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1. https:\/\/swe.org\/outreach\/adult-advocate\/<\/a> \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>","post_title":"Connecting the Dots Between Mentoring and Adult Advocacy","post_excerpt":"Learn the similarities and differences between adult advocacy and mentorship. Plus, find resources to get started as a mentor or adult advocate!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mentoring-adult-advocacy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-06-07 15:12:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-06-07 20:12:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40260","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":34737,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-03-18 08:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-18 13:00:56","post_content":"Navigating the scholarship application process can be daunting, but we\u2019re here to help. Check out these helpful resources for tips and suggestions.<\/span>\r\n
2. https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/2023\/05\/stem-mentoring\/<\/a>
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Applications for Incoming Freshmen Scholarships Are Due March 31, 2024\r\n<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nVisit swe.org\/scholarships<\/a>\u00a0for complete details and answers to frequently asked questions. With one application you are considered for all SWE scholarships for which you are eligible.\r\n\r\nBefore you start your application, review this checklist<\/a> and collect all of the information you\u2019ll need.<\/strong>\r\n
Learn Best Practices for Writing Your Scholarship Application Essay<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe application essay is one of the most important parts of the application. Here\u2019s a list of dos and don\u2019ts to keep in mind when writing your essay:\r\n
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Hear From Past Scholarship Judges<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAre you wondering what the judges will be looking for and how they will score your application? Check out these videos and learn more from past judges.\r\n
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Access Additional Scholarship Opportunities and Advice from SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA) and SWENext TV<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe SWE Outreach Committee gave a presentation through SWENext TV<\/a> for SWENexters about applying for scholarships and financial aid. This presentation does a deep dive into these subjects with SWE members who have been through it themselves.\r\n
<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\r\n \r\n\r\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WgeEP-Sz7nY&width=250&height=141[\/embedyt]\r\n\r\nThere are many scholarships out there, so remember to do your research. The U.S. Department of Labor has a free scholarship search tool<\/a> and your school guidance counselor may be aware of additional scholarship opportunities in your local area.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also good to research scholarships that may be available through local religious and civic organizations, your parents\u2019 employers, or professional associations. While some applications might not be open yet, it\u2019s good to start doing your research and compiling application materials. Best of luck!\r\n\r\nLearn More About SHLA.<\/b><\/a>","post_title":"SWENext Tips: How to Apply for SWE Scholarships","post_excerpt":"Calling all high school seniors! Scholarship application season is here.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swenext-apply-for-swe-scholarships","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-18 15:51:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-18 20:51:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=34737","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40225,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-03-14 15:04:03","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-14 20:04:03","post_content":"
Find Your Place in Space Week takes place April 6-13, 2024[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEducators play a crucial role in unlocking a girl's potential for space careers. Encouraging girls to pursue their interests in STEM subjects and exposing them to the possibilities of space exploration can help them see themselves as future space scientists, engineers and astronauts.\r\n\r\nEducators can also play an important role in addressing any biases or stereotypes that might discourage girls from pursuing space-related careers. With the right support and guidance at the right time, girls can reach for the stars and achieve their dreams of working in the space industry.<\/strong> Let's ensure that every girl has the resources and encouragement to follow her passions and make her mark in the world of space exploration.\r\n\r\nThe Society of Women Engineers<\/a> (SWE) is bringing together a panel of educators<\/a> to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding creating inclusive classrooms and inspiring the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts. This event is presented in conjunction with The National Space Council's Find Your Place in Space Week<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThis virtual event will take place April 10 from 6-7 p.m. U.S. Central Time.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>\r\n
Meet The Panelists<\/h2>\r\n
Panelist: Lalitha Murali<\/h3>\r\n
Lalitha Murali is a gifted and talented teacher for the Glendale River-Hills School District. Sixteen years ago, when she started her job as a gifted and talented teacher, she noticed that there were only a handful of immigrant and minority children in the gifted programs. Lalitha\u2019s belief is that given the right resources and experiences, every child can reach their true potential.\r\n\r\nThrough starting educational outreach programs and organizing workshops, she started to reach out to the underrepresented groups in her school and in her community. Today, she has strong advanced-level programming for all of her students where more minority and immigrant children are participating.\r\n\r\nLalitha was chosen as one of the top 20 Women of Influence Awardees in Wisconsin for her educational leadership in 2017. She was also chosen as one of the top 21 International Rotary Peace Fellows in 2019 and spent three months in Thailand. She is one of the 2023 Kohl's Fellows for her skill as a leader and agent for positive change and her superior ability to inspire a love of learning. Her commitment to advancing STEM education has earned her recognition as the 2023-24 Globant STEM Award Winner for the Inspiring Leader Category for the USA and Canada region.\r\n
Panelist: Robin Houston<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRobin Houston is credited with founding, assisting, and supporting extracurricular STEM clubs for over fourteen years. She began her focus on developing quality STEM opportunities for students in PGCPS elementary schools as the result of looking for challenging extracurricular activities for her daughter.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Robin founded simultaneous engineering clubs at two elementary schools. Two years later, she transitioned to robotic clubs on the elementary and middle school level. In addition to using curriculums from First Lego League and Society of Automotive Engineers, Robin has developed and implemented original curriculums for real-world Project Based Learning units.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, Robin and her daughter, an aerospace engineer, created the FIRE Rocket Challenge. Robin is currently serving as the co-founder, mentor and coach of the FIRE Rocket Challenge which exposes middle and high school students to aerospace engineering via rocketry competitions. The rocket program was founded from a desire to introduce underrepresented young people to the rich experiences her daughter enjoyed as an international competitor on the US Junior Space Modeling Team (FAI).\r\n\r\nRobin currently serves as the Assistant Junior Team Manager for the US Junior Space Modeling Team, the Advisor of Programs and Initiatives for FIRE STEM\/FIRE NSBE Jr., a member of the NSBE Aerospace SIG Outreach Programs and chairs the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics K-12 Diversity Subcommittee.\r\n\r\nThe FIRE Rocket Challenge program operates under the FIRE STEM K-12 STEM Education nonprofit and collaborates with the NSBE Aerospace Special Interest Group and Estes Rockets. Robin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education from The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University, and an Administration I Certification from McDaniel College.\r\n
Panelist: Roxy Williams<\/h3>\r\n
