Webinar Wednesdays with DTE!

Webinar Wednesdays and DTE Energy Headquarters

We will be watching "Damaging Phrases Women Use in the Office” Webinar as a group and having a discussion about the topic.

 

Date: July 19th, 2017

Cost: Free
Location: DTE Energy HQ- 1 Energy Plaza, Detroit,Mi 48226

Parking: Free (see attached instructions)

Light dinner will be provided

Contact: Najwa Abouhassan at Najwa.Abouhassan@dteenergy.com

Register at: https://goo.gl/forms/YEURPCwDFKiYK2gQ2

Please RSVP by 07/10/2017

  

Agenda: 

6:00 pm DTE HR Welcome 

6:30 pm Webinar: "Damaging Phrases Women Use in the Office”

7:30-8:00 pm Discussion

 

Webinar Wednesdays at DTE Energy!

Webinar Wednesdays and DTE Energy Headquarters

We will be watching "Damaging Phrases Women Use in the Office” Webinar as a group and having a discussion about the topic.

 

Date: July 19th, 2017

Cost: Free
Location: DTE Energy HQ- 1 Energy Plaza, Detroit,Mi 48226

Parking: Free (see attached instructions)

Light dinner will be provided

Contact: Najwa Abouhassan at Najwa.Abouhassan@dteenergy.com

Register at: https://goo.gl/forms/YEURPCwDFKiYK2gQ2

Please RSVP by 07/10/2017

 

6:00 pm DTE HR Welcome 

6:30 pm Webinar: "Damaging Phrases Women Use in the Office”

7:30-8:00 pm Discussion

IEEE SEM Women in Engineering for an ice cream and coffee - Reminder

Since the first event went so well, we had to do a repeat!

 

Please join IEEE SEM Women in Engineering for an ice cream and coffee and an opportunity to meet other members of IEEE SEM WIE and SWE Detroit. One small scoop of ice cream or a small specialty coffee will be covered for members of either group.

 

Information is included below. Please contact Amanda Mohan (a2mohan@gmail.com) for any questions.  You can also register here to give us an idea of attendance: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/45583

 

We hope to see you there!

 

Location:

Farmhouse Coffee and Ice Cream

32644 Franklin Rd, Franklin, MI 48025

Directions

 

Date:

Sunday, June 25th, 2017

 

Time:

11:30a - 1:30p

 

IEEE SEM WIE Ice Cream & Coffee Social

Please join IEEE SEM Women in Engineering for an ice cream and coffee and an opportunity to meet other members of IEEE SEM WIE and SWE Detroit. One small scoop of ice cream or a small specialty coffee will be covered for members of either group.

 

Information is included below. Please contact Alexandra Roche (acroche@mtu.edu) for any questions. We hope to see you there!

 

Location:

Farmhouse Coffee and Ice Cream

32644 Franklin Rd, Franklin, MI 48025

Directions

 

Date:

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

 

Time:

11:30a - 1:30p

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

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

Region H Conference Call for Speakers

Call for Region H Speakers 2017

The Region Conference Planning Committee has issued a call for speakers for 2017 Region Conference.

Date: March 10-11, 2017 (all sessions are on Saturday, March 11)

Time:

                Session 1 (Professionals only): 9:50-10:45am

                Session 1 (Collegiates only):    10:45-11:30am

                Session 2: 12:45-1:30pm

                Session 3: 1:45-2:30pm

                Session 4: 2:45-3:30pm

                Session 5: 3:45-4:30pm

Session Tracks:

Outreach, Diversity, and Inclusion

Technical

Professional Development

Maintaining the Whole Engineer (Health, Wellness, Goals, etc.)

WE in SWE (Women Engineers in SWE - SWE specific, and/or specifically tailored content regarding women in engineering)

Don’t see a fit for your material? That’s okay! Please contact swe-sessions@umich.edu to discuss your idea further - we’d love to have you present at our conference.

If you’re interested in presenting please apply today! The deadline to submit an application is November 13 at 11:59pm EST.

SWE Detroit Networking Lunch at WE16

Are you attending Society Conference in Philadelphia this October?  If so, please join your fellow SWE Detroit members for a networking lunch on Thursday October 27 at Hard Rock Cafe.

Who:  SWE Detroiters attending WE16

Where: Hard Rock Cafe, 1113-31 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Reservation is under Rosa Bushkuhl/Society of Women Engineers

When:  Thursday October 27, 2016 at 11:00am

Menu: http://www.hardrock.com/cafes/philadelphia/menu.aspx

Cost:  Each person pays for their own lunch

Please RSVP by October 21st at https://goo.gl/forms/tiGWU2B7qjz5ohUj2

GEE 2017 Kick-off Meeting

GEE 2017 Kick-off Meeting

We NEED YOU!

Are you interested in a full day event that allows girls an opportunity to meet female engineers and be exposed to exciting career paths through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities - Girls Engineering Explorations is the event for YOU.  Leaders, yes you, are needed in order to orchestrate a successful event. Come to the Kick-Off Meeting and learn more.

When: Saturday, October 22nd 10:30-11:45am

Where: Royal Oak Library, 222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067

 Contact the GEE 2017 Co-chairs

Earnee Gilling - earnee.jones@yahoo.com - 734-417-2089

Samantha Kallman - smkallma@mtu.edu - 906-280-2565

Elena Karras - elenas.karras@gmail.com - 215-375-5472

Extra

Coffee & Bagels will be provided

Please let us know (emails above) if you are interested in volunteering or if you have any other questions.

Also, please feel free to forward these outreach opportunities to other friends or coworkers who might be interested in getting involved with SWE Detroit.

SWE Golf outing

When: Saturday, October 1st, 2016

Times: 9:00 am to noon

Where: Somerset Park Golf Course, 2401 Golfview Drive, Troy, MI

RSVP on the form: http://formsmarts.com/form/1s9n

FY17 SWE-Detroit Kickoff Event - Reminder (Deadline is tomorrow)

You are invited to the SWE Detroit FY17 Open House Kick-Off Event!

Join us for great food and networking through this SWE Open House event.  This is a great way to find out about SWE-Detroit, learn about upcoming events, meet your SWE-Detroit leaders, and meet other members.

This event is free - come when you can and stay as long as you can!  We just want you to come out, relax and have fun.  New and prospective members are always welcome so spread the word!

Date: Wednesday, September 28th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: Granite City Food & Brewery, 699 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI

Please RSVP by Sept. 21st at https://goo.gl/forms/K4MAisS1vdEET6wz2 

Please contact Ava Kiblawi at avakib@gmail.com with any questions!

Dream Dinners Scholarship Fundraiser

Event: Dream Dinners Scholarship Fundraiser

 

Two dates and two locations! 

·        Oct 19th at Dream Dinners Livonia (33591 W Seven Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152)

·        Nov 2nd at Dream Dinners Rochester Hills (1994 Star-Batt Dr, Rochester Hills, MI 48309)

Time: 6:00 pm

Cost: $34.99 for three, 3-serving meals

Point of contact: Lisa Purvis (lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com)

Join SWE-D to help support our high school scholarship program, while making some great freezer meals for your family. At Dream Dinners you make homemade meals in the store, then freeze, thaw and cook when you are ready at home.  See

https://dreamdinners.com/main.php?static=how_it_works for more details!

This is also a great gift if you know someone (or are someone) who is expecting a new baby or dealing with a family medical issue.

Each attendee will make three, 3-serving meals for $34.99.  $10 from each attendee will go to support our scholarship program.

RSVP to Lisa and you will receive a link to order your meals. Hope to see you there!