April SWE-Blast
Eastern Nebraska Society of Women Engineers
Every 4th Thursday - SWE Programs
Do you have ideas for a meeting or something to share for our SWE-blasts? Let me know!
April Program: Female Leadership and Communication Styles in Male-Dominated Industries with Quinn Texmo
In our own way, we all want to be successful. This success happens one day at a time. Does being female impact that success? What are some barriers to that success? In this presentation, Quinn will discuss female communication and leadership styles, and how they impact you working in a male-dominated industry. After this presentation, you will have a better understanding of barriers for women in the industry and ways to mitigate or overcome those barriers. Never let anyone stand in the way of your success!
Quinn Texmo is the Emerging Business Group Leader for JEO Consulting Group, where she is responsible for co-leading 5 departments. She earned her Master’s Degree in Organizational Communication from UNO in 2014 where her areas of research were female leadership and communication styles in male dominated industries and generational communications within the workplace. Additionally, she holds a B.S. in Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations and Speech Communication from UNO. Quinn is the past president for both CREW Omaha Metro and SMPS Nebraska.
1 PDH/CEU. Guests are always welcome!
TIME: 6:00 pm Social/Dinner, 6:30 pm Presentation
LOCATION: E & A Consulting Group, Inc., 10909 Mill Valley Road, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154
COST: $5 SWE Members / $10 non-members (cash/check accepted at the event)
RSVP to mailto:outreach@swe-nebraska.org by Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
*please include any dietary restrictions with your RSVP*
Special Thanks to E & A Consulting Group, Inc. for their generous support of hosting this Program!! Learn more about them at www.eacg.com
Thursday, Apr 20, 2017, 06:00 PM
10909 Mill Valley Road, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154
Nebraska American Society of Civil Engineers Celebrates 100 Years of Excellence
The Nebraska Section of ASCE is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2017 with a red carpet event and screening of ASCE’s IMAX 3D movie, “Dream Big,” at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on May 18, 2017. The event will be modeled after a Hollywood movie premier, with a red carpet, photographer, and swag bags. There will also be drinks and hors d’oeuvres following the movie at the aquarium conference center.
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Outreach Volunteers Needed! ---Wow! Planning Committee to Meet---
Since 2008, SWE Nebraska has grown our premier STEM outreach event and we are excited to plan for this fall! We are looking for volunteers to help with our bi-annual Wow! Planning Committee Event. Activities will include a keynote speaker presentation, hands-on activities, a robotics demonstration, visiting sponsor booths, and showing youth how much fun engineering can be! Please email outreach@swe-nebraska.org if you would like to be included on the Planning Committee as the first planning meeting will be in early May. We need volunteers to help with both planning and execution. People with contacts at schools are greatly appreciated!
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SWE Nebraska Strategic Planning Meeting 6/10/2017
Please join Nebraska SWE at our annual planning meeting to discuss FY16 successes and areas of improvement, as well as plan for FY18 (01 July 2017 to 30 June 2018) program topics. Come prepared to participate in the discussion and bring forth your ideas of speakers, programs, locations, tour, and any other ideas you may have!
Time: Saturday, June 10, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland, NE 68003
Cost: Free, please bring potluck brunch item to share
RSVP to president@swe-nebraska.org
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Parents as Partners in Outreach
How do we include parents in our outreach efforts and give them the resources they need to encourage their children to pursue a career in STEM?
Read more at http://alltogether.swe.org/2017/01/parents-as-partners-in-outreach/
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SWE Outreach Metric Tool - Take Credit for your Impact!!
The SWE Outreach Tool is a simple 10 question survey to complete after any of your STEM outreach events.
Volunteer for work? Yes - that counts!
You are a regular computer teacher at the library? Log your time!
Volunteer to judge at your child's science fair? Absolutely counts!
Help out the local 4-H Robotics Team? Yes - this too!
Any events that focus on students ages 4-18 and/or their adult advocates such as parents, educators, and group leaders. The data you enter will be used internally by the SWE Outreach Committee to set goals and make strategic decisions. The data will also be used externally with sponsors to show the impact of the outreach that all SWE members do. Many grants require the information we are collecting, and we need accurate information to share with them. Here’s the information you should gather together before you use this tool:
– Event name and date(s)
– Section name: I002 Eastern Nebraska
– Event type
– Number of girls who participated in the event
– Number of boys who participated in the event
– Age of students who participated (Estimates are okay; report the age range of the majority)
– Number of Adults who participated – These are Parents, Educators, and other non-volunteers who participated in the event.
– Number of SWE Member volunteers
– Number of other volunteers – not SWE members
– Name of Partner Organization(s), if applicable
– Any best practices you would like to share (optional)
--> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/omtool
More info online at http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/swe-members/479-slides/4463-outreach-metric-tool-report-your-outreach
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SWE Professional Development: 3 Mistakes You’re Making in Public Speaking
These common public speaking mistakes are visual, vocal and verbal. Take a closer look and learn how to prevent them at http://alltogether.swe.org/2017/03/three-mistakes-making-public-speaking/
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SWE Advocacy: Women in Engineering at the 61st Commission on the Status of Women at the UN
SWE joins a global conversation around the importance of women in engineering and technology, STEM education for girls, and equal pay. Read more at http://alltogether.swe.org/2017/03/women-engineering-61st-commission-status-women-united-nations/
Constance and Nano’s Engineering Adventures
SWE is creating a new edition of our comic book for girls. Join Constance and Nano on their engineering adventures to see how fun solving problems with science, engineering, technology and math can be! Download their latest adventure for FREE and share it with your friends, parents and teachers!
WE17: Always Connecting -- Always Engineering
Thursday, Oct. 26 – Friday, Oct. 27
Austin Convention Center
Come join a global gathering in Austin, Texas of more than 10,000 women at all stages of their engineering careers.
Professionals will rekindle old friendships and make new ones, find new ways to approach their current job or discover a whole-new path. Collegiates will find internships, that all-important first job, new friends, mentors and life-skills not earned in lecture halls. All will find their experience incredible.
Registration opens in May at http://we17.swe.org/
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