Roxy Williams is afro-indigenous and in her senior year of studying software engineering at the Latin American University of Science and Technology in Costa Rica. Roxy holds various leadership roles in the space sector. She is the Regional Coordinator for North, Central America, and the Caribbean in the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Roxy has led two training courses: an introduction to space engineering and a course on CubeSat mission designs. She also founded The Black Panthers, an empowerment group for vulnerable communities in space.\r\n\r\nRoxy led a sub-team within a project designing a Mercury sample return mission, focusing on the command & data handling and communications subsystems of the spacecraft design. She is also the lead of the Diversity in Astronaut Selection (DIVINAS) project which has two sub-projects; one focused on creating and experiments for parastronaut, and another that is focused on analyzing astronaut profile evolution to propose diverse ways of selecting astronauts. Last year, Roxy alongside her team won the Space Station Design Workshop competition organized by the Institute of Space Systems of the University of Stuttgart, where her team's design was recognized as the best. Roxy's expertise in the team was on the communications subsystem.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Roxy collaborated with the Brazilian Institute of Space Research on a CubeSat project, received training in CubeSat subsystems, and worked on a Lunar Hospital design during virtual analog astronaut training. She co-designed an app for shelter site selection in Nicaragua and Central America using Sentinel-1 data and received two global awards for her space contributions: the SGAC Pioneer award and the IAF Emerging Space Leader award.\r\n
Panelist: Diana Alsindy<\/h3>\r\n
Diana Alsindy is a propulsion engineering manager, a bilingual science communicator, a passionate educator, and a storyteller. She leads a team of engineers building the next rocket to the moon with Blue Origin. Diana is an Iraqi refugee residing in Los Angeles; she fled Iraq in 2004 with her family. She is the founder of The Arabian Stargazer, a bilingual educational platform that promotes science and space in the MENA region. Her platform is popular in the Middle East with more than 250,000 followers. She has been featured on multiple media outlets, and her science content has reached over 8 million views. <\/span>\r\n\r\nDiana is passionate about space exploration and education accessibility. She advocates for language equity in science and often engages in international outreach missions. She frequently hosts lectures and seminars with schools that do not have access to engineering resources. She is also a keynote speaker who engages the audience inclusively through multiple topics such as space exploration, engineering, science communication, digital accessibility, languages in science, and the role of social media in education. She aspires to continue paving the way to space and advocate for others to look up!<\/span>\r\n
Moderator: Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9<\/h3>\r\n
Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9 is an engineering leader, new tech adopter, and global engineering advocate who relishes opportunities to drive technological advancement. F\u00e2l\u00e9 holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from St. Cloud State University with a concentration in aviation operations and a master\u2019s in systems engineering, with a certificate in human-computer interaction from Iowa State University.\r\n\r\nShe works for Northrop Grumman as a senior system engineering manager of a systems engineering and integration department and the immersive systems visualization lab. Her activities have included leading model-based systems engineering strategies, launching the formal stand-up of a systems integration function, institutionalizing visualization technologies for applied system effectiveness analysis, expanding visualization technology utilization, and serving as a Tech Fellow.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 has management and engineering design experience with Collins Aerospace in flight management, datalink communications, and aircraft power systems across global teams. She also operated as site leader, systems engineering subject matter expert, and engineering manager for the Internet of Things and new tech insertions with Laird Technologies across biomedical, aerospace, and industrial applications. F\u00e2l\u00e9 extended her technical and leadership expertise as a community college educator in electrical and computer engineering technology programs or through appointments on engineering educational review boards focusing on a curriculum\u2019s industry relevance.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 aims to promote measurable workplace equity and pipeline development across all communities globally. She leverages her experiences across engineering societies, industry, academia, and capacity-building projects to support scaling outreach programs and increasing career pathway support to help communities be at the forefront of technological innovation.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9's recent contributions to the Society of Women Engineers have centered on technical development and removal barriers to innovation. She is the co-founder of the technical career path affinity group and the SWE board of directors leader responsible for our society committees focused on Pre-college outreach support and students programs. F\u00e2l\u00e9 is NSBE's director Aerospace Special Interest Group (SIG), driving industry access, pre-college initiatives, and technical development across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean for close to six years and has been engaged as a SIG committee leader for twelve years focusing on aviation and space development projects across Africa. She also holds membership in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the International Council on Systems Engineering.\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>","post_title":"From the Classroom to the Cosmos: How Educators Can Help Girls Succeed in Space","post_excerpt":"SWE is bringing together a virtual panel of educators on April 10 to inspire the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"find-your-place-in-space","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-21 09:54:24","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-21 14:54:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40225","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40128,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content":"Join us in commemorating all things outreach with the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach!\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor the FY23 fiscal year, the Special Publications Work Group revamped the Outreach and SWENext Committee pages to share everything our volunteers have been working on.\r\n\r\nYou will find challenge winners, youth protection policy information, Invent it. Build it. recap, SWENext initiatives, new webinars, information on workplace giving, the impact of technology outreach for lifelong learners, event highlights and more all in one place.\r\n\r\nWe hope you enjoy reading through the many resources other SWE members are taking advantage of. We look forward to another successful year advocating for the next generation of STEM stars!\r\n\r\nDownload \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review for FY23\"<\/a>","post_title":"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review","post_excerpt":"Read the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review\" to learn about the Outreach and SWENext accomplishments created by SWE volunteers in the past year.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"celebrate-swe-outreach-fy23","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40095,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-02-15 16:16:56","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:16:56","post_content":"When I was younger, I hated engineering.<\/strong> In my first grade computer science class, I received a 75% on a drawing I created through the Terrapin Logo language which uses a turtle to draw images. In my mind, there was no reason to be interested in computer science since I didn\u2019t see why the world needed it. None of my friends at this point \u2014 all of whom were girls in elementary school \u2014 were interested in math, science, technology or engineering.\r\n\r\nIn late elementary and middle school, I started to gain an interest in computer science, though I still didn\u2019t understand how it could be a career. I asked my friends if they would be interested in creating a robotics team, and to my surprise they all said yes. Before that moment, they had all told me they hated engineering and computer science, which is why they wanted to pursue different fields in the future. I suppose an engineering option had never been presented to them, so they never gave it any consideration.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter competing in robotics, we qualified for many rounds and made it far in the competition. As we made it up the rounds, we saw fewer and fewer girls competing. This is when I started to question why other girls didn\u2019t participate. This was when I became a SWENexter.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFrom this point on, I participated in so many of the programs the high school SWENext Clubs<\/a> held in hopes of meeting like-minded girls my age. Now in high school, I am the president of the SWENext Club at Moreau Catholic High School and hope to make an impact on other students the way SWE did for me. Currently, our chapter is working on a mentorship program that connects college SWE students to high school students around the U.S. in areas without much engineering representation.