Page 1 of 8 If this email was forwarded to you, click here to join SWE and our mailing list. Society of Women Engineers REGION i Oklahoma City Section i009 Email Website LinkedIn Facebook Upcoming Section Meetings SWE Oklahoma City section and SWE Oklahoma Christian University section presents Conflict Resolution Thursday, February 15 6:00-8:00 PM Speaker: Abigail Wendt Northern Area Manager Engineering and Construction Magellan Midstream Partners Have you experienced conflict with someone and interested in learning techniques to resolve conflict? Join SWE OKC and OC section to understand the types and styles of conflicts, famiiliar with conflict resolution techniques, and explain the various steps to resolving conflict resolution. RESERVE YOUR SPOT AT https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conflict-resolution-with-swe-okc-tickets-42843271378
Page 2 of 8 ALL SWE members and guests welcome. Location: Cail Auditorium in the DAH (Davisson American Heritage Building) Oklahoma Christian University 2501 E Memorial Rd, Edmond, OK 73013 (Map) Parking: FREE Parking available (see map below). Meal cost: FREE (Sandwiches) Speaker Bio: Abigail Wendt is Northern Area Manager for Engineering and Construction at Magellan Midstream Partners based in Tulsa, OK. In SWE, Abigail serves as part of the Leadership Coaching Committee and is the Region i coaching lead. She is passionate about mentorship and enjoys being part of the Region i Mentorship Committee as well. Agenda: 6:00-6:30 pm Check-in and Meal 6:30-7:30 pm Conflict Resolution presentation 7:45 pm Adjourn ALL SWE members and guests welcome
Page 3 of 8 Oklahoma Engineering Foundation Engineering Fair Since 1981, OEF has hosted a statewide Engineering Fair for Oklahoma Students. Over 80,000 students and teachers have participated to date. For more information about the Engineering Fair. SWE OKC will have a booth at the fair to encourage young girls to pursue a STEM education and career. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT SWE BOOTH Booth Setup Tuesday, February 20th 4-5 PM or Fair Wednesday, February 21st 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sign-up to volunteer at http://okc.swe.org/oef-fair-volunteers.html Location: Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Pl, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 FREE parking available Event Website: http://oef.org/programs/engineering-fair
Page 4 of 8 SWE OKC February Lunch Bunch @ Cultivar Mexican Kitchen (Website) Tuesday, February 27 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM RESERVE YOUR SPOT AT https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-swe-lunch-bunch-tickets-43070971435 Location: Cultivar Mexican Kitchen 714 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (Map) Street parking available Meal cost: on your own Join professionals for lunch. Opportunity for networking with other female engineers. Open to all! Bring a friend for lunch. No cost to attend, lunch on your own cost. Caroline Short and Leslie Crissup will be hosting this lunch. ALL SWE members and guests welcome. President's Message Thank you to everyone that attended our events last month. Hope to see you at one of our future events. Please feel free to bring your friends, family, and colleagues. If you are interested in getting more involved with our section and to increase your professional network please consider nominating yourself for the FY19 SWE OKC elections. We will be electing a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. SWE Events Recap: 7 attendees @ January Lunch Bunch at European Creperie and Cafe 16 attendees @ OU Advanced Radar Research Center Tour - Upekesha Addagatla, FY '18 SWE OKC President
Page 5 of 8 Future Section Meetings Please see our calendar (link) for future planned meetings March 10th at 10 AM Speaker Suzanne Dodson (Tulsa SWE Pipeline Engineer for Magellan Midstream Partners, LP ), Negotiating Your Salary, RSVP @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/negotiating-yoursalary-tickets-40978683345 Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 3 to 5 PM - FIRST Robotics Women in STEM Reception @ Cox Convention Center TABLE MENTOR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Visit http://okc.swe.org/first-women-in-stem.html for more information about the event and to register as a student/team or sign-up as a table mentor. April/May Mentoring circles June End of Year Celebration
Page 6 of 8 We want to learn more about you! SWE Awards Did you know you can create a SWE biography on the swe.org web site? The SWE bio can be used to share information about career and personal interests. You may even be nominated for a SWE award! Please create a SWE bio by clicking the membership portal when you log in to swe.org. You may also submit your professional and SWE resume to swe.okc@gmail.com in order to be considered for awards or SWE leadership positions. Upcoming SWE Conferences WE18 - SWE s Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN, October 18-20, 2018 Invent It. Build it October 20, 2018 Partnering Organization Events Introduce a Girl to Engineering Join our movement and become a Girl Day Role Model! Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day) helps focus a growing movement to inspire girls futures so they learn they have a place in engineering a better world. In just one day you can make a difference by sharing your knowledge, experience, and some fun! Give girls the chance to think like an engineer and you ll be amazed at what you learn! Act now. More information at: https://www.discovere.org/our-programs/girl-day The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Central Oklahoma Section Website: https://community.asme.org/central_oklahoma_section/default.aspx JOINT ENGINEERING SOCIETIES BANQUET The Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)Central/ Southwest Chapter is proud to once again sponsor the Oklahoma City Joint Engineering Societies Banquet (JESB). This event is held in conjunction with Engineer s Week that many Oklahoma engineering societies participate in. A number of students will also attend the banquet, including participants in Engineer for a Day, Future Cities, and MATHCOUNTS programs. These are our engineers of tomorrow!
