Last month, we introduced students at Riverhill School to packaging engineering. Students worked in groups to design a package that would safely ship a single potato chip. Several groups were successful in unwrapping a whole chip at the end of the exercise!
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Congratulations to our FY26 Executive Council members on their election!
President – Shela Joyce
Data Officer – Reagan Spencer
Treasurer – Darnisha Crane
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FY25 Year-End Celebration
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Tuesday, June 17, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Beezr
109 North Side Square Huntsville, AL 35801
Come celebrate the success of our section and members at the FY25 Year-End Celebration. We will serve light refreshments while we network, review the year, highlight our award winners, and hear a keynote from Dr. Ruth Jones. We will also be giving away a free SWE membership to one lucky attendee!
Tickets:
SWE Members: Free (email us for the promo code)
Non-SWE Members: $15
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July Section Meeting and Social
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Saturday, July 12, 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.
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Sunday, July 20, 7:45 AM
Madison County Nature Trail (Green Mountain Nature Trail)
5000 Nature Trail Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803
Join us as we explore nature!
The Madison County Nature Trail is an easy and scenic 1.4 mile loop. We’ll meet and start from the pavilion. RSVP using the link below.
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Thursday, July 24, 5:45 PM
Nitro Tales
470 Providence Main St NW STE 101, Huntsville, AL 35806
Book: The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by Major General Mari K. Eder
Join us for our first book club meeting as we discuss The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by Major General Mari K. Eder, which explores the lives of 15 unknown female heroes from World War II. Please RSVP using the link below!
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SWE is planning a lunch speaker series
We are looking for members who would like to lead a 10-15 webinar about a topic of their choosing.
If you’re interested, please fill out the form below!
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New Futures Outreach Event
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Event Date: July 26, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
We are excited for our third year of leading camps with New Futures! New Futures is the only homeless shelter in north Alabama that allows families to reside in a unit together. Year-round, they have up to 25 children on-site at any time.
We will lead two workshops followed by lunch with the children and their parents.
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Donations
We are asking for donations to help cover the cost for the event, including activity supplies and providing lunch for our campers.
Additional unused funds will be donated to New Futures.
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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.
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Check out Michelle William’s feature on Grace’s Girls’ Club!
Michelle is a rockstar–aside from her role as the Director of Software Engineering at Qualis, LLC, she is pursuing her PhD at Auburn, and she is an active member of our section!
We love learning more about our members and others in our community. Thank you Grace Anello for making this possible!
If you are interested in being featured, you can sign up below.
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Applications due June 30.
The SWE Recognition Program acknowledges members, SWE groups, and organizations for their accomplishments, such as patents, and their support of the SWE mission, goals and objectives through excellence in programming.
Patent
For SWE members who have received a patent in the past three years
DEIB
Recognizes individuals and companies for a new or expanded DEIB program
Mission
Recognizes SWE groups that embody SWE’s core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth.
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Call for Committee Chairs
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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.
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- FY26 Q1 Membership Chair
- Commitment length
- 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
- FY26 Q1 Professional Development Chair
- Commitment length
- Duties
- Plan one professional development for the section per quarter
- Examples include
- Speaker Series, educational seminars, resume reviews, interview prep, financial health sessions, tours, etc.
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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.
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Membership Programming Poll
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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.
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Year-End Celebration
We are making the final preparations for the FY25 Year End Celebration. We can’t wait to see you there!
SWE Recognition Program
The executive council is working on the Mission Award application for the section!
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Inclusivity and equity are not trends. We strive to create spaces that empower everyone to be their authentic selves.
Happy Pride Month!
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Check out local pride events at Rocket City Pride
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Have ideas for outreach or events?
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Email us! We’d love to have your input on what is important to you or how you’d like SWE to participate in the community. NAL SWE is always open to feedback and ideas.
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North Alabama SWE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are 100% tax-deductible. Donations go towards providing resources to students and members through outreach, professional development, and more.
We appreciate your support!
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If you are no longer interested in receiving emails from NAL SWE, please email us at nal@swe.org.
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