\r\n\r\nAt Apple\u2019s Engineering and Technology Camp, I was introduced to the amazing people on the SWE team and have been working with them since. As the founder and CEO of the Youth Mentorship Project, I am working with SWE to solve the first barrier to computer science that I faced in elementary school: not understanding the value of an engineering education.<\/strong> We hope to continue to promote STEM to students by providing mentorship and resources that can be difficult for students to access.\r\n\r\nContinuing my focus on student impact, I am a software engineering intern lead at the Fair Opportunity Project, where we create software tools to help students to gain access to scholarships and financial aid.\r\n\r\nWith other organizations such as Women In Data Science, I work with a team of industry professionals creating events and programs for other women and students in the field to connect with one another.\r\n\r\nAt the United Nations Science Summit, I have been selected as the lead of a new committee, known as the Youth Parliament.<\/strong> As the chairperson, I encourage students around the world from all aspects of science academia to apply \u2014 but especially focusing on women participation. I am working with Declan Kirrane, the chairman of the Science Summit, to organize scholarships for girls to fly to New York and showcase their scientific talent.\r\n\r\nMy work to promote women in STEM and increase student access have been recognized by the National Center for Women In Technology and the Silicon Valley Engineering Council. I hope to build on my momentum and increase my impact as I move into my last year of high school, my college years, and beyond.","post_title":"Meet SWENexter Nishka Sharma","post_excerpt":"Nishka went from being hesitant about engineering to embracing her future as a STEM leader. Learn how she is encouraging other young women to pursue STEM through her advocacy work.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"meet-swenexter-nishka-sharma","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-15 16:31:55","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:31:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40095","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40076,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/swepodcasts\/ep-247-aviation-dance-and-stem-outreach-a-conversation-with-deysi-melgar[\/embed]\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar<\/strong>, a longtime facilitator of SWE\u2019s Invent It. Build It. pre-college outreach program, joined us at the WE23 Diverse Podcast Studio to discuss her inspiring career journey and her passion for introducing students to engineering.\r\n\r\nInterviewed by Larry Guthrie<\/strong>, director of content strategy at SWE, Melgar reflects on how she balances multiple passions such as dance, STEM outreach and her full-time career in the aviation sector.\r\n\r\nPlus, hear how being a contestant on PBS\u2019s \u201cDesign Squad\u201d fueled her interest in engineering and the advice Melgar would give to her teenage self.\r\n\r\nListen to the episode on\u00a0SW<\/strong>E<\/strong>\u2019s <\/strong>web<\/strong>s<\/strong>ite<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or on your favorite podcast platform.\r\n
Speaker: Deysi Melgar, Facilitator of Invent It. Build It.<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar came to the U.S. from Mexico at age seven and developed a love for math. She also loved acting, singing, and dancing, and she chose to attend a high school for performing arts, where she was drawn to the technical side of theater.\r\n\r\nMelgar never considered a career in STEM until her work on the PBS Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV series \"Design Squad.\" She is a graduate of Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) with a bachelor's degree in physics.\r\n\r\nMelgar works at Boston Logan International Airport managing various airline service operations. Her passion for aviation has led Melgar to pursue her private pilot\u2019s certificate, with an end goal of one day flying private aircrafts.\r\n
Host: Larry Guthrie, Director of Content Strategy, SWE<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLarry Guthrie is the Director of Content Strategy for the Society of Women Engineers. He has over 20 years of experience in all areas strategic marketing and communications, both in the corporate and association settings.\r\n\r\nGuthrie is responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating omnichannel content publishing strategies that align with SWE\u2019s audiences and stakeholders.\u00a0Before joining SWE, he was the director of communications at CCIM Institute, where he developed and oversaw the overall marketing, communications, content, and media strategies for the association.\r\n\r\nGuthrie holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in marketing management from Old Dominion University. He has also spoken at numerous events across the country, including ASAE\u2019s Marketing, Membership & Communications national conference, Association Forum\u2019s Forum Forward national conference, the National Apartment Association national conference, and AssociationSuccess.org\u2019s SURGE national conference.","post_title":"SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 247: Aviation, Dance, and STEM Outreach: A Conversation With Deysi Melgar","post_excerpt":"Deysi Melgar shares her inspiring journey as a STEM advocate and aviation leader in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swe-podcast-deysi-melgar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40076","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_9"};
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2. https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/2023\/05\/stem-mentoring\/<\/a>
3. https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/95-of-teachers-say-mentors-make-a-difference-for-students\/617250\/<\/a>
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Applications for Incoming Freshmen Scholarships Are Due March 31, 2024\r\n<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nVisit swe.org\/scholarships<\/a>\u00a0for complete details and answers to frequently asked questions. With one application you are considered for all SWE scholarships for which you are eligible.\r\n\r\nBefore you start your application, review this checklist<\/a> and collect all of the information you\u2019ll need.<\/strong>\r\n
Learn Best Practices for Writing Your Scholarship Application Essay<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe application essay is one of the most important parts of the application. Here\u2019s a list of dos and don\u2019ts to keep in mind when writing your essay:\r\n
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Hear From Past Scholarship Judges<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAre you wondering what the judges will be looking for and how they will score your application? Check out these videos and learn more from past judges.\r\n
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Access Additional Scholarship Opportunities and Advice from SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA) and SWENext TV<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe SWE Outreach Committee gave a presentation through SWENext TV<\/a> for SWENexters about applying for scholarships and financial aid. This presentation does a deep dive into these subjects with SWE members who have been through it themselves.\r\n
<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\r\n \r\n\r\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WgeEP-Sz7nY&width=250&height=141[\/embedyt]\r\n\r\nThere are many scholarships out there, so remember to do your research. The U.S. Department of Labor has a free scholarship search tool<\/a> and your school guidance counselor may be aware of additional scholarship opportunities in your local area.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also good to research scholarships that may be available through local religious and civic organizations, your parents\u2019 employers, or professional associations. While some applications might not be open yet, it\u2019s good to start doing your research and compiling application materials. Best of luck!\r\n\r\nLearn More About SHLA.<\/b><\/a>","post_title":"SWENext Tips: How to Apply for SWE Scholarships","post_excerpt":"Calling all high school seniors! Scholarship application season is here.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swenext-apply-for-swe-scholarships","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-18 15:51:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-18 20:51:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=34737","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40225,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-03-14 15:04:03","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-14 20:04:03","post_content":"
