Society of Women Engineers

Communications Committee

Communications Director

Communications Committee Webpage

Katie Reed

kjreed@mtu.edu
Electrical Engineering
May 2010

Duties

  • Provide oversight and guidance to the communications committee and promote committee cohesion
  • Keep the vice president and executive council up to date on committee activities
  • Be required to maintain a chair or co-chair position within the communications committee.

Historian Chair

Victoria Rankin

vlrankin@mtu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
May 2009

Duties

  • Take pictures at all SWE events
  • Maintain a scrapbook of section activities
  • Prepare a display of presentation for the Spring Banquet

Newsletter Chair

Position Currently Unfilled

If you are interested in filling this position, please contact the Vice President.

Duties

  • Compiles one newsletter per term to be sent to alumni and members
  • Creates a monthly bulletin for corporate sponsors and the MEEM pillar

Publicity Chair

Publicity Webpage

Abby Kneeland

avkneela@mtu.edu
Biomedical Engineering
December 2008

Duties

  • Advertises for all SWE events with table tents, posters, and the electronic display system
  • Maintains the SWE pillar in the MEEM
  • Makes meeting notices for SWE members who live on campus

Webmaster Chair

Katie Reed

kjreed@mtu.edu
Electrical Engineering
May 2010

Duties

  • Keeps the student section website up to date
  • Maintains the SWE office computer

Outreach Committee

Outreach Director

Outreach Committee Webpage

Amy Palmgren

alpalmgr@mtu.edu
Computer & Electrical Engineering
December 2008

Duties

  • Provide oversight and guidance to the outreach committee and promote committee cohesion
  • Keep the vice president and executive council up to date on committee activities
  • Be required to maintain a chair or co-chair position within the outreach committee.

Certificate of Merit Chair

Certificate of Merit Webpage

Nathan Kent

nkent@mtu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
May 2009

Duties

  • Awards female high school Juniors and Seniors with certificates of excellence in science and math
  • Implements a letter writing activity in the fall to high school females who attended a MTU youth program

Community and Campus Chair

Community and Campus Webpage

Amy Palmgren

alpalmgr@mtu.edu
Computer & Electrical Engineering
December 2008

Duties

  • Completes one Big Mac program per semester
  • Organizes activities in the community and within senior communities
  • Helps with MTU sponsored outreach including Get WISE Day and Engineering Olympics
  • Informs members of volunteer opportunities

Evening With Industry Chair

Evening With Industry Webpage

Dallas Smolarek

djsmolar@mtu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
May 2010

Duties

  • Begin planning for EWI the Spring term before the event
  • Assemble the EWI resume book to be distributed to companies
  • Be persistent and communicate well with companies

Fundraising Chair

Jessica Jenks

jljenks@mtu.edu
Civil Engineering
May 2011

Duties

  • Organize Winter Carnival SWEish-Ka-Bob sales
  • Organize Spring Fling Fundraiser
  • Organize one additional fundraiser in the fall semester

Social Chair

Social Webpage

Justine Wiles

jlwiles@mtu.edu
Biomedical Engineering
December 2009

Duties

  • Reserves rooms for all general meetings
  • Orders food and beverages for general meetings
  • Organizes IM sports, Homecoming, Winter Carnival, and Spring Fling events
  • Organizes social events