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The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society, please contact Shannon Pollock at president-swe-oc@swe.org.
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The Society of Women Engineers Orange County Section (SWE-OC) was organized in 1983 and chartered in 1985. The Section has approximately 135 professional members.
SWE-OC has won several national and regional awards including:
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National Best Newsletter (1991-1993 and 2000-2001)
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Largest member net increase for a medium SWE section (1999-2000 and 2001-2002),
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Exxon Mobil Foundation Career Guidance Event/Series (2002-2003)
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Corning Career Guidance Grant (2002-2003)
- Professional Development Event Award (2003-2004)
- Membership Program Award, Honorable Mention (2004-2005)
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Professional Development Event Award (2006-2007)
- Region B Membership Growth Award (2006-2007)
Student sections affiliated with SWE-OC include California State University - Fullerton, California State University - Long Beach, the University of California - Irvine, and the University of California - Riverside.
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FY07
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FY08 Goal
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Membership
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131
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143
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Retention
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72.13%
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85%
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Growth
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22.13%
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25%
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SWE-OC FY 2008 Section Goals
Every year at the SWE-OC Planning Retreat the officers and committee chairs review the accomplishments from the previous year and develop a list of goals they strive to complete in the new fiscal year. This year the following goals were developed for SWE-OC.
Outreach
- Publish 2 Outreach Newsletters
- Develop 10 new personal contacts at local schools
- Hold 5 Speaker’s Bureau Events
- Hold 2 Girl Scout Workshops
- Award at least 4 Collegiate Scholarships
- Award at least 2 Certificates of Merit
- Award at least 4 Awards at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
- Support WOW That’s Engineering Event at UC Riverside
- Hold a Collegiate Section Training
Professional Development
- Hold at least 2 Technical topic meetings
- Hold at least 1 Professional Development meeting
- Publish at least 1 Professional Development, Technical, Work/Life Balance, and Diversity article in the SWE-OC section newsletter
- Hold the annual Professional Development Conference
- Apply for at least 4 section awards
Membership
- Develop a Student Upgrade Incentive Program
- Develop a Member-Get-A-Member Program
- Continue offering Network Lunches
Organizational Improvements
- Update content and aesthetics of SWE-OC Website
- Publish Section Communications Plan
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Integrity
We aspire to the highest level of ethical behavior as evidenced by honesty and dignity in our personal and professional relationships and responsibilities.
Respect
We acknowledge gender, ethnic, cultural and other differences, and strive to respect the added values they bring.
Mutual Support
We provide an organization that fosters mentoring, and the development of professional and personal networks.
Professional Excellence
We conduct our activities in a professional manner, demonstrating and demanding the highest standards of business practices.
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• Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
• Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.
• Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
• Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.
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The Society’s 3- to 5-Year Planning Horizon Strategies
• SWE will provide opportunities for women to attain, enhance, and demonstrate leadership, professional, and technical excellence that results in career aspiration, advancement, achievement, and satisfaction.
• SWE will embrace and promote the value and power of diversity in specialties, age, race, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, and interests.
• SWE will share its acquired knowledge and promote programs that bridge the gaps in recruitment, professional development, and retention of women in engineering.
• SWE will inspire girls and women from diverse backgrounds and life stages to aspire to engineering for meaningful and rewarding careers.
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STATEMENT OF SWE'S DIVERSITY PRINCIPLES
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The Society of Women Engineers acknowledges and respects the value of a diverse community. SWE recognizes that the scope of diversity includes race/ethnicity, family status, age, physical abilities, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and occupational focus. SWE will maintain an environment that is supportive of these elements. We will promote inclusion within our organization and the engineering community.
We commit to:
- Developing women in engineering across socio-economic strata and occupational focus.
- Encouraging the interest and active participation of women and girls of underrepresented ethnic groups, including African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans.
- Providing support to women which acknowledges and respects differences in family status, sexual orientation, age, and physical abilities.
We will ensure that all by-laws, policies, and charters support SWE's commitment to diversity.
We will align with and participate in those activities and organizations that encourage all dimensions of diversity.
Consideration of these and other elements of diversity will guide the statements and activities of the Society. Nothing in this statement is intended or shall be construed to unlawfully deprive any person of his or her educational and employment opportunities, compensation, and/or benefits.
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