​In order to adhere to social distancing practices, the in-person scholarship judging events on March 23rd and March 25th have been cancelled.


In their place, we need remote judges.  Please email lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com if you can help.

WHAT: March Book Club Meeting - Discussing "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
WHEN: Sunday, March 22 from 4-6 PM
WHERE: Berkley Common, 3087 Twelve Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072
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 anyway and hear what others thought!

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FY20 SWE-D Awards Nominations Now Open! 


The SWE-Detroit Awards are presented to SWE-Detroit members or teams who have made an outstanding contribution to various activities within SWE-Detroit during the fiscal year. Nominees will be judged based on the significance of the achievements cited on behalf of the nominee and on the contributions of the nominee to various SWE-Detroit activities.  We will be looking to recognize very deserving candidates at our annual Awards Banquet in June!

Please submit your nomination via the form below by Monday, March 30th, 2020. Descriptions of each award category are found in the form. For questions or additional information please contact Maryssa Weir at maryssa.weir@gmail.com.


FY20 SWE-D Awards Nomination Form 
Direct link if hyperlink doesn't work: https://forms.gle/zgpdeMdqWDTKghHF7 

ESD hosting “ENGINEERS GET HIRED JOB FAIR”
When: Monday April 27, 2020 from 2-7pm
Where: Suburban Collection Showplace (46100 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48374)

ESD members: free
Non ESD members: $15 if registered by Apr 17, $20 is registered after Apr17
Further details can be found here: https://www.esd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ESD-JF2020-Attendee.pdf

Volunteers are needed to judge SWE-Detroit scholarship applications!  There are three ways to help.

1. Remotely.  Please contact Lisa Purvis at lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com to receive a set of applications over email.

2. In-person judging event #1
Monday, March 23rd from 6:00-8:00 pm
Panera, 20140 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152  

3. In-person judging event #2
Wednesday, March 25th from 6:00-8:00 pm
Panera, 823 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084  

RSVP to Lisa Purvis at lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com.

These events are for our traditional scholarship program, look for the Rewald scholarship judging coming up soon!

Event Details:
Join SWE Detroit members and female founded steel-toe shoe startup Xena for a fun evening of wine tasting and networking! Drinks will be available for purchase and light appetizers will be served. Space is limited - sign up today! 
Date: March 11th 
Time: 7:15pm to 8:45pm
Location: Simply Wine | 109 N. Center Street, Northville MI
RSVP: Respond at https://tinyurl.com/swedxena

What better way to celebrate PI Day than to throw Axes with some fellow SWE members!


Please join us on March 14th at 4:00 PM at the BATL Grounds Novi Location.  Non-SWE-Members are also welcome to attend, although they must be 14 years of age or older to throw.  We will also have a raffle for a Sister Pie pie, in honor of PI day!  

This is a fundraising event with proceeds going towards our Torch Award.  More information on the Torch Award and the latest status of our fundraising efforts can be found in this blog post.

Date: March 14th, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (arrive at 3:45 PM for sign in)
Location: BATL Grounds - located at 12 Mile Crossing in Fountain Walk (44175 W 12 Mile Rd suite f-141, Novi) 
Cost: $55
Who: SWE and Non-SWE Members aged 14+
Registration: Please sign up here before March 5th
Food: We will be eating out at a nearby restaurant after the event if you'd like to join us!

Questions?  Email Jessica at jlengwis@gmail.com
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​Looking for volunteers and mentors to support SWE-D's largest outreach event: Girls Engineering Exploration! GEE will be held on March 21st at the Michigan Science Center. Sign up HERE. 

We have 5 more open lead positions: Introduction Presentation/Activity Lead, Closing Presentation Lead, Media Lead, Mentor Coordinator* and Fundraising & Sponsorship Lead. The current mentor coordinator isn't available on the day of the event, so we are looking for a co-lead. Review open position descriptions HERE. 

Please reach out to the chairs for the event, Cheryl, Lidia,  and Natalie at SWEDetroitGEE@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved or if you have any questions.

SWE-D will be hosting a College to Career event Sunday, April 5th.
It is geared for Seniors joining the workforce this year, and a limited amount of spots are open, so RSVP now!