There will be a short presentation about SWE, but mainly time for eating ice cream and meeting new people. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their gender or major!

OUR FIRST SOCIAL- HUNGARIAN FALLS
This Saturday September 12th at 11am we are meeting by the Rozsa sign to go to Hungarian Falls. It should be fun and a great time to get to know some other SWE members better. Remember to wear shoes.


NEXT MEETING- WEEK 4 WEDNESDAY SEPT. 23
This meeting is the Big Mac Social. We will be meeting in ChemSci 211 (the same room as this time) from 6-7pm. We will learn about the program that SWE leads at local elementary schools about engineering. Then we let them set up assembly lines for McDonald's orders, using fabric hamburger pieces, and then teach them about the assembly line.


BECOMING A LOCAL SWE MEMBER
To become a member of the Michigan Tech chapter of SWE you can join on our web page. Either search SWE on the Tech web site or go to http://swe.students.mtu.edu/ From there click on Membership, then Membership Application (both on the top of the site) and fill out the form. Simple as that.


BECOMING A NATIONAL SWE MEMBER
To become a part of National SWE follow this web site (http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=280). If you think you will be involved for at least two years, definitely check out the collegiate to professional option. Being a national member has several perks including receiving the magazine and being able to watch podcasts.


ABOUT SWE
SWE is a National and Professional Organization. It was chartered at Michigan Tech in 1976. Anyone can join, not just women and engineers! SWE members are active on campus and in the community.

MEETINGS
We usually meet every other Wednesday (on even weeks); email reminders will be sent out. There will be a mix of fun and professional meetings. This semester some meetings will include a Career fair panel, Senior Design vs. Enterprise discussion, Pumpkin Painting and a Holiday Potluck with other professional organizations. Active members must attend 5/semester


SOCIALS AND OUTREACH
Active members must participate in one activity per semester. This can either be a social event such as Hungarian Falls this Saturday, or an outreach even such as Big Mac or a Girl Scout Badge workshop.


CONFERENCES
Members are able to attend Regional and National conferences (usually at least partially if not fully paid for by SWE). This year the National Conference in October is in Long Beach, CA. In February, the Regional conference is at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. These are great opportunities for networking with other women in technical fields, and attending large career fairs


EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES
Being a part of SWE you could become involved with one of the following:
-Executive Council: President, Vice President, 2nd VP for Membership, Secretary, Treasurer
-Communications Committee: Historian, Newsletter, Publicity, Webmaster
-Outreach Committee: Certificate of Merit, Community and Campus, Evening with Industry, Fundraising, Social

SWE members will be traveling to the nearby Hungarian Falls to take a hike and enjoy the outdoors! Everyone is welcome to attend! We will meet in the parking lot next to the white house on campus, near the sign for the Rozsa at 11:00. See you there!

We had a great trip to the beautiful Hungarian Falls! A nice hike back to the falls generated lots of good pictures. Not only was it a gorgeous day out, but the company was great too. It was nice getting to know some of the new SWE members and we hope to continue seeing you at meetings!

The Michigan's Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign is a multi-year effort to heighten public awareness of the significant challenges and opportunities Michigan faces and tighten the focus of statewide leaders on a common ground agenda best suited to help Michigan achieve a new era of sustainable prosperity.

The founder and executive director for the Center for Michigan will be facilitating discussions about the future of Michigan. This is a non-partisan group of people interested in the economics, education, diversity, civic engagement, and resources of the state. Come are share your opinions!

Big Mac is a program that SWE leads at local elementary schools. We talk to the students about what engineering is and the different types of engineering. Then we let them set up assembly lines for McDonald's orders, using fabric hamburger pieces. After a few tries, we help them to improve their assembly lines and engineer the process to be more efficient. At this week's meeting, we will be setting up the assembly lines with our own members, so we can practice for the real event and have fun doing it!

Thanks for coming out to our first Society of Women Engineers meeting of the year. I hope everyone had fun mingling with other SWE members and eating some delicious ice cream! Below are the meeting minutes from the meeting. If you have any questions at all about SWE don't hesitate to ask anyone else on the executive council.

***********************OFFICE HOURS- WE NEED YOUR HELP!***********************
SWE is required to have office hours and someone has to be in there from 10am-2pm during the week. Someone has to be there to answer questions in case someone comes, but nobody ever does so it is an excellent time to quietly work on homework for an hour between classes. We have three open office hours that need to be filled, if you can fill one of them, please let me know ASAP (aasaelen@mtu.edu). They are:
-Monday 12-1pm
-Friday 11am-12pm
-Friday 12-1pm
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BONFIRE SOCIAL- THIS SATURDAY SEPT. 26th
SWE members will be having a bonfire to socialize, eat some s'mores, and enjoy the outdoors! Everyone is welcome to attend! Snacks will be provided. We will meet at Princess Point around dusk. See you there!


