• What: Join SWE Detroit's, We Choose to Challenge to Pass the Torch fundraising event.
  
  • This virtual race is in support of our SWE-Detroit Torch Award, an endowment to annually provide two outstanding teachers with engineering kits to continue their mentorship and "passing of the torch" to young women in STEM. To learn more about the Torch Award, see past SWE Detroit Blog posts: Torch Award update and historic upcoming events

• Where: Virtually, at your leisure
• When: March 8th through April 8th, starting on International Women's Day;​ You are welcome to join any time from now until the competition end date of April 8th.
• How: Sign up here or download My Virtual Mission App and search for the "Dreaming of Summer in Northern Michigan" Mission and join the mission! 
  • Minimum entry price is $25 with the event goal to raise $1,000 in donations. Remember to attach hashtag #choosetochallenge to align with the International Women's Day theme
• Winner: Two winners, one for distance and one for monetary amount raised.  Each will receive a unique Michigan Goodies Basket and a Pass the Torch Badge eBadge. 
  
• Questions: Email Jessica (jlengwis@gmail.com) or Kelly (swedetroittreasurer@gmail.com) 

• WHAT: March Book Club Meeting - Discussing "The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results" by Gary Keller.
• WHEN: Sunday, March 21 from 4-6 PM EST
• WHERE: Zoom group video chat! Please send Heather (heather.gruenewald@gmail.com) an email if you plan on calling in, and she will provide the login info.
• WHO: SWE-D book club meetings are open to everyone! No prior experience is necessary and, if you didn't get to the book this month, no worries, come anyways and hear what others thought!
• PURCHASE: Buy a copy of the book on Amazon.

• Date: Saturday, Feb 27th 
• Time: 12PM -1 PM
• ZOOM ID : 938 6834 5764
• Passcode: nsbedet
• RSVP : Use the following link.

Whether you're a new employee or a trusted part of your leadership team, your first impression is the foundation of your success. In the blink of an eye, your "audience" is making snap assessments about you: are you trustworthy, reliable, detail-oriented? If you're lucky, you might have time to smile and say hello...and that's it. The end result? Business can be won or lost simply based on the impact of your silent, visual introduction. Are you sending the right message? It's time to find out and take action!

Join Image and Personal Brand Strategist, Karyl Eckerel, to learn: 

• The importance of first impressions
• How confirmation bias can be a deal maker or deal breaker
• How to use V.I.P. Method strategies to take control of your narrative and increase your confidence and the confidence of others
• How to match your visible credibility to your IM Statement 

• ​​Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
• Time: 4:30 -5:30 PM
• Meeting Link: You will receive the zoom link once you register.
• Image Impact Survey: If you haven't already, please make sure to take the Image Impact Survey to better help us customize this program.
  • ​​The survey is 15 questions and takes about 5-7 minutes.
  • This is the same survey as the one for the Finding your VOICE seminar- if you took it then, no need to take again.

​Photo Credit: Tech Century

The FY21 Girls' Engineering Exploration Co-Chairs are seeking volunteers to help plan virtual STEM activities for middle school girls!

These events are 60 - 90 minute long virtual sessions with 25 middle school girls each, using little to no physical materials. 

There will be 4-5 weekend events, and 6 weekday lunchtime events in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit. 

Follow the link below for more information!

Join Personal Brand and Image Expert, Karyl Eckerle, to:

✅ Gain insight into the importance of honing your
image and personal brand
✅ Learn strategies to propel yourself forward
✅ Participant in interactive exercises that will show real life situation
✅ Ask questions to gain clarity and get excited about next step ideas.  
 

• When: Feb 17th, 4:30 to 5:30 PM

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Follow the link below to learn more about the event and register to attend.

Leadership burnout is a problem for many SWE sections, making it difficult for them to reach their goals and serve their membership. In this session we will talk about the signs of leadership burnout, some of its symptoms that might be showing up for SWE-D, and ideas for addressing and managing it. The session will be interactive and include information about the SWE resources that are available on this topic. The symptoms of burnout and ways to manage it are applicable outside of SWE leadership to your professional and personal life. 

• When: 3/16/21 from 6-7pm EST
• Meeting Link: Join the meeting by using the link below

Speaker BIO: Mary E. Kinsella, PhD, F.SWE, is a career strategist, consultant, and writer, helping women in engineering and science enjoy impactful careers with ease and confidence. She has more than 30 years’ experience with the Air Force Research Laboratory as a project engineer in materials and manufacturing technology. She is a fellow and life member of SWE and has held leadership positions at the local, regional, and national levels. Currently she is a coach on the Leadership Coaching Committee and serves on the Conference Advisory Board representing Women in Government.

The FY21 Girls' Engineering Exploration Co-Chairs are seeking volunteers to help plan virtual STEM activities for middle school girls!

These events are 60 - 90 minute long virtual sessions with 25 middle school girls each, using little to no physical materials. 

There will be 4-5 weekend events, and 6 weekday lunchtime events in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit. 

Seeking volunteers for the following roles:

1. Activity Chairs to help come up with and lead activities (especially people with knowledge of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and industrial engineering, but all are welcome!) 
2. Volunteers to assist with running sessions
3. Other Chair positions - including On-Demand Content Chair, Parent Session Chair, School Outreach Chair and more

Please fill out the Google Form if you are interested! 

Please email Kristin Zatwarnicki (kaz7273@rit.edu), Sam Poeppelman (sdp8939@rit.edu), and Sabrina Ridenour (sabrina.ridenour18@gmail.com) if you have any questions.