Upcoming Event - Networking Lunch

Event: Networking Lunch 
Date: March 15, 2013
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Grand Traverse Pie Company, 41640 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, MI 48170
Parking: Parking lot
Cost: Everyone pays for themselves
Point of contact: Eve Vitale evitale@kettering.edu
Host at the lunch: Alan Cooper

Other info:
http://gtpie.com/

Please RSVP by March 8.

Enjoy socializing with fellow SWE members.  All are welcome, and feel free to bring friends!

Upcoming Event - Networking Lunch

Event: Networking Lunch
Date: February 15, 2013
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Antonio's Italian Cuisine, 2505 E. 14 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Parking: Parking lot
Cost: Everyone pays for themselves
Point of contact: Eve Vitale evitale@kettering.edu

Other info:
http://www.antoniositaliancuisine.com/index.html

Please RSVP by February 8.

Enjoy socializing with fellow SWE members.  All are welcome, and feel free to bring friends!

***NEED A POINT OF CONTACT AT THIS LUNCH, PLEASE CONTACT EVE IF YOU ARE ATTENDING AND WILLING TO HELP OUT***

SWE-D member Shani Allison wins award!

SWE-Detroit member Shani Allison was selected as a recipient of the 2013 Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award.  Congratulations Shani!

Forbes - The College Degrees with the Highest Starting Salaries

Not that salary should be the only reason to pursue engineering, but financial security is definitely a benefit of the profession.  Several engineering disciplines dominant the top salaries available according to this article.

NYTimes - In Hiring, a Friend in Need is a Prospect, Indeed

If you know a naysayer who thinks that networking and developing relationships won't do anything for their career, then send them this article, which says that employers are increasingly dependent on internal referrals instead of "cold call" resumes.

Upcoming Event - Bowling Fundraiser for SWE-D High School Scholarship Fund

Event: Bowling Fundraiser for SWE-D High School Scholarship Fund
Date: February 23, 2013
Time: 4:30 PM Check-in, 5:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Troy Lanes, 1950 E. Square Lake Road, Troy, MI 48085
Parking: Parking lot
Cost: $20 per person ($14 for children under 10), which includes three games of bowling, shoes, and pizza
Point of contact: Cathi Kohn cathikohn@gmail.com
Register: www.acteva.com/go/swedetroit by Wednesday, February 20th!

Other info:

Join SWE-D for our first annual bowling fundraiser.  The proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the SWE Detroit High School Scholarship Fund.  There will be a minimum of four bowlers per lane.  All efforts will be made to accomodate teams.  Day-of registration will be available.

Harvard Business Review - The Catch-22 of Being a Female Boss

This article has great insight into being an effective female manager in the workplace.

Upcoming Event - Board Game Networking Event - CANCELLED

Event: Board Game Networking Event - CANCELLED
Date: February 1, 2013
Point of contact: Miram Breslauer miriam_becker@ameritech.net

Upcoming Event - Ford-employees African Ancestry Network (FAAN) 32nd Annual Black History Month Program

Event: Ford-employees African Ancestry Network (FAAN) 32nd Annual Black History Month Program
Date: February 22, 2013
Time: 4:45 - 5:45 PM VIP Reception, Program begins at 6:00 PM
Location: Adoba Dearborn Hotel (formerly Hyatt Regency), Regency Ballroom, 600 Town Center, Dearborn, MI 48126
Parking: Parking lot
Point of contact: Shani Allison r4aepr@nsbe-ae.org

Other info: 
http://2013faanbhm.eventbrite.com/#

TED - Award-Winning Teenage Science in Action

In the first Google Science Fair in 2011, three young women won.  Here is an inspiring video of when they gave a TED talk about their projects.

Volunteers Needed - The Huffington Post - Calling All Geek Girls: Join Our STEM Mentorship Program

As a STEM professional, with just a few emails, you could positively impact a girl's future career choice.  Check out this article on how to sign up today!

Volunteers Needed - Girls' Engineering Exploration with SWE-D

It's that time of the year again!  The SWE Girls' Engineering Exploration (GEE) event is right around the corner and looking for volunteers the day of the event.  The focus of GEE is to provide girls from Detroit Public Schools (Grades 4-6) the opportunity to experience a day filled with activities that relate to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  Most importantly, the goal is for the girls to have fun while they learn and to consider these subject for their future career.  Please consider donating your time for this extraordinary event.  It takes place on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Wayne State University in Detroit.

