MIT SWE Updates

Fall 2017 SWE Board applications are now open!

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Apply to be a Freshman Representative or Chair by Tuesday, September 19th. Interview slots are filled on a rolling basis, so early submissions are highly encouraged!

Spring 2017 Volunteer Points Winners

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Thank you to everyone who volunteered at our events this semester! Volunteers play a huge role in helping run our events over the semester, and we thank you all for helping out :)

As the semester is coming to a close, we would like to announce the winners of the MIT SWE Volunteer Points System that we implemented this year:

Spring 2017 Winners for the MIT SWE Volunteer Points System

1st Place with a total of 25.5 volunteer hours

Haripriya Mehta

2nd Place with a total of 21.5 volunteer hours

Stuti Vishwabhan

3rd Place with a total of 21 volunteer hours

Nayoung Lee

Honorable Mentions

Grayson King (18 hours)

Sophia Gershon (18 hours)

Shannon Duffy (16 hours)

Celine Qiu (16 hours)

Sara Wilson (16 hours)

Congratulations to our spring semester winners!

2017 Golden Beaver Award Recipient

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We are excited to announce that our section was awarded the Golden Beaver Award at the 2017 MIT Awards Convocation! We are thankful to the MIT community for their continued support, and we hope to continue our efforts in forging relationships and providing resources to the MIT community and beyond.

"The Golden Beaver Award is presented to student organizations, living groups, dorms, or teams that show a strong organizational structure or government, that provide outstanding programming, and that have a significant impact on campus life at MIT. Recipients will have shown dedication to continually improving their group and enhancing the campus environment."

2017 MIT SWE Executive Team and Scholarship Winners

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Congratulations to the new Exec and Scholarship Winners!

2017 SWE Exec:

President - Joanna Han

VPs of Outreach - Jeanie Pearson and Jennifer McCleary

VP of Campus Relations - Jae Hyun Kim

VP of Career Development - Alisha Saxena

VP of Membership - Michele Miao

VP of Technology - Baula Xu

Administrative Officer- Nancy Hung

Financial Officer - Rebecca Grekin

Upperclassmen awards:

1. Teresa de Figueiredo

2. Hannah Thel

3. Hannah Huynh

Freshmen awards:

1. Kiera Gavin

2. Crystal (Xingyu) Chen

3. Carol Wu

MIT SWE Board Goes on Retreat

2017-03-05T13:11:00.000-05:00

To celebrate our new board and exec members, MIT SWE recently went on retreat to the historic Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts. It was a great opportunity to get a head start on planning out events and become more comfortable in our new roles. After dinner, everyone bonded through fun activities like crafting, Cards Against Humanity, and Taboo. It's safe to say we all left the next morning feeling refreshed and ready to take on the new term!

2016 SWE Executive Team

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We're excited to welcome the 2016 SWE Executive Team!

President - Lynn Takeshita

VPs of Outreach - Teresa de Figueiredo and Emma Castanos

VP of Campus Relations - Joanna Han

VP of Corporate Relations - Jani Adcock

VP of Membership- Marisa Rozzi

Administrative Officer - Erin Hong

Financial Officer - Michelle Tai

Technology Officer - Lisette Tellez

How to Sign up as SWE National Member

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Why Join National SWE?

Registering as a national SWE member will broaden and enrich your SWE experience! As a registered national SWE member at MIT, you gain access to members-only events including networking events, career development opportunities, social events, personal development events, and more. It is also important to join SWE as a national member because only then can you be recognized as a SWE member by MIT, SWE, and outside employers. Additionally, only registered national SWE members can run for SWE Board and Exec positions within MIT SWE. National SWE also offers additional benefits to members that can be found on the national SWE website.
To sign up as a SWE National Member, please follow the instructions here

SWE Fall Board Applications Are Open!

2015-09-13T22:19:00.004-04:00

Applications are open for fall board positions. Fill out the Fall Board Application Form. A list of open position descriptions can be found here. Note, you must be a national member to apply for SWE board.

You can sign up to become a national member at our SWEet Week Send Off (September 18th, 8-10pm, Maseeh Basement Movie Room) or on the national SWE website (instructions here).

