Sunday, March 30, 2014

Upcoming Event - SWE-D Spring 2014 Transition Event

Event: SWE-D Spring 2014 Transition Event
Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Bravo! Cucina Italiana, 17700 Haggerty Road, Livonia, MI 48152 
Parking: Parking lot
Cost: Free
Point of contact: Rashmi Bhatt ( rashmira3@gmail.com )
RSVP by April 5

Other info: Graduating Collegiate Members are invited to celebrate your SWE membership as you transition into professional life.  By attending as a current SWE member, you will receive lunch and a FREE year of professional membership from SWE Detroit.



Building a Legacy: Fourth Year Adding a Challenge Past Presidents Endowed Scholarship Status Update

Status: Need $390 out of $2500 goal for Fiscal Year 2014  
Still need: >$3,800 + $2,500 (to support administrative costs) to meet final program goal of $25,000 for endowed scholarship.

Happy Spring! We are quickly flying through Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) and we are doing well for this year’s program.  However, with a few months left, we still need support to meet our fourth year’s goal. We would also like to raise an additional $2,500 to support the administrative costs at SWE Headquarters (HQ). The suggested donation would go into the SWE HQ endowed fund and would generate $100 annually to ensure we have administrative support for our scholarship.   

If you know any of the past SWE Detroit Presidents, 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. So if you see them at work or outside, please tell them what you have read on the blog. As a quick reminder, anyone can donate to the fund even though our group of section past presidents have come together and taken the lead.  

To donate online: http://societyofwomenengineersdetroit.wildapricot.org/ and Select Past President Endowed Scholarship in the donation type.

To donate via check: mail the check to Society of Women Engineers – Detroit, PO Box 2978, Southfield, MI 48037

Thank you Past Presidents, Members, and friends of SWE Detroit who have donated so far (updated as of 03/15/14):

Diamond
Miriam Breslauer
Jennifer Morikawa
Laurie Ramsay

Sapphire Level
Sarah Kirkish
Jessica Mattis
Lisa Purvis
Brooke Voto

Emerald Level
Anna Bradford                                          
Judy Jbara
Cindy Hodges
Marie (Demos) Kardasis
Cathi Kohn
Kristin Ramey
Irene Sharpe

Quartz Level
Jennifer (Darnell) Briggs
Andy Chen (In Honor of Jennifer Morikawa)
Diana Cernis
Alison Holmes
Silvia Karlsson
Lydia Lazurenko
Stacy (Thayer) Lueneburg
Tina Lonski (In Honor of Jennifer Darnell)
Lauren Thompson
Dawn Tilbury
T. Rowe Price (Company Match in honor of Janice Ford)
Birgit Sorgenfrei

Special thanks to the following for pledging to contribute for each year of the program:
Silvia Karlsson
Catherine Kohn
Jennifer Morikawa
Laurie Ramsay
Irene Sharpe


“Missing” Past Presidents:        
Years of Service
Name
1952 – 1954
M. Ann Lawrence
1954 – 1956
Elise H. McGough
(Passed Away 2005)
1956 – 1957
Geneva Van Horn
1958 - 1960, 1961 - 1962, 1964 - 1965
Marjorie Easterbrook
1962 – 1964
Mary G. Sohler
1965 - 1968, 1976 - 1977, 1977 - 1978
Ann O. Fletcher
(Passed Away 2010)
1968 - 1969, 1969 – 1970
Stella Berbynuk
(Passed Away 1997)
1970 - 1971, 1971 – 1972
Helma Fuhrmann
1972 – 1973
Eva Michalski Quinn
1973 – 1974
Beverly Bush
1974 – 1976
Janet Hall

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Need Volunteers - SWE-D High School Scholarship Application Judging Events (two dates)

Event: SWE-D High School Scholarship Application Judging Events
Dates: March 27, 2014 and April 9, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM (both dates)

Location: 
March 27 - Grand Traverse Pie Company, 41640 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, MI 48170
April 9 - Panera Bread, 823 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48083
Cost: Free! 
Parking: Parking lot 
Point of contact: Lisa Purvis lisa.purvis@swe.org
RSVP: March 24 for the March 27 event; April 7 for the April 9 event

Other info: 
Volunteers are needed to help read SWE-D scholarship applications.  Help us award our outstanding high school girls as they start their engineering education!  

