Hi Ladies!

A little over a month ago, Region C kick started a blog post contest where SWE collegiate members could submit essays about “What SWE Means to You” for a chance to be featured on the blog, and win an 80 dollar reimbursement for annual conference. After extensive review by a panel of SWE judges, the results are in!! The top essay submission is below:

What does SWE mean to me?
 
     My involvement in SWE began as a way to meet some more girls in engineering. But since joining SWE, I feel that I have learned so much about my major, career options, and even myself.
 
     I love being part of an organization that is so involved. I have had so many valuable opportunities to network with companies, learning more about industry opportunities and life as a woman in engineering. I also have found many ways to give back to my community and the university while volunteering through SWE, and discovered my leadership potential through officer and executive positions.
 
     I have found that I love getting girls excited about engineering! I have had many opportunities in outreach since joining SWE, from designing engineering competitions for our annual high school conference to planning and executing a week-long summer camp. SWE has given me so many opportunities to mentor, share my passion, and express my excitement about engineering to a generation that may end up solving our world’s problems.
 
     And I still get my girl time that I was looking for when I first joined. I know that I have already made lifelong friends and memories that will last forever.
 
Kate Stuckman, junior Electrical Engineering major from Texas A&M University

 

Congrats to Kate Stuckman! She wins an 80 dollar reimbursement for Annual conference for her awesome essay. The other four winners, who also win 80 dollars each, are:

Second Place: Beatrik “Dela” Jakub-Wood from Louisiana Tech University

Third Place: Kalpanee Gunasingha from Louisiana State University

Fourth Place: Natasha Inamdar from Texas A&M University

Congratulations to all the winners, we’ll be contacting you soon about receiving your prizes! And thanks to all you submitted essays. They were all so wonderful! We’ll be having a similar contest for Regional Conference in Lubbock, Texas this January, so make sure to keep an eye out for contest details very soon!

 
Best,
Caitlin
 
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