Find Your Place in Space Week takes place April 6-13, 2024[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEducators play a crucial role in unlocking a girl's potential for space careers. Encouraging girls to pursue their interests in STEM subjects and exposing them to the possibilities of space exploration can help them see themselves as future space scientists, engineers and astronauts.\r\n\r\nEducators can also play an important role in addressing any biases or stereotypes that might discourage girls from pursuing space-related careers. With the right support and guidance at the right time, girls can reach for the stars and achieve their dreams of working in the space industry.<\/strong> Let's ensure that every girl has the resources and encouragement to follow her passions and make her mark in the world of space exploration.\r\n\r\nThe Society of Women Engineers<\/a> (SWE) is bringing together a panel of educators<\/a> to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding creating inclusive classrooms and inspiring the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts. This event is presented in conjunction with The National Space Council's Find Your Place in Space Week<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThis virtual event will take place April 10 from 6-7 p.m. U.S. Central Time.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>\r\n
Meet The Panelists<\/h2>\r\n
Panelist: Lalitha Murali<\/h3>\r\n
Lalitha Murali is a gifted and talented teacher for the Glendale River-Hills School District. Sixteen years ago, when she started her job as a gifted and talented teacher, she noticed that there were only a handful of immigrant and minority children in the gifted programs. Lalitha\u2019s belief is that given the right resources and experiences, every child can reach their true potential.\r\n\r\nThrough starting educational outreach programs and organizing workshops, she started to reach out to the underrepresented groups in her school and in her community. Today, she has strong advanced-level programming for all of her students where more minority and immigrant children are participating.\r\n\r\nLalitha was chosen as one of the top 20 Women of Influence Awardees in Wisconsin for her educational leadership in 2017. She was also chosen as one of the top 21 International Rotary Peace Fellows in 2019 and spent three months in Thailand. She is one of the 2023 Kohl's Fellows for her skill as a leader and agent for positive change and her superior ability to inspire a love of learning. Her commitment to advancing STEM education has earned her recognition as the 2023-24 Globant STEM Award Winner for the Inspiring Leader Category for the USA and Canada region.\r\n
Panelist: Robin Houston<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRobin Houston is credited with founding, assisting, and supporting extracurricular STEM clubs for over fourteen years. She began her focus on developing quality STEM opportunities for students in PGCPS elementary schools as the result of looking for challenging extracurricular activities for her daughter.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Robin founded simultaneous engineering clubs at two elementary schools. Two years later, she transitioned to robotic clubs on the elementary and middle school level. In addition to using curriculums from First Lego League and Society of Automotive Engineers, Robin has developed and implemented original curriculums for real-world Project Based Learning units.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, Robin and her daughter, an aerospace engineer, created the FIRE Rocket Challenge. Robin is currently serving as the co-founder, mentor and coach of the FIRE Rocket Challenge which exposes middle and high school students to aerospace engineering via rocketry competitions. The rocket program was founded from a desire to introduce underrepresented young people to the rich experiences her daughter enjoyed as an international competitor on the US Junior Space Modeling Team (FAI).\r\n\r\nRobin currently serves as the Assistant Junior Team Manager for the US Junior Space Modeling Team, the Advisor of Programs and Initiatives for FIRE STEM\/FIRE NSBE Jr., a member of the NSBE Aerospace SIG Outreach Programs and chairs the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics K-12 Diversity Subcommittee.\r\n\r\nThe FIRE Rocket Challenge program operates under the FIRE STEM K-12 STEM Education nonprofit and collaborates with the NSBE Aerospace Special Interest Group and Estes Rockets. Robin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education from The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University, and an Administration I Certification from McDaniel College.\r\n
Panelist: Roxy Williams<\/h3>\r\n
Roxy Williams is afro-indigenous and in her senior year of studying software engineering at the Latin American University of Science and Technology in Costa Rica. Roxy holds various leadership roles in the space sector. She is the Regional Coordinator for North, Central America, and the Caribbean in the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Roxy has led two training courses: an introduction to space engineering and a course on CubeSat mission designs. She also founded The Black Panthers, an empowerment group for vulnerable communities in space.\r\n\r\nRoxy led a sub-team within a project designing a Mercury sample return mission, focusing on the command & data handling and communications subsystems of the spacecraft design. She is also the lead of the Diversity in Astronaut Selection (DIVINAS) project which has two sub-projects; one focused on creating and experiments for parastronaut, and another that is focused on analyzing astronaut profile evolution to propose diverse ways of selecting astronauts. Last year, Roxy alongside her team won the Space Station Design Workshop competition organized by the Institute of Space Systems of the University of Stuttgart, where her team's design was recognized as the best. Roxy's expertise in the team was on the communications subsystem.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Roxy collaborated with the Brazilian Institute of Space Research on a CubeSat project, received training in CubeSat subsystems, and worked on a Lunar Hospital design during virtual analog astronaut training. She co-designed an app for shelter site selection in Nicaragua and Central America using Sentinel-1 data and received two global awards for her space contributions: the SGAC Pioneer award and the IAF Emerging Space Leader award.\r\n
Panelist: Diana Alsindy<\/h3>\r\n
Diana Alsindy is a propulsion engineering manager, a bilingual science communicator, a passionate educator, and a storyteller. She leads a team of engineers building the next rocket to the moon with Blue Origin. Diana is an Iraqi refugee residing in Los Angeles; she fled Iraq in 2004 with her family. She is the founder of The Arabian Stargazer, a bilingual educational platform that promotes science and space in the MENA region. Her platform is popular in the Middle East with more than 250,000 followers. She has been featured on multiple media outlets, and her science content has reached over 8 million views. <\/span>\r\n\r\nDiana is passionate about space exploration and education accessibility. She advocates for language equity in science and often engages in international outreach missions. She frequently hosts lectures and seminars with schools that do not have access to engineering resources. She is also a keynote speaker who engages the audience inclusively through multiple topics such as space exploration, engineering, science communication, digital accessibility, languages in science, and the role of social media in education. She aspires to continue paving the way to space and advocate for others to look up!<\/span>\r\n
Moderator: Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9<\/h3>\r\n
Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9 is an engineering leader, new tech adopter, and global engineering advocate who relishes opportunities to drive technological advancement. F\u00e2l\u00e9 holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from St. Cloud State University with a concentration in aviation operations and a master\u2019s in systems engineering, with a certificate in human-computer interaction from Iowa State University.\r\n\r\nShe works for Northrop Grumman as a senior system engineering manager of a systems engineering and integration department and the immersive systems visualization lab. Her activities have included leading model-based systems engineering strategies, launching the formal stand-up of a systems integration function, institutionalizing visualization technologies for applied system effectiveness analysis, expanding visualization technology utilization, and serving as a Tech Fellow.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 has management and engineering design experience with Collins Aerospace in flight management, datalink communications, and aircraft power systems across global teams. She also operated as site leader, systems engineering subject matter expert, and engineering manager for the Internet of Things and new tech insertions with Laird Technologies across biomedical, aerospace, and industrial applications. F\u00e2l\u00e9 extended her technical and leadership expertise as a community college educator in electrical and computer engineering technology programs or through appointments on engineering educational review boards focusing on a curriculum\u2019s industry relevance.