Times listed are open window.  Even if you can only make it for one hour, come and read a few applications.  

If you would like to participate, but are unable to attend in person, contact Lisa and you can read some applications on your own time!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Upcoming Event - SWE-D April PD Event - Tour of the SOCRRA Recycling Center

Event: SWE-D April PD Event - Tour of the SOCRRA Recycling Center
Date: April 5, 2014
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM - tour; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - networking lunch

Location: SOCRRA (Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority), 995 Coolidge, Troy, MI 48084; lunch following at Kona Grill, 30 East Big Beaver, Troy, MI 48083
Cost: Tour is free.  Everyone pays for their own lunch.
Parking: Parking lots
Point of contact: Rosa Bushkuhl rosa.bushkuhl@gmail.com 

RSVP: April 5th

Other info: Ever wondered what happens with all of your recyclables?  Join SWE Detroit for a tour of SOCRRA's Material Recovery Facility (MRF), followed by a networking lunch at nearby Kona Grill.

Today's Event has been CANCELLED - SWE-D March PD / Historian Event

Event: SWE-D March PD / Historian Event
Date: March 18, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Location: Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, 5401 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Cost: Free
Parking: Metered parking
Point of contact: Rosa Bushkuhl rosa.bushkuhl@gmail.com 

RSVP: March 17th

Other info:
Celebrate Women's History Month with SWE Detroit!  Join us at the SWE Archives to watch Top Secret Rosies, about women mathematicians' contributions to the World War II effort.  SWE Archivist Troy Eller English will give a short talk about WWII as a catalyst for change for women engineers, and will share some of the WWII stories from SWE members' oral histories.  Pizza dinner will be provided.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Scholarship Opportunity - NDIA STEM Scholarship Program

The National Defense Industrial Association Great Lakes Chapter offers scholarships for graduating high school students and college students, and more information can be found at this link.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Upcoming Event - Royal Oak Book Club

Event: Royal Oak Book Club
Date: April 13, 2014
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Location: Vinotecca, 417 S. Main, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Cost: Everyone pays for themselves
Parking: Free on Sunday
Point of contact: Jessica Makae jessica@themakaes.com


Other info:
Discussing Jerome Tuccille's "Gallo Be Thy Name: The Inside Story of How One Family Rose to Dominate the U.S. Wine Market".

Upcoming Event - SWE-D March PD / Historian Event

Event: SWE-D March PD / Historian Event
Date: March 18, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Location: Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, 5401 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
Cost: Free
Parking: Metered parking
Point of contact: Rosa Bushkuhl rosa.bushkuhl@gmail.com 

RSVP: March 17th

Other info:
Celebrate Women's History Month with SWE Detroit!  Join us at the SWE Archives to watch Top Secret Rosies, about women mathematicians' contributions to the World War II effort.  SWE Archivist Troy Eller English will give a short talk about WWII as a catalyst for change for women engineers, and will share some of the WWII stories from SWE members' oral histories.  Pizza dinner will be provided.

Need to Vote on SWE-Detroit Bylaws!

SWE Detroit Members (elected and non-elected members),

We NEED your vote! In an effort to streamline the leadership pipeline and distribute responsibilities, the SWE Executive Council has proposed amending the bylaws to include president-elect and past president positions. HOWEVER, this requires a 2/3 vote from the membership for this proposal to pass. **That is 176 members!** Currently, we have 86 votes.

The survey is one question and if you have not already voted, please vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G9Z2LXK

Thank you for your participation!
SWE Detroit Executive Council