On August 12, 2014, the Fort Worth SWE section held a group discussion on the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. Over dinner at the Olive Garden at Ridgmar Mall, five SWE members, spanning 3 generations and experience levels from new college graduate to 30 years, participated in a lively discussion …
The Fort Worth SWE section members offered engineering challenges to the students competing at 2014 DFW Future City Competition while they waited between their interviews and presentations. This year the challenges were: – Build an aluminum foil boat to hold as many washers as possible – Built a popsicle bridge to span at least 12 …
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On April 13th the Fort Worth SWE section held the annual Collegiate Day and Senior Sendoff event for the local collegiate sections. The luncheon was an opportunity for the students from the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Christian University, and the University of North Texas to get together and network with the Fort Worth …
Members of the Fort Worth section attended the SWE Region C Conference, which was held in Houston on February 7-9, 2014. It was a great opportunity to connect with members from across the region and to develop professionally. SWE Region C is comprised of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The theme for the 2014 conference …
In November, several Fort Worth professional section members traveled to Denton, Texas, for an informative dinner meeting with the University of North Texas SWE members. Three professional members – Jody Snow, an electrical engineer; Carol Bachman, a mechanical engineer; and Melissa Tacconi, an industrial engineer – formed an informal speaker panel to answer …
In September the Fort Worth and Dallas SWE sections held a joint networking event at the Sunshine Glaze art studio in Southlake. It was an opportunity for the women make connections with other SWE members and enjoy making creative mosaic projects.
On June 15th, Fort Worth SWE members and their spouses gathered at Copeland’s restaurant in Southlake for a banquet to celebrate a successful SWE year. It was an opportunity to reflect on the section accomplishments for FY13 which included: – participated in 5 Outreach Events – held 4 meetings with Collegiate Sections – all officers attended …
On April 14th the Fort Worth SWE section held the annual “Collegiate Day & Senior Sendoff” at the TCU campus. The event was an opportunity for the collegiate SWE members in the Fort Worth area (including UTA, UNT, and TCU students) to all get together for one big celebration. Fort Worth SWE provided lunch and …
The Region C Conference was hosted right next door in Dallas this year, giving many Fort Worth SWE members an opportunity to attend this exciting event. This year there were over 250 collegiates and professionals at the conference from around the region (Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana) and over 30 companies participated as sponsors. On …