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 aims to promote measurable workplace equity and pipeline development across all communities globally. She leverages her experiences across engineering societies, industry, academia, and capacity-building projects to support scaling outreach programs and increasing career pathway support to help communities be at the forefront of technological innovation.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9's recent contributions to the Society of Women Engineers have centered on technical development and removal barriers to innovation. She is the co-founder of the technical career path affinity group and the SWE board of directors leader responsible for our society committees focused on Pre-college outreach support and students programs. F\u00e2l\u00e9 is NSBE's director Aerospace Special Interest Group (SIG), driving industry access, pre-college initiatives, and technical development across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean for close to six years and has been engaged as a SIG committee leader for twelve years focusing on aviation and space development projects across Africa. She also holds membership in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the International Council on Systems Engineering.\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>","post_title":"From the Classroom to the Cosmos: How Educators Can Help Girls Succeed in Space","post_excerpt":"SWE is bringing together a virtual panel of educators on April 10 to inspire the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"find-your-place-in-space","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-21 09:54:24","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-21 14:54:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40225","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40128,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content":"Join us in commemorating all things outreach with the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach!\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor the FY23 fiscal year, the Special Publications Work Group revamped the Outreach and SWENext Committee pages to share everything our volunteers have been working on.\r\n\r\nYou will find challenge winners, youth protection policy information, Invent it. Build it. recap, SWENext initiatives, new webinars, information on workplace giving, the impact of technology outreach for lifelong learners, event highlights and more all in one place.\r\n\r\nWe hope you enjoy reading through the many resources other SWE members are taking advantage of. We look forward to another successful year advocating for the next generation of STEM stars!\r\n\r\nDownload \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review for FY23\"<\/a>","post_title":"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review","post_excerpt":"Read the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review\" to learn about the Outreach and SWENext accomplishments created by SWE volunteers in the past year.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"celebrate-swe-outreach-fy23","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40095,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-02-15 16:16:56","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:16:56","post_content":"When I was younger, I hated engineering.<\/strong> In my first grade computer science class, I received a 75% on a drawing I created through the Terrapin Logo language which uses a turtle to draw images. In my mind, there was no reason to be interested in computer science since I didn\u2019t see why the world needed it. None of my friends at this point \u2014 all of whom were girls in elementary school \u2014 were interested in math, science, technology or engineering.\r\n\r\nIn late elementary and middle school, I started to gain an interest in computer science, though I still didn\u2019t understand how it could be a career. I asked my friends if they would be interested in creating a robotics team, and to my surprise they all said yes. Before that moment, they had all told me they hated engineering and computer science, which is why they wanted to pursue different fields in the future. I suppose an engineering option had never been presented to them, so they never gave it any consideration.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter competing in robotics, we qualified for many rounds and made it far in the competition. As we made it up the rounds, we saw fewer and fewer girls competing. This is when I started to question why other girls didn\u2019t participate. This was when I became a SWENexter.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFrom this point on, I participated in so many of the programs the high school SWENext Clubs<\/a> held in hopes of meeting like-minded girls my age. Now in high school, I am the president of the SWENext Club at Moreau Catholic High School and hope to make an impact on other students the way SWE did for me. Currently, our chapter is working on a mentorship program that connects college SWE students to high school students around the U.S. in areas without much engineering representation.\r\n\r\nAt Apple\u2019s Engineering and Technology Camp, I was introduced to the amazing people on the SWE team and have been working with them since. As the founder and CEO of the Youth Mentorship Project, I am working with SWE to solve the first barrier to computer science that I faced in elementary school: not understanding the value of an engineering education.<\/strong> We hope to continue to promote STEM to students by providing mentorship and resources that can be difficult for students to access.\r\n\r\nContinuing my focus on student impact, I am a software engineering intern lead at the Fair Opportunity Project, where we create software tools to help students to gain access to scholarships and financial aid.\r\n\r\nWith other organizations such as Women In Data Science, I work with a team of industry professionals creating events and programs for other women and students in the field to connect with one another.\r\n\r\nAt the United Nations Science Summit, I have been selected as the lead of a new committee, known as the Youth Parliament.<\/strong> As the chairperson, I encourage students around the world from all aspects of science academia to apply \u2014 but especially focusing on women participation. I am working with Declan Kirrane, the chairman of the Science Summit, to organize scholarships for girls to fly to New York and showcase their scientific talent.\r\n\r\nMy work to promote women in STEM and increase student access have been recognized by the National Center for Women In Technology and the Silicon Valley Engineering Council. I hope to build on my momentum and increase my impact as I move into my last year of high school, my college years, and beyond.","post_title":"Meet SWENexter Nishka Sharma","post_excerpt":"Nishka went from being hesitant about engineering to embracing her future as a STEM leader. Learn how she is encouraging other young women to pursue STEM through her advocacy work.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"meet-swenexter-nishka-sharma","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-15 16:31:55","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:31:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40095","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40076,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/swepodcasts\/ep-247-aviation-dance-and-stem-outreach-a-conversation-with-deysi-melgar[\/embed]\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar<\/strong>, a longtime facilitator of SWE\u2019s Invent It. Build It. pre-college outreach program, joined us at the WE23 Diverse Podcast Studio to discuss her inspiring career journey and her passion for introducing students to engineering.\r\n\r\nInterviewed by Larry Guthrie<\/strong>, director of content strategy at SWE, Melgar reflects on how she balances multiple passions such as dance, STEM outreach and her full-time career in the aviation sector.\r\n\r\nPlus, hear how being a contestant on PBS\u2019s \u201cDesign Squad\u201d fueled her interest in engineering and the advice Melgar would give to her teenage self.\r\n\r\nListen to the episode on\u00a0SW<\/strong>E<\/strong>\u2019s <\/strong>web<\/strong>s<\/strong>ite<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or on your favorite podcast platform.\r\n
Speaker: Deysi Melgar, Facilitator of Invent It. Build It.<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar came to the U.S. from Mexico at age seven and developed a love for math. She also loved acting, singing, and dancing, and she chose to attend a high school for performing arts, where she was drawn to the technical side of theater.\r\n\r\nMelgar never considered a career in STEM until her work on the PBS Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV series \"Design Squad.\" She is a graduate of Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) with a bachelor's degree in physics.\r\n\r\nMelgar works at Boston Logan International Airport managing various airline service operations. Her passion for aviation has led Melgar to pursue her private pilot\u2019s certificate, with an end goal of one day flying private aircrafts.\r\n
