What: a free, full day of interactive workshops and demonstrations that aims to expose 4th-6th grade girls to various fields of engineering and technology
When:  Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Michigan Science Center
 
To VOLUNTEER sign up by Feb 17
SWE Detroit needs your help to make the 2019 GEE day a success!  If you are interested in volunteering for part or all of the day, either as a Mentor or Flex Volunteer, please fill out this Google form (https://goo.gl/forms/6JofVpGdDftdLdFh1).  Flyer with more info attached below!

To SPONSOR sign up by Feb 20
Do you want to support this event and the work that SWE-Detroit is doing to increase the number of girls pursing STEM?  Contact SWEdetroitGEE@gmail.com for more information about sponsorship.  

To REGISTER sign up by Feb 23
To register a student or a parent/teacher, visit tinyurl.com/GEE2019.  Complete all sections and submit by February 23, 2019. 

Volunteers are needed to help judge SWE-Detroit scholarship applications!  There are three way 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
Tuesday, March 12th from 6:00-8:00 pm
Panera, 823 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084

3. In-person judging event #2
Wednesday, March 20th from 6:00-8:00 pm
Panera, 20140 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152 (note that this is a different location than last year)

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

These events are for our traditional scholarship program, judging for the NEW Rewald scholarship will kick off in April!

The deadline is approaching to apply for a SWE-Detroit scholarship.  

Our traditional scholarship program is accepting applications until March 1st.  Our NEW community college scholarship program is accepting applications until April 1st.

Please visit http://www.swedetroit.org/high-school-scholarships.html for details, and to apply.

SWE Detroit is excited to share that Nikita Tiwari, Girls Engineering Exploration Co-Chair and the Leadership Coaching Committee Coaching Lead, is being recognized with a WE Local New EliTE (Emerging Leader in Technology & Engineering) Award. This award honors women who have demonstrated outstanding technical performance, as well as leadership in SWE and the community, in the first ten (10) years of their career.

Nikita is a Platform Applications Engineer in Intel's Automotive Division providing customer enablement in the area of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS). Her technical expertise spans multiple areas including silicon processor debug, validation, security, virtualization, and artificial intelligence.

Nikita completed her Bachelors in Electronics Engineering and became the first engineer in her family. She later received a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

She is very active leader in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) because of her affinity to promote professional development and inclusiveness for the technical women community.

Nikita enjoys family time, reading, travelling and hiking.

Congratulations Nikita!

Dear SWE Detroit Members,
 
This is a reminder that it is time to seek candidates for FY20 SWE-Detroit Leadership.  Qualified nominees will be placed on the ballot for our election in March.    
 
With this email we are opening the call for candidates and look forward to your recommendations of yourself or fellow SWE members as leaders for the Section.  Nominations are due February 20, 2019.
 
Below is a list of open officer positions and questions which must be answered for the nomination, and at this link are descriptions of the positions. Please note that Officer Positions are voted for in March and Chair Positions are filled after the election (chair positions are not voted on). The FY20 term is July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020.
 
Return the questionnaire for your nomination to Rosa Bushkuhl at rosa.bushkuhl@gmail.com.

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Nomination Questions
 
1. Provide Contact Information of Candidate
 Name:
SWE Member Number:
Phone:
Email:

 2. Prepare a Candidate Biography and Statement
 The candidate's biography and statement should be under 400 words and may contain: Candidates SWE History, Current/Past Work Experience, Education, Hobbies, and vision and goals for the position they are considering.

3. List SWE resume/service (what other SWE positions or committees have been held):
 
4. Indicate position(s) interested in:

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Open FY20 Officer Positions:
·  President-Elect (president elect will be FY21 president and FY22 past president)
·  VP Membership
·  VP Professional Development
·  VP Outreach
·  Secretary
·  Treasurer
 
Filled FY20 Officer Positions:
·  President: Maryssa Mercer (president elect for FY19 will be FY20 president)
·  Past-President: Rosa Bushkuhl (president for FY19 will be FY20 past president)

What: a free, full day of interactive workshops and demonstrations that aims to expose 4th-6th grade girls to various fields of engineering and technology
 
When:  Saturday, March 9, 2019
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
 
Where: Michigan Science Center
 
To REGISTER
To register a student or a parent/teacher, visit tinyurl.com/GEE2019.  Complete all sections and submit by February 23, 2019
(student flyer attached below)

To VOLUNTEER
SWE Detroit needs your help to make the 2019 GEE day a success!  If you are interested in volunteering for part or all of the day, either as a Mentor or Flex Volunteer, please fill out this Google form (https://goo.gl/forms/6JofVpGdDftdLdFh1) by February 17, 2019.
(outreach flyer attached below)
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To SPONSOR
Do you want to support this event and the work that SWE-Detroit is doing to increase the number of girls pursing STEM?  Contact SWEdetroitGEE@gmail.com for more information about sponsorship.  

Date: February 27th, 2019
Room: DTE Headquarters 1 Energy Plaza, Detroit, Mi 48226 Room  WCB 275 
Cost: Free 
Parking: Free - See attached map below
Light Dinner will be provided 
Contact: Najwa.Abouhassan@dteenergy.com 
Register:here 
Agenda: 
6:00 pm DTE HR Welcome 
6:30 pm Webinar 
7:30-8:00 pm Discussion
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Please RSVP by February 25th, 2019

Learn How to Make Situational Leadership Work for You
Situational leadership is the perfect solution for a new manager or a highly seasoned manager. Techniques are based of the book Situational Leadership, which will enable a leader to gain respect, trust and communication almost immediately. 
After attending, participants should be able to walk away with examples of how to implement the theory of situational leadership. This talk takes the guessing out of leadership while demonstrating strategies of how to 'trouble shoot' staff.  It focuses on productivity and well as fostering teamwork. This presentation is great for a new leader or to  breathe new life into an already performing team.
Program Objectives

• Recognize methods to use to identify top and low performers.
• Identify techniques to adjust your leadership style to any team member - intern, junior, mid or senior level.
• Recognize how to build trust and communication which will help in training and retaining staff.

