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

FutureSWE is an event that Wayne State SWE holds every year to invite high school students across Southeast Michigan to the Wayne State University campus for a full day of fun engineering activities from all different disciplines, guest speakers, lunch, and more! The goal of this event is to encourage high school girls to pursue a career in engineering after high school. While this event is aimed at girls, both male and female students are invited.
 
When: Saturday February 25th from 8am-5pm, volunteers can choose morning shift, afternoon shift, or full day.

​Contact Malak Abuzama (malak.abuzama@wayne.edu) with any questions.

Who: 6th-12th grade students (all genders welcome)

When: August 20th, 2022 at 9am

Where: Streamed online on Twitch

Short description: Four speakers in various STEAM fields will be featured and there will be a networking lunch (food provided) with college students to give students the opportunity to make connections. 

Purpose: Inspire and empower students to make meaningful connections that will help them grow as leaders and STEAM professionals. We hope to provide attendees with the skills, resources, and confidence they need to pursue STEAM careers, fulfill their passions, and make a difference. 
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Hosted by: Eastlake High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2543, TitanBot, and Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Next Club - Eastlake, California
See the attached flyer for more details, and register here: www.rb.gy/smx2q

GEE is almost here and we are in need of volunteers for this event! If you are interested please sign up HERE 

Girls’ Engineering Exploration (GEE) is a full day event that allows girls in 4th-8th grade an opportunity to meet female engineers and be exposed to exciting career paths through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities. The girls will be able to experience the creativity, innovation, and fun that goes on in the field of engineering. The event is FREE for registered students, parents, and teachers!

This year’s GEE is back IN PERSON and outdoors on Saturday, June 4th at Wayne State University. The GEE committee chairs (Sabrina Ridenour, Sam Poeppelman, and Sheila DeLapp) can be reached at SWEDetroitGEE@gmail.com with any questions.