A Letter from SWE-PPS President
Dear SWE-PPS:
Can you believe that 2004 is almost over already? Highlights from 2004 include:
- Hosting the region i conference, attracting over 100 participants from six states
- Becoming a medium-size section
- Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Pikes Peak section chartering
- Networking with other engineers at the first annual Pikes Peak Regional Engineering Social
- Awarding $5000 dollars in scholarships to area students pursuing engineering in college
- Encouraging SWE student members at UCCS through mentoring and our November panel discussion: “Making a Good Impression at Your First Job”
- Providing financial education for our members with “Smart Women Finish Rich”
- Promoting engineering to students through our career guidance programs with Agilent, Cool Science, District 20 and Science Olympiad
Looking toward 2005, we will continue to provide:
- Networking with other engineering and professional women's organizations
- Technical programs and tours
- Social opportunities with our section members
- Career guidance and outreach opportunities
Don't forget our year-end holiday celebration coming up on Wednesday, December 15 th —I hope to see you there! Happy holidays!
Angela Howard
Pikes Peak Section FY05 President
SWE-PPS Holiday Social
The SWE - Pikes Peak Section is celebrating our record setting year. Please join us on Wednesday, Dec 15 at the Stagecoach Inn in Manitou Springs. We have many reasons to celebrate: the Region i Conference for which UCCS received an Award at the National SWE Conference; our new membership growth from small section to medium section; finishing up our 10th anniversary year with a bang at the Engineering Societies Social; and SWE National announcing that SWE just crossed a new membership threshold of 18,000 nation-wide . New members that helped us over the top on our PPS and National membership growth are especially invited to attend.
We will have door prizes and if you would like to participate in a gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift under $10.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 5:30 pm Social, 6:00 pm Dinner
Place: Stagecoach Inn Restaurant, 702 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs
Cost: Separate checks - order dinner from the menu.
RSVP: By 5:00 pm, Monday, December 13th, please call Connie King at 633-4421 (work) with your name, number of people attending and your telephone number.
Reminder for Students! SWE Student members who are Seniors can put their names into a drawing for a free membership upgrade, once for every PPS or professional function they attend.
Engineers' Week Dinner and Activities
The Colorado Springs engineering community will be celebrating National Engineers' Week at our annual dinner on Friday, February 18, 2005 . The speaker will be Dr. Frank Kreith, P.E. speaking on “Fuel Cell Vehicles: Promise and Reality”. Dr. Kreith is nationally known and his speech should be fascinating!
The “E-Week” dinner will be SWE's February activity and we would like a strong SWE presence! This event is open to spouses and non-members and is a perfect opportunity to introduce your supervisor or co-workers to the vibrant engineering community in Colorado Springs .
A new feature at the dinner this year will be the Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony. For more information, visit: http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/
Other E-Week activities include “Introduce A Girl to Engineering” Day on Thursday February 24 th , a re-engineered fairy tales contest, and the 38th Colorado High School Bridge Building Competition which will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2005 .
For more information, visit: http://www.eweek.org/ and http://www.pec.org/bridgebuild/index.cfm
November SWE-PPS Report
The PPS-UCCS Joint Meeting in November was enlightening for the professional panel and student members alike. The anecdotes were both entertaining and informative, and dozens of great ideas and a slew of good advice was communicated. Thank you to our UCCS Student Officers lead by President Candice Sonchar for hosting and providing the excellent buffet. Thank you to our panelists Angela Howard, Theresa Henderson, Judy Long, Jennifer Dickhans, Karyn Fishburn, and Christie Ryan for sharing your experiences and often hysterical stories! The panel was terrifically fun, and I couldn't wait to try out some of the tips I'd gleaned from my co-members. Our students were busily taking notes, so it's rewarding to know that our learned expertise in PPS will be carried forward. - Carole Passmore
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