Strategic Objective
Provide section members with professional development opportunities by offering interesting and relevant meetings,
tours, and events that incorporate a variety of interests.
Interested in helping run programs?
Contact us at pd@swe-mn.org with any questions or to volunteer on this exciting committee.
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PD Committee December Meeting
If you are interested in planning upcoming professional development events, helping with Spring Seminar, and/or participating in a SWE committee, please join us on Thursday! We will grab some food and continue planning our outstanding FY12 professional development program. Hope to see you there!
Date: Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Panera - Brooklyn Center
Address: 6064 Shingle Creek Parkway
RSVP: pd@swe-mn.org
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SWE-MN Open House Recap
On September 12, 2011, the annual SWE-MN Open House was held at Boston Scientific in Maple Grove. The primary purpose was to inform new and old SWE-MN members and friends, as well as prospective members about the exciting events and volunteer opportunities that are coming up during the next year.
The event started with a game of 20 questions to encourage interaction between attendees. Everyone mingled to find people who could answer the various questions and the winner received a fabulous prize. The game of 20 questions was followed by a delicious dinner sponsored by Boston Scientific. After dinner, the FY12 SWE-MN President, Lesley Wyckoff, gave a presentation that included an overview of SWE-MN and then introduced the FY12 Executive Council.
Each committee in SWE-MN had a booth where they displayed photos, brochures, and other archival materials from previous year’s events. There was also information sheets available at each booth for members and newcomers to take home which explained the common things each committee is involved in during the year. This allowed members to move around the room and ask questions to learn more about each committee in order to determine which one they would want to join in order to further develop their leadership skills while connecting with other like-minded professionals interested in furthering their career as an engineer.
We also added a booth this year for the SWE-MN Communications Committee. This booth allowed new and prospective members to learn about the various media channels SWE-MN utilizes such as the SWE-MN website, newsletter, weekly emails, and social media sites.
The evening ended with tasty desserts, also provided by Boston Scientific, and giveaway prizes from SWE-MN. The event was well attended and allowed for ample opportunity to network with other attendees. The Professional Development Committee is looking forward to hosting similar events over the coming year so please consult the SWE-MN calendar.
SWE-MN would like to thank Boston Scientific for hosting and sponsoring the event and would also like to thank everyone who attended the Open House. We hope you had fun connecting with others in the SWE-MN community and look forward to seeing you and your colleagues at future events!
PD Committee Meeting Recap
The Professional Development Committee had their first meeting on September 19, 2011. The meeting consisted of a discussion about general PD events for the upcoming FY12 year, time for committee members to share ideas for events and also some preliminary PD Spring Seminar planning. Thank you everyone for attending! We are always looking for committee members, so feel free to come to a meeting to see what the PD committee is about.
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Spring Seminar Presentations/Handouts
A page has been created with all the presentations and handouts from this year's Spring Seminar.
Check out www.swe-mn.org/pdpresentations.html
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