Page 7 of 8 LOCATION: Gaylord Student Center, Oklahoma Christian University 2501 E Memorial Rd, Edmond, OK 73136 Click Here for Bio, and other updated meeting details SPEAKER: Dr. Tom Landers AT&T Chair and Engineering Dean, University of Oklahoma DATE: Thursday February 22, 2018 TIME: 5:30-8:00 PM MEAL: $20 Ticket Price Please register and purchase tickets at http://www.ospe.org/local-chapterevents Ticketing Deadline - Monday February 19, 2018 For help with tickets call or contact OSPE at 405-872-6773 / ospeinfo@ospe.org Outreach Volunteer Opportunities and Resources EMHS SWENext club "Lady IronDogz" MENTORS NEEDED The Edmond Memorial High School (EMHS) SWENext club was formed in September. Their goal is to utilize the club to recruit more girls into the FIRST Robotics Team IronDogz #2773 (Website) in Edmond, OK and to encourage girls to pursue STEM education and career paths. Mentors will assist with future club activities as available. The club plans to meet periodically throughout the school year after school hours. Please email swe.okc@gmail.com if interested in mentoring.
Page 8 of 8 FIRST Robotics Volunteers NEEDED (Mentors, Coaches, and/or sponsors needed) Robot build season is January thru March. The teams typically meets after school and some weekends SWE OKC is associated with the following teams and is currently seeking mentors: Mount St. Mary's: Team Rocket #2723, (Website). This school has an ALL girls team. 2801 S Shartel Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73109 Edmond Memorial High School: Team IronDogz #2773, Edmond, OK (Website). This team has girls and seeking to add more girls to the team. 1000 E 15th St, Edmond, OK 73013 Wilson High School: Team RoarBots #3163, 8867 Chestnut Rd Henryetta, OK 74437 (Website) Edmond North High School: Team Cyberian Huskies #5621, 215 West Danforth, Edmond, OK 73003 Please contact swe.okc@gmail.com if you are interested in mentoring any of the above teams. How to Sign-Up: Find a FIRST team near you and sign up to be a mentor there. Just go to the FIRST website and look for the team/events search page. Then contact the team using the email on the FIRST team page. There are many other ways to volunteer and give to FIRST. Visit https://www.firstinspires.org/ for more information. ecybermission - STEM Competition Virtual Judges NEEDED ecybermission is an online STEM competition through National Science Teachers Association. We are in need of virtual judges for this competition cycle and seeking STEM professionals. The deadline to register is February 28th. It will take less thank 5 minutes to register. STEM Professionals Needed as Virtual Volunteers! ecybermission,a web-based Science, Technology,Engineering and Math competition for 6th-9th grade students is still in need of volunteers as virtual judges for this competition cycle. Registration deadline is drawing near. Please consider sharing with your network and members. STEM Competition Virtual Judges- Volunteers will spend time (self-paced) from March 14-30, 2018 to review, score, and provide comments on team submissions. We ask volunteers to score 10-15 submissions, which on average, takes 30 minutes per submission. ecybermission provides a clear judging rubric for all submissions as well as support from the ecybermission Volunteer Team. https://www.ecybermission.com/virtualjudge/registration 2017-2018 SWE OKC Officers Click Here for a complete list of officers and their pictures President - Upekesha Addagatla Vice President - Caroline Heller Treasurer - Jenna Ziegler Secretary - Morgan Arline Section Representative - Sandi Snelling Senator/Region i Webmaster - Leslie Crissup