Past Events

FY19 Kick-off Social

On July 17th, 2018, FWSWE hosted a Kick-off Social for the FY19 year. Held at Chuy’s on West 7th, FWSWE had a SWEet time with returning and new members ? Thank you to Jody Snow and Sherry Williams for our cute candy jars.

Girls Inc Tarrant County Outreach Event

Fort Worth SWE had a wonderful time with 22 young girls associated with Girls Inc Tarrant County, a non-profit for girl empowerment. Hosted at the Northwest Branch Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth SWE members led the

FY18 Senior Send-off

Hosted at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, graduating seniors from University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, and Texas Christian University were celebrated. Accompanied by speaker Shelley Stracer, the upcoming graduates learned of financial awareness and tips for budgeting loan payments, emergency savings, and luxury items with an engineering salary.

Recap – Self-Care Workshop with Pat Alva-Green

This summer, Life Coach Pat Alva-Green provided an engaging hands-on workshop for Fort Worth SWE members: “3 Self-Care Practices Successful Women Implement Daily” Participants learned how establishing daily rituals can decrease stress and increase life fulfillment. Pat also discussed why setting personal boundaries is important and how to establish and maintain them. Those who attended …

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Recap – Fort Worth SWE Annual Banquet

Fort Worth SWE members gathered in June to celebrate our section’s successes over the past year. During the evening’s events at Copeland’s in Southlake, president Jody Snow reflected on the outreach, professional development and collegiate activities we held. The section officers received Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Option B”, as a thank you from the president …

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Event Recap: Joint Meeting with UTA SWE

The Fort Worth Professional SWE section had a successful joint meeting hosted by the UTA Collegiate SWE section.  About two dozen collegiate and professional members attended, and we had spirited conversations about life after graduation, the value of internships, and some great advice from recent graduates who have successfully made the transition from academia to …

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Event Recap: Region C Conference 2015

The Region C Conference, hosted by the University of Texas collegiate SWE section, was a huge success!  Ten of our SWE Fort Worth members attended the conference, where we heard captivating speakers, conducted important regional business, and attended valuable sessions about career growth, outreach, and just had an all-around good time being together! The conference …

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Bell Helicopter sponsors engineering roundtable discussions at TCU

In September Bell Helicopter employees, Fort Worth SWE professionals, and collegiate SWE members met at TCU for informative roundtable discussions.  The event, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, provided an exciting opportunity for students to connect with Bell professionals and SWE engineers in small groups.  Students learned about summer internship and boot camp opportunities offered at Bell …

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