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3rd General Body Meeting
November 15, 2010
Tonight’s guest & sponsor:
What’s happening tonight:
 Raffling giveaways
 Some announcements
 SWE gear: Swaterbottles for sale!
 Upcoming events
 Regional Conference announcements
 Proctor & Gamble: Networking & Performance, Image
and Exposure
 External announcements
New Faculty Advisor
Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc
 Department of Mechanical,
Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering
Attention RPI SWE Members
Thinking about RIT for GRADUATE STUDY?
Apply by February 15, 2011 for graduate school &
receive a
$50 application fee waiver!
Log on to www.rit.edu/grad to complete your application
Then email [email protected] to request an application fee waiver
as an RPI SWE member
RIT offers:
•20+ graduate programs in engineering disciplines
•80+ graduate programs in high-demand fields such as:
business, management, communication, computer science, engineering, sustainability,
arts and crafts, design, information technology, science, imaging science and
mathematics
•Scholarships, Assistantships ($14 million in aid awarded in 2009-10 alone!)
•Talented and diverse faculty
•Exciting research opportunities
Career-focused.
Specialized. Technologically based.
“Like” RPI SWE on Facebook
Updates from the Annual Conference
 RPI SWE won
 Membership Retention
Award
 Adult Influencer Outreach
Award
 Certificate for Outstanding
Collegiate Section
 Region F placed 3rd in the
Subject Matter Expert
(SME) Bowl
 Courtney Dunham, Andrea
Nordberg, 3 girls from
Northeastern
 Undergraduate Poster
Competition
 Andrea Nordberg, 2nd place
Swaterbottles!
24 oz.
$8
Green tab with SWE
logo in black
Questions/interested in
purchasing one?
Contact: Morgan Weest,
[email protected]
SWE sticker!
 3x5 inches
 $2/sticker
 En route… available at
our events after
Thanksgiving
Order a SWE Sweatshirts
 ~$25
 Sign up tonight (or at an upcoming event) if you’re
interested in purchasing one
 Black zip-up hoodie with
RPI SWE logo on the back
in red and silver.
 Will order them so they
arrive early next semester.
Executive Board Meetings
 When: Sundays, 11am-1pm
 Where: Union 2424
Meet the E-Board, get involved in the planning of some
SWE events.
*You don’t need to come for the full two hours.
Join the SWE E-Board at a
Women’s Hockey Game
 The E-Board is having a social
outing to see a women’s hockey
game. Everyone is welcome to join!
 Friday, November 19th @7pm
 Meet at the Field House
 It’s free!
Exploring Engineering Day
 Saturday, Feb. 19th
 Snowdate: Sat., Feb. 26th
 ~450 students in grades
3-6 rotate through
different engineering
activities in the morning
and afternoon
EED Volunteers Needed!
Positions include:
 See Eleana to sign up
 Signage Posting/Take Down
after the GBM
 [email protected]
 Group Chaperones
 Parent Chaperones
 Direction Givers
 Cleanup
 Free breakfast and lunch
 Earn a SWE point
 Interact with kids
Girl Scout Engineering Day
 Saturday, November
20th, 8am-2pm
 50 Girl Scout Juniors
 Contact: Lesley Wu
[email protected]
SWE Holiday Social
It’s the end of the semester and it’s time to have some FUN with your
SWE friends at the Holiday Social!
What: Enjoy smoothies and take part in a ZUMBA session taught by RPI
Alum Priya Bakhru
When: Monday, December 13th, 2:00-4:00PM
Where: Mother’s
Active members (4+ points; 1 being a GBM) will be sent an invitation,
RSVP to Christine to reserve a spot. Attendance is limited to 30!
Questions? Contact: Christine Falce ([email protected])
Collegebowl 2011!
•Annual Jeopardy Style game with NSBE, SHPE and invited guest
team.
•Wednesday February 9, 2011 6-8pm
•Location: BioTech Auditorium (pending)
•Light Refreshments Served!
•Need 3 SWE competitors
What does temperature measure?
+ 1 alternate to create a team.
A. The amount of heat produced by
Tell Andie if you want prizes
molecules
and glory! ([email protected])
B. The internal energy of the molecules
C. The total energy of the molecules
D. The average kinetic energy of the
molecules
E. The potential energy of molecules
divided by the total energy
E=mc2!
Answer: D
Quizbowl
 Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
 Volunteers needed to write questions and organize the
event day of.

Last year we had over 90 people compete!
 Form a team of your friends from SWE or outside of
SWE and sign up early next semester.

Monetary prices for the top 3 teams!
 Contact: Morgan Weest, [email protected]
Performance, Image, Exposure:
Baking your personal PIE
Any announcements?
Any announcements?
 Tutor a high school student from Emma Willard!
 Looking for math tutors
 $60/hour (would like you to be able to pro-rate for ¼
and ½ hours as well)
 Interested? Contact: Meredith Legg
[email protected]
Next GBM
Next semester, watch your email for the date
Thanks for coming!
Happening next semester:
 Etiquette Dinner – National members only!
 Exploring Engineering Day
 Quizbowl
 Breaking Barriers Women Unite
 Regional Conference