Past PD Events:
Professional Development
SWE-CI is looking for volunteers to join the Professional Development Committee! The goal of the PD Committee is to put together events for members that encourage them to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement, encourage and assist women engineers and allies in readying themselves for a return to active work after a period of absence, and conduct any other activities approved by the Section membership to further enhance of the professional development of its members.
The Committee is responsible for putting together professional development events by selecting event topics and speakers that assist in achieving SWE’s Society level and local level Professional Development goals.
You should join this committee if you are interested in furthering Professional Development for SWE members around the Central Indiana Section.
The Committee is responsible for putting together professional development events by selecting event topics and speakers that assist in achieving SWE’s Society level and local level Professional Development goals.
You should join this committee if you are interested in furthering Professional Development for SWE members around the Central Indiana Section.
"100 Anniversary of the Women's Vote and SWE Capitol Hill Days" - October 13th 2020
On October 13th, SWE hosted a virtual event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Women's Vote, and hear from Award Winning Kate Maxwell and her experience at the SWE Congressional Outreach Days. The event started with a fun trivia game focused on Women's Rights. After trivia, Kate Maxwell spoke about her experience attending a SWE Capitol Hill Day as well as advice for how to be involved in a future Congressional Outreach Day. The recording of this event can be found below.
“Brewery Technical Tour” - June 26th 2019
On June 26th, SWE hosted a guided technical tour at SunKing Brewing Company to provide information about the engineering of the beer we know and love. Attendees enjoyed an inside look into the main brewing facility and barrel aging facility in downtown Indianapolis. The tour began in the quality lab and proceeded through the main brewing area, barrel aging and sour facility, and concluded in the tap room with cheese and charcuterie snacks by Oca. Participants received a souvenir SunKing tasting glass, sampled house and specialty Kings Reserve Selection beers, and networked with SWE and non-SWE professionals around Indianapolis. Proceeds from beer sales during this event supported Indy Pride. Thank you to everyone who attended this professional development event.
Special thanks to SunKing Brewery, Oca, and Kevin Smolar MSc (SunKing Quality Control Manager and our highly-informed tour guide) for generously supporting this event.
On June 26th, SWE hosted a guided technical tour at SunKing Brewing Company to provide information about the engineering of the beer we know and love. Attendees enjoyed an inside look into the main brewing facility and barrel aging facility in downtown Indianapolis. The tour began in the quality lab and proceeded through the main brewing area, barrel aging and sour facility, and concluded in the tap room with cheese and charcuterie snacks by Oca. Participants received a souvenir SunKing tasting glass, sampled house and specialty Kings Reserve Selection beers, and networked with SWE and non-SWE professionals around Indianapolis. Proceeds from beer sales during this event supported Indy Pride. Thank you to everyone who attended this professional development event.
Special thanks to SunKing Brewery, Oca, and Kevin Smolar MSc (SunKing Quality Control Manager and our highly-informed tour guide) for generously supporting this event.
“Science on Tap gets Sustainable” - April 25th 2019
On April 25th, SWE-CI co-hosted the Science on Tap Gets Sustainable with SWE-CI event. The event featured an interactive Q&A sustainability discussion and introduced a unique discussion on the importance of diversity and inclusion - a D&I Spotlight.
Thank you to Science on Tap Indianapolis and our sustainability panelists Leslie Schulte, Karen Cecil, and Tyler Gough. Thank you to our D&I Spotlight panelists Katie Winner and Kyle Testerman.
Special thanks to Alexa Stegmoller, Director of Science on Tap Indianapolis. Additionally, and Shoefly Public House for generously supporting this event.
D&I Spotlight Panelists
Katie Winner: SWE-CI FY19 President and systems integration engineer at Cummins Turbo Technologies
Kyle Testerman: SWE-CI FY19 Treasurer and design engineer for the MQ25 program at Rolls Royce
Sustainability Panelists
Karen Cecil: Director of Global Environmental Sustainability at Cummins, Inc.
Tyler Gough: Purdue Master Gardener with Indy Urban Acres
Dr. Leslie Schulte: Ph.D.Ch.E. minimizing commercial building energy use and SWE-CI FY19 Bulletin Coordinator
On April 25th, SWE-CI co-hosted the Science on Tap Gets Sustainable with SWE-CI event. The event featured an interactive Q&A sustainability discussion and introduced a unique discussion on the importance of diversity and inclusion - a D&I Spotlight.
Thank you to Science on Tap Indianapolis and our sustainability panelists Leslie Schulte, Karen Cecil, and Tyler Gough. Thank you to our D&I Spotlight panelists Katie Winner and Kyle Testerman.
Special thanks to Alexa Stegmoller, Director of Science on Tap Indianapolis. Additionally, and Shoefly Public House for generously supporting this event.
D&I Spotlight Panelists
Katie Winner: SWE-CI FY19 President and systems integration engineer at Cummins Turbo Technologies
Kyle Testerman: SWE-CI FY19 Treasurer and design engineer for the MQ25 program at Rolls Royce
Sustainability Panelists
Karen Cecil: Director of Global Environmental Sustainability at Cummins, Inc.
