COMPES PDC 2017 - SAVE THE DATE!

Dear SWE members,


Here is the first Save the Date reminder for the upcoming PDC - Professional Development Conference for 2017 presented by COMPES:


Theme: SELF-DRIVEN SUCCESS
Date: May 20th, 2017
Location: Ford Motor Company, PEDM 29500 Plymouth Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

BASF dinner event

BASF is a chemical company and the largest producer in the world.  

BASF Is hosting a dinner for SWE members to give a high level overview of the automotive paint process. It is a great opportunity that you don't want to miss.

Date: Thursday, February 16th, 2017

Location: BASF Corporation Automotive OEM Coating

                  26701 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, MI, 48033

Please RSVP to Uitey23@aol.com by Friday February 10^th

Note: Please bring your picture ID as it will be required to enter the building

Girls Engineering Exploration (GEE) Engineer Profiles Needed

GEE 2017 Engineer Profiles Needed

We NEED to share the opportunity the engineering field opens for women and YOU can help!

For the 2017 GEE event at the Michigan Science Center this year we are going to open the day by introducing the girls to engineering fields and the many hats a female engineer can wear.  We are creating a slide deck and a short video about women in engineering. The two needs are below and responses can be emailed to Christine Henri at crhirz@gmail.com. 

1. Workplace Photo - Share a photo of you doing your daily job in various environments wearing various uniforms - see below example. In response please include a photo and the following 4 items:

1. Name
2. Company
3. Job Position
4. What they wanted to be when they grew up

     Example

1. Name - Taylor 
2. Company - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
3. Job Position Manufacturing Leadership Development Program - Safety Specialist Manufacturing Engineer
4. What did  you want to be when you grew up - Veterinarian

    INSERT Example Image Here - Photo is attached

2. Engineering Background Video - Share a short video about yourself based on the following 5 questions. The video does not need to be anything fancy; simply a video taken on your phone at home if that is simpler.

1. Basic background. Name, where you grew up/live, family, school & degree
   
2. What are some favorites or things you like? Favorite hobby? Favorite foods, favorite colors, non-work activities you enjoy?
3. What did you want to become when you grew up? i.e. cop, chef, astronaut, engineer, barista, doctor, teacher
4. What inspired you to become an engineer?
   
5. What do you do now?

Please send photos, videos, and questions to Christine Henri (crhirz@gmail.com) by Friday, February 17. 

Membership Solicitation Update: Members Supporting Our Programs

Throughout SWE Detroit’s 65 years, our membership has a history of women who were pioneers in their field. Today, we continue to have women who are making history. As one of the largest grassroots sections in SWE, the Detroit Section is able to provide several programs to support its local members, as well as opportunities for future engineers to explore their potential career paths:

 

• Professional development programs, such as the Professional Development Conference coming in Spring 2017
• Networking activities, either with special-interest groups from highly active employers, or at technical and social family friendly meetings
• Provide opportunities for elementary to middle school-aged girls to interact with female engineers and participate in activities/hands-on demonstrations to increase their exposure to science and technology careers through Girls Exploring Engineering (GEE)
   
  Our members truly help keep us in and encourage the younger generation to pursue engineering by donating their time or finances to support others make history or “her-story”. We want to take a mid-year minute to recognize those who have contributed financial support to our programs thus far in FY17 for our annual programs (see SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Blog Post for Recognition of Support for that special program)
   
  Achieve
              Susan Cischke
              John Kasab
  Advance
              Lisa Purvis
  Aspire  
             
  SWE D 65^th
              Linda Trumm
   
  SWE-Detroit is using the following categories to acknowledge the backing and support of our members and friends.
   
                          Achieve             $150+
                          Advance            $50 to $149
                          Aspire                $20 to $49
                         
  SWE D 65^th       $65
   
  Remember that your donation is fully deductible under US Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). To donate, go to www.swedetroit.org and click on the PayPal Donate Button or mail in a check. In the memo section, you may designate a program. Please contact Michele Marion, SWE Detroit Treasurer or Jenny Morikawa, SWE Detroit Fund Development Co-chair, via email at swe_detroit@swe.org if you have questions. 
   

SWE D- SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Program Update: FY17 Goal Met Mid-fiscal Year!

Status: $4,078 out of $2500 goal for Fiscal Year 2017

Still need: ~$18,500 to meet final program goal of $25,000 for endowed scholarship.

 

Happy New Year!! We are at our halfway point in the SWE fiscal year! As I started writing this post, we were about half way to our fiscal year goal! When I was able to sit down again, we exceed our goal! I am ecstatic to report that we have tremendous support from our section’s Life Members! We are well on our way to getting our 2^nd endowed scholarship. This also means you won’t hear from me again until July when FY18 starts.

 

For those reading our blog for the first time, our Endowed Scholarship initiative targets our section’s Life Members to take the lead and build a legacy to support future female engineers through an endowed scholarship. The challenge to the Life members is to raise $2,500 each year for the next five (5) years to reach the $25,000 required for an endowed scholarship. To help encourage participation, SWE Detroit’s current officers agreed to match up to $2,500 each year to support the initiative. The endowed scholarship will provide an annual $1,000 scholarship to an aspiring and deserving women pursuing engineering. If the goal is met, the first scholarship would be awarded during the 70^th Anniversary of SWE Detroit! SWE D’s Life Members would like the first scholarship to be given in honor of Josie E. Rewald, one of SWE Detroit’s Life Members who passed away unexpectedly in September.

