FWSWE celebrated the start of the new year with our 2019 Kickoff Social on Tuesday, January 8th from 6:30-8:30 PM. Held at Blue Mesa Grill of downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth SWEsters enjoyed catching up with each other and sharing their holiday break adventures. Rochelle Wix, our social chair, led an icebreaker to create conversations between …
Fort Worth SWE celebrates the end of 2018 as we reflect on all that our section has accomplished this past year. Below are some notable achievements through the collective effort of our membership: 24 hours of volunteering donated to the Fort Worth Science & History Museum Engineering Week. $1700 in new merchandise sales. 7 members …
FWSWE had a fabulous time wrapping up 2018 and marking the halfway point through FY19 with our annual holiday party & ornament exchange. Thank you to each of our members who donated their time and belongings to make this party work! We celebrated 32 SWE members, friends, and family: a new record for attendance! Notable ornaments …
FWSWE was pleased to host Hanna Tong and Amarjeet Kaur as the speakers of the Third General Meeting and our biannual Professional Development event at the Northwest Branch of the Fort Worth Library System on Saturday, November 10th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Thank you to Secretary, Rachel Masters, for planning this great event! “The …
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TCU Society of Women Engineers hosted their annual STEM Outreach event for Girls Inc. of Tarrant County on Saturday, November 10th. TCU SWE organized a full day of activities, including building an electrical circuit for a fan, synthesizing chemical formulas for lipgloss, and testing how many rubber bands are needed to squeeze a watermelon. We are so proud …
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FWSWE congratulates Samantha (Sammy) Zellner on her recent award at #WE18. Zellner competed in the Graduate Collegiate Poster Competition and won First Place Overall! Zellner is a graduate student at the University of North Texas earning her Masters in Material Science and Engineering. She has served as UNT SWE’s Outreach Chair, Social Chair, and President. Additionally, …
FWSWE had a phenomenal time at #WE18 this year at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota. This year’s theme was “Let’s Break Boundaries.” 14,000 SWE members participated in the conference, including our own Sherry Williams, Hope Schwalls, Liberty Schmidt, Carolyn Cooper, Candy Robinson, and Carol Raburn. Notable events include walking the Mall of America, visiting …
We thank all those in attendance of this year’s DFW Leadership Summit in Irving, TX. Attendees learned from LCC Coach, Carol Raburn. Raburn spoke of techniques to empathize and communicate productively with coworkers and SWE members across generations. Keynote speaker, Sandi Mitchel of APEX Leadership Mastery, gave great insight on how to communicate effectively to …
16 established, new, or collegiate SWE members participated in our Speed Networking session on September 4th from 6:30-8:30 pm at Spaghetti Warehouse Arlington. After eating and meeting minutes, participants partnered up for 5 minute conversations while rotating around the room. Upcoming events were discussed, and the new polo fundraiser was announced. Thank you to all …
On August 3rd, 2018, FWSWE hosted their first general meeting at Dickey’s BBQ in North Richland Hills. Wiring into a SWE Headquarters webinar, FWSWE learned Mindfulness and Stress Reduction techniques. Mindfulness expert and personal coach Tessa Todd Morgan gave us concrete tips on how to re-energize and re-center during the workday. Committee chairs were announced …
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