Host: Larry Guthrie, Director of Content Strategy, SWE<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLarry Guthrie is the Director of Content Strategy for the Society of Women Engineers. He has over 20 years of experience in all areas strategic marketing and communications, both in the corporate and association settings.\r\n\r\nGuthrie is responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating omnichannel content publishing strategies that align with SWE\u2019s audiences and stakeholders.\u00a0Before joining SWE, he was the director of communications at CCIM Institute, where he developed and oversaw the overall marketing, communications, content, and media strategies for the association.\r\n\r\nGuthrie holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in marketing management from Old Dominion University. He has also spoken at numerous events across the country, including ASAE\u2019s Marketing, Membership & Communications national conference, Association Forum\u2019s Forum Forward national conference, the National Apartment Association national conference, and AssociationSuccess.org\u2019s SURGE national conference.","post_title":"SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 247: Aviation, Dance, and STEM Outreach: A Conversation With Deysi Melgar","post_excerpt":"Deysi Melgar shares her inspiring journey as a STEM advocate and aviation leader in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swe-podcast-deysi-melgar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40076","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_9"};
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2. https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/2023\/05\/stem-mentoring\/<\/a>
3. https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/95-of-teachers-say-mentors-make-a-difference-for-students\/617250\/<\/a>
4. https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/resource\/25568\/interactive\/mentorship-defined.html#section1<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n \t
Applications for Incoming Freshmen Scholarships Are Due March 31, 2024\r\n<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nVisit swe.org\/scholarships<\/a>\u00a0for complete details and answers to frequently asked questions. With one application you are considered for all SWE scholarships for which you are eligible.\r\n\r\nBefore you start your application, review this checklist<\/a> and collect all of the information you\u2019ll need.<\/strong>\r\n
Learn Best Practices for Writing Your Scholarship Application Essay<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe application essay is one of the most important parts of the application. Here\u2019s a list of dos and don\u2019ts to keep in mind when writing your essay:\r\n
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Hear From Past Scholarship Judges<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAre you wondering what the judges will be looking for and how they will score your application? Check out these videos and learn more from past judges.\r\n
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Access Additional Scholarship Opportunities and Advice from SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA) and SWENext TV<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe SWE Outreach Committee gave a presentation through SWENext TV<\/a> for SWENexters about applying for scholarships and financial aid. This presentation does a deep dive into these subjects with SWE members who have been through it themselves.\r\n
<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\r\n \r\n\r\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WgeEP-Sz7nY&width=250&height=141[\/embedyt]\r\n\r\nThere are many scholarships out there, so remember to do your research. The U.S. Department of Labor has a free scholarship search tool<\/a> and your school guidance counselor may be aware of additional scholarship opportunities in your local area.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also good to research scholarships that may be available through local religious and civic organizations, your parents\u2019 employers, or professional associations. While some applications might not be open yet, it\u2019s good to start doing your research and compiling application materials. Best of luck!\r\n\r\nLearn More About SHLA.<\/b><\/a>","post_title":"SWENext Tips: How to Apply for SWE Scholarships","post_excerpt":"Calling all high school seniors! Scholarship application season is here.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swenext-apply-for-swe-scholarships","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-18 15:51:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-18 20:51:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=34737","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40225,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-03-14 15:04:03","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-14 20:04:03","post_content":"
Find Your Place in Space Week takes place April 6-13, 2024[\/caption]\r\n\r\nEducators play a crucial role in unlocking a girl's potential for space careers. Encouraging girls to pursue their interests in STEM subjects and exposing them to the possibilities of space exploration can help them see themselves as future space scientists, engineers and astronauts.\r\n\r\nEducators can also play an important role in addressing any biases or stereotypes that might discourage girls from pursuing space-related careers. With the right support and guidance at the right time, girls can reach for the stars and achieve their dreams of working in the space industry.<\/strong> Let's ensure that every girl has the resources and encouragement to follow her passions and make her mark in the world of space exploration.\r\n\r\nThe Society of Women Engineers<\/a> (SWE) is bringing together a panel of educators<\/a> to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding creating inclusive classrooms and inspiring the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts. This event is presented in conjunction with The National Space Council's Find Your Place in Space Week<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThis virtual event will take place April 10 from 6-7 p.m. U.S. Central Time.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>\r\n
Meet The Panelists<\/h2>\r\n
Panelist: Lalitha Murali<\/h3>\r\n
Lalitha Murali is a gifted and talented teacher for the Glendale River-Hills School District. Sixteen years ago, when she started her job as a gifted and talented teacher, she noticed that there were only a handful of immigrant and minority children in the gifted programs. Lalitha\u2019s belief is that given the right resources and experiences, every child can reach their true potential.\r\n\r\nThrough starting educational outreach programs and organizing workshops, she started to reach out to the underrepresented groups in her school and in her community. Today, she has strong advanced-level programming for all of her students where more minority and immigrant children are participating.\r\n\r\nLalitha was chosen as one of the top 20 Women of Influence Awardees in Wisconsin for her educational leadership in 2017. She was also chosen as one of the top 21 International Rotary Peace Fellows in 2019 and spent three months in Thailand. She is one of the 2023 Kohl's Fellows for her skill as a leader and agent for positive change and her superior ability to inspire a love of learning. Her commitment to advancing STEM education has earned her recognition as the 2023-24 Globant STEM Award Winner for the Inspiring Leader Category for the USA and Canada region.\r\n
Panelist: Robin Houston<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nRobin Houston is credited with founding, assisting, and supporting extracurricular STEM clubs for over fourteen years. She began her focus on developing quality STEM opportunities for students in PGCPS elementary schools as the result of looking for challenging extracurricular activities for her daughter.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Robin founded simultaneous engineering clubs at two elementary schools. Two years later, she transitioned to robotic clubs on the elementary and middle school level. In addition to using curriculums from First Lego League and Society of Automotive Engineers, Robin has developed and implemented original curriculums for real-world Project Based Learning units.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, Robin and her daughter, an aerospace engineer, created the FIRE Rocket Challenge. Robin is currently serving as the co-founder, mentor and coach of the FIRE Rocket Challenge which exposes middle and high school students to aerospace engineering via rocketry competitions. The rocket program was founded from a desire to introduce underrepresented young people to the rich experiences her daughter enjoyed as an international competitor on the US Junior Space Modeling Team (FAI).\r\n\r\nRobin currently serves as the Assistant Junior Team Manager for the US Junior Space Modeling Team, the Advisor of Programs and Initiatives for FIRE STEM\/FIRE NSBE Jr., a member of the NSBE Aerospace SIG Outreach Programs and chairs the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics K-12 Diversity Subcommittee.\r\n\r\nThe FIRE Rocket Challenge program operates under the FIRE STEM K-12 STEM Education nonprofit and collaborates with the NSBE Aerospace Special Interest Group and Estes Rockets. Robin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education from The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University, and an Administration I Certification from McDaniel College.\r\n
