Society of Women Engineers
Our Team
Board Introductions
Jenn Liu
Kasia Oleske
President
Treasurer
Katherine Kuchenbecker
Fannie Liu
Faculty Advisor
Secretary/Webmisstress
Alexis Wallen
Trisha Kothari & Serena Zhou
Professional Counselor
Corporate Dinner
Michaela Flaherty
Logan Troppito & Nicole Woon
VP Internal
Activities and Communications
Anita Sapre
Sarah Badin & Melissa Wang
VP Development
Regional Collegiate Representative
Educational Outreach
Hilary Gropskof & Erin Kinnevy
GEARS Day
Melissa Cedarholm
Region E Senator
Sheetal Rajagopal
Alternate Region E Senator
Schlumberger Presentation
What it means to be a member
Member Punchcard Program
Perks
Why Be a Society Member
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Leadership
Scholarships
Society-wide and Regional Conferences
Social networking
Professional networking
Internship and career opportunities
Professional development webinars
Recognition
Unique opportunities and experiences
Inspiration
T-shirt Design Contest
T-Shirt Design Contest
•Submit designs by
Wednesday, Oct. 5
•Email designs to
upennswe.activities@g
mail.com
•Board choose top 5,
then all SWE members
vote for favorite
•T-shirts distributed by
October GBM
Joining Committees
Social
Activities/Communications
•Host bonding events for
fellow female engineers
•SWE/AWE Mentoring
Program
•Recruit new members
•Promote national
membership
•Feedback? Email
upennswe.activities@g
mail.com
Outreach
Educational Outreach
• Events
• Goals
– High School Shadowing Day
– TEEMS (Together Exploring
Engineering, Math, and
Science)
– GUTS (Girls Understanding
Technology and Science)
– Poster Competition
– Take Your Daughters and
Sons to Work Day.
– Inspire middle school
and high school girls to
pursue math and science
– Help girls understand
engineering as a career
– Encourage female
engineering students to
pursue research
– Help SWE give back to
the community
Contact Us!
upenn.swe.eo@gmail.com
GEARS Day!
Girls in Engineering and Related Sciences
Co-Chairs: Erin Kinnevy and Hilary Grosskopf
A day for high school girls from Philadelphia and surrounding areas to
meet women engineers at Penn, participate in fun engineering
workshops, and socialize with other high school girls interested in math,
science, and engineering!
Date of GEARS Day: A Saturday in April, 2012
To be announced soon!
Volunteer!
Volunteers help with check-in, workshops, food, and planning. Our goal
is to help high school girls understand the value of pursuing engineering
in college and as a career (and to have fun!). Volunteer details and signup to come early next semester.
Professional
What is the SWE Corporate Dinner?
BIGGEST event in the Engineering School!
Held this February 2nd at Inn at Penn (6 - 9 pm)
Concurrent with recruiting - best time to get all your questions
answered, learn more about career possibilities, and have interesting
conversations
Get involved NOW: Join the Corporate Dinner committee, be a faculty
liaison, help with marketing and logistics! This is a valuable
experience for future leadership in Penn engineering