SWE at UMass Lowell

SWE’s Objectives (Adopted in 1950)

• Inform young women, their parents, counselors and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them

• Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work

after temporary retirement • Serve as a center of information on women in engineering

• Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education

and professional achievement

History of SWE

• Headquartered in Chicago • Approximately 10,000 Professional Members in 112

sections • Approximately 10,500 Collegiate Members in 323

collegiate sections • There are now ~150 international members of SWE

Regions

• The country is divided into 10 regions • Each Region is presided over by the Region Governor

• Each Region has a council, which makes decisions

• Region Council has Representatives from each section within

the Region, including the: • Region Collegiate Representative (RCR) • Region Collegiate Senators (RCS) • Region Collegiate Communications Editor (RCCE) • SWE Future Leader (SWEFL)

SWE Regions

# Sections (for reference only)

Reg Prof Coll

A 8 14

B 13 30

C 10 35

D 17 38

E 13 56

F 10 30

G 8 29

H 14 48

I 9 26

J 10 17

Society of Women Engineers

Contact Info

sweuml@gmail.com SWE Room (3rd floor corner of Ball and Engineering)

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Who Are We? President – Sarah Kurtzer (Civil) Vice President – Mercedes Mello (PE) Treasurer – Brie Skinner (ChemE) Secretary – Marcelle Durrenberger (MechE) Adviser – Linda Barrington

Meetings and Activities

• Meetings are every Monday from 5 to 6

• Activities

• St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen • Resume Building Workshops • Pumpkin Painting • Hard Hat Tour • SWE Annual Conference

• All are welcome to join!

Committees

• Our chapter also has 4 committees each of which plan

various events:

• Fund-raising – Raffles

• Social – Bowling – Movie Nights

• Professional Development – Resume Workshops

• Outreach – St. Paul's Soup Kitchen – Girls Inc.

C2C Membership

• Collegiate Membership • Yearly fee ($20)

• Collegiate “Life” Membership o One time fee ($50) o Supports all years of collegiate membership in SWE o Includes first year of professional membership o You can become a SWE C2C member at anytime in your

collegiate life cycle

SWE Scholarship Program

• First Scholarship awarded in 1958 for $500 • 173 scholarships awarded in FY 2009

o Total Value of over $470,000! • Endowed and corporate-sponsored scholarships, and

scholarship trust funds • Application information will be available in December • Several sections and regions also provide

scholarships • Includes Freshman, Upper Class, Re-entry

Annual Society Conference

• Technical, Cultural & Sightseeing Tours • Outstanding Networking Opportunities • Technical Poster Competition • Team Tech Competition • SME Bowl • Career Fair • Senate and Membership Meeting • Congratulate Competition winners, OCS winners, scholarship

recipients at the Celebrate SWE! Ceremony • Collegiate Regional Meetings • Collegiate Workshops

SWE Annual Conference

Society of Women Engineers

Contact Info

sweuml@gmail.com SWE Room (3rd floor corner of Ball and Engineering)

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Monday 5 - 6 at the corner of

Ball and Perry on the 3rd floor