March Spotlight -
Alicia Kempf


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Congratulations Lisa Colosimo for winning a $25 gift card to Target!

Thank you to all of those that partcipated in this year's member survey. The input provided in this survey will greatly help in the goal planning for next year.

Join the Annual Philadelphia SWE Team in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk!

Join our team on Sunday, October 12th to help fight breast cancer. If you can't join us for the walk please donate to a great cause. Sign up or donate here.here.

Congratulations FY09 Officers!

Eventough elections are over we still have plenty of open committee postions and we need your help! Check out the officer page for more details and if you are interesting and helping out contact Danielle at president@philaswe.org


Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 9th -Sunday August 10th
SWE Philadelphia Retreat and Goal Planning
Intercourse, PA
RSVP to Danielle Dunn

Sunday, October 12th
2008 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Philadelphia Art Museum
Join our team

Thursday, November 6th - Saturday, November 8th
National Conference, Women Leading a Technical Revolution
More Information and Conference Registration Note: Early Registration ends September 22nd.

Message from the President


With the close of this year for SWE Philadelphia – and the start of a new one, soon – I send sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to the success of the section. Our Executive Council Officers and Section Committee Chairs have all worked as a team to help the section provide fun and meaningful activities for members. Our members have helped as volunteers for outreach programs, participants in events and professional development meetings, and have supported our programs through financial donations. We are appreciative of the corporate sponsors who have donated time, meeting space, or other in-kind items through the course of the year. SWE Philadelphia has much to be proud of this year, and many opportunities ahead. In this message I'd like to share ideas for members to show their support of SWE for free!
  1. Join us at section meetings, and always feel free to invite guests who may be interested in our professional development topics.
  2. Volunteer to be a committee member, by contacting a committee chair of the area you’d like to work with (Publicity, Awards, Scholarship, Girl Scouts, etc.).
  3. Let the section leaders know your feedback by completing our next section survey, or feel free to e-mail phila_info@swe.org. Let us know what you’d like to see happen in the section!
  4. Keep SWE in mind – refer a business or personal associate to www.societyofwomenengineers.swe.org or www.philaswe.org for membership or corporate sponsorship information.
  5. Share your positive SWE experiences with your colleagues; this may include writing a short article about SWE for another professional or engineering organization’s newsletter.
  6. Keep the most recent copy of SWE Outlook available and visible to your network, such as outside your cubicle or desk at work.
  7. Take advantage of online webinars from SWE National (see the webinars link under the Advocacy/Resources tab).
  8. Participate in the Women in Engineering blog via the SWE National website.
  9. Visit www.philaswe.org often for the latest section news and events!


Have a Great Summer!

Jennifer Garner