Slides from SWE's Fall General Meeting for the 2015-2016 year.

1. 2015-2016
FALL GENERAL MEETING
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2. 2015-2016 Officers
President: Marina Dannecker
External Vice President: Janice See
Internal Vice President: Kritika Iyer
Secretary: Shivali Gowda
Treasurer: Sarah Bazargan
EWI Internal Co-Chair: Renee Krieger
EWI External Co-Chair: Gabby Pollack
Publicity Director: Breanna Nery
Advocacy Director: Rachel Ehrlich
Mentorship Director: Jennifer Huang
Outreach Director: Emily Paluch
Team Tech Director: Alekhya Datla
Historian: Makena White
Student Relations Director: Christie Vong
Webmaster: Samantha Tran
Graduate Director: Shu Zhang
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3. About the Society of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service
organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of
engineering.
What we do:
❖ Professional Development
❖ Outreach
❖ Diversity and Inclusion
❖ Mentorship
❖ Socials
❖ Technical Skills Development
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4. Events from 2015-2016
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6. Fall - High School Lab Tours (Oct. 19)
❖ We give tours of some UCLA Engineering labs to students from Da Vinci High
School
❖ We also have lunch with the students in one of the dining halls
❖ Objective: spark or heighten interest in engineering by showing the research
side of engineering (as well as some cool equipment)
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7. Winter - Wow! That’s Engineering Day
❖ We host ~100 Girl Scouts ranging from 3rd through 10th
grades (majority are 3rd through 6th)
❖ Full day event involving presentations for students and
parents, hands on engineering activities for the Girl
Scouts, and a UCLA Engineering club fair
❖ Objective: spark interest in engineering through hands-
on activities
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8. Spring - Overnight Stayover Program
(Bruin Day Weekend)
❖ Panel of female faculty and student leadership discussing women in engineering
at UCLA
❖ Students have dinner in the dining halls with UCLA students and faculty
❖ Students spend the night in the dorms
❖ Objective: show what life as a UCLA Engineering student is like; convince
acceptees to attend UCLA HSSEAS
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9. MUG DECORATING!
T-SHIRT REPURPOSING!
FOOOOOOOOD!
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10. PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
❖ Students are paired with mentors from
various engineering companies
❖ Learn about careers related to your major
and how you can be successful in the
workplace
❖ Time commitment: ~1 hour/month
❖ Sign up at: https://goo.gl/RHPrUP
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11. Company Events
❖ Infosessions typically occur every other Thursday
❖ Excellent way for SWE members to talk to
company representatives face-to-face
❖ Free food (+ swag)!
❖ Boeing Etiquette Dinner & Northrup Grumman
Speed Mentoring
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12. Upcoming Infosessions
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Phillips 66
10/8 @6pm, ESUC Lounge
Lockheed Martin
10/14 @6pm, ESUC Lounge
Accenture
10/15 @6pm, Boelter Penthouse
Google
10/29 @8pm, Boelter Penthouse
Air Force Test Center
11/4 @6pm, TBD
Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California
11/5 @6pm, TBD
Adobe
11/19 @6pm, Boelter Penthouse

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14. Evening with Industry
❖ Largest student-run networking event at UCLA
❖ Banquet-style three course meal with company
representatives
❖ Private career fair
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16. OUTREACH
MAJOR
TEAM TECHEWI
ADVOCACY
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17. What does the Outreach Committee do?
From the SWE Mission Statement:
❖ To stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand
the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of
life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
❖ To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public of the
qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
We strive to accomplish this through three main events over the academic year.
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18. Additional Activities
❖ The Little Tinkerer Blog
➢ Update weekly with new activities and experiments designed for elementary to middle school
students
➢ Maintain website
❖ Support other SWE committees and events
➢ Volunteer or support the event with your attendance and participation
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19. How the Committee is Organized
❖ New organization structure - committee members will have specific roles
➢ Volunteer liaison
➢ Activity lead (for Wow!)
➢ Meal logistics
➢ Event feedback liaison
➢ Secretary
❖ We will have weekly meetings on Tuesdays from 6-7 PM
➢ Strongly recommend regular attendance
❖ Submit applications by Friday, Oct. 9
➢ All experience levels are encouraged to apply
➢ Outreach is a fantastic way to get involved in SWE!
