Recent outreach activities

SWE-HA Outreach News and Volunteer Opportunities

We always welcome more help if you want to get involved with more volunteering activities.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering
Request for volunteers
(A SWE HA Hosted Event)

IAGTE - Planning Committee Volunteers Needed! - Join SWE-HA in planning our largest signature Outreach event: Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! The day is full of hands-on activities for middle school girls in the Houston area to learn all about what the field has to offer and get their imaginations running wild. We are looking for a few volunteers to help specifically with the planning process!
If you are interested in learning more, please email vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org
IAGTE Planning committee volunteers needed
- Activity Leads
- Registration Lead
- Food Coordinator
General volunteering registration for IAGTE will open later this year.
In addition, if you know of any professional engineering organizations that would be interested in hosting one of our IAGTE activities, please let us know. We look forward to having you volunteer with us!

FIRST Robotics - Mentor(s) Needed!

Iron Plaid, an all-girls FIRST Robotics Championship team out of Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, is looking for women in engineering with a passion for engineering who are interested in leveraging their passion and knowledge to mentor our high school students. Additional information located here: Iron Plaid FRC team - Looking for engineers interested in mentoring robotics
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Che' Smith directly. Che’ Smith, cwsmith@usa.net, https://www.ironplaid.org/

Guest Speakers Needed!

Cindy Buchwald, Executive Director for the Northern Brazoria County Education Alliance (NBCEA), a 501c3 nonprofit that supports career and technical education at the three high schools within the Pearland Independent School District, is looking for volunteers. They are looking for guest speaker(s) to volunteer to speak to students in their engineering classes. They also have an event that is for young girls to learn about women in engineering.
If you are interested in volunteering for this opportunity, please reach out Cindy directly. Cindy Buchwald, Executive Director, Northern Brazoria County Education Alliance, 832-265-3625, cindy@nbcea.org

Energy Day Houston 2019

SWE-HA will not host a table this year, but if you have kids or students, this is a great, free event focused on Science, Energy, Technology, Innovation & Conservation with Music, Prizes, Food & Games and also a great opportunity to volunteer!
Date/Time: Saturday October 20th, 2018 from 11am – 4pm
Where: Sam Houston Park, 1000 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002
If you are interested in volunteering for this opportunity, please go to the website: https://energydayfestival.org/get-involved/volunteer/

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