Moonshots and Mindsets
SWE members learned about how to master career pivots and take the reigns of their profession growth at Moonshots and Mindsets with Dr. Lisa Watson-Morgan earlier this month. Thank you Dr. Lisa for sharing your insights with us, and thank you Geeks and Nerds for hosting us!
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December 18, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
9582 Madison Blvd
Madison, AL 35758
Guajana Rum
Join Huntsville’s Society of Hispanic Profession Engineer’s chapter for their Holiday Mixer this week!
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New Year’s Brunch & Section Meeting
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January 10, 2026, 11:00 AM
Old Black Bear Brewing Company
212 Main St
Madison, AL 35758
Ring in the New Year with NAL SWE at our third annual New Year’s Brunch. This year, we will also be combining the brunch with our section meeting.
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Friday, January 16, 5:30 PM
Vesper Sky Lounge
707 Monroe St. SW
Book: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Join us for our winter book club meeting as we discuss Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, which explored the complexities of science, faith, and family through the eyes of a Ghanaian-American neuroscientist.
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FIRST Robotics Volunteering
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FIRST in Alabama is looking for volunteers for their events this season.
Check out the upcoming events and sign up to volunteer below.
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North Alabama STEM Essay Contest
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We are excited for our third year hosting the North Alabama STEM Essay Contest!
Know any 6th grade students in the area? Please share our flyer and website!
We are also looking for volunteers to help read and judge essays beginning in January. Use the link below to sign up!
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Call for Committee Chairs & Members
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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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- Membership Chair (Q3)
- 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
- Professional Development Chair (Q3)
- 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.
- Social Media Chair
- Commitment length
- Duties
- Manage NAL SWE Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages
- Create and schedule posts on all accounts promoting NAL SWE events
- Awards Chair
- Commitment length
- Duties
- Lead development of awards program for section
- Coordinate with committee members
- Communicate progress & provide deliverables to executive
board
- Awards Committee Member
- Commitment length
- Duties
- Updating award criteria
- Defining nomination requirements
- Assisting with judging
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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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Essay Contest
We’ve already started receiving essays!
International Women’s Day Event
We are planning an event for International Women’s Day on March 7–you might want to study some trivia.
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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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