Society of Women Engineers Wichita Section

SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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Holiday Fashion Show
Fashions by Parrot-fa-Nalia
and
music by local string ensemble Novis
WHEN: Saturday, October 25 from 6:30 pm –
9:00 pm
WHERE: Calvary United Methodist Church
(Fellowship Hall)
2525 N Rock Rd / Wichita, KS 67226
COST: $10, adults; free to college students and
younger
Pay at the door
RSVP to Vickie Glancy Cannon at [email protected] by
10/23/08.
If you always wanted a chance to wear beautiful clothes, your time has come. We
need women and girls to pick out an outfit from Parrot-fa-Nalia and model it for
our Holiday Fashion Show. Parrot-fa-Nalia has fashions for weddings, proms,
homecoming, holiday parties, class reunions, any occasion where you want to look
your best. Any size from Junior 0 through Women’s is available.
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The Buzz from Baltimore
Thursday, November 13th
Hear about the 2008 National Conference in Baltimore
Get updates on National and Regional news
Learn about seminars and tours attended by our members
including the keynote talk by Captain Paz B. Gomez, PE
and a tour of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
If attending the conference, bring pictures and stories
to share!
TIME:
5:30pm
6:00pm
7:15 pm
Location:
RSVP:
Social, with full cash bar
Dinner (order-off-the-menu)
prices range from $6-$22
Conference update
Bella Luna Café (private room)
2132 N. Rock Road (21st & Rock Road)
Located in Bradley Fair Shopping Center
by 3pm Tuesday, November 11th
to [email protected]
or 316-517-2562
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President’s Message
Table of Contents:
Current Month’s Event
Next Month’s Event
Table of Contents
President’s Message
Wired
Calendar
SWE Business
SWE Tree
Bold Visions/KPTS
Events Around Wichita
Wanted
Out & About
Thanks ..
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WOW, it’s almost time for Conference. Wichita SWE
has had a terrific start to the year, exciting and fun
meetings, award winners, membership growth and a lot
of local exposure. Let’s keep that energy and momentum
up!
Of course we are all worried about the current situation
with the financial world. I expect to see some evidence
of that at Conference. In times like this, it is even more
important for us to be strong together. Remember that
you have a network out there to help you when things are
looking bleak. SWE is a place where people understand
and help each other.
There are a number of things happening in the next
couple months that will keep your spirits up. The
Fashion Party on October 25, our post-conference
meeting on November 13, the first EXPO planning
meeting of the year November 15, the Holiday Tea on
December 6 and DON’T forget the Holiday Tree! There
is nothing like tree decorating to boost your spirits.
Wired
SWE National website
I hope that all of you will be able to join us for one or
more of these events. There is always more than just the
event. It is the friendship and support we all get from
being together.
-Barbara
Region I website
WSU Student Section
WCES
First EXPO Planning Meeting
November 15, 9am-11am, at Cafe Moderne
(Old Town Square),
Expo is so much fun! Come and join us as we plan this
Annual Event for February 28, 2009
RSVP to Rikki at [email protected]
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Wichita Area Section I005
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October 2008
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October 2008
20082008-2009 Officers
President:
Barbara Davis
[email protected]
Sun
Vice President:
Dorci Cotton
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Marsha Meili
[email protected]
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Holiday
Tree
Planning
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EC Mtg
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Fall Break - Fall Break WSU
WSU
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Bold
Visions
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Halloween
Secretary:
Angela Schroeder
[email protected]
Newsletter:
Contact the President
Section Representative:
Vickie Glancy-Cannon
Committees/Chairs
/Chairs
Committees
Web Mistress:
Angie Graham
Membership Chair:
Cindy Hoover
[email protected]
Career Guidance Chair
Marsha Meili
[email protected]
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Fashion for
the
Holidays
Aspire. Advance. Achieve.
Schedule of Events
• 10/13 Executive Council Meeting, 5:30 pm, Panera Bread (Central and Hillside)
Fundraising Chair:
Contact the President
• 10/25 Fashion For the Holidays, 6:30PM ,Calvary United Methodist Church
Scholarship Committee
Chair:
Bonnie Johnson
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2525 N. Rock Rd
10/30 Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology, on KPTS at
9:00 PM
Publicity Chair:
Kate Van Dellen
[email protected]
WCES Representative:
Catherine Rocky
Bylaws Committee Chair:
Vickie Glancy-Cannon
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October 2008
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November 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Election Day
(US)
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SWE National Conference
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Veteran’s Day
(US)
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The Buzz
from
Baltimore
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EXPO Kickoff Meeting
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Holiday Tree
Dry Run
(tentative)
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Thanksgiving
Day (US)
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Holiday Tea
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Tree Setup
Aspire. Advance. Achieve.