If you are interesting in volunteering* or mentoring** or would like more information, please contact Kara Martini at swegeevolunteer@gmail.com .

*Volunteers will be assigned to various activities on the day of the event.  These tasks include: set-up/breakdown, registration, food, activity helpers, runners, etc.  Volunteers are critical to making sure the event runs smoothly.

**Mentors will be assigned a small group of girls to work with and to experience the planned activities for the day.  Mentors tend to have the most rewarding experience because they have the most interaction with the girls.

Upcoming Event - SWE Detroit Awards Banquet

Event: SWE Detroit Awards Banquet
Date: June 6, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Skyline Club, 2000 Town Center #2800, Southfield, MI 48075
Parking: Parking lot
Cost: TBD
Point of contact: Faith Kurily faith.kurily@swe.org

MORE INFO TO COME! :)

STEM / Business Major Scholarship Opportunity - Buick Achievers Scholarship

Here is information for a scholarship opportunity available to college students pursuing STEM / business majors in the auto industry.  Applications are being accepted from 1/7/13 until 2/28/13.

Upcoming Event - Ann Arbor Book Club

Event: Ann Arbor Book Club
Date: February 17, 2013
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Nicola's Books in the Westgate Shopping Center, 2513 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Parking: Parking lot
Point of contact: Janet Goldwasser JanetGoldwasser@peoplepc.com

Other info:
Discussing Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness", in conjunction with Ann Arbor-Ypsi Reads.

Upcoming Event - Royal Oak Book Club

Event: Royal Oak Book Club
Date: February 17, 2013
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Vinotecca, 417 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Cost: Everyone pays for themselves
Parking: Free on Sundays!
Point of contact: Jessica Makae jessica@themakaes.com

Other info:
Discussing Dr. Robin Zasio's "The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life".

Volunteers Needed - ESD Future City Competition Judges

Are you looking for an immensely rewarding experience that will have a positive impact on the future of young people choosing to pursue engineering, and help 6th/7th/8th grade students prepare for the real world?

In September, middle school students began work on the Future City Competition, working with mentors, as described in this previous blog post.  It is a national program sponsored each year by the National Engineers Week Committee.  The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) is the coordinator for the Michigan Regional Competition.  The Future City Competition provides students with an opportunity to use their math, science, and computer skills on a project that relates to their lives.  It is a team-based program consisting of students, a teacher, and an engineer mentor.  The team is challenged to design a fully-functioning city located in a time and place in the future, and to have fun learning in the process.  Each team creates a city displaying residential, commerical, and industrial areas, power plants, transportation systems, and communication systems.  Students also address important issues such as pollution, traffic density, taxes, and budgets.

ESD is looking for engineers to act as judges for the Michigan Regional Future City Competition, which will be held on January 28, 2013, at the Suburban Collection Showplace (formerly Rock Financial Showplace) in Novi, Michigan.  The training for the judges will take place starting at 7:30 AM that morning, and the actual judging is from 9:00-11:00 AM.  At that time, the schools will display their model cities and three representatives from each team will give a 5-7 minute presentation to a panel of judges.  The judges then ask the student teams questions.  The winning team, including the engineer mentor, will attend the national competition in Washington, DC, during National Engineers Weeek in February.

To sign up to be a judge, please fill out this pdf form and email it to Leslie Smith lsmith@esd.org and Jessica Engwis jlengwis@gmail.com .

Volunteers Needed - COMPES Professional Development Conference

Network with a diverse core planning team and gain experience in various aspects of event planning by volunteering for the COMPES Professional Development Conference (PDC) Planning Team, for our upcoming event on April 13, 2013!  Please contact us at info@compespdc.org with your name, society, and preferred way to volunteer.  We need planning volunteers for: Topics & Speakers (4 people), Brochure (1), Mail-in Registration (1), Table Coordinator Registration (1), Travel Coordinator (1), and In-Kind Donation Coordinator (1).  For the day of the event, we need Registration (4 people) and Room Coordinators (12).  The kick-off volunteer planning teleconference is on Tuesday, January 15, at 5:00 PM (call 248.262.5020; code 3122#, room number 3122).