Society of Women Engineers
March 4, 2006
Board meeting
Attendance:
Yushan, Sally, Sasha, Kathy, Christine, Azadeh, Becca, Wen-fau, Tiffany, Jessica,
Emily, Allison, Ruchi, Patricia, San, Nupur, Michelle, Lauren, Abby, Jijun, Kat, Wendi,
Kim, Yun
 Outreach
 E week
 50+ kids participated
 We were on NPR and the Globe!
 Beaverdash March 18th – need everyone’s help!
 On Monday, 9am – 3pm, need all of exec to call 2 schools each: talk to
someone in science dpt, tell them what Beaverdash is. If they’re interested,
we’ll send them an informative email.
 Need lobby 10 booth Wed, Thurs & volunteers
 Tell friends to email Beaverdash06@gmail.com if they’re interested in
volunteering!
 Prizes: need ideas for prizes under $100 and need volunteers to buy prizes
 Of course, need everyone to help run the event.
 Tshirt competition
 Voted on our top pics
 Career
 Networking event set for Thursday, 3/23
 Meet the Professionals dinner 4/13: local alumni come to have dinner with SWE.
Local contacts needed!
 Meet your Professors dinner 4/20: let social chairs know if you’d like to invite
any profs
 Membership
 This Thurs: first study break – Finale’s. West Lounge 7:30-8:30pm
 Regional conference: networking, free stuff, career fair
 At RPI, March 31-Apr 2nd
 let conference chairs know via email if interested.
 We will bid for Region F conference to be here next year.
 CPW on April 7th: come meet prefrosh
 Website profiles: send in to Kat!
 Advocacy
 A survey will be set up to see what kind of activities will be most popular,
will be sent out to as many people as possible
 Course reps
 BE: planning for a mixer, course guide books
 3: will collaborate with SUMS
 President’s report
 IIT
 Read mission statement during all events, and put a blurb from mission statement
in your publicity emails, which should include link to SWE website.
 Alumni meeting: the Alumni office will help us compile a list of alums
 SWE office: FDC is moving in, let Nupur know if you don’t have card access.
 Before buying things for your events, check out our supplies
 Treasurer’s
 An itemized receipt is needed for reimbursement
 For >$500, can get a purchase order so you won’t need to use your own credit
cards
 Tax-exempt forms: available from SLP office on 5th floor of student center, or
SLP website