Schedule of Events
• No Executive Council Meeting in November
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11/5-11/8 National Conference in Baltimore
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11/13 The Buzz From Baltimore, Bella Luna Café (2132 N. Rock Rd.),
5:30 pm
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11/15 EXPO Planning Meeting, Cafe Moderne (Old Town Square), 9am-11am
Society of Women Engineers
PO Box 1096
Wichita, KS 67201
E-mail: [email protected]
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October 2008
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SWE BUSINESS
Congratulations to Angela
Schroeder and Allison Terry – the
Wichita Section Nominees for the
“New Faces of Engineering Award!”
Angela
Allison
All five candidates were outstanding: Kim Burton (Cessna), Angela Graham (Cessna),
Angela Schroeder (Cessna), Allison Terry (Boeing), and Rachel Woods (Spirit
Aerosystems). Wichita is very fortunate to have a pool of strong new engineers. They
will be recognized at the Holiday Fashion Show on Saturday October 25, 2008.
Thank you all for you nominations and votes. And a big thanks to
Kate Van Dellen for making this happen.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently named Kate Van Dellen, a recent
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo University graduate as one of its Outstanding Collegiate
Members for the 2007 fiscal year.
“There are so many wonderfully qualified women who graduate
in engineering each year and receiving this award was an honor,”
said Kate, “It’s always comforting to know that people around
you appreciate your work.”
SWE’s award recognizes six individual collegiate members each
year who enhance the engineering profession through
contributions to industry, education and the community. Winners
are selected based on their participation in their school’s SWE
chapter, other engineering organizations, campus and community
activities and academic standing.
Kate will receive her award at the Celebrate SWE Awards
Banquet in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 8.
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Wichita Area Section I005
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October 2008
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Membership Update
Conference Update
Thanks to our two new
corporate members for
FY09, Spirit AeroSystems,
Inc. and Cessna Aircraft
Company (Textron) we are
at record membership
levels in the Wichita section. In addition to
the new corporate memberships, several
student upgrades, a very successful calling
campaign and excellent programs have
given our local section an influx of new
members. As of October 23, 2008, our
membership numbers are:
Find COR Motions on website
in SWE Communities
You can view them on the SWE
Communities page but you must
join each community in order to
access it. There are supporting
documents in "resources", and a
discussion thread for each
motion. Select "view all topics" to
see all of the discussion threads.
Two Communities to view:
♦ Bylaws – FY09 Amendment
Proposals Community
♦ COR Governance Discussion
Community
To view the SWE Communities,
go to:
♦ SWE Home page
♦ My SWE Communities (LH
side about middle)
♦ Login using your regular SWE
ID & password
♦ "Join Communities" on the
blue bar
♦ Under “Manage Communities”
look for the title, check box,
click “Join” at bottom of page
♦ Go to "My Communities" at
top RH side of page, click to
open
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Memberships Paid for FY08: 6
Memberships Paid for FY09:
Several of our FY08 members who have not
renewed to date are in the process of
renewing membership into SWE.
The
membership committee is working to build
awareness into the renewal process and
ensure our distribution lists and contact
information are up to date.
If you are one of those members who have
not renewed your membership for SWE, we
hope you will!! Click here to renew your
SWE Membership or to join SWE for the
first time.
If you have any questions about SWE
membership, please contact your FY09
Membership Chair, Cindy Hoover, at
[email protected].
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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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"Visions of Airplanes Dance in Their Heads"
One can tell we were all in the spirit of the holidays at our October 12th SWE Tree Planning
Meeting! Looking forward to our next meeting where we will review our tree topper and skirt
construction plans.
Committee: Bonnie Johnson (Chair), Ed Merkel, Catherine Rocky, Deana Fitzsimmons, & Suzanne
Moore (not pictured)
The Tree Committee can use your help decorating the tree. Tentative dates are
Monday December 1 and/or Tuesday December 2 at the Wichita Ice Center.
Contact Bonnie at [email protected] for more information.
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Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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Once again, Wichita SWE is proud to
sponsor “Bold Visions: Women in Science
and Technology”
KPTS at 9:00 PM
Thursday October 30, 2008.
Anyone want to record a
Holiday Message from
SWE?
Here is your chance.
Contact Barbara,
[email protected],
before October 31 to see if
we can get a group together.
The 2009 Region i Conference is scheduled for Feb
6-7 at Washington University in St. Louis.
More information as it becomes available
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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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Events Around Wichita
October 24-26 - Night of the Living Zoo
http://www.scz.org/visitor_tickets-signature_zoo_events.php
October 25-26 - Hay, Hooves & Halloween at Old Cowtown Museum
http://www.oldcowtown.org/Calendar/HayHoovesHalloween.htm
October 29
YPW will be sponsoring a Halloween Progressive Dinner for one YPW member and 1 guest beginning at
6:30 pm. The dinner will start at Piccadilly East for appetizers, dinner at the Rowdy Beaver, and dessert
at Baxter’s Sweet Roll Emporium. Admission is $35, costumes are welcome, and reservations are
required.
