4 th General Body Meeting Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Something to break the ice.. Chat about what you did during winter break with people in your vicinity Tell two truths & one lie See if you can guess when people are lying

What’s happening tonight: Reminder about SWE membership Apply for scholarships! SWE gear Upcoming events External announcements Guest: Tracy Schierenbeck

SWE membership Active Member Attend 8+ events during the year At least 2 must be General Body Meetings National Member Paid $20 RPI SWE currently has 128 Nationals members Unsure of your membership status or point status? Contact Emily Landis,

Apply for a SWE scholarship Apply online by Tuesday, February 15 for academic year. Did you know? Annually, SWE awards individual scholarships to freshmen through graduate students Scholarships and fellowships range from $1,000 to $10,000 each In 2010, SWE Society scholarship distributions were approximately $490,000

Call for Applicants – Apply for a SWE Collegiate Leadership Position Regional Collegiate Representative Represents collegiate members' interests among regional leaders Regional Collegiate Communications Editor Communicates important SWE events and best practices through the region's blog Region Collegiate Senator Helps charter the strategic direction and adopting long-range goals for the Society Boost your leadership skills, receive great training, meet new people, and get the opportunity to attend next year’s Collegiate Leadership Forum in Austin, TX Deadline for applications: February 7, 2011 Contact: Andrea Nordberg Use the SurveyMonkey form ( and submit your video to

Job and scholarship postings at Microsoft Scholarship Company info tab Draper Laboratory Summer internship Summer 2011 Fluid Power Scholars Program: A Paid Industry Internship! MIT Lincoln Laboratory Summer Research Program Booz Allen Hamilton representative Ruby Ramires looking for interns with programming experience. If interested contact her ASAP: Remember to check back occasionally, they are constantly being posted!

Purchase your SWE gear! SWaterbottle: $8 24 oz. SWE sticker: $2 3x5 in. Questions/interested in purchasing one? Contact: Morgan Weest,

SWE Sweatshirts Sign up in the back before you leave. Approximately $25 Contact: Morgan Weest

Executive Board Meetings When: Sundays, 11am-1pm Where: Union 2424 Officer elections for the academic year are in March. Come by a meeting to see what being on the E- Board is like, and to get involved in the planning of some SWE events. *You don’t need to come for the full two hours. Contact: Andrea Nordberg

Annual Jeopardy Style game with NSBE, SHPE and IEEE this year Wed. February 9, pm Location: Sage 4101 Light Refreshments Served! Come cheer on your SWE competitors Maureen Newman, Teresa Konopka, and Sara Makowiec E=mc 2 ! Sponsored by: Representatives will give a presentation on the company and available for questions. (pb.com) Seen this on a letter before?: Collegebowl 2011! Contact: Andie Maret

The Answer is: What electrical engineer invented the induction motor, and as a result has an SI unit named after him? The question: Who is Nikola Tesla? The Tesla (T) E=mc 2 ! Collegebowl 2011!

Johnson Controls When: February 10 th Watch for s with time and location Contact: Sara Sass Turning the Empire State Building GREEN

Region F Collegiate Leadership Forum (CLF) Experience a satellite version of summer training that is typically only for regional officers Goal: 1 car-full of RPI SWE members What to expect: RSVP by Monday 1/31/11 to Lesley Wu and indicate if you can Saturday, February 12, Tufts University, Medford, MA (near Boston!) 12:30pm-4pm Leadership training Speed networking Best practices SWE knowledge game Registration reception Tea and snacks

Quizbowl Wednesday, February 16 th, 2011 How to participate! Volunteers needed to write questions and organize the event day of. Last year we had over 90 people compete! Form a team of your friends from SWE or outside of SWE and sign up, watch for an . Monetary prices for the top 3 teams! Contact: Morgan Weest

Exploring Engineering Day Saturday, February 19 th Snowdate: Sat., Feb. 26 th What is EED? ~450 students in grades 3- 6 rotate through different engineering activities in the morning and afternoon

EED Volunteers Needed! Positions include: Signage Posting/Take Down Group Chaperones Parent Chaperones Direction Givers Cleanup See Eleana to sign up after the GBM Free breakfast and lunch Earn a SWE point Interact with kids

There’s still time to join the Outreach Committee! Committee meetings: Thursdays 7-8pm on in Union 2124 Primarily working with elementary and middle school girls Volunteers needed to run events Variety of opportunities available Varying levels of commitment Events include: Girl Scout Engineering Day (Spring Edition) Alternative Energy Day …and more! Sign up at the sign-in table Contact: Lesley Wu

Breaking Barriers Women Unite Wednesday March 2, pm Annual Dinner and Guest Panel Event discussing topics like finding success as professional women, overcoming challenges, and more! RSVP opening soon! Spots for ~20 SWE members. Questions? Andie Maret

Plant Tour Location: Bethlehem Energy Center in Albany (Less than 20 minutes away from RPI) Date: TBD (After Spring Break in either March or April) About Bethlehem Energy Center: Only Fossil Generating Station in NY state. Other PSEG Fossil Generating Stations located in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Fuel used: Natural Gas at 746 MW the Bethlehem Energy Center is one of the higher generating facilities out of the total 19 Fossil Generating Stations in PSEG. If interested please sign-up on the sheets located near the sign-in table. Contact: Courtney Dunham

Any announcements?

Archer Center for Student Leadership Development

Next GBM Tuesday, February 15 th 6:30- 7:30pm Mother’s