Thank you to all who contributed, and congratulations!!!

SWE-Detroit is planning a meet-up at WE22 in Houston, TX. Please fill out the survey below if you are interested in attending a SWE-Detroit gathering at WE22.

Feel free to share the link with other SWE members who are attending the conference. Please reach out to swe.d.communications@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Are you in an interesting technical role working with sustainable technologies? Have you implemented diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging best practices in your workplace? Do you have expertise in influencing and leadership development?
 
WE Local is looking for speakers on topics ranging from career management and strategic leadership to technical innovations and self-management and development. As a presenter, you will have an opportunity to share your expertise and support the advancement of women engineers. For complete information, visit the WE Local website.
 
Speaker selection for the 2023 WE Local conferences is highly competitive. To improve your chances of being selected, closely follow the guidelines and complete the WE Local Call for Participation (CFP) overview course.
 
The deadline to submit is October 17, 2022. ​

​Are you interested in supporting SWE at the local level? Have you wanted to become more involved with SWE Detroit and network with members? SWE Detroit has many open positions for fiscal year '23 (FY23).
 
The positions are listed below and more detailed information about them can be found here.

Special Events
Membership Recruitment and Retention
PD Conference Co-Chair 
PD Awards & Recognition
Awards Co-Chair  
Outreach Events Chair
 
Please email swe.d.president0@gmail.com if you're interested in a position.

WE Local Conference is coming to Detroit in February 2023!  We need local SWE Detroit members' help to make this event a success! 

Detroit will be the host city for the SWE WE Local Detroit conference on February 17th & 18 in 2023.  The event will take place in downtown Detroit at the Huntington Center with housing at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. Planning for the event will begin soon and we are looking for SWE members in the area that are interested in being involved on the committee. The following roles are available: Collegiate Competition, Community Relations, Social, Programs, and SWENext.  For more details on these roles, please click here.

Please contact Jessica Swan (jlengwis@gmail.com), our WE Local Detroit Host Committee Chair, if you would like to help out!

Help the 70th Anniversary team plan events you are interested in by completing two surveys:
 
  1. Please consider answering the survey about when attending a full English Tea Service would work for you.
 
  2. Please let the team know what types of events you would like to attend this fall by answering this survey.

​If you have any questions, please reach out to Michelle (pascumich@gmail.com).

SWE issued a new statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which essentially overturned Roe v. Wade. SWE's intent with the original statement was not strong enough given the gravity of the situation. To that end, to further demonstrate SWE’s past and recent actions, SWE is taking an additional direct action on the matter of reproductive rights and issuing a new statement: READ SWE'S STATEMENT HERE. 
As leaders and members of the Society of Women Engineers Detroit Section, we share our member's concerns regarding these issues. Access to adequate and equitable healthcare for all, including access to full reproductive healthcare, directly supports SWE's mission to advance women in engineering and technology. We want to make it clear to our members that SWE and SWE Detroit stand for ALL women's rights, including equitable access to healthcare. 
In addition to this statement, the Society of Women Engineers is taking direct action on the matter of reproductive rights, including not signing any new contracts to host conferences in locations where there are limits to reproductive and gender-based healthcare. SWE will also continue to use its reach and status to advocate for policies that break down barriers for women in engineering and technology and be inclusive of this framework in outgoing advocacy efforts. 


Sincerely, 
Nikita Tiwari | FY23 SWE Detroit Past President
Kristin Zatwarnicki | FY23 SWE Detroit President
Molli Andor | FY23 SWE Detroit President Elect

​Are you interested in supporting SWE at the local level? Have you wanted to become more involved with SWE Detroit and network with members? SWE Detroit has many open positions for fiscal year '23 (FY23).
 
The positions are listed below and more detailed information about them can be found here.

Special Events
Membership Recruitment and Retention
PD Conference Co-Chair
PD Conference Advisor
PD Awards & Recognition
Awards co-chair 
STEAM Event  
Outreach Events Chair
E-Transactions 
 
Please email swe.d.president0@gmail.com if you're interested in a position.

Congratulations to our FY23 SWE Detroit elected council! 

FY23 President: Kristin Zatwarnicki
FY23 Past President: Nikita Tiwari
FY23 President Elect: Molli Andor
FY23 VP of Membership: Sreya Vedant
FY23 VP of Prefessional Development: Sarah Worsham
FY23 VP of Outreach: Haley Antoine
FY23 VP of Finance: Amanda Mohan
FY23 VP of Communications: Sanjana Chintalacheruvu

Keep an eye out in the future for our call for FY23 committee chairs! If you have any questions about chair positions, email swe.d.president0@gmail.com. 

View all chair position descriptions here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1QaTj4WuahyyVwMPID3eL3WUAafOiE6_KiksPO55Md0Y/mobilebasic

Ever thought about getting more involved with SWE at the Society level but weren't sure which committee or board to get involved in?
IMAB (the Integrated Marketing Advisory Board) put together this fun crossword as a way for you to learn more about some of the different committees in SWE. If you are interested in joining a committee, don't forget to complete the simple committee member volunteer application by May 1, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
Hint: Crossword answers can be found on SWE.org, in the committee descriptions linked below, or on the included answer sheet (no cheating!)
 
Links:
Crossword Link
Committee Descriptions
Committee Member Volunteer Application