Application Deadline: December 31, 2011 at 5:00pm PST.

IMPORTANT: Travel Grant Requirements:

1) Grants (up to $500) are to be used towards transportation and conference registration fees ONLY.

2) Selected members must be available between February 29 and March 3, 2012 to attend the Western Regions Joint Conference in Honolulu.

3) Selected members will be required to attend a total of three conference workshops (not including tours) in addition to the career fair.

4) Selected members will be required to provide a summary and reflection of each workshop (3 minimum) attended.

5) Grants will not be provided in full until completion of trip and workshop reflections.

6) Itemized receipts will be required for reimbursement of air fare and registration.

7) You must be both a national and Stanford SWE member to be eligible for this grant.

Registration fees:

Collegiate members- $125 before 2/24/12.

Register at www.swewestern2012.org

Apply for a travel grant here.

Every few weeks, we will be highlighting a member of the SWE community through our Spotlight On Series. This week, we are kicking off the series with Shaheen Jeeawoody, SWE’s High School Outreach Chair.

Shaheen Jeeawoody

Her Role at SWE: High School Outreach Chair

Year and Major: Class of 2014, BioEngineering with a minor in CS

Hometown: San Jose, California

Favorite Class at Stanford: StemRes83Q (The Stem Cell: Biological, Social, and Practical Aspects of Stem Cell Research), where we converted stem cells into beating heart cells in 7 weeks

Interesting Fact: I’m triracial (Indian, Chinese, and black) but have been mistaken for Latina and Filipina far too often.

What Shaheen Does: I organize the yearly, one-day TSA Teams Day competition (formerly JETS Day), where teams of 4-8 high school students compete for local and national awards on engineering. This year’s theme is Engineering Health.

Who Is Involved: Caroline Abbott (High School Outreach Co-Chair), Elena Frey (High School Outreach Intern), various SWE officers and members, Technology Studet Association (TSA).

Impact That HS Outreach Hopes to Have: We hope to encourage high school students to pursue engineering degrees in their future university studies, exploring areas of interest to them and using research and book learning to understand and manipulate the world around them. Additionally, we hope to encourage students to build their connections with Stanford engineers (especially women and underrepresented minorities) and faculty with the faculty lecture attached to this competition.

Congratulations to Kylie Tuosto for her winning t-shirt design!

To order a t-shirt, please fill out this form:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNjOTZZczFncndiY2JjN0s0a3RwQlE6MQ

by Wednesday, November 2nd at noon.

T-shirts are $10 for Stanford SWE members and the general public,

and free if you are a Stanford SWE and National member.

Men’s sizes available (with baby blue print instead of pink).

Submissions due: Friday, October 21, 2011 @ 11:59pm

E-mail to: stanfordswe@gmail.com

Questions?

Contact Alyson: amyamada@stanford.edu

Hey SWEeties!

Thank you all for a fantastic year! It was an honor serving as your President this year. I hope all of you had as great of an experience as I did with SWE this year. I will cherish the 4 years that I spent with SWE for a very long time. I have learned so much from all you amazing SWEeties, and for that, I will be forever grateful.

I knew that I would always be in great company in SWE, but I never imagined how much fun I would have working with all the officers and interns this year. We had one phenomenal crew and I think it really showed. I know all of our members appreciate the hard work and long hours that were put in to each and every one of our activities. We also could not have pulled off so many successful events without the guidance of our wonderful faculty advisors, Professor Beth Pruitt and Dr. Noe Lozano.

I would also like to recognize our very loyal membership base. Thank you for supporting SWE. I really enjoyed seeing all of your faces at our meetings and events. I hope that we have serve you well and that you will continue to be involved in the great community that SWE hopes to provide. It is with your continued support that we are able to be one of the most reputable and highly esteemed groups on campus.

I have no doubt that SWE will continue growing and doing great things. It is with great pleasure that I welcome the officers for the 2011-2012 school year.

Thank you again for all the memories

Signing off,

Nina Wong

SWE President 2010-2011

Hello SWE!

Applications for next year’s SWE Officer positions are now open!  I highly encourage everyone to apply — no prior experience necessary!  This is an excellent way to gain valuable leadership experience while working with an amazing team.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A SWE OFFICER??

• Gain Leadership Experience
  
• Network with Faculty and Staff
  
• Network with Industry Representatives
  
• Inspire Others
• Make Lasting Friendships
  
• Have Fun!

Applications and responsibilities for each position are attached.  You may also find more information on our website (swe.stanford.edu).  Applications are due by Friday, April 22 at 11:59 pm via email to stanfordswe@gmail.com. Format the subject line as follows: [YOUR NAME - SWE Officer Application].  If you have any questions, feel free to email me at ninawong@stanford.edu.