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20. EWI Committee
❖ Looking for passionate, professional and dedicated individuals to plan and
coordinate this flagship event
❖ Committee members will be approaching company representatives as well as
publicizing this event
❖ Excellent opportunity for professional development (resume reviews, elevator
pitches, etc.)
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21. EWI Committee Positions
❖ Student Liaison
❖ Corporate Relations
❖ Publicity
❖ Design/Media (2)
❖ Logistics
APPLICATIONS DUE: OCTOBER 6th, Interviews on OCTOBER 8 & 9
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22. Team Tech Committee
● Want to use your technical skills to develop something? Join Team Tech!
● Want to learn technical skills? Join Team Tech!
● Students work with a company to solve an engineering problem
● 4-12 students from multidisciplinary backgrounds
● Join now to network with corporate sponsors
● Applications for Fall Quarter Due: Friday, October 9, 2015
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23. Major Chair Committee
❖ Geared toward upperclassmen, but everyone is welcome to apply!
❖ What we do:
➢ Major Fair
➢ How to Get into Research Workshop
➢ Dinner with Professors
➢ Study parties, Major trivia night, and more!
❖ Applications due Thursday: October 8, 2015
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24. Advocacy Committee
❖ Brand new committee to SWE-UCLA!
❖ Purpose: to hold events throughout the year to promote SWE’s message of
gender equality in the engineering field.
❖ Things we do:
➢ Plan at least 1 major event per quarter
➢ Hold smaller events throughout the year
➢ Run the Engineers for Professional Equality Conference (EPEC) in spring.
❖ Fall Event: Food for thoughts!
❖ Applications Due: Friday, October 9, 2015
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25. OUTREACH (10/9)
MAJOR (10/8)
TEAM TECH (10/9)
EWI (10/6)
ADVOCACY (10/9)
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26. Why Become an Official SWE Member?
❖ National membership includes:
➢ Eligibility for scholarships. More than $500,000 is awarded each year
➢ SWE Career Center for internship and full-time employment search and career planning
➢ Networking opportunities with practicing women engineers and other collegiate
➢ A support system of peer groups, mentors, advisors, and industry leaders
➢ Regularly scheduled meetings that allow you to get advice from fellow members on
everything from time management to graduate schools, while making lifelong friendships
➢ Discounted prices with Kaplan 10% off any SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT
or PCAT preparation class, Live Online class, premium online product, tutoring or admissions
consulting package
➢ Professional development seminars
➢ Live professional development webinars that are also available as replays
➢ Annual subscription to SWE magazine
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27. SWE-UCLA Benefits
❖ Reduced ticket prices to ticketed SWE-UCLA events, such as EWI
❖ Eligible for SWE-UCLA scholarships
❖ Eligible to run for a executive board position and join committees
❖ Create a social network of friends who have already gone through what you’re going through and
WANT TO HELP YOU!
➢ Course/professor recommendations
➢ Class resources
➢ Career advice
➢ UCLA tips and tricks
❖ Create a professional network of peers who want to see you succeed at UCLA and in your career
afterwards
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28. Types of Membership
❖ Types of Membership
➢ 1-year Collegiate Membership: $20/year
➢ C2C Membership: $50 covers all collegiate years and first year of
professional membership
➢ Joint: Take advantage of a reduced joint membership rate when you join both
SWE and one of these three professional organizations: The American Indian
Science and Engineering Society (AISES), the National Society of Black
Engineers (NSBE), and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
(Only available April 15 - December 31)
❖ Go to www.swe.org, scroll over the MEMBERSHIP tab and click Join!
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29. Stay Connected
❖ Weekly SWE Newsletter
➢ Sign up to receive emails
❖ Facebook Page
➢ https://www.facebook.com/uclaswe
❖ Events
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30. Overwhelmed? Don’t Be!
❖ The NewBee’s Guide to SWE is a handy summary of what
we do and how to contact us!
❖ Incentives to stay involved:
➢ New SWEetie Cards
➢ Prizes and recognition at the end-of-the-year banquet
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