreciation Luncheon

Event Recap: October Social Brunch

by Dallas SWE on in Membership Appreciation

On Saturday, October 14, the Membership Committee hosted our first social brunch at Ascension Coffee in downtown Dallas. The group consisted of both of old and new faces shared coffee and conversation. We had a great time discussing the upcoming WE17 conference in Austin and the Design Your World: STEM Conference for Girls. If you missed this event, check out our other upcoming professional development and social events on our website calendar!

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