Panelist: Roxy Williams<\/h3>\r\n
Roxy Williams is afro-indigenous and in her senior year of studying software engineering at the Latin American University of Science and Technology in Costa Rica. Roxy holds various leadership roles in the space sector. She is the Regional Coordinator for North, Central America, and the Caribbean in the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Roxy has led two training courses: an introduction to space engineering and a course on CubeSat mission designs. She also founded The Black Panthers, an empowerment group for vulnerable communities in space.\r\n\r\nRoxy led a sub-team within a project designing a Mercury sample return mission, focusing on the command & data handling and communications subsystems of the spacecraft design. She is also the lead of the Diversity in Astronaut Selection (DIVINAS) project which has two sub-projects; one focused on creating and experiments for parastronaut, and another that is focused on analyzing astronaut profile evolution to propose diverse ways of selecting astronauts. Last year, Roxy alongside her team won the Space Station Design Workshop competition organized by the Institute of Space Systems of the University of Stuttgart, where her team's design was recognized as the best. Roxy's expertise in the team was on the communications subsystem.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Roxy collaborated with the Brazilian Institute of Space Research on a CubeSat project, received training in CubeSat subsystems, and worked on a Lunar Hospital design during virtual analog astronaut training. She co-designed an app for shelter site selection in Nicaragua and Central America using Sentinel-1 data and received two global awards for her space contributions: the SGAC Pioneer award and the IAF Emerging Space Leader award.\r\n
Panelist: Diana Alsindy<\/h3>\r\n
Diana Alsindy is a propulsion engineering manager, a bilingual science communicator, a passionate educator, and a storyteller. She leads a team of engineers building the next rocket to the moon with Blue Origin. Diana is an Iraqi refugee residing in Los Angeles; she fled Iraq in 2004 with her family. She is the founder of The Arabian Stargazer, a bilingual educational platform that promotes science and space in the MENA region. Her platform is popular in the Middle East with more than 250,000 followers. She has been featured on multiple media outlets, and her science content has reached over 8 million views. <\/span>\r\n\r\nDiana is passionate about space exploration and education accessibility. She advocates for language equity in science and often engages in international outreach missions. She frequently hosts lectures and seminars with schools that do not have access to engineering resources. She is also a keynote speaker who engages the audience inclusively through multiple topics such as space exploration, engineering, science communication, digital accessibility, languages in science, and the role of social media in education. She aspires to continue paving the way to space and advocate for others to look up!<\/span>\r\n
Moderator: Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9<\/h3>\r\n
Enanga Daisy F\u00e2l\u00e9 is an engineering leader, new tech adopter, and global engineering advocate who relishes opportunities to drive technological advancement. F\u00e2l\u00e9 holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from St. Cloud State University with a concentration in aviation operations and a master\u2019s in systems engineering, with a certificate in human-computer interaction from Iowa State University.\r\n\r\nShe works for Northrop Grumman as a senior system engineering manager of a systems engineering and integration department and the immersive systems visualization lab. Her activities have included leading model-based systems engineering strategies, launching the formal stand-up of a systems integration function, institutionalizing visualization technologies for applied system effectiveness analysis, expanding visualization technology utilization, and serving as a Tech Fellow.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 has management and engineering design experience with Collins Aerospace in flight management, datalink communications, and aircraft power systems across global teams. She also operated as site leader, systems engineering subject matter expert, and engineering manager for the Internet of Things and new tech insertions with Laird Technologies across biomedical, aerospace, and industrial applications. F\u00e2l\u00e9 extended her technical and leadership expertise as a community college educator in electrical and computer engineering technology programs or through appointments on engineering educational review boards focusing on a curriculum\u2019s industry relevance.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9 aims to promote measurable workplace equity and pipeline development across all communities globally. She leverages her experiences across engineering societies, industry, academia, and capacity-building projects to support scaling outreach programs and increasing career pathway support to help communities be at the forefront of technological innovation.\r\n\r\nF\u00e2l\u00e9's recent contributions to the Society of Women Engineers have centered on technical development and removal barriers to innovation. She is the co-founder of the technical career path affinity group and the SWE board of directors leader responsible for our society committees focused on Pre-college outreach support and students programs. F\u00e2l\u00e9 is NSBE's director Aerospace Special Interest Group (SIG), driving industry access, pre-college initiatives, and technical development across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean for close to six years and has been engaged as a SIG committee leader for twelve years focusing on aviation and space development projects across Africa. She also holds membership in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the International Council on Systems Engineering.\r\nRegister for the Event<\/a>","post_title":"From the Classroom to the Cosmos: How Educators Can Help Girls Succeed in Space","post_excerpt":"SWE is bringing together a virtual panel of educators on April 10 to inspire the next generation of female scientists, engineers and astronauts!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"find-your-place-in-space","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-21 09:54:24","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-21 14:54:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40225","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40128,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content":"Join us in commemorating all things outreach with the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach!\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor the FY23 fiscal year, the Special Publications Work Group revamped the Outreach and SWENext Committee pages to share everything our volunteers have been working on.\r\n\r\nYou will find challenge winners, youth protection policy information, Invent it. Build it. recap, SWENext initiatives, new webinars, information on workplace giving, the impact of technology outreach for lifelong learners, event highlights and more all in one place.\r\n\r\nWe hope you enjoy reading through the many resources other SWE members are taking advantage of. We look forward to another successful year advocating for the next generation of STEM stars!\r\n\r\nDownload \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review for FY23\"<\/a>","post_title":"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review","post_excerpt":"Read the fourth annual issue of \"Celebrate SWE Outreach: A Year in Review\" to learn about the Outreach and SWENext accomplishments created by SWE volunteers in the past year.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"celebrate-swe-outreach-fy23","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-22 15:10:28","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-22 21:10:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40095,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-02-15 16:16:56","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:16:56","post_content":"When I was younger, I hated engineering.<\/strong> In my first grade computer science class, I received a 75% on a drawing I created through the Terrapin Logo language which uses a turtle to draw images. In my mind, there was no reason to be interested in computer science since I didn\u2019t see why the world needed it. None of my friends at this point \u2014 all of whom were girls in elementary school \u2014 were interested in math, science, technology or engineering.\r\n\r\nIn late elementary and middle school, I started to gain an interest in computer science, though I still didn\u2019t understand how it could be a career. I asked my friends if they would be interested in creating a robotics team, and to my surprise they all said yes. Before that moment, they had all told me they hated engineering and computer science, which is why they wanted to pursue different fields in the future. I suppose an engineering option had never been presented to them, so they never gave it any consideration.