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General Meeting!
UT SWE theme for FY15….
SWE
Connect
Meet the FY15 Leadership Team!
President: Emily Deas
VP Executive: Robin Stewart
VP Corporate: Sangeetha Mylvaganam
VP Internal: Dani Johnson
VP External: Tiffany Yick
Treasurer: Iris Jing
Secretary: Julie Miller
SEC Representative: Respina Vaezian
Historian: Sarah Hutchinson
Community Affairs Coordinator: Mona Lofti
Corporate Chair: Christina Wang
Outreach Chair: Shenwei Chang
Professional Development Chair: Kim Tang
Recruitment & Retention Chair: Emily Hood
Chair Applications
Join our Leadership Team!
-Freshman SEC Chair
-Awards & Recognition Chair
-Fundraising Chairs (2)
-Membership Chair
-Publicity Chair
-Academic Advancement Chair
-Outreach Chair
-Social Chairs (2)
Applications are in the newsletter and on the website!
Due: Wednesday, September 10th 5 PM
Core Clubs
• Led by Core (President + VPs)
• Informal gatherings to meet SWE members with
similar interests!
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Movies
Dance
Exercise
Food
Books
• Look out for more details of how to join in the
next newsletter!
Executive Branch
Robin Stewart, Respina Vaezian
Graduate SWE: Welcome Back Ice
Cream Social
What: Meet and greet, sharing
upcoming opportunities and events.
When: Tomorrow at 5pm
Where: Lobby of Bridgeway
Region C Conference and Career Fair
• AT&T Conference Center
• February 6-8, 2015
• Registration will open in
October
Corporate Branch
Sangeetha Mylvaganam, Iris Jing, Christina Wang,
Kimberly Tang
SWE Store
• Bridgeway 105
• Frequent Buyer Card
Upcoming Lunch & Learns
• Tezzaron Semiconductor
– Sept. 4th, 11:30am-12:30pm
• BASF
– Sept. 18th, 11:30-12:30pm
• Accenture
– Sept. 23rd, 11:30-12:30pm
Signing Up for Lunch & Learns
• Sign up http://goo.gl/GkyFei
• QR Code
Apply your knowledge!
Get work
experience while
getting degree
credits!
Application
Deadline:
OCTOBER 3RD
Fall 2014 Engineering EXPO Career Fair
• ~ 300 employers
represented
• Build your network
• Get interviews for
internships, co-ops, and
full-time positions
• Want a more casual option
of networking? Become a
Corporate Liaison!
Tuesday, September 16th
Wednesday, September
17th
Upcoming ECAC Workshops
Resume Writing
p.m. CPE 2.212
p.m. ETC 2.136
Mastering the Behavioral Interview
Presented by Deloitte Consulting
Noon WEL 2.304
How to Prepare for Expo
Noon WEL 2.304
Careers in Consulting
Presented by Accenture
p.m. ECJ 1.204
Wednesday, September 3, 5:00
Thursday, September 4, 5:00
Friday, September 5, 12:00
Monday, September 8, 12:00
Monday, September 8, 5:00
Professional Development Tip of the Week…
Start
researching
companies at
EXPO ASAP!
When: Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 6 - 9 PM
Where: Texas Union Ballroom (UNB 3.202)
Attire: Business Casual
What to Expect: Dinner, a keynote speaker, and
lots of networking with almost 20 companies!
Registration:
September 2nd - 12th : SWE members
September 4th - 12th : SHPE, NSBE, PSP, WEP
September 6th - 12th : General engineering body
Registration link in the SWE newsletter and on the website!
“How will you blaze your own trail?"
• 100-350 word essay
• Must be graduating before June 2017 to enter
• GRAND PRIZE! - $2,000 and an expense paid trip to
the SWE 2014 National Conference in Los Angeles
• Individual winners per section:
1st: $1,000 2nd: $500 3rd: $250
• Section awards: $100 per entry
• ESSAYS DUE OCTOBER 1ST
External Branch
Tiffany Yick, Mona Lofti, Shenwei Chang,
Emily Hood
Points System
• 1 point for general
meetings
• 2 points for socials
• 3 points for
everything else
• Awards for going to
events!
Scavenger Hunt Social!
• When: Friday, September 12th, 5:00-6:30pm
• Where: All over UT campus
Free SWEet Tiff ’s Treats!!
**RSVP in next newsletter**
Intro to SWE
• Friday, Sept 9 at 4:30pm
in UNB 4.206 (Chicano
Room)
• Learn what SWE is all
about!
• Learn about all the
leadership positions
available for new and old
members!!
• And of course…………
FREE FOOD!!!
↑ From last year’s Intro to SWE event! ↑
RSVP through our
newsletter and online!
• Get paired with an
awesome SWE members!
• Be a part of mentorshipexclusive activities and
events!!
• Make cool new friends!!!
• More information to
come at General Meeting
#2 (Tues, Sept 9)
RSVP through our next
newsletter!
Outreach Committee
• What We Do:
– K-12 engineering outreach
and service events
throughout the year.
– Social events that allow
everyone to get to know
each other and prepare for
the events in a relaxed
environment.
• Sign up for email updates
via the link in the
newsletter!
• The first committee
meeting is today, right after
the general meeting.
SWE-OXE Joint Outreach Event
• What: Keep Austin Beautiful
Cleanup
• Where: Pease Park
• When: Saturday, September
13th at 9 AM
• Sign up form is in the SWE
newsletter!
• Questions? Contact Mona
Lotfi at
ut.swe.outreach@gmail.com
Internal Branch
Danielle Johnson, Julie Miller, Sarah
Hutchinson
Vote for T-shirts!
Poll ends TOMORROW at midnight!
Design 1
Design 2
Joint Study Nights
• Who: SWE, SHPE, NSBE and Pi Sigma Pi
• When: Monday, September 8th 6-8pm
• Where: ETC 2.132
How to Join SWE
• Collegiate to Career (C2C)
– $50
– Your entire collegiate career and your first
professional year
• One Year Membership ($20)
• Joint Membership
– SHPE NSBE
Vivian Chang
Join our Facebook group!
Search UT Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
“Friend” our Facebook photo album
Search SWE Albums
Follow us on Instagram
Search UTSWE
Special Thanks to:
Chevron
Sangeetha Mylvaganam
Upcoming Events
General Meeting #2!
Tues, Sept. 9th
ETC 2.108 @7pm
Outreach Committee Meeting
• Right Now!
Tezzaron Semiconductor Lunch & Learn • Thurs, Sept. 4
Intro To SWE
Chair Applications
• Fri, Sept. 5
• Wed, Sept. 10