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Volunteer for Moon Day 2022! Saturday, July 16

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

Mark your calendar to volunteer with Dallas SWE at the 14th annual Frontiers of Flight Moon Day! The event is Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 10am – 4pm. This year’s Moon Day theme is “Technology Drives Exploration.”

Volunteers will be assisting students with creation of moon landers, where they will to learn about the concepts of drag, shock absorption, and stability.

There are three options to volunteer:

  • Friday Set-up, 7/15/2022, 3pm-5pm
  • Saturday Morning, 7/16/2022, 9:30am-1pm
  • Saturday Afternoon, 7/16/2022, 1pm-4:30pm

You are welcome to volunteer for more than one shift! Please visit the Eventbrite to sign up.

You can check out the recap from our 2019 Moon Day experience here.

More information on Frontiers of Flight and Moon Day can be found here.

Register on Eventbrite

FY22 Dallas SWE Election Results

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

We are pleased to announce that our FY23 Dallas SWE Leadership Team has been elected after verifying results from our election, which ran May 1-31. Thank you to everyone who voted and made their voices heard!

Your FY23 Dallas SWE Leadership Team:

  • President – Rana Karimi
  • Executive Vice President – Open for appointment
  • Secretary – Sammy Zellner
  • Treasurer – Katie Mills (2-year term, completing second year in FY23)
  • Vice President of Membership – Claire Jordan
  • Vice President of Outreach – Cyonna Holmes
  • Investment Committee Member (New 3-year term) – Amanda Alsbrook
  • Investment Committee Member (3-year term) – Liong So
  • Investment Committee Member (3-year term) – Katie Gomez

Your new officers and Investment Committee members will start their terms on July 1, 2022, following transition meetings with current Dallas SWE leadership.

Additionally, adoption of our Dallas SWE section procedures passed. To ensure that all SWE sections have compliant governing documents, an amendment by our Society’s Bylaws Committee passed in FY20 to remove Section Bylaws and replace them with Section Agreements or section procedures. These documents are reviewed annually by our Dallas SWE leadership team. For more information on section procedures, please visit https://swe.org/about-swe/governance/committees/bylaws-committee/.

Lastly, don’t forget to renew your membership for FY23 at www.swe.org.

Thank you!

Dallas SWE FY22 Nominating Committee
Zaineb Ahmad, Malia Kawamura, Gretchen Landego, and Haley McKeefer

February PD Event Recap

by Dallas SWE on in Professional Development

Dallas SWE’s Programs Committee kicked off the 2022 calendar year with a professional development event focused on giving feedback. All SWE chapters in Texas were extended an invitation, and women from the Fort Worth chapter, Austin chapter, and Houston chapter were in attendance virtually. The members first watched a short Ted Talk by LeeAnn Renninger titled The Secret to Giving Great Feedback. Renniger is the CEO and founder of LifeLabs New York, and she broke down a four step process to giving feedback in her video. After everyone watched the video, the group was separated into breakout rooms to practice giving feedback. Scenarios of various work relationships were provided to the women, and the group spent time discussing how they would give feedback in each situation based on the Renniger’s Ted Talk. Dallas SWE thanks all women in attendance from the various chapters, and they look forward to hosting their first, in-person event in over two years at the end of April 2022!

April Professional Development Event Recap

by Dallas SWE on in Professional Development

SWE Professional Development Recap – Goal Setting Workshop

April 26, 2022

On Tuesday April 26, SWE Dallas members gathered at the Common Desk in Bishop Arts (donated to us by A Sister’s Legacy) for a goal setting workshop. Facilitated by Gretchen Landego, members watched a comical, yet impactful video on the importance of setting goals by Billy Riggs. This was followed by a TED Talk by Time Ferris on “Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals”. Members then reflected on their own goals and fears using a printed worksheet outlining important factors such as the cost of inaction and clearly defining ways to prevent and repair our fears. After this reflection and meaningful conversation, the group walked down to Picole pops for a sweet treat. The group’s popsicles were sponsored by Terriekka Cardenas, an incredibly kind and generous gift to the event! A Sister’s Legacy set up a pop up shop where members could purchase her homemade jewelry and gifts. Purchases support their mission of free and accessible therapy for seniors and other populations in need!

In case you missed it, you can watch the videos below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vbw5sqD7lc

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals/transcript?language=en”

A SISTERS LEGACY IS A NON-PROFIT LOCATED IN DALLAS, TEXAS AND SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR CAREGIVERS, WORKING WITH SENIORS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND SOCIAL WORKERS. SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED IN THE COMFORT OF THE HOME OR IN THE OFFICE SETTING. More information from on their organization can be found at https://sites.google.com/asisterslegacy.org/asisterslegacy/home/

Membership Survey

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

We want your feedback! Every year, Dallas SWE has a survey that we use to gauge how we are doing and what we can improve for the following year. Please fill out our FY22 survey by June 30.

Take the Membership Survey
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