NEXT MEETING- WEEK 5 WEDNESDAY SEPT. 30th
ChemSci room 104A at 6pm. Company representatives who are in town for the career fair will form a panel to answer our questions about resumes, interviewing, searching for jobs, and many other topics. Company representatives include Dow Chemical, MIT Lincoln Labs, and ITC. Bring your questions!


EVENING WITH INDUSTRY- WEEK 5 MONDAY SEPT. 28th
Evening With Industry, SWE's annual corporate dinner event, will be held on Monday September 28th. EWI gives you the opportunity to meet company recruiters in a casual environment the night before the Fall Career Fair. The first 50 tickets are free!

Tickets are on sale this week in Fisher Hall and the MUB Commons from 10am-2pm.
$15 Student
$10 SWE member

Invest in your career and pick up an EWI ticket today!
[On our website click on the Events>Evening With Industry for more details]


EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES
Being a part of SWE you could become involved with one of the following:

• EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: President, Vice President, 2nd VP for Membership, Secretary, Treasurer
  
  
• COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:
  
  
  • HISTORIAN- The Historian chair is in charge of photographing or videotaping all SWE events. The historian maintains the online photo site, in addition to creating a scrapbook for display at the Spring Banquet.
    
  • NEWSLETTER- Michigan Tech SWE publishes two newsletters per year to inform alumni, sponsors, members, and other interested parties of what the student section has accomplished in the past semester. These newsletters are also available on this site.
  • PUBLICITY- The Publicity committee has the job of making sure that SWE members are fully informed of general meetings, social events, and fundraisers. This is performed by hanging up flyers, making table tents, advertising on the ME-EM pillar, advertising through the electronic display system (EDS), or advertising through film board at Fisher movies. SWE general members can also volunteer to hang flyers up on their dorm doors.
    
  • WEBMASTER- Update and maintain the website. The goal of the website is to be a central place to find information on Michigan Tech SWE, including events, meetings, contacts, and archives. Anyone with comments or suggestions for the website should contact the webmaster.
  
  
• OUTREACH COMMITTEE:
  
  
  • CERTIFICATE OF MERIT- The furthest reaching program SWE implements is the Certificate of Merit program. This program awards 11th and 12th-grade girls nominated by their school with a certificate of achievement in math and science, in addition to providing them with additional information about careers in engineering, math, and science. Over 200 schools across Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota currently participate in the program.
    
  • COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS- The Community and Campus chair is responsible for various smaller events and coordinating SWE volunteers for Michigan Tech-sponsored programs. These events include the Big Mac Program (4-6 Grade), Girl Scout Workshop (Ages 5-12), Elderly Outreach, and Michigan Tech-Sponsored Activities. More information about these programs can be found on the Community & Campus page.
    
  • EVENING WITH INDUSTRY (EWI)- This annual event before the fall career fair provides an opportunity for SWE members and other Michigan Tech students to meet professionals before the career fair in a less intimidating environment. On average, around 40 companies send representatives and over 100 students attend. Proceeds from the event are donated to charity and help to cover SWE conference travel costs
    
  • FUNDRAISING- In addition to Evening With Industry, SWE implements various other charity fundraisers. Every year SWE sell SWEish-Kabobs at Winter Carnival. These tasty treats have been a Winter Carnival tradition for many years! At Spring Fling SWE also sells SWEenie Weenies (Hot Dogs). Another fundraiser during fall semester also conducted, and SWE generally has t-shirts to sell. Currently, SWE is selling "I Heart Boobs" t-shirts to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness.
    
  • SOCIAL- With all the outreach that SWE does, we don't forget to cater inwards as well! SWE holds various social events for its members throughout the year, including movie nights and bowling & billiards gatherings. In addition, SWE participates in Winter Carnival activities such as snow volleyball, ice bowling, broomball, and curling.

~IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE POSITIONS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE CHAIR MEMBERS


PUMPKIN DELIVERY- SATURDAY OCT. 24th
We will be meeting at 2pm by the SWE office (MUB room 106, across from the bookstore) to deliver the pumpkins to a local nursing home. We will then be playing bingo with them at 3pm. It should be fun! If you are interested in participating but haven't signed up yet email Anne (eadancy@mtu.edu).


NEXT GENERAL MEETING- SENIOR DESIGN & ENTERPRISE PANEL (WEEK 10) WEDNESDAY NOV. 4th
ChemSci room 211 from 6-7pm. It's never too early to start planning for the future. Some of our senior members will be giving examples of their experiences with Senior Design or Enterprise, to help you make a decision about the best choice for you. Come, bring a friend, and have some fun with other SWE members. Remember, SWE is open to everyone, regardless of their gender and major.