If you have any questions, please contact swe-exec@mit.edu.

2015 SWE Recruiting Events

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SWE Welcome Dinner

Saturday, September 12th | 7:30-8:30 | W20-407

Join the largest undergraduate women's network on campus! Learn more about the various leadership opportunities from mentoring K-12 students to networking with companies-- all while enjoying tasty Thai food:)

SWEet Week 2015

Monday, September 14th-Friday, September 18th

Come join SWE during SWEet Week to learn more about each of four departments (Campus Relations, Corporate, Membership, and Outreach). You can have dinner with your professors, meet some women leaders in industry, and get those resumes ready for the career fair! All while enjoying some really tasty free food:) Bring your flyer to each event and we will give you a sticker. Go to all of the events and you will get a custom goodie bag at Friday's event!

Welcome to SWE!!!

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What is SWE?
MIT SWE (Society of Women Engineers) is the largest undergraduate women’s network on campus and is part of a national nonprofit service and educational organization. Our mission is to empower women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. We currently have over 300 members and 50 board members who lead a variety of campus-wide, professional, outreach, and membership initiatives.

Fall Board applications will open shortly. We encourage you to stop by the SWE booth for a cupcake at the Activities Midway this Friday, September 4th from 2:30-4:30 pm and learn how to get involved.

March General Body Meeting!

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Starting this month, SWE will be holding a monthly GBM on the first Wednesday of every month. The upcoming GBM's are on: March 4th, April 1st, and May 6th (all 7:30-8:30pm). Come to the GBM's to learn how to be more involved in SWE, find out about upcoming events, see your SWE friends, and eat yummy food! This GBM will focus on outreach opportunities. We will serve dinner at each event (for the March 4th GBM, dinner will be from Panera).
March 4th GBM will be held in 2-105.
See you there!

Apply for the 2015 SWE Planning Board!

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SWE is one of the largest, most active student-run organizations at MIT. With around 300 national members, SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders in the STEM fields. Joining SWE's board will help you gain valuable experience in professional development and STEM outreach, enhance your event planning, teamwork, leadership skills, and give you a community of fellow SWE members that will provide support as you pursue your aspirations.
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Click here to apply to join the 2015 MIT SWE Planning Board! Descriptions of the available 2015 board positions can be found here. To be a board member, you must also be a national member. For more information on national member sign up, click here.

All board members are required to complete 3 hours of volunteering at Outreach events and attend at least 3 events outside of those that they have planned. In addition, board members are required to attend all 4 board meetings throughout the semester and board retreat on February 15th-16th.

To apply for board, please fill out the form by 11:59pm on Friday, January 30th. Please also email a website worthy photo of yourself to swe-president@mit.edu. We highly encourage early submissions! Interviews for positions will be held Sunday, February 1st through Tuesday, February 3rd.

We look forward to getting to know more about you!

- 2015 SWE Exec

Awards 2014

2014-12-27T13:57:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to the Award and Scholarship Recipients for 2014!!!

Board Awards
MIT SWE Lifetime Achievement Award: Nitya Subramanian
Outstanding New Board Member Award: Joanna Han
MIT SWE Future Leader Award: Lynn Takeshita
Outreach Achievement Award: Tony DiBlasi
Most Active Member Award: Nancy Lu
Outstanding Board Member of the Year (Exec's Choice): Jenny Lin

Scholarships
Upperclassmen:
1st Place: Srinidhi Viswanathan, Priya Garg
2nd Place: Pam Cai, Ceili Burdhimo
Honorable Mention: Nancy Lu, Tony DiBlasi
Freshman:
First Place: Joy Yu
Second Place: Alisha Saxena
Honorable Mention: Maryam Archie

Also, be sure to check out our end-of-the-year video. Have a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year!

2015 Exec Election Results

2014-12-22T15:59:00.002-05:00

We're excited to announce the new SWE Executive Team for 2015!