The Society of Women in Engineering (SWE) Detroit Section is sponsoring their annual Girls' Engineering Exploration (GEE) Day on Saturday, March 9, 2019 and needs your help! Sign up volunteer by February 17.
 
This full-day of interactive workshops and demonstrations will be held at the Michigan Science Center and aims to expose 4th-6th grade girls to various fields of engineering and technology.
 
There are two ways you can support:
 
1. Mentor: The girls will be divided into groups of 4-5 to facilitate their engagement as well as maximize their workshop experience. Each GEE Mentor is responsible for monitoring their group throughout the day in addition to encouraging participation and enthusiasm as the girls learn about engineering. Mentors must be available for the full day from 8AM - 4PM.
 
2. Flex volunteer: Flex volunteers support and maintain the GEE event flow throughout the day. They help with registration check-in, coat check, lunch distribution, activity support, room set-up/break-down, and more.  Flex volunteers can choose to be present for any of the three time slots: the full day (8AM - 4PM), morning (8AM - 12PM), or afternoon (12PM - 4PM).
 
If you are interested in volunteering for either of these positions, please fill out this Google form by Sunday, February 17. 
 
(If the link does not work please copy + paste this URL into your browser https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0JbR86PP-UQOAanASRjF4lt3Yz0GrNYaB13kYWjo6Smn1BA/viewform

In the meantime, feel free to email Debbey Proven deborah.proven@amgeneral.com  if you have any questions. Thank you for helping to make SWE GEE 2019 a success! 

Year 3 Goal Met! Call for Life Members to Leave Their Mark 1 Year Early - SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Update
SWE 4 Life Fiscal Year 2019 Status: $2500 out of $2500 goal
Still need: ~$6,000 to meet final program goal of $25,000 for endowed scholarship.
#SWE4Life
CLICK HERE to DONATE NOW! Enter in “SWE 4 Life” in the “Instructions to Seller” or comments box, go to www.swedetroit.org and Click on the PayPal Donate Button, or mail a check to Society of Women Engineers – Detroit, PO Box 2978, Southfield, MI 48037.
 
SWE’s Life Members in Detroit are our heroes for the next generation of women in tech! This holiday season, we met our initial goal for fundraising for our SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship Program. So for the rest of the SWE year, I challenge those who have not contributed yet to help us decrease our time table from 5 years to 4 years to finish our third endowment! This means another $1000 for life available by our 69th section anniversary instead of our 70th! The SWE Detroit fundraising team will work on requesting an additional match for this SWE year, but we NEED YOUR HELP to raise another $500 for the same time frame to give us a solid base for our new goal!  
 
If you know any of the SWE Detroit Life Members, please help us communicate to them.
 
Not a Life Member? No problem, anyone can donate to the fund (some have already). Every little bit helps, so we encourage you to donate if you can. Your donation is tax deductible.
 
The program will be tracked separately from the Member Solicitation Program and have its own levels:
Diamond            $ 1000 +                                   
Sapphire            $   500 to $ 999
Emerald            $   250 to $ 499
Quartz               $   50 to $ 249                          
 
Contributions will be tracked yearly and the level will be determined based on accumulated contributions received by SWE Detroit.
 
To donate online to any of our programs, go to www.swedetroit.org and look for the Donate Button on the site for Paypal.  After you submit your information and input your donation amount, you will have the opportunity to designate your donation. Please input in the text field to allow it to be allocated appropriately: “SWE 4 Life Endowed Scholarship or Life Members Endowed Scholarship”, “Josie E. Rewald Memorial Scholarship”, “Torch Award”, “Past Presidents Scholarship”, specify another program, or the general fund.
 
HUGE THANK YOU to our supporters who have donated so far to our programs (updated as of 1/2/19):
SWE 4 Life Scholarship (Goal: $25,000)
Diamond
Jessica Mattis
Laurie Ramsay
Dawn Tilbury
 
Sapphire Level
Brooke Voto
Ally (company match in honor of Brooke Voto)
Tina Poquette
Birgit Sorgenfrei
 
Emerald Level
Lisa & Christopher Rewald (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Michele Marion
Susan Cischke
Kristine Lott
Jenny & Robert Morikawa (in honor of Josie Rewald, gifted $100 in honor of friend Cheryl Williams)
Terri Shipp
 
Quartz Level
Jessica Swan
Miriam Breslauer
Katie Amelio
Lisa Purvis
Lisa Henn
Cathi Kohn
Barabara Ferry (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Katherine Hillberg (in honor of Josie Rewald)
Kristine Barnes
Rosa Abani
 
If you have any questions, are interested in supporting the SWE Detroit SWE 4 Life Program, or creating your own endowed program to build a pipeline or legacy to benefit SWE Detroit Programs, please contact Lisa Purvis, Michelle Pascual, Anne Kamenju, Jessica Swan, or Jennifer Morikawa at swe_detroit@swe.org.