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter competing in robotics, we qualified for many rounds and made it far in the competition. As we made it up the rounds, we saw fewer and fewer girls competing. This is when I started to question why other girls didn\u2019t participate. This was when I became a SWENexter.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFrom this point on, I participated in so many of the programs the high school SWENext Clubs<\/a> held in hopes of meeting like-minded girls my age. Now in high school, I am the president of the SWENext Club at Moreau Catholic High School and hope to make an impact on other students the way SWE did for me. Currently, our chapter is working on a mentorship program that connects college SWE students to high school students around the U.S. in areas without much engineering representation.\r\n\r\nAt Apple\u2019s Engineering and Technology Camp, I was introduced to the amazing people on the SWE team and have been working with them since. As the founder and CEO of the Youth Mentorship Project, I am working with SWE to solve the first barrier to computer science that I faced in elementary school: not understanding the value of an engineering education.<\/strong> We hope to continue to promote STEM to students by providing mentorship and resources that can be difficult for students to access.\r\n\r\nContinuing my focus on student impact, I am a software engineering intern lead at the Fair Opportunity Project, where we create software tools to help students to gain access to scholarships and financial aid.\r\n\r\nWith other organizations such as Women In Data Science, I work with a team of industry professionals creating events and programs for other women and students in the field to connect with one another.\r\n\r\nAt the United Nations Science Summit, I have been selected as the lead of a new committee, known as the Youth Parliament.<\/strong> As the chairperson, I encourage students around the world from all aspects of science academia to apply \u2014 but especially focusing on women participation. I am working with Declan Kirrane, the chairman of the Science Summit, to organize scholarships for girls to fly to New York and showcase their scientific talent.\r\n\r\nMy work to promote women in STEM and increase student access have been recognized by the National Center for Women In Technology and the Silicon Valley Engineering Council. I hope to build on my momentum and increase my impact as I move into my last year of high school, my college years, and beyond.","post_title":"Meet SWENexter Nishka Sharma","post_excerpt":"Nishka went from being hesitant about engineering to embracing her future as a STEM leader. Learn how she is encouraging other young women to pursue STEM through her advocacy work.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"meet-swenexter-nishka-sharma","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-15 16:31:55","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-15 22:31:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40095","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":40076,"post_author":"132","post_date":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/swepodcasts\/ep-247-aviation-dance-and-stem-outreach-a-conversation-with-deysi-melgar[\/embed]\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar<\/strong>, a longtime facilitator of SWE\u2019s Invent It. Build It. pre-college outreach program, joined us at the WE23 Diverse Podcast Studio to discuss her inspiring career journey and her passion for introducing students to engineering.\r\n\r\nInterviewed by Larry Guthrie<\/strong>, director of content strategy at SWE, Melgar reflects on how she balances multiple passions such as dance, STEM outreach and her full-time career in the aviation sector.\r\n\r\nPlus, hear how being a contestant on PBS\u2019s \u201cDesign Squad\u201d fueled her interest in engineering and the advice Melgar would give to her teenage self.\r\n\r\nListen to the episode on\u00a0SW<\/strong>E<\/strong>\u2019s <\/strong>web<\/strong>s<\/strong>ite<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or on your favorite podcast platform.\r\n
Speaker: Deysi Melgar, Facilitator of Invent It. Build It.<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nDeysi Melgar came to the U.S. from Mexico at age seven and developed a love for math. She also loved acting, singing, and dancing, and she chose to attend a high school for performing arts, where she was drawn to the technical side of theater.\r\n\r\nMelgar never considered a career in STEM until her work on the PBS Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV series \"Design Squad.\" She is a graduate of Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.) with a bachelor's degree in physics.\r\n\r\nMelgar works at Boston Logan International Airport managing various airline service operations. Her passion for aviation has led Melgar to pursue her private pilot\u2019s certificate, with an end goal of one day flying private aircrafts.\r\n
Host: Larry Guthrie, Director of Content Strategy, SWE<\/h2>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLarry Guthrie is the Director of Content Strategy for the Society of Women Engineers. He has over 20 years of experience in all areas strategic marketing and communications, both in the corporate and association settings.\r\n\r\nGuthrie is responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating omnichannel content publishing strategies that align with SWE\u2019s audiences and stakeholders.\u00a0Before joining SWE, he was the director of communications at CCIM Institute, where he developed and oversaw the overall marketing, communications, content, and media strategies for the association.\r\n\r\nGuthrie holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in marketing management from Old Dominion University. He has also spoken at numerous events across the country, including ASAE\u2019s Marketing, Membership & Communications national conference, Association Forum\u2019s Forum Forward national conference, the National Apartment Association national conference, and AssociationSuccess.org\u2019s SURGE national conference.","post_title":"SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 247: Aviation, Dance, and STEM Outreach: A Conversation With Deysi Melgar","post_excerpt":"Deysi Melgar shares her inspiring journey as a STEM advocate and aviation leader in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"swe-podcast-deysi-melgar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-02-13 11:53:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-02-13 17:53:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/?p=40076","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_9"};
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2. https:\/\/alltogether.swe.org\/2023\/05\/stem-mentoring\/<\/a>
3. https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/95-of-teachers-say-mentors-make-a-difference-for-students\/617250\/<\/a>
4. https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/resource\/25568\/interactive\/mentorship-defined.html#section1<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n \t
Applications for Incoming Freshmen Scholarships Are Due March 31, 2024\r\n<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nVisit swe.org\/scholarships<\/a>\u00a0for complete details and answers to frequently asked questions. With one application you are considered for all SWE scholarships for which you are eligible.\r\n\r\nBefore you start your application, review this checklist<\/a> and collect all of the information you\u2019ll need.<\/strong>\r\n
Learn Best Practices for Writing Your Scholarship Application Essay<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe application essay is one of the most important parts of the application. Here\u2019s a list of dos and don\u2019ts to keep in mind when writing your essay:\r\n
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Hear From Past Scholarship Judges<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAre you wondering what the judges will be looking for and how they will score your application? Check out these videos and learn more from past judges.\r\n
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Access Additional Scholarship Opportunities and Advice from SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA) and SWENext TV<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe SWE Outreach Committee gave a presentation through SWENext TV<\/a> for SWENexters about applying for scholarships and financial aid. This presentation does a deep dive into these subjects with SWE members who have been through it themselves.\r\n
<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\r\n \r\n\r\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WgeEP-Sz7nY&width=250&height=141[\/embedyt]\r\n\r\nThere are many scholarships out there, so remember to do your research. The U.S. Department of Labor has a free scholarship search tool<\/a> and your school guidance counselor may be aware of additional scholarship opportunities in your local area.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also good to research scholarships that may be available through local religious and civic organizations, your parents\u2019 employers, or professional associations. While some applications might not be open yet, it\u2019s good to start doing your research and compiling application materials. Best of luck!\r\n\r\n