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What is SWE?
Society of Women EngineersRice University Section
August 30, 2012
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Officers• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bayazitoglu• SWE Liaison: Ann Hightower• Co-Presidents: Yimin Luo and Priya Rao• Vice President: Stephanie Tzouanas• Treasurer: Ghazal Amar• Secretary: Katie Specht• Outreach Coordinator: Reyna Zhang• Mentorship Chair: Sophie Chang• Historian: Heaven Chen• Webmaster: Cathy Zhang• Publicity: Leslie Nguyen
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Society of Women Engineers
Founded in 1950, SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy activities, and much more.
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What about SWE at Rice?
Career
Mentoring
Outreach
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National Conference• Nov 8 – 10, Houston, TX• Great opportunity for those looking for:– Jobs/internships– Graduate schools– Advice for life options
• SWE sponsor: Juniors and Seniors• Register by Oct 12, 2012 to get discount for registration
fee ($80 versus $120 on site)• Must first become SWE member ($20)• For future: participation points
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Career Opportunities
• Professional development workshops• Corporate information sessions• Summer internships panel• Networking• Resume book• Provided to companies specifically seeking SWE
members• Use Center for Career Development (CCD) as a resource• Send resume to st11@rice.edu by 9/14
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Mentoring
• One of the most popular programs Rice SWE offers
• Pair up Rice undergraduate engineers with professional engineers/graduate students
• Sign-up sheet/email cx3@rice.edu by Sept. 6th, 2012
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Outreach
• Sally Ride Science Festival• Girl Scout Day• More opportunities!
We need your help! (Participation point for future conference sponsorship)
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Upcoming Events
Sept. 5th 6-7pmBP Info Session
Sept. 11th
Rice Career Fair
Sept. 26th
Schlumberger Info Session
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Contact Us!
• Website: http://swe.rice.edu • Sign up for the listserv if you haven’t already!
• Yimin: yl25@rice.edu • Priya: pdr1@rice.edu
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