SWE RCR President Call - October
October 10, 2010 3pm PST, 4 pm MST
Number (218) 339-4300 Passcode 319638#
Roll Call (Underline means they attended the call)
o University of Arizona
o Arizona State University
o Brigham Young University
o University of California, Irvine
o University of California, Los Angeles
o University of California, San Diego
o University of California, Santa Barbara
o California Institute of Technology
o California Polytechnic, Pomona
o California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo
o California State University, Fullerton
o California State University, Long Beach
o California State University, Los Angeles
o California State University, Northridge
o Harvey Mudd College
o Loyola Marymount University
o University of New Mexico
o New Mexico State
o Northern Arizona University
o San Diego State University
o University of Southern California
o University Of Utah
o Utah State University
o University of Nevada at Las Vegas
o University of San Diego
o New Mexico Institute Mining & Tech
o Weber State University
o University of California, Riverside
o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
o Neumont
Send a profile picture of you to swe.rcr.b@gmail.com so we can recognize you at WE10!
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Are you having trouble contacting your local professional section/need a SWE counselor?
o Contact Amy Jo: amyjo.bowdidge@gmail.com
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ABJ Conference
o Program Development Grant
 Have you ever wanted to host an outreach event but you did not have enough
funding for?
 Apply to the Program Development Grant!
 $100,000 available for Outreach Programs
 Less than half of the funds last year were used!
 LINK: http://communities.swe.org/COP/ProgramDevelopmentGrant/
 Procedures:
 Click on the link
 Log in with your SWE ID
 Search for Program Development Grant
o You must check the communities box,
o You are on the CONTENT check box by default
 Click on Communities Result
o You are on the CONTENT tab by default
 Click on program development fund
 Click on Join Community
 Download the application and apply!
 RCR TIP: The application is lengthy. We recommend you start
2~3months before your event begins. If your event is less than a month
away, we still encourage you to apply but be aware it is a lot of
paperwork.
o You will begin to see a purple SWE logo
 Reasoning: It is cheaper to print in shades of one color then two (like green
and yellow)
 The green and yellow logo is STILL the SWE logo but on new publications,
you will see a purple swe logo
o 87% quarterly reports turned in!
 Thank you for all the sections turning them in 
 To the other 13%, please turn them in!
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Senator Update
o Before, the collegiate was only a guest on the Board of Directors
 Could not vote on issues
o At WE10, the SWE senators will vote whether that the collegiate will become a
permanent member of the Board of Directors and have full voting rights 
o Collegiate are becoming better represented more than ever!
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RCCE Update
o Resources Page: http://regionb.wordpress.com/resources/
 Contains templates for report, how to turn them in
o Subscribe onto the blog!
o Send the mailing address to Brittney: rcce-b@swe.org
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Goals for the Society
o Increase outreach
o Increase membership
o Talk about SWE on social events
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Membership
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Remind your members to
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Renew
Officers need to be members – IT’S IN YOUR BYLAWS!
Donate to a good cause
No obligations/guilt
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Bylaws
o IMPORTANT! This document outlines how your section operates.
o Schools that we need to hear from:
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CSU Northridge
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NAU
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SDSU
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USD
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Neumont
o There are the standard templates if you don’t want to change it. Just vote on it and send
it to the society. The bylaws template is located on the blog
http://regionb.wordpress.com/resources/
o BYLAWS DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2010
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EIN
o EIN - Schools that we need to hear from:
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University of Arizona
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ASU
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NAU
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UCSB
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UCI
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UCR
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CIT (you might be covered by your university, please double check)
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CSUN
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LMU
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SD State
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USC
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University of San Diego
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University of Utah
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Neumont
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New Mexico State University
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UNLV
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical
o An email will be sent to these sections on how to
o EIN/POSTCARD DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2010
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WE10
o Check out the workshops
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RCR Tip: Many workshops occur at the same time. If you have two conflicting
workshops, ask a friend to take notes for you for the workshop you aren’t
attending
RCR Tip: Ask your executive board to go to workshops that you think will help
your section.
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There is also an outreach event happening AT WE10!
 hands-on engineering experience for middle and high school Girl Scouts
 At a minimum we are asking SWE volunteers to commit to a one hour
training webinar (a recording will be made available for listening at
your convenience) and then work the day of the event from 9:30 am 4:00 pm (Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010).
 http://aspire.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=
96&Itemid=141
o Listed are the mandatory meetings we expect you to attend:
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Date
Time
11/3/2010 6:00 pm
11/4/2010 10am
11/4/2010 11:45am – 1:15 pm
11/4/2010 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Category
Career and Life
Transitions
Collegiate
Collegiate
11/4/2010 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
11/4/2010 4:00 pm
Collegiate
11/5/2010 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Collegiate
Event
Ice Cream Social (free)
Example Workshop: Career Fair Savvy
Collegiate Welcome Lunch Break (free)
MANDATORY:
Regional Meeting
CAREER FAIRRR!! (includes free lunch)
MANDATORY for Treasurers:
Region and Section Treasurer
MANDATORY:
Collegiate Section Leadership Meeting
11/6/2010 8:30 am
MANDATORY for Advisor/Counselor:
Faculty Advisor & Counselor Meeting
11/6/2010 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Collegiate Lunch (free)
11/6/2010 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Celebrate SWE! ($30/person)
Celebrate what SWE’s accomplishments
through the past year! (includes dinner)
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CLCC
o A committee dedicated to helping out SWE sections. They will travel to your next
meeting/retreat/ etc. They can talk about SWE executive board issues to improving
membership retention. Anything related to helping your section out.
o The next two conferences are:
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UTAH – Leadership Summit
 Oct 16th, Neumont University 10AM – 3PM
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CALIFORNIA – Leadership Summit
 Oct 23rd, Harvey Mudd, 9AM-2PM
o I want more information!
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Contact the CLCC Lead: Autumn Smith (asmith477@yahoo.com)
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Regional Conference
o March 3-6, 2011, Palm Springs
Notable Questions:
o Question: How to get people to sign up for SWE?
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Membership drive at the beginning of every semester
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Party, Prizes
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Set up Computers
Schedule (All required unless specified)
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October 11, 2010 3PM PST
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November 14, 2010 (Optional Call) 3PM PST
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December 12, 2010 3PM PST
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January 9, 2010 3PM PST
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February 13, 2010 3PM PST
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March 13, 2010 3PM PST
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April 10, 2010 3PM PST
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May 8, 2011 3PM PST