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Saturday, September 3, 2016

We need your help!

If you are interested in helping with our Wednesday SWE Lunch bar fundraiser, please email us or text 918-908-0491 about donating.


August Meeting!!!

Greetings all!

We just had our first meeting!  For those of you who missed it, we had a great attendance and got the semester off to a great start.  Here is a quick run down of what we covered.

Become a National Member
If you would like to sign up to become a member, click here.
On the left side of your screen you will see a yellow button that says, "JOIN".  Simply click on it and follow the instructions.  Be sure to register under the Oklahoma City chapter as a collegiate with the University of Central Oklahoma (you will have to type this in under "other").  The fee is just $20 a year and will connect you with the greater SWE network and you'll receive benefits and have fantastic opportunities such as. . .

Conference!!!
The National SWE Conference is coming up fast!!!  The dates are October 27-29 in Philadelphia, PA.  This consists of the National SWE meeting, key speakers, and a career fair with company from around the U.S.  The current price is $90 (for national members only) but it will be going up soon, so please email us ASAP if you are interested in going!  Click here for more info.

T-Shirts
Yes! We will be selling t-shirts this semester, but we need YOUR HELP!!  Please submit your t-shirt design ideas to us no later than September 20th!!  Please remember that these will be sold to all types of engineering majors as well as some other STEM major students/faculty so consider that in your design.  We're excited to see your submissions!

Career Fair
Just a reminder that UCO is having their career fair on September 21st.  Be sure to attend!

Remember. . .we're on social media!
Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@SWEatUCO), keep up with us on Instagram (@sweatuco), and check us out on OrgSync.
Also, sign up for our new text alerts!  Text @sweuco to the number 81010 to receive our regular texting updates (regular text messaging rates apply).

Next Meeting
In order to assure that as many of our members can attend our meetings as possible we're letting you choose the day and time!  Click here to vote on what meeting time will work best for you.  The poll will open Saturday, September 10th and will close Friday September 16th, so be sure to vote!

Lastly, if you have any questions please email us at sweatuco@gmail.com or to contact one of our officers personally:
President:  Abby MaGee amagee@uco.edu
Vice President:  Krystyl Miller kmiller40@uco.edu
Outreach Coordinator:  Lauren Tinnin ltinnin@uco.edu
Secretary/Treasurer:  Carissa Huffman cyates6@uco.edu


Happy studying!
Carissa

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Officer Elections


~OFFICER ELECTIONS~
We will be holding officer elections starting Tuesday, March 29th for the 2016-2017 school year!! Attached is a list of the positions available to run for and their descriptions. If you want to run for a position please send an email to pmorgan6@uco.edu with your name, a photo, the position and a short bio (2-3 sentences) NLT Monday, March 28th. I will then post the list of people running and a link to the online ballot!
Requirements to run:
1. Must be a student at UCO for the 2016-2017 school year
2. Must have been involved in some way with UCO SWE during the 2015-2016 school year


Sunday, March 6, 2016

March Update

Hello everyone!  We have quite a few events coming up!

Our next meeting will be Friday, March 25th at 4:00pm in HOH room 100.
We will be voting for next year's officers so don't miss this important meeting! The officer positions are:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Senator/Outreach Director

Please be sure to make this meeting if you are interested in running for a position or just to cast your vote!  There will be refreshments!

On Wednesday, March 9th at noon, Student Support Services is hosting a talk by about summer internships and careers in engineering and software design.  Lunch will be provided by Enviro Systems and you will have the chance to meet their president, CEO as well as others from their company.  It will be held in the Quad, room W111.
You must R.S.V.P. to Melissa Crouch at 405-974-3684 or mcrouch5@uco.edu.

On Thursday, March 24th SWE OKC will be working with OKC 1st Robotics and they need volunteers!  This is an excellent opportunity to get connected with our professional SWE partners and inspire and encourage up and coming STEM majors! Contact us at sweatuco@gmail.com if you're interested in going!

We will also be doing more outreach with the community soon!  Check back here to find out more!

T-Shirts are coming!  Yes, we will be starting to take t-shirt orders soon!  Be sure to ask about it at our Wednesday lunch bar and around the atrium during the week!

See you soon!

Carissa,
Secretary

Sunday, January 31, 2016

1/29/16 Meeting Minutes

Hello everyone!

Here are the minutes from our January meeting in case you missed it!

Currently, we are connected to the Oklahoma City chapter of SWE, but we are hoping to change that very soon as we now have an official SWE sponsor!
To become a national member of SWE click here!

Here is information about some of the upcoming events this semester:
Lunch Bar!
As always, our Sandwich Bar every Wednesday is the biggest way we fundraise every semester.We had a lot of people sign up to volunteer and donate (thank you everyone!!!), but we are still needing donations for meat, sides, and dessert.  If you are interested in helping please email sweatuco@gmail.com.

T-Shirts
Our t-shirt/hoodie design last fall was a big hit and we are planning on selling v-neck t-shirts of the same design soon!  They will be $15.

Resume Workshop
The next UCO career fair is coming up soon, so we are planning on having a workshop in the next few weeks to get everyone ready to put their best foot, er, resume forward!

SWE Conferences
Regional Conference:  Feb 26-27, Colorado
National Conference:  Oct 27-29, Pennsylvania
If you are interested in going, contact us at sweatuco@gmail.com to see what is required to go!

Upcoming Meetings

The next OKC Chapter meeting is February 23rd, 5:30pm at the Level Clubhouse in Downtown OKC, they will have a presenter from Dale Carnegie to talk about how to sell yourself and your resume to employers and coworkers.

UCO's next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 26th at 2:00pm.
Check back here soon for more info!


Monday, January 18, 2016

SPRING 2016 UPDATES

HAPPY 2016!!!
Hope you had a nice loooong winter break. Alas, its back to work being awesome! The first SWE Bar of Spring 2016 will be this Wednesday Jan. 20th. We would really appreciate if you guys could donate a few things such as:
bowls, plates, forks, pop, meat (3), cheese (3), bread, and a dessert (preferably homemade)

Let us know if you can donate any of these items. The less we spend, the more we have for the SWE Conference 2016!

Also if you are interested here is a cool lil thing that SWE OKC is doing this Friday January 22nd: 

January Meeting - Wineology 101

Join SWE OKC for the January Meeting to learn about the wine making and bottling process. This event will include learning the process from grape to glass and bottling your own bottle of fruit wine. What better way to learn about wine than with SWE and tasting a glass of wine?* This experience will be held at Waters Edge Winery and will be discounted to $12 for members, $22 for members and one guest, and $16 for nonmembers.

Everyone will leave with knowledge of wine making and a bottle of fruit wine.

*Must be 21 years or older to enjoy wine tasting

When: Friday, January 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Where: Waters Edge Winery @ 712 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City
Cost: $12.00 for Members, $22.00 for Member & 1 Guest, $16.00 for non-member
(Pay at the Door)
RSVP here

Hopefully there will be a SWE meeting before February. If you are interested in attending the meetings, please email us with a time that would be convenient for you. We will then decide a time and a place that is manageable for all people wanting to be involved with SWE. See you guys soon!



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