BECOMING A LOCAL SWE MEMBER
You can join on our web page to become a member of the Michigan Tech chapter of SWE. Click here to go to the application page.

BECOMING A NATIONAL SWE MEMBER
To become a part of National SWE click here. If you think you will be involved for at least two years, definitely look into the collegiate to professional option (it will save you money in the long run). Being a national member has several perks including receiving the magazine and being able to watch podcasts.


Thank you for reading all of this, see you at the next meeting!

Evening With Industry, SWE's annual corporate dinner event, will be held on Monday September 28th. EWI gives you the opportunity to meet company recruiters in a casual environment the night before the Fall Career Fair. The first 50 tickets are free!

Tickets are on sale this week in Fisher Hall and the MUB Commons from 10am-2pm.
$15 Student
$10 SWE member

Invest in your career and pick up an EWI ticket today!

[Click on the Events>Evening With Industry for more details]

We will be working on some fun engineering challenges. It will give us a chance to interact with other SWE members and apply our engineering skills while having fun. Come, bring a friend, and have some fun with other SWE members. Remember, SWE is open to everyone, regardless of their gender and major.

Hi SWEsters, thanks for coming out to our Engineering Challenges meeting. We hope you had fun applying your creative engineering skills. Below are the meeting minutes from the meeting. If you have any questions about SWE don't hesitate to ask. Have a great Thanksgiving break!


MOVIE NIGHT SOCIAL (WEEK 13) WEDNESDAY DEC. 2nd
Fisher 131 at 7pm. You can bring a movie that you might want to watch, we will decide a movie then. Popcorn will be provided! Come, bring a friend, and enjoy a movie with other SWE members. Remember, SWE is open to everyone, regardless of their gender and major.


PIZZA HUT FUNDRAISER (WEEK 14) TUESDAY DEC. 8th
1001 Memorial Rd., 4-8pm. It is called a tip night, where we are the waitress and get all the tips. You do not need to have waited before in your life. People that you are waiting on understand you're not a real waitress and they still tip well since it is a fundraiser. This activity is a lot of fun; we can gets SWE's name out in the community more. It's divided into 2 shifts 4-6 and 6-8. Sign up on the sheet in the SWE office or email Jill (jpsander@mtu.edu). Thanks for your help! If you don't want to help wait, then you can come and eat there too.


NEXT GENERAL MEETING- HOLIDAY POTLUCK & SENIOR GOODBYES (WEEK 14) WEDNESDAY DEC. 9th
St. Al's basement, located halfway up the hill between Wads and the SDC, from 6-7pm. We will be having a potluck and wishing some of our seniors goodbye. Other professional organizations are also invited, so you can encourage them to come as well. Come, bring a friend, and have some fun with other SWE members. Remember, SWE is open to everyone, regardless of their gender and major.


WINTER CARNIVAL- GAMES WE KNOW CAPTURED IN SNOW
Sign up in the SWE office to participate with us in the special events.


NEW SWE SOCIAL- EXERCISING AT THE SDC
Some SWE members will be heading up to the SDC on Wednesdays from around 4:00-5:30pm to work out. This does not mean everyone has to do the same exercise at the same time; you can do what you want there. This way you won't be one of the only girls working out! Come, bring a friend, and have some fun with other SWE members.


NEW SWE ACTIVITY- STUDY SESSIONS
On Sundays from 2:00-5:00pm in Fisher 127 we will be having study sessions that you are welcome to attend. You can come and work on your own homework. There will be SWE members there that can try to help you if needed. Everyone can help with the general engineering courses, but we will also have help in Electrical, Civil, Biomedical, & Mechanical Engineering, and STC.


BECOMING A LOCAL SWE MEMBER
You can join on our web page to become a member of the Michigan Tech chapter of SWE. Click here to go to the application page.


BECOMING A NATIONAL SWE MEMBER
To become a part of National SWE click here. If you think you will be involved for at least two years, definitely look into the collegiate to professional option (it will save you money in the long run). Being a national member has several perks including receiving the magazine and being able to watch podcasts.


Thank you for reading all of this, see you at the next meeting!

It is called a tip night, where we are the waitress and get all the tips. You do not need to have waited before in your life. People that you are waiting on understand you're not a real waitress and they still tip well since it is a fundraiser. This activity is a lot of fun; we can gets SWE's name out in the community more. It's divided into 2 shifts 4-6 and 6-8. Sign up on the sheet in the SWE office or email Jill (jpsander@mtu.edu). Thanks for your help! If you don't want to help wait, then you can come and eat there too.