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Event Recap: Collin College Evening with Engineers

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach, Special Events

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Dallas SWE members Zaineb Ahmad, Britney Caldwell, and Lynn Mortensen joined Bita Behgooy, past Collin College and current UT Dallas SWE section member, as panelists at an Evening with Engineers program presented by Collin College to middle school students and parents at Allen High School for students within Allen ISD and at Reynolds Middle School for students within Prosper ISD. By joining with engineers – Jamie Armstrong, Kimberly Davis, Brittany Johann, Kathrina Macalando, Amy Mathis, Anita Pacheco – and UT Dallas student Maria Angelica Burbano Salazar, the students and parents were exposed to diverse careers and paths to engineering. This was a great opportunity for each panelist to share her career path, what led her to the field of engineering, and to encourage each girl to continue her studies in a STEM related field, hopefully, some form of engineering. Our Dallas SWE members did a fantastic job in presenting engineering to over 400 attendees of the event!

~ Lynn Mortensen, Dallas SWE Outreach Scholarship Committee Chair

Event Recap: April Leadership Workshop

by Dallas SWE on in Collegiate, Special Events

On Saturday April 25th The Dallas & Ft. Worth SWE professional sections held a Leadership Workshop on the Southern Methodist University campus; we were joined by representatives from the SMU & UT Dallas SWE student sections. SWE Region C Leadership Coaches Jennifer Bell and Carol Bachman lead the sessions; in addition we were honored to have Region C Governor Diane Beever as a special guest presenter.

 

The day started with an overview of SWE which included the organization’s mission, goals, organizational structure and governance.  Two additional modules, Effective Meetings and Communications were presented. Jennifer reviewed Strategic and Tactical Planning methodology – the group then engaged in a working session for FY 15.

Take Aways:

  • Identify strategies & meeting topics to Engage Male Allies
  • Raise SWE Community Awareness – Joint Tours with other Organizations
  • Invite Members at Large to Future Leadership Workshops
  • Include Family Friendly Activities

 The SWE Dallas Section Programming Committee would like to extend special thank yous to Southern Methodist University, the SMU Student Section and their outgoing President Emily Ghastin for hosting our Leadership Workshop this year.

 

– Cherrie Fisher, Dallas SWE Vice President

Dallas SWE FY16 Officer Elections: Vote Now!!!

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

We are pleased to announce that voting for our Dallas SWE FY16 Officers is now OPEN!

Review the candidate statements here.

Then cast your ballot here!

Voting is open until May 21: don’t delay, vote today!

voteDallas SWE FY16 Officer Candidates:

President – Barbara Read
Vice President – Cherrie Fisher 
VP of Membership – Zaineb Ahmad 
VP of Outreach- Nandika D’Souza 
Secretary -Marzia Monty and Elizabeth Gentry 
Treasurer (2 year term) – Elizabeth Hainey
2 Section Representatives – Amanda Posadas  and Sadia Khan
1 Board of Trustee (3 year term) – Arwa Kassamali and Justa Trevino

Social Science Networking Event at the Perot Museum

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements, Special Events

perot_logo_detailDallas and Fort Worth SWE invite you to an evening of “Social Science” at the Perot Museum in Dallas!Wonders of nature and marvels of science collide for an evening of amazement!  Meet scientists, engineers, artists, and other creative-types while you sip a signature cocktail to explore the ingenuity that surrounds us both in the natural world and beyond. An evening of amazing feats, strength challenges, talent competitions and more.

Guests welcome (Social Science attendees must be 21 or older).
Eclectic food and signature drinks by Wolfgang Puck will be available for purchase at the event.

When: June 19 (Friday) 7:00 – 11:00 pm
Where: Perot Museum, 2201 N Field Street, Dallas, Texas 75201
Cost: Tickets must be purchased directly from the Perot Museum website.  Single tickets are $18 ($13 for Museum members)

These tickets sell out quickly, so please purchase your tickets well in advance to ensure availability!

After you purchase your tickets, please email us at dallas.swe@gmail.com so we know you are participating.

Event Recap: April Professional Development Meeting

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

April 21, Dallas SWE invited ASME and collegiate SWE sections to join us on the SMU campus to enjoy guest speaker Jennifer Bell’s career story and advice for aspiring leaders.  Jennifer is a mechanical engineer who has worked mainly in the field of reliability and quality engineering for the oil and gas industry, both on-shore and off-shore.  She left industry in 2012 to pursue her MBA and is now on the precipice of the next step of her career: reentering the workforce!

Great group for our April Professional Development Event at SMU!
Great group for our April Professional Development Event at SMU!

Jennifer had a lot of great advice for attendees and recommendations for leadership books to read, including The Athena Doctrine, She Wins You Win, and Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman.  As a SWE Leadership Coach and leader in ASME, Jennifer talked about how valuable her involvement professional societies is to her career, especially during her time out of the workforce.  She delineated the differences between a Mentor and a Sponsor and why you need both for a successful career. We also spent some time talking about SWE’s new Diversity & Inclusion Knowledge Cards which contain some compelling statistics and studies on women and other minorities in the workplace.

Great group at SMU! Guest Speaker Jennifer Bell is lower left.
Great group at SMU! Guest Speaker Jennifer Bell is lower left.
In keeping with our new tradition, here is a photo of first time attendee Emily with Dallas SWE President Barbara Read!
In keeping with our new tradition, here is a photo of first time attendee Emily with Dallas SWE President Barbara Read!

We are so grateful to Jennifer for sharing her experiences and insights on these topics and look forward to what she has in store for the Region C Leadership Summit in the works for summer 2015!

Stay tuned for a recap of Jennifer’s involvement in our Saturday Leadership Workshop on April 25!

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