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Introducing the FY2017 SWE-ECI Core Board

6/22/2016

Thank you to everyone that participated in voting for your FY 16/17 SWE-ECI Core Board. Results are in!

SWE-ECI FY 16/17 Core Board:
President - Katie Allen
Treasurer - Olie Ray
Secretary - Elise Handke
Section Representative - Melissa Plourde
Marketing/Communication Chair - Kara Novotny
Membership Chair - Victoria Png
K-12 Outreach Chair - Jill Nagle
Girl Scout Day Chair - Kristen Wagner
College Outreach Chair - Erin Vecchi
Special Event Coordinators - Octavia Bartmess & Clara Garman

Please go to the Core Board page for more information about the new members including contact information. We have a lot of transition to new roles this year. Jill thanks everyone for a wonderful 2 1/2 years as president. She is excited to try out a new position and pass the torch to Katie.

We held our kick off meeting on June 21st and are looking forward to a wonderful year of events! Stay tuned for more details!

SWE Goes Out to the Ball Game!

5/18/2016

On Tuesday, May 17th, a number of SWE members and their families joined us at the ballpark for our annual picnic and awards event! SWE reserved a plaza and we had a great time talking, drinking, and watching the game!

The Kernels couldn't pull out a win against the Snappers, but we had many members win our annual awards! The winners are:

Rockwell Collins' Jenny Miller Hosts Panel at WE15

11/1/2015

On Saturday, October 24th, as part of the Society of Women Engineer's Annual Conference. Sr Director of Avionics Programs at Rockwell Collins, Jenny Miller, from Cedar Rapids, hosted an inspiring panel on work life balance entitled "How Does She Do It?" Six other senior executives from major companies across the country joined her for this plenary session. They spoke about what worked and what didn't for them as they have grown their careers and families over the years. Watch the full video below!

ECI Parties at Annual Picnic

6/4/2015

On May 18th, SWE-ECI hosted our 3rd annual picnic. This year we ran ladder ball and bags tournaments, dined out on Nelson's BBQ, and distributed the membership awards. Thanks to all the engineers, family, and dogs who came out! A special congratulations to our tournament and award winners, listed below.

SWE-ECI attends the All Iowa SWE Conference!

5/1/2015

Two members of SWE-ECI, Katie Allen, Treasurer, and Jill Nagle, President, attended the All Iowa SWE Conference hosted by Heart of Iowa SWE Section in Des Moines on Saturday April 18th. The conference’s focus was on Advocacy. We learned about different forms of advocacy- from advocating on Capitol Hill, to advocating for SWE, to being a strong self-advocate. Thank you for hosting a great conference Heart of Iowa SWE!

Welcome the SWE-ECI FY14 Core Board Leadership Team!

9/12/2013

After a brief hiatus from the monthly newsletter and posts on the website...SWE-ECI is back and proud to introduce the FY14 core board leadership! After the All Section Strategic Planning meeting in June and the All Iowa SWE Conference in July, August was a month of planning and transition for the women who keep SWE-ECI organized and operational...

SWE-ECI Hosts 3rd Annual All Iowa SWE Conference

7/28/2013

On Saturday, July 27th, SWE-ECI hosted the third annual All Iowa SWE Conference at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. It featured keynote speaker, Jo Miller, who gave the keynote address, "Build Your Brand as an Emerging Leader."

SWE ECI sponsors UIowa High School Conference Dinner

4/9/2013

On Friday April 5th several members of the SWE-ECI Core board attended the annual high school conference event hosted by the University of Iowa Collegiate SWE section. This year ~50 female high school juniors and seniors spent the weekend on campus emerged in the world of UIowa Engineering and SWE. Most of the attendees were either considering the University of Iowa for school, or had already decided to attend and were interested to learn more about engineering and meet future classmates.

Engineering Leader Spotlight: Linda Snow-Solum

11/14/2012

Engineers are asked to do more with fewer resources. This has driven many companies to have a renewed focus on Lean, the process of reducing waste in a process without reducing value. Linda Snow-Solum and her team look for ways to make engineering more efficient, more productive, and more effective by standardizing tools and processes across Rockwell Collins every day.

SWE-ECI attends Corridor Women Connect Fall Celebration of Women Leaders

10/31/2012

Tuesday October 30th, core board members Becky Reck, Katie Morin, Olie Ray, and Nikki Morey attended the Corridor Women Connect (CWC) Fall celebration of women leaders. The event featured a panel of women leaders from local companies including Brenda Clancy, Chief Operations Officer at Transamerica, Nancy Kasparek, Regional President at U.S. Bank, Linda Mattes, Director, general planning and Construction Alliant Engergy, and Anne Parmley, President, National Services at Pearson.

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