1. September General Body Meeting: Get to Know SWE! Tuesday, September 9 5:30PM Mothers

2. Agenda All About SWE Society SWE RPI SWE GradSWE Introduction of Officers Freshmen Representative Election Announcement! Announcements of Upcoming Events and Opportunities!

3. Mission: Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders Expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and Demonstrate the value of diversity Strategic Priorities: Growing the Profession- Outreach Professional Excellence Globalization Advocacy SWE’s Mission and Priorities

4. About SWE National Professional Organization Founded in 1950 25,000+ collegiate and professional members 400+ professional and collegiate sections Board of Directors/Trustees International 150 members and growing!

5. About SWE Regional We are part of Region F: Northeast Regional Collegiate Leadership Team Region F Blog: http://regionf.wordpress.com/ http://regionf.wordpress.com/ Regional Collegiate Leadership Team: Regional Collegiate Representative (RCR), Julia Dockum of Clarkson Regional Collegiate Representative (RCR), Emily Frantz of RPI Regional Collegiate Communications Editor (RCCE), Margaret Guo of MIT Region Collegiate Sentaor (RCS), Carolyn Chlebek of RPI

6. RPI SWE Chartered in 1975 It’s our 40 th Anniversary in the Spring!!! Currently consists of 133 National Members Activities: Monthly general body meetings, Interacting with local Girl Scout troops and schools to encourage interest in science and engineering Visits by corporate speakers Workshops on professional topics Attending national and regional conferences Fun social events

7. RPI SWE Executive Board President: Emily Frantz frante@rpi.edu Vice President: Carolyn Chlebek chlebc2@rpi.edu

8. RPI SWE Executive Board Treasurer: Donna Creighton creigd@rpi.edu Outreach Coordinator: Jessica Stieglitz stiegj@rpi.edu

9. RPI SWE Executive Board Corporate Relations: Catie Barry barryc@rpi.edu Alumni Relations: Samantha Bliss blisss@rpi.edu

10. RPI SWE Executive Board Membership Director: Gina Trivellini triveg@rpi.edu Publicity Director: Morgan Kube kubem@rpi.edu

11. RPI SWE Executive Board Secretary: Kirthana Bhat bhatk@rpi.edu Knowledge Source Director: Megan Curtin curtim3@rpi.edu

12. RPI SWE Executive Board Communications Director: Samantha Holton holtos@rpi.edu Co-Engineering Event Director: Cassie Megna megnac@rpi.edu

13. RPI SWE Executive Board Co-Engineering Event Director: Weronika Jakubowska jakubw@rpi.edu

14. Freshman Representative Elections! Application is available on the website and it is due Sunday 9/28 Winners will be announced at the October GBM! Only National Members can vote so be sure to sign up! Contact Emily (frante@rpi.edu) with any questionsfrante@rpi.edu

15. GradSWE at RPI Goals Serve the graduate student community in SWE Facilitate networking among graduate women Training and career development programs Leadership, mentorship, and outreach Contact: Ashley Vassell, vassea@rpi.edu

16. Events Social Anti-Lab Meeting Wine and Cheese Potluck BBQ Science Museum Professional/Personal Development Brown Bag Luncheons Dealing with Issues women face in engineering Work, life, balance Student advisory relationships Industry/Academia Night of Networking Breaking Barriers Etiquette Dinner

17. SWEet Cardigans $24 Great conversation starters during the career fair! Pick up your new SWEet cardigan today! Contact Donna at creigd@rpi.edu if you have any questions.

18. Conference Committee Present bid at conference in spring to propose to hold the next conference here Get more involved in SWE! Meet people and have fun Conference! Would be a great experience for our SWE section to hold a conference at RPI When? Every other Sunday at 2* Where? Union 2424 *As our presentation comes closer, we will meet every week

19. Evening with Industry September 25 th 6-8pm RPI Alumni House Business Casual, Bring business cards, No resumes Companies that will attend: Edwards Lifesciences S&P Capital IQ UTC Cisco Boeing BD Global Foundries And More Questions? Contact Catie Barry (barryc@rpi.edu)

20. Evening with Industry Committee Help plan this networking event by taking on a more active role in RPI SWE. Meet Wednesdays (Starting Sept 17) 7-8pm Room to be announced Sign-up on Google form or Sign-up sheet. Questions? Contact Catie Barry (barryc@rpi.edu)

21. Stilettos to Steel Toes Schlumberger will talk about Essay Contest 100-350 word Essay First place $1,000 Second place $500 Third place $250 Around 30 people submit essays each year Sophomores-Seniors can apply 100 dollars is donated to RPI SWE for every essay that is submitted from our section. Monday September 15 th 5-6pm Union 3606 Moe’s will be provided

22. Upcoming Info sessions Sandia National Lab Tech Talk, Thursday September 18 th, 6:00-8:00PM (Mothers)-Pizza and Soda Provided Event with UTC, Monday September 22 nd, 5:30-6:30PM- Pizza Provided Edwards Life Sciences, Thursday September 25 th, 4:00- 5:00PM

23. SWE Business Cards! Great for the career fair! Business cards are $6.99 for 250 Email the information required (see sample below) to holtos@rpi.edu by September 15 th !holtos@rpi.edu

24. LinkedIn Social Come learn the do’s and don’ts about using LinkedIn Beef up your profile in time for the career fair September 9 th, 6-7PM in Union 3606 Please bring your laptops! Snacks will be provided

25. National Membership Reimbursement Want to be reimbursed for your national membership fee?! Be one of the first 10 members to reach 4 SWE activity points this semester and you will be reimbursed the $20! Contact Gina (triveg@rpi.edu) about your point total or Donna (creigd@rpi.edu) about the reimbursement checktriveg@rpi.educreigd@rpi.edu

26. Join the Outreach Committee! Outreach Meetings Mondays 7-8pm in Union 2424 Some Outreach Events Girl Scout Engineering Day Junior FIRST LEGO League LEGO Mindstorm Sage Science and Health Discovery Night Contact Jessica at stiegj@rpi.edu if you have an questions.stiegj@rpi.edu

27. Outreach Leadership Positions Are you interested in becoming more involved in Outreach? This year we are creating more leadership positions on the Outreach Committee. Possible Responsibilities Organize volunteers for events Gather supplies for different events Create and organize an event Contact Jessica at stiegj@rpi.edu for more information.stiegj@rpi.edu

28. Book Club Thursday, September 18 th, 5:30PM "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg

29. Get That Job! The Inside Scoop from Practicing Professionals on Preparing for the Career Fair and Following up Afterwards Tuesday, September 16, 7 to 9:00 p.m., DCC 318 Co-hosted with NSBE, SHPE, SASE, and WMP. Experienced professional recruiters from GE, a global technological company, will share what recruiters look for at the Career Fair and how you can prepare to put your best foot forward at the Career Fair. Students will model career fair attire and appropriate accessories.

30. Knowledge source tip of the month! Improving your resume Tailor your resume to your Employer If you know they are looking for something you have done, highlight it. So what? You made excel spreadsheets, but why were they relevant? Put enough information… But don’t overdo it, you want something to talk about during your interview too

31. External Announcements? The officers will be around, come introduce yourself! Ask us any questions! Thank you!