All the best,

Nina

Summer research major grants deadline March 1, 2011

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/OO_research_opps_Grants.html or

http://studentgrants.stanford.edu

ME SURI - Mr. Perry Thoorsell

http://me.stanford.edu/current_students/ug_research.html

“How to Apply: There is no formal application for participation in the ME SURI. Students who are interested in participating in the ME program should seek out research opportunities directly with affiliated ME faculty and secure a commitment/position for the summer by the end of May. Sponsoring faculty will contact the program administrator once a commitment to a student is made. Students can also contact the program administrator, Perry Thoorsell (perryt@stanford.edu), for more information.” Stipend for summer 2011 will be $5600. Do not need to be declared ME yet. Each professor can nominate up to two students for SURI and positions tend to fill up by March -April timeframe.

EE

http://www-ee.stanford.edu/reu.php

Deadline is February 13th for 2011 school year.

CEE

Also has a project listing service, looks like lots today.

The department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomes student participation in the VPUE Undergraduate Research Programs. Interested students are encouraged to check the VPUE website (http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal/research) and this page for announcements regarding the application procedures. Annual program announcements typically appear in December and January with application due date for 2011 is March 15th.

http://cee.stanford.edu/prospective/undergrad/research.html

CS

What is CURIS?
CURIS is the undergraduate summer research program in the CS Department. Students apply in the winter and are assigned to projects for the summer. They then spend the summer on campus working with a professor on a current research project. Students are given free room and board (on campus) for the summer along with a stipend which is usually around $2000 - $4000. More Information about CURIS is available on http://curis.stanford.edu/

MS&E

Management Science and Engineering (MS&E), has applications due by February 15^th to Lori Cottle <lcottle@stanford.edu>.

MSE

Materials Science Engineering (MSE)

Their website lists available positions with descriptions and an application due March 5, 2011. http://mse.stanford.edu/vpue.html

Chem Eng has no formal program, but there are funds available for you! Find the faculty member and project, email Dr. Noe Lozano and cc: the professor and describe the project and that you would like to do summer research but that dept. has no formal portal, can he help you?

BIO-X

The BIO-X program sponsors a competitive program for interdisciplinary summer research.  Please visit http://biox.stanford.edu/grant/urawards.html for more information.  Unfortunately this program has an early deadline, so it is best to start planning early if you are interested in this 10-week fellowship.  The 2010 deadline was April 12, 2010.

Other research opportunities, “research experience for undergrads” sponsored by NSF centers and grants. Search online at NSF site and at schools for NSF REU programs associated with centers. SNF/NNIN on campus has these programs.  (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/)

Congratulations to Emily Cheng for her winning tshirt design! We look forward to getting tshirts printed with the design to showcase SWE’s awesomeness around campus

Hope you all had a restful winter break and are ready for a new quarter of SWE! To recap some of our successful events from fall quarter:
Tabling at the Activities Fair: Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our officers and veteran members, we were able to introduce many new members to SWE in September!
Intern Rollouts: We welcomed 16 unsuspecting interns to the SWE family with early morning rollouts in October! Our interns play a major role in helping us organize all of our events, and we are so grateful for all of their hard work and dedication.
Evening with Industry: Thank you to everyone who came out to support Evening with Industry this year. It was a great success. Great engineering companies and long time supporters of Stanford SWE had dinner and networked with our members and other engineering students at the new Huang Engineering Center in November.
National Conference: Some of our members were able to attend the SWE National Conference in Orlando, Florida in November. They attended many inspiring workshops, networking events, and a career fair with SWE members from universities across the nation. Most importantly, National Conference always proves to be a great opportunity for our members to connect with engineers from all over the world.

Our officer core and interns have planned another great quarter of SWE for you! Check out what is happening this quarter at SWE:
Continuation of Speaker Series Program: Last quarter, we had a record attendance at our lunch meetings. Thank you to all of our members for taking the time out of your busy schedules to participate in this weekly program. Please be sure to put us on your calendars this quarter, as we have an awesome line up planned!
Opportunity Job Fair: At the largest career fair of its kind, students will have the opportunity to connect with over 200 companies for possible internship and job opportunities. SWE members are invited to attend an OJF reception the night before OJF to get a head-start on networking with companies and thanking representatives for attending and for their support of SWE and other engineering diversity societies. Representatives love meeting SWE members and the more intimate reception will allow for you to make a great first impression!
Faculty Lunches: Uncertain what you want to major in or how to become involved in research? No problem. We will bring professors from different engineering departments to SWE to talk to you. Professors take time out of their busy schedules to attend our faculty lunches because they really care about you and want to guide you to the right major for you! To keep these lunches personal, there will be limited attendance, so please be sure to sign up once the announcement goes out (Questions? Contact Kristin at linkm@stanford.edu).

Nina Wong
President 2010-2011