SWE Executive Team
President: Margaret Guo
VPs of Outreach: Ceili Burdhimo and Tony DiBlasi
VP of Campus Relations: Nancy Lu
VP of Membership: Lynn Takeshita
VP of Corporate Relations: Maria Stoica
Secretary: Erin Hong
Treasurer: Priscila Cortez
Webmaster: Hannah Pang

We can't wait to see you thrive!

SWEet Week 2014!

2014-09-05T23:45:00.001-04:00

Want to learn more about MIT SWE? We're having a week full of events to show you what we're all about!

We have four main departments: Outreach, Corporate Relations, Membership, and Campus Relations. Each night is dedicated to a different department - come to what interests you the most :)

Email swe-exec@mit.edu if you have any questions, see you there!

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Career Fair Registration is now open!

SWE Career Fair Banquet
The 2014 Society of Women Engineers Career Fair Banquet will be held 7-9 PM on September 19th, 2014. This event is a relaxed networking opportunity for companies to interact with students in a smaller setting.

Company and student registration is now open! Click here to register.

For Employers:
Company registration is due August 31st. Due to space constraints, only selected companies from the registrants pool will be invited to the banquet. The SWE Career Fair Banquet selection is based on company's diversity, positions recruiting for, and company reputation. Sponsorship level is considered but not the main priority. Selected companies will be notified the first week of September. There will be no cost for invited companies.

For Students:
In addition to the registration form, please email your resume to swe-resume@mit.edu. Applicants who do not submit resumes will not be considered. Both registration and resumes are due no later than September 7th.

Due to space restrictions we cannot accommodate all students registrants at this event. Selected students will be notified in the 2nd week of September. Students who are selected, but are unable to attend must notify the SWE CR team (swe-cr@mit.edu) within 5 days of invitation or be subject to a $10 fine. The dinner itself is offered at no cost to attendees.

If you have any questions, please email swe-cr@mit.edu.

Community Design Challenge - Winners Announced!

2014-08-05T01:47:00.001-04:00

And the Winners are…..

After hours of reading and coming across so many creative ideas from around the globe, we have finally chosen the winners of the Community Design Challenge! Winners will win a shopping sprees to their favorite science stores online. Congratulations and thanks to everyone for participating in the USASEF Community Design Challenge!

To learn about the awesome ideas our first place winners had, see below:

Winners:
Grade K-5: Electrolysis of Seawater by Parth Dedhiya
Grade 6-8: Sidewalks and Bike Trails by Michelle Li
Grade 9-12: Eco-Cycling by Aditeya Shukla

Winning essays will be published on this website in September.

USA Science Engineering Festival

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MIT SWE Outreach is proud to be an Official Partner of the 3rd USA Science Engineering Festival, to be held April 24-27, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

We will be making circuits that squish! Make a building, a dog, or a monster that lights up and makes noise! The possibilities for creative engineering are endless when you build a sculpture that conducts electricity.

USASEF Info
What is the universe made of? Why did dinosaurs go extinct? What do magic tricks and hip-hop have to with math? What will be the next medical breakthrough? What does baseball have to do with physics? Find out at the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo where over 250,000 K-12 students and parents, over 5,000 teachers and over 3,000 STEM professionals will experience the largest celebration of STEM!

Participants include more than 750 of the World's leading professional scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high tech corporations and STEM outreach and community organizations.

The two-day Expo is perfect for teens, children and their families, and anyone with a curious mind who is looking for a weekend of fun and discovery. Meet science celebrities like Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Job series, Bill Nye the Science Guy, David Pogue, host of NOVA ScienceNow series on PBS, and Grammy Award-winning alternative music band "They Might Be Giants!"

For more information, visit www.usasciencefestival.org

Apply to be on the 2014 Planning Board!

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Are you interested in getting involved with SWE? Do you want to develop your leadership abilities and have fun? Do you like teaching students about math and science? Do you want to get involved with professional development and networking? Do you want to throw study breaks and plan social events? Are you interested in where women stand in the world beyond MIT?

Apply to join the 2014 MIT SWE Planning Board! Descriptions of the available 2014 board positions can be found here.

Anyone is welcome to apply to join our board.

To apply for board, please fill out the form by 11:59pm on Wednesday, February 5th. Please email a website worthy photo of yourself to swe-president@mit.edu. Interviews for positions will be held on Saturday, February 8th or Sunday, February 9th.

