 January Newsletter Highlights  Our first winter STEM camp at New Futures was a lot of fun–the participants enjoyed testing the structural integrity of buildings made of popsicle sticks and Play-Doh and then experimented with propulsion with balloon rockets. |
| Upcoming Events |
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT Financial Planning Seminar and Dinner Join NAL SWE for a dinner and seminar, Women and Wealth: A Financial Planning Roadmap. Learn more and register at our event link below. Learn More |
| February Section Meeting and Social Saturday, February 8, 1 PM – 2 PM Downtown Huntsville Public Library Meeting Room A 915 Monroe Street Huntsville, AL 35801 Meet fellow members and learn about what is going on in the section! The meeting will begin at 1 PM with the social immediately to follow. |
| Outreach Opportunities |
2025 North Alabama STEM Essay Contest The 2025 North Alabama STEM Essay Contest is underway! Please share our flyer and social media posts to help get the word out. We will need essay readers/judges starting in January; if you are interested, please fill out the form via the button below. Volunteer |
| AAMU Guest Speakers SWE at AAMU is back! The leadership team is looking for guest speakers who can come to meetings–if you are interested, please fill out the form below. Volunteer |
| Grace’s Girls’ Club Grace’s Girls’ Club, hosted by Grace Anello on WAAY 31 News, is a place for everyone, especially young women and girls, to learn about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers. Grace reached out asking for members who are interested in participating in brief interviews to talk about their careers, including their day-to-day activities and what education they pursued to get there. If you or someone you know would be interested, please nominate them using the form below. Volunteer |
| Girls in Science and Engineering Day–Save the date! GSED is on April 12 this year–we are still developing the content for our sessions but will share more details soon! |
| General Announcements |
| Call for Committee Chairs We are seeking volunteers for the committee positions listed below. If you are interested in volunteering, please email us using the button below. Chair positions are available on a first come, first served basis. Q3 Membership Chair Commitment length January – March Duties Coordinate and plan membership events and initiatives that strengthen membership One social gathering per quarter Other ideas can include (but aren’t limited to) facilitating discussion groups, promoting SWE resources, welcoming new members, and assisting with the Awards Committee Q3 Outreach Chair Commitment length January – March Duties Coordinate volunteers who are focused on K12 outreach events Support individual event chairs Coordinating new partnerships and outreach opportunities Keep up with outreach events that occur throughout the year, including SWENext support (JCHS, BJHS, and Athens Renaissance School), FIRST events, BEST events, local school STEAM nights, etc Special Opportunity: Help plan for GSEDFLL Rocket City Regional Email us |
NAL SWE Merch The merch is in! Send us an email to schedule pickup/delivery of your items. |
| FY26 Elections We are midway through the fiscal year, so elections are right around the corner. We’ll need volunteers for Nominations and Tellers Committees, which are short term positions. Leadership positions Applications for leadership positions open in April, and role descriptions and leader standard work documents will be shared soon. Open positions: President Treasurer Data Officer Additional positions still under consideration Elections will occur in May |
| Job Postings NAL SWE is offering free job postings via our blog. If you or your employer would like to share jobs with our members, reach out to us via email. View Jobs |
| Membership Programming Poll What would you like to see from NAL SWE? Use the poll below to give us feedback and let us know what types of events you’d like to see in the future. Poll |
| Call for Speakers We’re hosting a virtual speaker series, and we’re looking for speakers! Interested in presenting? Use the interest form below to briefly pitch your ideas. You don’t need to have fully formed presentations yet, and we can help with development as needed. Poll |
| Behind the Scenes Scholarships General Dynamics is providing funding for our section to start a scholarship for graduating high school seniors in our area! Awards Committee The Awards Committee is working on developing an awards program for the section–thank you Lindsey and Suki! Essay Contest Only a few days left to submit–volunteers will be hearing from us soon! |
| Topic of the Month |
| SWE Annual Awards The Society of Women Engineers strives to advance and honor the contributions of women at all stages of their careers as well as recognize the successes of SWE members, individuals, allies, and employers who enhance the engineering profession through contributions to industry, education, and the community. The awards packet can be found below. Awards Info We want to support our members in their application for awards If you need assistance picking the right award to apply for or developing your application, please feel free to reach out to us via email. NAL SWE Is also currently developing an internal awards program for our local members–stay tuned for more information. SWE also has a recognition program with more awards–information will be released closer to May. |
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