UMR SWE
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What is SWE?
At UMR, SWE is focused on
providing encouragement for women to pursue careers in engineering and
science. We have meetings at least
once a month with speakers from industry or speakers coverings issues women
face in the working world. There are
snacks at all meetings. There are also
socials and other events held every year.
Socials and
Professional Development
There are several socials
each semester. These include
activities such as self-defense class, yoga for stress reduction, and picnics.
SWE also gives you the
opportunity to develop yourself professionally with activities such as plant
trips and conferences.
Encouraging
Women
SWE hosts and/or helps
with several events each semester to encourage younger girls to pursue
engineering and science fields. These
include Expanding Your Horizons, Bridging the Gap, and the High School
Lock-In Conference.
Membership
Benefits
Membership in UMR SWE will
get you:
- Professional guidance through speakers and or plant
trips
- A Network of fellow
female engineering and science students at UMR, and a network of fellow
women who are already working in industry
- The opportunity to
become a leader on campus as an officer or committee head
- Opportunities to
attend the regional and national SWE conferences
- Women in Engineering
Chronicle, the official UMR SWE Newsletter, a semesterly publication
- The chance to
introduce engineering and science to young girls from all over Missouri
- Free food and fun
socials
NOTE: For only $20 a year, you can join SWE nationally as a Student Member. There are good benefits to joining
including a fantastic network of women in engineering and great opportunities
for professional development. Besides,
it looks great on your resume. Please
look right for more information, and go to the national
SWE site to join!
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SWE Nationally
What is SWE?
The Society of Women
Engineers is a non-profit organization that originated when small groups of women
engineers and women engineering students began meeting independently in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Nearly 50 women from these groups came
together on May 27, 1950, in New Jersey at Green Engineering Camp of the
Cooper Union and formed the Society of Women Engineers.
While most SWE members are
women engineers or women engineering students, anyone who supports the
organization's objectives may apply for membership. SWE has members in every state as well as
in more than 20 foreign countries and U.S. military locations overseas. U.S. citizenship is not required. Membership was opened to men in 1976
(previously there was a men's auxiliary, known as MASWE).
Mission
The Society of Women
Engineers stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers
and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive
force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of
diversity.
Objectives
SWE is a non-profit
educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women
engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering
education. The organization's four
objectives are as relevant today as they were more than 50 years ago:
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To inform young women, their parents, counselors,
and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women
engineers and the opportunities open to them.
·
To assist women engineers in readying
themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
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To serve as a center of information on women
in engineering.
·
To encourage women engineers to attain high
levels of educational and professional achievement.
Membership
Benefits
- Registration discounts to the annual national
convention and student conferences
- Access to women’s issues
in engineering
- SWE, the Magazine of
the Society of Women Engineers, a bi-monthly publication
- SWE membership pin
(new members)
- Free listing in the
SWE Resume Database System
- Opportunities for
networking with fellow professionals and for leadership training
- Affiliation with local
SWE Section
- Access to SWE
library/videos
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