October 30
AIAA will feature Some Plain Talk about the Airline Industry with Dr. Dean Headly from the WSU
Barton School of Business. He will be providing an overview of the airline quality rating and industry
observations. Social hour begins at 5:30 pm at Players Sports Bar & Grill (3200 W. 21st Street); Italian
buffet dinner at 6:30; presentation at 7:30. Cost is $12 for AIAA members and $15 for non-members.
RSVP by noon on October 27 to [email protected] or (316) 676-4110.
November 12
What is with the WaterWalk? YPW will be given an all-access tour of the WaterWalk development and a
presentation by WaterWalk LLC president Tom Johnson. The event will be held at the WaterWalk
(Realtor’s Building, 170 W. Dewey) and costs $10 for members and $15 for non-members. The first tour
will begin at 11:20 am; presentation at noon; another tour at 12:30 pm. Reservations are required.
November 14
If you missed SWE’s visit to Karg Art Glass, 111 N. Oliver in Kechi, the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME) will be giving you a second chance to tour the facility and see art in the making. The
tour begins at 6 pm, admission is $10, and there will be dinner after the tour. RSVP by November 11 to
Rocky and Marianne Slagle (788-3290).
The Postmodern Symposium:
Friday November 14, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU
Saturday November 15, 2008 from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM at the Wichita Art Museum
This is a FREE series of lectures and gallery talks on art in the postmodern age; an age impacted by
globalism, cultural pluralism, post-colonialism, and pastiche. If you think this may be too farfetched for
you, then take a chance and view Jeffrey Milstein’s exhibit at the Ulrich, “Aircraft: The Jet as Art”.
Saturday November 15, 2008
Kansas Aviation Museum 2008 Aviation Gala – Speaker: Erik Lindbergh
Tickets $75, per person
RSVP by November 12 at 683-9242 or [email protected]
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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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Must be able to create great prose to
publicize all the terrific things our
members do!
GREAT PAY & BENEFITS
Publication Dates:
Newsletter
Editor
15 December 2008; 15 February 2009
15 April 2009; 15 June 2008
Please contact Barbara @[email protected]
Also……
A Few Good committee people
Career Guidance Chair
Fundraising Chair
Open (Marsha Meili, acting)
Open (Barbara Davis, acting)
There are a couple committee chairs open. You don’t have to do it alone, so if you
would like to get more involved in SWE, please e-mail Barbara Davis at
[email protected].
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October 2008
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Out and About
Over 65 people signed up for the SWE event with Dondi
Scumaci on September 30th. The event was a lot of fun and
Dondi gave an excellent presentation on her book Designed for
Success. Dondi, an international speaker, author, and an
expert in professional and personal development, gave her
typical high energy performance. Dondi used stories and
personal experience to make key points in the book.
Specifically, Dondi talked about empowering ourselves to be successful. A few of her
“public service announcements” included:
• Have a mentor and be a mentor
• Have a 5 year career plan at all times
• Women need to market themselves
• Women must learn to negotiate; avoid the flinch!
• Go get feedback; don’t wait for a yearly review
• There is no such thing as job security; your security comes from the value that you deliver
Increase Your Value to Create Opportunity
In her book, Dondi shows this with her value pyramid. A person starts their career completing assigned
tasks and not adding much additional value. As a person takes initiative and adds value, they move up
the value pyramid. The higher you go up, the more value you add to the company and the more secure
you become in your job and yourself.
Carrying the
Vision
Taking Greater
Initiative
Future
Solutions
Thinking
Strategically
Offering Solutions &
Recommendations
Becoming a
Greater Resource
User Friendly
Building a Strong
Network
Putting “Topspin”
on the Ball
Value Added
Demonstrating
Commitment
Completing
Assignments
Commodity
Meeting Minimum
Requirements
This was a great event. If you missed it, I encourage you to read the book. It was very good. You can
learn more about Dondi at http://dondiscumaci.com/about.html.
Cindy Hoover
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October 2008
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Thanks to our Engineering Expo Sponsors:
Wichita State University College of Engineering – Co-Sponsor
Platinum ($1,000)
Cessna Aircraft Company
Precision Pattern Interiors
The Boeing Company
Logo not available
Gold ($500)
Johnson Controls Inc.
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Wichita Area Section I005
www.wichitaswe.org
October 2008
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Silver ($250)
MKEC Engineering Consultants
Triumph Structures – Wichita
Geotechnical Services Inc. - $100
Bronze ($50)
Dudley Williams and Associates, P.A.
Logo not available
Allied Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Booth Sponsors
Advanced Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
Terracon
If you or your company would like to support Expo or any of our other Career Guidance activities,
please drop our president, Barbara Davis, an e-mail and donate as much or as little as you like. These
dollars will help us update our booths, purchase supplies for Expo and other Career Guidance
activities, and provide refreshments for our volunteers. The levels of sponsorship are:
Platinum - $1,000 contribution
Gold - $500 contribution
Silver - $250 contribution
Bronze - $50 contribution
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