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SWE Overview

• The Society of Women Engineers is a non-profit educational and service organization of graduate engineers and women and men with equivalent engineering experience.
• National SWE was founded in 1950
• Wichita Section chartered in 1982
• Incorporated in 1952
• Headquartered in New York City
• Over 6,000 members in 70 sections
• Over 8,000 student members at 275 engineering schools
• SWE History, Objectives, Mission

• Board of Directors
• 10 Regions
• Board of Trustees
• Headquarters staff
• Council of Section Representatives
• Member and Student Sections
• Members at Large

Leadership
By providing opportunities for members to develop their leadership and management skills, increase membership by 25% (7 new members) and increase membership participation to 50%.

Communication
Increase newsletters from quarterly to monthy, Increase community awareness.

Education
Increase participation/number of career guidance programs

Host 3nd annual engineering expo - Target 550 attendees

Provide engineering awareness presentations/activites to area schools and Girl Scouts

Participation in BEST competition

Diversity
Provide additional diversity awareness within SWE

Visibility
Continue to produce an award winning web site; Increase visibility in the Greater Wichita Area; Increase visibility at the National Convention through Awards, Presentations, and Sales Tables
 

SWE National Goals and Objectives

• To inform young women, their parents, counselors and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
• To serve as a center of information of women in engineering.
• To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.

SWE Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 1999-2003

There is an urgent need for engineers and other technical professionals to support the nation’s growing technological demands. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) provides active, imaginative and effective programs and partnerships for the career development of women engineers. SWE also encourages the pursuit of technical education and career skills. The Mission, Objectives and Strategic Priorities described herein provide the framework for Society projects, programs and partnerships, while the Values section describes the guidelines for the conduct and behavior of the Society’s members.

• Mission
• Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders,
• Expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and
• Demonstrate the value of diversity.
• Values
• Professionalism:  We conduct our activities in a businesslike manner, demonstrating and demanding the highest standards of quality.
• Integrity:  We aspire to the highest level of ethical behavior as evidenced by honesty and dignity in our personal and professional relationships and responsibilities.
• Respect:  We acknowledge gender, ethnic, cultural and other differences, and strive to respect the added values they bring.
• Mutual Support:  We provide an organization that fosters the development of a professional network and the growth of personal friendships.
• Objectives
• Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
• Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
• Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
• Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement

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