Tyler Gough: Purdue Master Gardener with Indy Urban Acres
Dr. Leslie Schulte: Ph.D.Ch.E. minimizing commercial building energy use and SWE-CI FY19 Bulletin Coordinator
“Leading with Influence” - a Joint Event Featuring Julie Kratz - February 6th 2019
On February 6th, Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS), Society of Women Engineers- Central Indiana (SWE-CI) Section, Women in Manufacturing (WiM), and Women & Hi Tech (W&HT) teamed up for a high powered event to learn how to Lead with Influence. This amazing professional development and networking event facilitated dialogue between members of our ally organizations and left attendees well equipped to “Lead with Influence” in their own life. Special thanks to Sun King Brewery, The Morales Group, and Julie Kratz for generously supporting this event. Thank you to Nameless Catering.
Thank you to our co-hosts Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS), Women in Manufacturing (WiM), and Women & Hi Tech (W&HT), with high appreciation for the work of these fantastic organizations.
On February 6th, Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS), Society of Women Engineers- Central Indiana (SWE-CI) Section, Women in Manufacturing (WiM), and Women & Hi Tech (W&HT) teamed up for a high powered event to learn how to Lead with Influence. This amazing professional development and networking event facilitated dialogue between members of our ally organizations and left attendees well equipped to “Lead with Influence” in their own life. Special thanks to Sun King Brewery, The Morales Group, and Julie Kratz for generously supporting this event. Thank you to Nameless Catering.
Thank you to our co-hosts Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS), Women in Manufacturing (WiM), and Women & Hi Tech (W&HT), with high appreciation for the work of these fantastic organizations.
“Drones - They're Here Now! (Applications of Small Unmanned Systems)” - August 28th 2018
On August 28th, 2018, the Society of Women Engineers - Central Indiana (SWE-CI) Section and AIAA co-hosted this event. John Evan Flatt, a Flight Operation and System Integration Specialist at Purdue University, has worked for several years with autonomous UAVs and discussed the applications of these small aircraft in agriculture, remote sensing, infrastructure, and transportation. He also spoke on his work as a certified private pilot and sUAS operator, and his designs on wheel based mobile mapping systems and field phenotyping platforms. The event brought around 30 people and was held over a splendid taco bar! The audience asked many great questions and sparked lots of technical discussion about the work of UAVs and their applications for the future. Thanks to everyone who came out to the event!
Thank you also to Sun King Brewing Company, Nameless Catering, and to the Speakeasy Downtown!
On August 28th, 2018, the Society of Women Engineers - Central Indiana (SWE-CI) Section and AIAA co-hosted this event. John Evan Flatt, a Flight Operation and System Integration Specialist at Purdue University, has worked for several years with autonomous UAVs and discussed the applications of these small aircraft in agriculture, remote sensing, infrastructure, and transportation. He also spoke on his work as a certified private pilot and sUAS operator, and his designs on wheel based mobile mapping systems and field phenotyping platforms. The event brought around 30 people and was held over a splendid taco bar! The audience asked many great questions and sparked lots of technical discussion about the work of UAVs and their applications for the future. Thanks to everyone who came out to the event!
Thank you also to Sun King Brewing Company, Nameless Catering, and to the Speakeasy Downtown!
FY18: "It's not just what you say, but how you say it"
On March 7, 2018 SWE-CI hosted a interactive session "It's not just what you say, but how you say it" to enhance one's awareness of how to read and respond to verbal and non-verbal cues, explain how to adjust your body language to suit the situation, and give you an opportunity to practice these skills.
Download the slides from the event here-
Presentation slides
Download the slides from the event here-
Presentation slides
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FY17: Engineers Week Professional Development Event
Strengths Finder Professional Development Workshop
On Feb 24, SWE-CI hosted an interactive PD workshop led by JoDee Curtis, Gallup Certified Strengths coach, owner and founder of PurpleInk LLC. JoDee helped us learn about our strengths, their benefits, and the "dark side" of our strengths that can be our worst enemies. We hope you use your strengths and what you learned in the workshop to achieve your personal best. Thank you for making our Strengths Finder Workshop a success!
On Feb 24, SWE-CI hosted an interactive PD workshop led by JoDee Curtis, Gallup Certified Strengths coach, owner and founder of PurpleInk LLC. JoDee helped us learn about our strengths, their benefits, and the "dark side" of our strengths that can be our worst enemies. We hope you use your strengths and what you learned in the workshop to achieve your personal best. Thank you for making our Strengths Finder Workshop a success!
Technical Tours
Join us to tour local facilities and job sites to experience the daily lives of other women engineers. Learn new problem solving techniques and approaches. If you would like to host a tech tour, feel free to contact us!
Attend or phone in for professional development sessions ranging in topics from Time Management, Six Sigma, and Coaching.
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