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NATIONAL AWARD: Jessica Stockus and Amanda Durham display UM’s 2014 National Professional Development Award, along with the

section’s other awards garnered in recent years.

UM Success at 2014 National Conference

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VO LU ME 1, ISSU E 1

JA NU ARY 2015

Society of Women Engineers

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Professional

Development: Spark

Night!

2

Social Events: Nail

Night and iScream

Social

2

General Outreach:

Girl Scout Day

3

Fundraising: SWEet

Fridays

3

Looking Ahead:

Introduce a Girl to

Engineering

4

INS IDE T HIS ISSUE:

POSTER PRESENTATION: Simone Douglas stands by her poster as she presents her research

at National Conference. She was one of 10 undergraduates from around the country to attain this honor.

VO LU ME 1, ISSU E 1 P A GE 2

Engineering has been a male-

dominated field since it first

emerged, with young men filling up

the engineering seats of university

classrooms. Even with the increas-

ing presence of women in STEM

fields, the average percentage of

female enrollment in undergraduate

engineering programs hovers

around 20% across the US, with females making up about 30% of

the College of Engineering (CoE) at

UM. This disparity can potentially

lead to weaker support systems for

the female students.

In order to combat the issue, this

fall, UM SWE hosted our very first

“Spark Night!”, a casual dinner

designed to get freshman and trans-fer female engineering students in

contact with successful female engi-

neers. These included professors

from each department, UM CoE

alumni currently working in indus-

try, and student leaders, all of

whom could act as mentors for the

night and share

their experienc-

es in engineer-

ing as women.

Large com-

munal tables

were set up to

facilitate dis-

cussion among

the new stu-

dents and men-

tors, with an

opportunity to

switch tables at

the students’ leisure. We

served a fantas-

tic catered din-

ner and let the magic happened.

With much positive feedback after

the event, we are sure to host simi-

lar nights in the future.

cookie dough dip. A make-your-

own sugar and salt scrub bar pro-

vided a take-home treat for all at-

tendees to remember the night.

Our chapter also decided to take

a page from the national conference

by hosting our very own iScream

Social on October 29. This was a

Halloween-themed ice cream social

that brought together members of

the UM chapters of the Biomedical

Engineering Society, the Society of

Hispanic Professional Engineers,

and SWE. Everyone was able to

On September 12, our chapter of

SWE introduced a new social event

that will become an annual tradi-

tion: Nail Night. It was a time for

much-needed, hard-earned relaxa-

tion after the beginning of the new

semester. Members were invited to

do their nails while enjoying an

array of SWEet treats. Everyone

had many choices when it came to both nails and food, with over 100

different nail polishes to choose

from and a buffet of desserts boast-

ing everything from cake pops to

build his/her own sundae with a

toppings bar that extended across

two tables. To create a more festive

experience, jars were filled with the

toppings and adorned with labels

which were designed to make each

ingredient seem like a unique ingre-

dient a witch would use to brew up

a potion. A crowd favorite was the

“Eye of Newt” jar that contained maraschino cherries. Overall, the

event was a success and set the tone

for future affairs between the engi-

neering organizations.

Spark Night! Ignites Freshmen Engineering Interest

Last Semester’s Social Events: Nail Night, iScream Social

ISCREAM SOCIAL: Students involved in SWE, the Biomedical Engi-neering Society, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers go to bond over elaborate ice cream sundaes.

NAIL NIGHT: SWE members had a chance to relax and get to know one another as they painted their own and each other’s fingernails, chatted, and enjoyed a wide array of snacks.

SPARK NIGHT!: In order to give female freshmen and transfer students a female perspective on engineering, they were able to speak one-on-one with successful women engineers about the fields that interest them.

S OC IETY O F WOMEN EN GIN EER S P A GE 3

Girl Scout Engineering Day

2014, which took place on Novem-

ber 9, was aimed to introduce girls

between the ages of 8 and 13 in the

Miami area to concepts of math,

science and engineering. Through

various hands-on activities and the

guidance of dedicated SWE volun-

teers, the girls were encouraged to

collaborate with their peers and be creative while using analytical skills

to address and combat the challenge

at hand.

The event looked to present a

wide range of engineering-related

topics over the course of the morn-

ing. The girls were introduced to

electrical concepts during their cir-

cuit activity, in which they were able to power a lightbulb and clock

using simple, natural materials such

as a potato, a lemon, and vinegar.

Mechanical concepts were ex-

plored during their gumball roller-

coaster challenges which involved

designing rollercoasters out of

tubing, both to maximize length

and complexity, such as by incor-

porating twists. Finally, concepts

from physics became tangible

during their Oobleck non-

Newtonian fluid hands-on activi-ty. We also held a question and

answer session for the girls as a

platform to voice their questions

about STEM (science, technolo-

gy, engineering, and math), SWE,

or even college.

Each girl went home with a

goodie bag containing various

SWE items and their earned engi-neering patch, as well as a new

appreciation for and understand-

ing of the field of engineering.

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SWE Shares Love for Engineering with Local Girl Scouts

SWEet Fridays Raise Funds and Awareness for UM SWE

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SWEET FRIDAYS: In order to raise funds to help send our members to SWE National Conference, we held weekly bake sales featuring homemade baked goods courtesy of our members, drinks and snacks donated from local compa-nies, candy, and UM spirit gear.

GIRL SCOUT OUTREACH: Girl Scouts and SWE volunteers worked together to design roller-coasters that gumballs could successfully travel,

among other engineering activities completed throughout the day.

Global SWE’s mission is to: stimulate women to achieve their 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, and demonstrate the value of diversity.

At the University of Miami SWE chapter, our motto this year is Girl Power. This year

we will: strive to increase our chapter’s diversity, encourage rising engineers to

succeed, and empower young girls to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering,

and math) careers.

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SWE Adviser Nurcin Celik

University of Miami College of Engineering

proach will allow the girls to gain an au-

thentic understanding of the different are-

as within engineering.

Our chapter’s largest outreach event of

the year is well on its way to success!

With the start of the spring semester,

SWE is hard at work preparing for this

year’s annual Introduce a Girl to Engi-

neering Day (IGED) which will take

place on February 26 during E-Week

(Engineer’s Week). IGED is a national

event which aims to expose female stu-

dents to the field of engineering.

This year, UM SWE is excited to be

planning the biggest IGED yet, with 200

girls expected to be coming to UM from

high schools throughout Miami-Dade

County. The event will feature speakers

from local engineering companies as

well as a panel of collegiate students to

answer any questions the girls may have.

There will also be a variety of hands-on

activities, such as building bridges out of

K’nex and creating circuits, as well as tours of engineering labs on the Coral

Gables campus. This interactive ap-

Looking Ahead: Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Phone: 305-284-2404

E-mail: umswe.studorg@miami.edu

Aspire. Advance. Achieve.

IGED: SWE’s annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day provides local high school students with the opportunity to explore the engineering field at the

collegiate level.