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Event Recap – DISD STEM EXPO

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach


On Saturday, February 4th Dallas SWE was a part of the Dallas ISD STEM EXPO, held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center.  The STEM EXPO was an all-day event that focused on STEM-related careers and coursework.  K-12 DISD students and family members engaged in hands-on and interactive sessions that were provided by local colleges and universities, museums, engineering organizations, and STEM-focused organizations. The Dallas ISD STEM EXPO also included the district’s STEM competitions, showcases, and exhibits from students within Dallas ISD.  Dallas SWE had a booth to assist the students and parents in “building a circuit” and gave out information on Dallas SWE, SWENext and Design Your World. Check out highlight videos from the event here.

Thanks to the volunteers Kim Concillado, Stephen Scheramic, Rebecca Byford, Latischa Hanson and Samica Norman for their help at the event.

Event Recap: Collegiate to Career Leadership Workshop

by Dallas SWE on in Collegiate, Special Events
A partial group photo at the end of the day: lots of smiles!

The first College to Career Leadership Workshop hosted by SWE Dallas, NSBE DFW, and SHPE DFW was a great success! On Saturday, January 28, collegiates and professionals met at the lovely Meadows Conference Center in Dallas to network and get prepared for entering or re-entering the workforce.

Attendees had their choice of attending one of three sessions each hour, with a pizza lunch sponsored by State Farm and Texas Instruments. Two hours of resume review and interview training were held, as well as sessions with guest speakers including:

  • Alicia Morgan on Leading With Your Strengths and Values
  • Brianne Martin on Personal Branding
  • Lynn Mortensen on Changing Career Tracks from Technical to Managerial
  • Norman Tidmore on Dressing for Success
  • A panel talk on Industry Perspectives on Diversity in STEM Careers with Molly Sing and Zaineb Ahmad from SWE, Aniekan Inoyo and Dejanae White from NSBE, and Jacob Acosta from SHPE
Panel: Industry Perspectives on Diversity in STEM Careers

Feedback survey responses were overwhelmingly positive, especially from our collegiate attendees who really enjoyed meeting professionals and getting some perspectives on strategies for securing their first job, lessons learned from early career challenges, and potential career paths to consider. They also gave us some great ideas for future session topics.

Special thanks to our sponsors and, our event planning team, and our day-of volunteers who provided their expertise and mentoring to our local collegiate and professional attendees! Working together for our common goal of inspiring and equipping engineers to be successful in their careers has fostered some great multicultural partnerships. We look forward to future events of this kind!

DISD STEM EXPO – Feb 4

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

Dallas SWE will be at the Dallas ISD STEM Expo this Saturday at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center from 9am-3pm. Come out and visit us at our activity table and see all the other exciting exhibitors showcasing STEM careers and educational resources.

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who will be representing Dallas SWE! We can’t do these activities without you.

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She Networks, She Wins at SMU – Feb 21

by Dallas SWE on in Collegiate

Our sister SWE section at Southern Methodist University has hosted She Networks, She Wins for more than ten years and we are pleased to be a continuing partner in their success! This is SMU SWE’s biggest event with alumni, students and corporate sponsors getting together to network for the night. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and parking is available in Binkley parking garage for $1/hour. Dress is business casual.

When: Tuesday, February 21, 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)
Campus Map
Cost: Free!

RSVP here!

Event Recap: January Meeting at Texas Instruments

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

On Tuesday, January 17th, Texas Instruments hosted over 60 guests to dinner, presentations, and a tour at their headquarters in Dallas for the Dallas SWE January Professional Development Event. This was a great chance for employees from the TI Women’s Initiative Network and members of Dallas SWE to meet with one another.

The presentations began with an overview of TI, its diversity networks, products, and locations around the world from Fran Dillard, Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Next, Dallas SWE Secretary and TI employee Amber Scheurer introduced the guest speaker, Jeff Morroni. He is currently the Worldwide Director of Power Management R&D for Kilby Labs, the Texas Instruments corporate R&D group. Jeff explained some of the biggest trends in power management and how his organization is working to find solutions for the tough challenges that lie ahead. He did a great job of making the topic relatable and understandable to TI employees and Dallas SWE members alike.

Following Jeff’s presentation, Analog Staffing Manager Randy Wheeler spoke to the audience about careers at TI. Dallas SWE President Shelley Stracener gave an overview of local opportunities for professional development, community outreach, and award recognition through SWE. She also highlighted the success of this year’s SWE Achievement Award Winner, Stephanie Watts Butler, Ph.D., P.E., a Technology Innovation Architect at Texas Instruments. You can read more about her inspiring keynote speech at the WE16 Award Banquet in October in the most recent issue of SWE Magazine!

The presentations ended with an overview of the Innovation Center from Amber, and a self-guided tour of the 9 kiosks. Dallas SWE would also like to thank the additional members of the TI event planning team that helped make the event such a success: Kathy Glover, Rebecca Marshall, & Osman Khan.

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