What: Join us as a volunteer with the SWE Detroit booth at Backpacks to Briefcases for middle school and 12th graders! Educate students on SWENext and STEM careers through conversations and a hands-on activity. 
When: Friday, May 12th; shifts from 9am-12pm, or 12-2:15pm, or both. 
Where: Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency Annex - 33500 Van Born Rd, Wayne MI 48184
How: Sign-up here by 5/5!
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

Do you (and/or your coworkers) have an interest in representing your company with local collegiate SWE sections? SWE-D is maintaining a database of interested SWE members and their companies so that we can help connect you with local university sections as they request panelists, mentors, facility tours, and career fair booths. 

Register yourself to represent your company here: Corporate Support for University SWE Sections in SE Michigan

More details on how your information will be used are included at the top of the form.  This form will stay open year-round.
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Any questions can be directed to the SWE-Detroit College & University Relations Chair, Sabrina Ridenour, at swedetroitoutreach@gmail.com

What: SWE-D is participating in the SWENext Recruitment Challenge! SWENext (https://swe.org/k-12-outreach/youth-programs/) is a FREE K-12 SWE membership that has awesome benefits for students like a year-round leadership academy, monthly newsletters, awards and scholarship programs, a free C2C SWE membership upon high school graduation, and so much more!
Where: Registration links are at the bottom of this webpage: https://swe.org/k-12-outreach/youth-programs/
How: Share this awesome program with students and parents you may know and when a student signs-up, be sure to use the code "SWEDET" so our section gets credit! 
When: Now through May 31st!
Questions: Email Haley (haleylantoine@gmail.com)

What: Volunteers needed to support a SWE Detroit booth at Maker Girl Mania for K-7th grade students! SWE Detroit will lead nearly 600 students in a hands-on activity! Lunch is provided to all volunteers. 
When: Saturday, April 29th with shifts from 8:30-12:30pm and/or 12:15-4:15
Where: Clarkston High School, 6093 Flemings Lake Rd, Clarkston, MI 
How: Sign-up here by 4/19!
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

What: Judges needed for the Invention Convention Michigan (ICM)! Invention Convention Michigan provides students in grades 3-12 an interactive and interdisciplinary opportunity to use the invention process to create and pitch an original product at a statewide convention. We will also host a SWE booth to share SWENext resources and activities with students and parents. Lunch is provided to all volunteers. 

When: Saturday, April 29th 9:30am-1pm, plus 2 hours of online training provided by ICM
Where: The Henry Ford Museum
How: Sign-up here by 3/31! 
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

Oakland University SWE is hosting a networking fair where female engineers can talk about their current roles and give advice to students. 
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They are requesting to have 1-2 engineers from local companies host a booth and speak to their membership. Tables will be provided, and they ask you to bring a company branded tablecloth (if possible) and anything to help showcase your job as an engineer. A continental lunch will be provided before the event.

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Oakland University Engineering Center, 115 Library Dr, Rochester, MI 48309
To reserve a table for your company, contact: Halee Tisler at sweou@oakland.edu

SWE-Detroit is partnering with Oakland University students competing in Marine Energy Collegiate Competition this year to do outreach at Melvindale High School. We are seeking volunteers for this activity. Please find the location and timing details listed below on the flyer. 

Learn more about the MECC: https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Prizes_and_Competitions/Marine_Energy_Collegiate_Competition_(MECC)
Learn more about the OU team competing in MECC: https://sites.google.com/a/oakland.edu/maisonneuve/

The University of Michigan SWE section would like to invite alumni to their 39th Annual End of Year Banquet. It will be a time to honor our members’ accomplishments, and honor you, our alumni. This year’s banquet will celebrate another year of achievements for our chapter in supporting women to excel as engineers and leaders, as well as humbly recognize that we could not have come this far without your dedicated efforts.
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Date: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Palmer Commons, Great Lakes North Central Room
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Attire: Semi-formal
RSVP: please fill out this form by March 14th, 2023. The cost of attendance is $30/person

Feel free to email Garima Shah and Angelina Zhang, the End of Year Banquet officers at
swe.car.eoy@umich.edu if you have any questions.

What: Judges are needed for the Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit! SWE-D will be sponsoring an award for female identifying high school students with an exceptional project in an engineering field (including biomedical engineering, engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, embedded systems, energy: chemical, energy: physical, materials science, robotics, systems software).
When: March 15th between 8-4pm. Judging timing can be flexible based on your schedule. 
Where: Huntington Place, Detroit
How: Sign-up here by 2/27!
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com