Hello and welcome to the University of Illinois at Chicago chapter of the Society of Women Engineers website. Yes, that may seem very long so you can just refer to us as UIC's SWE!
If you are interested in being apart of this society please go to the Join SWE page of this website and come to our next meeting! Click Here To Become A Member
Announcements
February 9th,2010
Hi Everyone! Great weather, is it not? Be safe getting around town today!
Due to the weather and some other details mentioned in the email sent out earlier the GBM is cancelled today! Also,some new changes to the site will be taking place, so please if you do not see any announcements about previous or upcoming activities please do not hesitate to e-mail us at uicswe@gmail.com or check your inbox!If you are not apart of our mailing list simply e-mail us at uicswe@gmail.com.
SWE GBM IS CANCELLED FOR FEB. 9th!!
-SWE Webmaster, Yetta
January 28th,2010
Hola! Hello Everyone! This week we had our first Jewelry Workshop. If you want to know how fun it was you can come to the next jewelry workshop on February 2nd or you can check out the pictures in the gallery section of our website. And last, but not least SWE's Regional Conference is taking place this weekend and I hope all attending have fun and meet great professionals in the field. Remember if you did not register there is always the next regional conference and coming up later this year is the SWE National Conference! So, check back for more information.Have a great weekend everyone and be safe.
-SWE Webmaster, Yetta
P.S. SWE Members receive a SWE magazine often in the mail. We are also able to share with friends, collegues, SWE Members, and prospective members the magazine online. If you want to take a look at SWE's Winter 2010 Edition just click here .
January 24th,2010
Hello Everyone! I hope everyone's weekend is going well. Our first general meeting has passed, but if you are wondering what you missed you can go to the updates section of our website and view the minutes. If you don't know what minutes are just think of them as another way of saying the important notes taken during an event or meeting.
Also, there are some very important events coming up this week. For SWE, we are having our very first jewelry workshop! So, if you want to learn how to make some fabulous earrings come to our Jewelry workshop Tuesday, January 26th, 2010! We are looking forward to seeing new faces and welcoming back old ones!
On another note, there is a very important event taking place tomorrow hosted by UIC's NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers). I am sure all, if not then most of you have heard about the occurences in Haiti. NSBE is hosting their first meeting entitled "A Night for Haiti" Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 5:00pm in ERF Room 1043 (Engineering Research Facility). At this meeting they are not only going to talk about their mission as a society, but they are also going to work together to put together relief packets to send to Haiti. If you want more information about things you can bring or do for this event you can visit UIC's NSBE website. Click Here to visit their site.
Note:This is for an important cause, but just know SWE Members you can achieve points by going to this event. You can receive points per item and for attendance!
-SWE Webmaster, Yetta
January 12th,2010
Good Morning! This update is just to inform you our first general body meeting of the semester will be taking place tomorrow at SEO 236. If you've seen a flyer around or you came to the site make sure you come to the Science and Engineering Offices Building Room 236 because there has been a room change. SWE FIRST GBM at 5PM in SEO 236! Make sure to bring your friends and spread the word. Have a great day!
-SWE Webmaster Yetta
January 12th,2010
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all start the new semester off on a good foot. This is currently the new design for UIC SWE. If you are experiencing any inconveniences with the site please do not hesitate to e-mail me at yhusse2@uic.edu! I am working out things with the site still and there is more to come. Thank-you for your patience. Have a nice evening.
-SWE Webmaster Yetta
P.S. ALSO OUR FIRST GENERAL MEETING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. Jan. 21 Save the Date!
December 22,2009
Every month a lucky SWEet lady will be choosen to be SWE's Leading Lady! How do you ask? Well, that is quite simple. All you have to do is be a dedicated member and earn points along the way. So, the SWE member with the most points at the end of the month will receive a wonderful prize and get their picture and short bio up on the website! At the end of the semester, SWE will announce the Leading Lady of the Spring Semester. The person who wins Leading Lady of the Semester will get a grander prize and also be put on the website!
- You must be a registered SWE member to participate!
- General Body Meetings - 1 point
- Events- 2 points
- SWEet Bake Sale [rumored to be the best on campus!] - 1 point per volunteer hour
- Get a Friend to Join SWE - 2 points
- Participate in other Engineering Societies - 1 point
- T-shirt Contest - 5 points!
The list goes on for more information on how to participate attend a general meeting or send us an e-mail!