Society of Women Engineers

Communications Committee

Communications Director

Communications Committee Webpage

Christopher Borns

cwborns@mtu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
December 2020

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

Katie Hallenbeck

kmhallen@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Thursday 1-2
Civil Engineering
December 2011

Duties

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

Newsletter Chair

Rochelle Prescott

rspresco@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Monday 1-2
Mechanical Engineering
May 2010

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

Jessica Jenks

jljenks@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Friday 1-2
Civil Engineering
December 2011

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

Christopher Borns

cwborns@mtu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
December 2020

Duties

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

Outreach Committee

Outreach Director

Outreach Committee Webpage

Jill Sanderson

jpsander@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Tuesday 1-2
Civil Engineering
December 2010

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 Chairs

Certificate of Merit Webpage

Emma Schwaiger

emschwai@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Tuesday 12-1
Physics
December 2012

Andrea Walvatne

ajwalvat@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Wednesday 10-11
Mechanical Engineering
December 2012

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

Committee Member Chairs

Hillary Lucchesi

hslucche@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Monday 12-1
Civil Engineering
December 2013

Andrea Barendreght

asbarend@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Friday 12-1
Mechanical Engineering
December 2011

Jaimee Lofquist

jmlofqui@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Friday 11-12
Biomedical Engineering
December 2012

Christina Basso

cmbasso@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Wednesday 1-2
General Engineering
December 2013

Duties

  • Fill one of SWE's required office hours.

Community and Campus Chairs

Community and Campus Webpage

Elizabeth Anne Dancy

eadancy@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Wednesday 11-12
Biomedical Engineering
May 2012

Caroline D'Ambrosio

cedambro@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Thursday 10-11
Biomedical Engineering
December 2012

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 Chairs

Evening With Industry Webpage

Aaron Cypher

ajcypher@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Thursday 12-1
Mechanical Engineering
December 2010

Haley Vingsness

hmvingsn@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Tuesday 11-12
Scientific and Technical Communication, Mechanical Engineering concentratio
December 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

Jill Sanderson

jpsander@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Tuesday 1-2
Civil Engineering
December 2010

Duties

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

Social Chair

Social Webpage

Chris DeDene

cddedene@mtu.edu
Office Hour: Monday 10-11
Civil Engineering
December 2010

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