 

If you know any of the SWE Detroit Life Members, please help us communicate to them. We have found that they, like many of you, are super busy and can miss the posts and emails. Some don’t even have an email. So if you see them at work or outside, please tell them what you have read on the blog.

 

Not a Life Member? No problem, anyone can donate to the fund (some have already). Every little bit helps, so we encourage you to donate if you can. Your donation is tax deductible.

 

The program will be tracked separately from the Member Solicitation Program and have its own levels:

Diamond            $ 1000 +                                   

                        Sapphire            $   500 to $ 999

                        Emerald            $   250 to $ 499

                        Quartz               $   50 to $ 249                          

 

Contributions will be tracked yearly and the level will be determined based on accumulated contributions received by SWE Detroit.

 

To donate online go to www.swedetroit.org and look for the Donate Button on the site for Paypal.  After you submit your information and input your donation amount, you will have the opportunity to designate your donation. Please input in the text field, “SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship or Life Members Endowed Scholarship” to allow it to be allocated appropriately.

 

To donate via check: mail the check to Society of Women Engineers – Detroit, PO Box 2978, Southfield, MI 48037 and place in the memo section “SWE 4 Life Scholarship”.

 

Big Thanks to our Life Members, Members, and friends of SWE Detroit who have donated so far (updated as of 01/17/17):

 

Diamond

Dawn Tilbury

 

Sapphire Level

Laurie Ramsay

Brooke Voto

Ally (company match in honor of Brooke Voto)

 

Emerald Level

Tina Poquette

Michele Marion

Susan Cischke

Kristine Lott

Lisa Henn

 

Quartz Level

Jessica Swan

Miriam Breslauer

Katie Amelio

Lisa Purvis

 

If you have any questions, are interested in supporting the SWE Detroit SWE 4 Life Program, or creating your own endowed scholarship to build a legacy to benefit the SWE Detroit Scholarship Program, please contact Lisa Purvis, Michele Marion, or Jennifer Morikawa at swe_detroit@swe.org.

 

P.S. Come out to celebrate SWE D’s 65^th Anniversary at our annual Awards & Recognition Banquet late spring to meet our 2^nd Past Presidents Endowed Scholarship Recipient!

January Networking Dinner - Join us!

Hello Everyone,

 

Please join SWE Detroit at Alibi Pizza for our January networking event. Kimberly Enders, a certified financial planner practitioner from Enders Wealth Management will host a workshop on Balancing the Demands of the Engineering Field with one's Financial and Personal Worlds. This will be a workshop during dinner at Alibi Pizza in Troy.

 

Event: Balancing Finances Workshop with Kim Enders from Enders Wealth Management

Date: Tuesday, January 31st

Time: 7-9 pm

Location: Alibi Pizza

6700 Rochester Road

Troy, MI 48085

 

RSVP: Nina Abani, nina.abani@gmail.com


Update: Dinner is Free - participants will have to pay for drinks only

University Of Michigan - Region H Conference - Volunteers Needed!

Hello Everyone,

 

SWE Detroit is looking for volunteers to participate in a roundtable discussion with the SWE University of Michigan collegiate section at the Region H Conference. Volunteers should prepare to answer questions regarding the collegiate to professional transition.

 

Event: Collegiate to Professional Transition - Roundtable Discussion with SWE University of Michigan (Region H Conference Event)

Date: Friday, March 10th

Time: 8-9 pm

Location: Sheraton Hotel

Ann Arbor, MI

 

RSVP: Nina Abani, nina.abani@gmail.com

SWE Next Mentor Needed at Birmingham Roper School

SWE Next (http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/swenext) is a program allowing Students under the age of 18 to be involved with the Society of Women Engineers.   The SWENext program is expanding to include the formation of clubs.  This is a very new program, and SWE as a whole currently has just 33 clubs across the country.  Every club must have a SWE member as an adviser.

 

An adviser is needed for a club at the Roeper School (https://www.roeper.org/) located in Birmingham (1051 Oakland Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009).  This would entail receiving correspondence each time the chapter meets and commenting on the perceived status of the group, as well as offering insights on how to improve programming and the group's overall function.

 

This would be a minimum time commitment but have a great impact on guiding the SWE Next group on engineering and STEM.  If you are interested, please email Jessica Swan (current SWE Detroit President) at jlengwis@gmail.com and she will get you in contact with the SWE Next group at Roper School.  Thanks!

Go Comedy Event

Date: January 13, 2016
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Go Comedy! Improv Theater
Address: 261 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220

Sign up here:
Limited to 15 participants, with priority to SWE members.
Cost: $15 for SWE Members; $25 for guests

Go Comedy! is southeast Michigan's premier improvisational comedy venue. Did you know that the art of "improv" can teach listening, agreement, cooperation, and conflict resolution?  This highly participatory workshop will explore the inner workings of our professional interactions in a fun and memorable way.

Workshop begins promptly at 6:30pm -- please plan accordingly and allow time for parking and traffic! Register here :https://formsmarts.com/form/1ssu

Royal Oak Book Club - January 2017

Event: Royal Oak Book Club **Find Us on Facebook! @ SWE-D Royal Oak Book Club**
Date: January 22, 2017
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Vinotecca, 417 S Main St, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067 
Cost: Everyone pays for themselves
Parking: Free - located behind the restaurant
Point of contact: Irina Sullivan irina.n.sullivan@gmail.com

Other info:
Discussing "Lafayette In The Somewhat United States" by Sarah Vowell