• Walking Tour of Downtown Art
• Send a Girl to Science Camp
• SWE-PPS Executive Board Nominations

Section News

Walking Tour of the Arts in Downtown Colorado Springs

The next SWE-PPS networking meeting will be held at 5:30 on Thursday, May 22nd and will be a walking tour of the Art on the Streets in downtown Colorado Springs. Hold the date and watch your email for meeting information.

Send a Girl to Science Camp

Every year, District 20 holds a science camp during the summer. This year's camp is titled Innovations with Industry and features both Electrical Engineering and Computer Programming tracks. Last year, only three of sixty campers were girls. In order to get more girls to attend, SWE-PPS is sponsoring up to four scholarships for girls to attend. Tuition for camp is $280. We are asking our members to make donations and SWE-PPS will match those donations up to $560. Your donation is tax deductible and we will send you a receipt. See the link below for more information about the program.

http://www.asd20.org/education /components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=18039

Please make your checks payable to SWE-PPS and mail them to:
SWE-PPS
PO Box 50195
Colorado Springs , CO 80949

An important goal of SWE is to give girls the opportunity to become interested in engineering. This is just such an opportunity…please consider supporting this.

SWE-PPS Executive Board Nominations

It is time once again to call for members to serve on the SWE-PPS Executive Board. Several of our Board Members have served many years and are not planning on remaining on the Board next year. Therefore we need new Board members. Membership on the Board takes a commitment of less than five hours per month for a one year term starting in July. We have monthly meetings which last about 1.5 hours plus there are some tasks related to each position.

At this time, only the President (Beth Blakney) and the Treasurer (Connie King) plan to remain. We are looking for a Vice President, Secretary and Council of Representatives (COR) Section Representative. The COR Rep must be able to attend National Conference but there are no other prerequisites. If you would like to support the organization in this way, please contact Beth Blakney at bethblakney@macconnect.com by the end of April.

- President: Beth Blakney
- Vice President: Carole Passmore
- Secretary: Lina Klaus
- Treasurer: Connie King
- COR #1: Angela Howard

o May 22: SWE-PPS Walking Tour of the Arts
o July 26: SWE-PPS Awards Luncheon

SWE National Elections
SWE Members may vote in the national election electronically or by paper ballot. Paper ballots must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2008. For information on the candidates or to cast your vote go to http://www.cssconsult.com /elections/swe2009 and enter your unique control code to access the site. Your control code was previously sent to you. If you haven't received your control code, please email SWE HQ or call 312-596-5223.

SWE National Conference
Baltimore, MD on Nov 6-8, 2008

Renew Your SWE Membership
Go to the Member Service Center at http://www.swe.org to renew your SWE membership. Your renewal helps SWE provide engaging outreach programs to K-12 students in the hopes of securing a solid future for women engineering and technology. In addition, SWE provides professional development programs for all levels of a woman engineer's career. Also, you get to reap the benefits of being a SWE member, such as professional development programs, SWE Career Center, annual subscription to SWE Magazine, and networking.

National SWE Website
Keep up to date with goings-on at http://www.swe.org

SWE Values
Integrity - We aspire to the highest level of ethical behavior as evidenced by honesty and dignity in our personal and professional relationships and responsibilities.
Respect - We acknowledge gender, ethnic, cultural and other differences, and strive to respect the added values they bring.
Mutual Support - We provide an organization that fosters mentoring, and the development of professional and personal networks.
Professional Excellence - We conduct our activities in a professional manner, demonstrating and demanding the highest standards of business practices.

SWE Mission
Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, demonstrate the value of diversity.