Please note: to apply to join the SWE Board, you must be a National member of SWE. Not a member but want to apply? Follow the instructions here.

All board members are required to complete 3 hours of volunteering at Outreach events and attend at least 3 events outside of those that they have planned.

In addition, board members are required to attend all 5 board meetings throughout the semester and the retreat on February 15th.

We look forward to getting to know more about you!

MIT SWE Scholarship Recipients and Election Results

2013-12-09T11:44:00.002-05:00

Congratulations to our scholarship recipients and to the new 2014 SWE Executive team!

Scholarship Recipients:
Freshman
1st place: Nalini Singh
2nd Place: Helen Zhou
Honorable Mention: Niki Tubacki

Upperclassman
1st place: Ayesha Bose, Margaret Guo
2nd Place: Kate Tatar, Ceili Burdhimo
Honorable Mention: Flora Tan, Carolyn Joseph

2014 SWE Executive Team
President: Ayesha Bose
VP of Outreach: Connie Liu
VP of Campus Relations: Nitya Subramanian
VP of Membership: Srinidhi Viswanathan
VP of Corporate Relations: Margaret Guo
Secretary: Rin Islam
Treasurer: Priya Garg
Webmaster: Flora Tan

We can't wait to see you thrive!

2014 Elections SWE Exec

2013-11-29T01:27:00.001-05:00

Dear all,

Hope you are all enjoying your long holiday break! The ballot's for the 2014 MIT SWE Exec team has been decided!

You can view the candidates and their ballots here: swe.mit.edu/vote/

Voting officially opens on December 1st at 12:00 am.

Best of luck with the rest of the semester, and we look forward to seeing who will be on SWE Exec 2014!

~MIT SWE NomCom

Meet the Professors Dinner

2013-11-08T19:17:00.002-05:00

Space is limited.

Please RSVP here.

Freshman Rep Application and Presentation Follow Up

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For those who were able to make it to the SWE informational dinner tonight, we hope that you were able to see why so many women here have found the organization to be such a valuable part of their MIT experience. If you missed it, you can view the promotional video or the presentation.

In order to take attend most of SWE's events however, sign up to be a National member -- $20 for one year and $50 for all four years (recommended for freshmen and sophomores), plus you'll be reimbursed for half.

Finally, applications are open for Freshman Representatives and for two chair positions. Applications are due at 11:59 PM on Sunday, September 15th.

If you have any other questions about SWE, please don't hesitate to let us know.

Welcome to the organization!

The SWE Executive Team

swe-exec@mit.edu

Join SWE Today!

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Join the Society of Women Engineers, one of MIT's largest student groups, and take advantage of tons of resources available to members!

Participate in more than 1 event per week such as study breaks, Meet the Professors Dinners, networking, professional development, mentorship, and more.
Develop leadership experience on the SWE Board.
Mentor through one of our numerous Outreach programs.
Connect with Boston area professional and college women in engineering.

To get involved, register as a National Member. Follow the instructions and we will reimburse half of your membership and add you to the national members mailing list. We will be having our welcome event on Saturday, September 7th for new members where you can meet and learn more about MIT SWE.

For other ways to get involved:

Check out the below for upcoming events
Subscribe to our general mailing list at -- we tend to send information here to avoid spamming the institute.
For more information about Outreach opportunities, email swe-outreachchairs@mit.edu.
Contact swe-exec@mit.edu for general information.

We look forward to seeing you!

Announcing the 2013 MIT SWE Future Leaders

2013-08-07T19:26:00.001-04:00

I am excited to announce that four board members have been selected to represent MIT and Region F as SWE Future Leaders this year:

Margaret Guo
Connie Liu
Quanquan Liu
Srinidhi Viswanathan

These ladies will have the opportunity to represent Region F (and of course MIT) at the Collegiate Leadership Institute to be held during the SWE Annual Conference in Baltimore on Saturday, Oct 26th.

MIT has the second highest number of SWEFLs compared against every other section in the United States, and we know they will represent us well. Congrats ladies!