Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Winter Quarter 3rd General Body MeetingMarch 7th, 2013

How To Sign Up for SWE

• $20 membership• Go to swe.ucsd.edu• Click “Join Now” button• Click “Become a Member”• Fill in the form• UCSD SECTION NUMBER: B055

Jacobs School Phone-a-thon!

Looking for volunteers to help with Phone-a-thon Week 10 (3/11-3/15) 4:30-8pm Dinner and training will be provided

Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hdmuQ6ZR1LADDtDHB_cectuZerMHBLGwgUhYMl3nyqw/viewform

Society of Women Engineers Recognition Banquet (SWERB)

Mark your calendars: Friday, May 31st, 2013

6pm to 7pm Networking hour with faculty and

industry 7pm to 8pm

Catered dinner Keynote speaker Gifts SWE scholarship winner announced

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Fri 3/15 – Early Academic Outreach Program from 12-1 on campus. Hands-on activity for elementary Email r2fernandez@ucsd.edu

Wed 3/20 – Science Fair Judge Sat 3/23 – SD Science Expo (2 hour shift to

demo a simple machine) Sat 4/20 – SWE Exploring Technology (mentor

girls thru hands-on activities) Sign up on SWEeter Futures or go to

www.swesandiego.org for more information

Super SWEbee!

Computer Science From Changsha, China Speaks Mandarin

Chinese

Thank you and congratulations!

Huang Li

SWE Regional Conference Recap

Officer Application

Link to application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1umNzOLMVM9q6vnmRlIhbbeKo4HOreUxqJIF6vfY3Q6s/viewform

Applications due Friday, April 5th, at 11:59PM (End of Spring Quarter Week 1)

Elections on April 11 at 6:30PM in Henry Booker Room (to be confirmed)

Officer Training on April 27 Email Celine (cliong@ucsd.edu) if you

cannot make any of these times!

All Officers Attend all GBMs and officer meetings. Submit Slides for GBMs to the Participate at least on the day of at all events hosted

by SWE. (Including: Envision, PEI, socials, fundraisers, etc.)

Open source for members to come ask questions, be able to direct members to the right resources, and give advice based on your engineering experiences.

Be an overall good role model, able to work in groups, in tune with important SWE dates, emails and all communication concerning SWE.

Be flexible and comfortable communicating with faculty, students, student organizations, officers, and industry.

Builds strong bonds with SWE members to guide events and actively recruits members. (tables at various organization fairs, participates in events held by the IDEA center, etc.)

President

Sets vision goals for SWE and strives to achieve them throughout the academic year.

Monthly conference calls with regional/national SWE Weekly meetings with SWE’s advisor Run weekly board meetings Plans agendas of each event and delegate tasks The main point of contact for other student organizations,

industry, faculty, and National SWE. Communicates with professional SWE in San Diego Presents formally about SWE at various events including dinner

with the deans. Is the resource for all other board members and ensures that the

board works efficiently as a team and that everyone is comfortable with their responsibilities.

Communicates with other organizations around campus to create new events and programs that will further expand SWE.

Attends conferences with other SWE sections. Attends president meetings every quarter.

Vice President External

In charge of planning Evening with Industry (PEI) for SWE and cooperate with the other 2 diversity orgs Communicate with companies for professional development events Book rooms for events

Vice President Internal

Mentor/Mentee Program Quarterly Report Take on the responsibilities of the

president when she is not present Biweekly board meetings Any additional roles you would like to

bring to the position

Outreach Officer

Envision - organizing the event with the assistance of the IDEA center and a committee of the members

Being point of contact for schools/organizations asking for volunteers (timely responding to emails)

Organizing outings to these schools or programs Knowing/Researching hands-on activities to do with kids of all

ages at any event (either on campus or off)

If no outside mentor/volunteer program is set up, try to set one up

Collaborating with other outreach officers on campus (most notably through TESC) for volunteers or opportunities

Treasurer

Is responsible for the collection, distribution, and safekeeping of section funds

Prepares, maintains, and reports as directed on the financial position of the section in relation to the approved budget

Prepares and file taxes on behalf of the section if necessary

Submits a financial report to the Society in accordance with established procedures

Provides and presents all bank transactions to the executive council once a month

Secretary

Take minutes during board meetings Compile bi-weekly newsletters Keep track of sign-up sheets for all

SWE events Assemble GBM slides Open for additional tasks

Activities Officer

Organize at least two social events per quarter

Assist the Vice President Internal in managing mentor/mentee social events

Organize social events with other engineering organizations

Publicity Officer

Advertise all GBM and SWE events to the engineering student body

Manage member recruitment and retainment

In charge of Super SWEbee

TESC Representative

Serve as link between SWE and TESC Attend TESC meetings three times a

quarter Lead and mobilize Junkyard Derby

Team in Spring

Webmaster

Send mass emails to SWE members Manage website and keep it updated

with SWE events and information monitor SWE gmail account

Team Tech Director

Team Tech is a national engineering design competition held by National SWE. The project and team is defined in fall quarter and the designing takes place January to June. The final presentation takes place at the SWE national conference.

The director must: Establish corporate relations and secure a Team

Tech project. Has the option of being part of the Team Tech team. Update the SWE board and advisor on the team’s

progress. Help to secure funding for Team Tech.

This position is selected through an application and interview process.

The application is due Friday, May 3, at 11:59PM. Link to application:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oWUBI-oW785gHXpUsSXF3eAedFmbGMnGp89of8qUqQo/viewform

Freshman Representative

A position that will open up fall quarter specifically for a freshman. It offers the person a chance to shadow the board and also voice needs/concerns freshmen may have.

Next Quarter

If you have any suggestions for events (Professional development, faculty, grad school, socials, etc) please fill out the google doc: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RdtsSx2VCZn_ouUJwa7fiDzXN8-8D_Xa7eaJ8jEu75E/viewform

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