The Society of Women Engineers collegiate section at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the most active engineering societies on campus. Currently, we have a strong membership and represent both women and men students from each of the seven engineering disciplines offered at UT.

The mission of SWE UT is to strengthen and empower women engineering students by:

• providing education about the challenges facing female engineers
• creating a sense of identity and community
• providing resources for women engineers
• enhancing leadership and professional skills

We envision an organization where all members feel a sense of belonging and of purpose. Your university experience should not be confined to the classroom. SWE UT exists to help you acquire the leadership and professional skills necessary in today's world - together, in a challenging yet inclusive environment.

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2011-2012 Theme:

The UT SWE theme for this year is "Shine with SWE".

The University of Texas at Austin Collegiate Section of Society of Women Engineers has adopted the theme "Shine with SWE" for this year. Our mission is to demonstrate the diversity in the forms that leadership is displayed. Leadership is often seen as the art of delegating or running a team but this year, UT SWE would like to show its members that it is so much more. In our society, taking a voice and "shining" is a vital part of success and change. "Shine with SWE" will empower members to make a difference and learn about the impact of each idea.

In 2011-2012, with this theme, the Society of Women Engineers hopes to encourage members to take a stand and initiate the change in their own lives and community. We will show that leadership can be seen through any initiative. This year, to integrate our theme in our general meetings, we will have members present a showcase of a leadership role they have taken either for others or for themselves. We will also provide engaging and creative activities that aid members understand their styles of leadership and motivate them to continue "shining" in every task they undertake. "Shine with SWE" will show to the University of Texas at Austin and the engineering community that the ladies and gentlemen in the Society of Women Engineers are not only involved students but leaders.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a non-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. The organization's four objectives are as relevant today as they were more than 50 years ago:

• To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
• To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
• To serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
• To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement.

The mission statement, adopted in 1985, states: The Society of Women Engineers stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity.

View powerpoints from previous meetings to see what we talked about:

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