| Officer Elections FY26 Leadership Positions The nomination and petition period of the SWE-OC officer elections have now closed. Below is the slate of officers running for this upcoming fiscal year starting July 1, 2025. POSITION NAME President……………………………. Mariel Cisneros Internal Vice President…………. Madison Haagenson External Vice President………… [OPEN] Treasurer……………………………. Natalie White Secretary……………………………. Sophia Leung Voting opens on April 7th, and will close April 27th at 5pm. Voting is available to all current members of SWE-OC. Please have your SWE membership ID available when submitting your ballot. The FY26 ballot is available at https://forms.gle/oD7n3XJoW8Va3icC8. If you have any questions or concerns on the ballot, please email nominating@swe-oc.org. Interested in becoming a leader in the SWE-OC community? Chair and committee member roles are not part of the voting process, but we collect interest for these roles year-round! We have a number of roles open and unopposed for FY26. Please fill out our FY26 interest form. Have any questions about any of the open positions? Check out our YouTube video (What it’s like to lead at SWE-OC) providing some role insight. For more information on the roles, you can also DM us or email nominating@swe-oc.org and president@swe-oc.org. Thank you for your support and we’re looking forward to a great FY26! https://swe-oc.swe.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/03/FY26-SWE-Org-Chart_20250311.pdf |
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| Happy International Women’s Month! Here’s to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.  Upcoming Events: 1) Professional Development Conference Planning Meetings: Every Friday at 2 pm 2) WE25 Speaker Session Submissions: Due March 10th 2) SWE- OC Membership Brunch and Planning Meeting: March 15th, 9-11 am 3) CSULB Women in Engineering Conference: March 28th 4) SWE OC Dapper Disney Day at Disneyland: April 13th, Pictures at Noon 6) Save the Date! Professional Development Conference: May 3rd at UCR Next meeting is March 15th Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swe-oc-fy25-march-brunch-and-planning-meeting-tickets-986017503897?aff=ebdsoporgprofile SWE Spotlight Save the Date for Professional Development Conference. Join us May 3rd! Hosted at UC Riverside Our PDC will feature two tracks: Industry and Collegiates We’ll also celebrate our Scholarship Award Winners. Don’t Miss Out! More information on registration, pricing and logistics coming soon!  Want to help us plan this event? Reach out to pdc@swe-oc.org Planning meetings scheduled every Friday at 2 pm We Love Our Collegiates! Are you a collegiate member of SWE-OC? Tell us how our industry members can support your chapter! We’d love to hear from you. Thank you to SWE CSULB For Having us at their annual Evening With Industry on February 28th  SWE Industry Professionals at CSULB Evening With Industry From Left to Right: Ondine Beaufils, Mariel Cisneros, Meghan Pearson SWE-OC Spring Event SWE OC Social Meet Up – Spring Dapper Day at Disneyland April 13th Meet for Pictures at 12 PM Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swe-oc-social-meet-up-spring-dapper-day-at-disneyland-tickets-1250835305069?aff=ebdsoporgprofile  Celebrating Women’s History Month Women’s History Month, celebrated in March in the United States, is a time to honor the groundbreaking contributions of women engineers throughout history. Women have played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of STEM fields, from pioneering inventions and technological advancements to advocating for diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging within engineering. In addition to shining a spotlight on the historic contributions of women, SWE also recognizes the achievements of women engineers who are making history in the present through platforms such as the SWE Awards Program. View some of our Women’s History Month resources from 2024, including some of our magazine features and blog posts, and tune in to a few episodes from our Diverse podcast as well. Get Involved!  The SWE-OC planning meeting is a time to plan upcoming events and connect as a group. Whether you’re an officer, committee chair, or brand new to SWE OC and want to get involved, join us! When: Saturday March 15,9 am-11 am Where: (Address will be sent to Eventbrite registrants) RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swe-oc-fy25-march-brunch-and-planning-meeting-tickets-986017503897?aff=ebdsoporgprofile or contact president@swe-oc.org to join STEM Outreach STEAM Fair in Long Beach  Speaking Opportunities WE25 Call for Participation for Breakout Sessions Now Open! Due Date: March 10 Submit here: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=EGEHSDFO  We want to see you in New Orleans for WE25 this October! If you’re interested in presenting at this year’s event, the WE Call for Participation (CFP) process for Breakout Sessions (Listen & Learn Lectures, Engaged Exchange Panels, and Snap Sessions) is now open. While WE25 may seem far off, the time will pass more quickly than you’d expect. Please keep in mind these important WE25 CFP deadlines: CFP Opens: Monday, Jan. 13 CFP Closes: Monday, March 10 CFP Results Sent to Submitters: Friday, May 23 Session Agreement Due: Monday, June 16 WE25: Thursday, Oct. 23 – Saturday, Oct. 25 The WE CFP process is highly competitive — SWE receives over a thousand submissions each year! In order to review all the submissions we receive, we solicit SWE members with subject matter expertise to review and score proposals according to an established process and rubric. Scholarship Opportunities Let SWE Fund Your Education!  Emerging First Year Scholars Open to students entering their first year of undergraduate study (including current high school seniors) in Fall 2025 NOW OPEN! Application Opens February 10, 2025 – March 31, 2025 https://swe.org/scholarships Leadership Opportunities FY26 Leadership Positions Interested in becoming a leader in the SWE-OC community? We have a number of roles open for the FY26 Please fill out our interest form or attend one of our planning meetings. We are also looking for General Partners who would like to contribute an idea or help share SWE-OC events. For questions, please contact president@swe-oc.org and nominating@swe-oc.org. Have an Idea for an Event? Send us your ideas and requests at president@swe-oc.org or DM us @swe-oc on Instagram! FY2025 Officers President: Sophia Leung president@swe-oc.org Internal Vice President: Madison Haagenson vpinternal@swe-oc.org External Vice President: Open! vpexternal@swe-oc.org Treasurer: Natalie White treasurer@swe-oc.org Secretary: Mariel Cisneros secretary@swe-oc.org |
