SWE Holiday Party

CONGRATULATIONS!

Happy end of the semester! To mark the end of a great year in SWE, we held a holidy party during which internal awards, scholarships, and the new FY13 Exec board was announced. See below for pictures and award winners. =)

MIT SWE Scholarship Winners:
The MIT SWE scholarships are awarded to leaders in the organization and promising freshmen who exhibit the qualities that the Society represents. This year we had a larger number of applicants from which our dedicated alumni selected four outstanding individuals. Two freshmen and two upperclassmen will receive $1000 and $500 for first and second place, respectively, to use towards their achieving their aspirations.

Freshman: Srinidhi Viswanathan (first), Kate Tatar (second)
Upperclassmen: Anika Gupta (first), Pri Tembhekar (second)

MIT SWE Interal Awards
In order to recognize the great work of the planning board and exec, people were asked to nominate individuals who were outstanding this past year.



MIT SWE Lifetime Achievement Award: Liza Xu
The MIT SWE Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a junior or senior who embodies the spirit of SWE, and who has continuously contributed to the advancement of the section with their leadership and vision throughout their time at MIT.

Outstanding New Board Member Award: Dacie Manion
The Outstanding New Board Member Award is presented to a new board member who took initiative upon joining the section and excelled at their position. 

MIT SWE Future Leader Award: Nitya Subramanian
The MIT SWE Future Leader Award is presented to a freshman or sophomore who has distinguished themselves early on with their talent, dedication, and leadership.  This individual shows great promise to become a future leader of the MIT SWE section.

Outreach Achievement Award: Jean Xin
Outreach is one of the defining values of the Society, and is the most expansive section within MIT SWE.  This award is presented to a board member who showed excellence in their work with outreach.

Most Active Member Award: Anika Gupta
The Most Active Member Award is presented to a member who has risen above the requirements of their position by attending and contributing to many of the activities throughout the MIT Section.

Exec Choice Outstanding Board Member Award: Jenny Shen
The Exec Choice Outstanding Board Member Award is presented to a member who the Exec Board wishes to recognize in particular. This individual has not only excelled in her position, but has also inspired those around her and shows great promise to continue in MIT SWE as a leader.

MIT SWE FY13 Exec Board
Congratulations to the new Exec Board who will step into their roles starting January 1.

President: Anika Gupta
VP of Outreach: Jean Xin     
VP of Campus Relations: Stephanie Chen
VP of Membership: Pritee Tembhekar
VP of Corporate: Ayesha Bose
Secretary: Jenny Shen
Treasurer: Carolyn Joseph
Webmaster: Quanquan Liu

F13 SWE Exec Voting is now open!

Voting for FY13 SWE Exec is now open!

All national members are invited to vote, though MIT certificates are required. Please visit the ballot page to read the platforms of the candidates.

Voting will close on Wednesday, December 12 at 11:59pm.   

MIT SWE 2012 Scholarships now open!

All members are welcome to apply to the 4 scholarships that MIT SWE is providing. This year, we will be offering two $1000 and two $500 scholarships, first place and second place, to two lucky freshmen and two upperclassmen. Scholarship applications will be reviewed by our very own SWE alumni.

Application Process: Please respond to the respective short essay questions and provide a copy of your resume. The combined length of the responses may be a maximum of 3 pages, double spaced. Files must be titled "lastname_firstinitial_resume" or "lastname_firstinitial_essays" and submitted as pdfs.

Freshmen: (1) How do you embody the values held by SWE? Please provide tangible examples if applicable. (2) Where do you see yourself applying these values to your next three years at MIT? (You can read about the Society's values at swe.org)

Upperclassmen: (1) How have you contributed to SWE and how has the organization shaped you personally? (2) Describe the most defining moments/memories of your time in SWE thus far. (3) How do you plan on contributing to SWE and upholding the Society's values in the future. 

Please submit your questions and applications to swe-president@mit.edu. Deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, November 21 at 11:59pm. 

NOTE: Should you be selected as a scholarship winner, a check will be written out to you directly.

Photo Collage 2012

Hi everyone!

This is Liza speaking. I have been president of the MIT SWE section since January and it has really been amazing so far. Everyone in the organization is great and I wanted to just give a shout out to some noteworthy individuals from MIT who were rewarded scholarships from the the Society. Additionally, I put together a photo collage of some of the great memories we have been able to collect so far. 

I hope to be able to meet you all at our upcoming events!

Congrats to the following individuals for being chosen for scholarships:

• Kathleen Xu - Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Scholarship
• Sarah Coe - Anne Maureen Whitney Barrow Memorial Scholarship
• Katherine Stone - B.J. Harrod Scholarship
• Ashwini Gokhale - Boston Scientific Scholarship
• Kristine Bunker - GE Women's Network Scholarship
• Stephanie Scott - Intel Corporation Scholarship,
• Grace Anne Young - Life Technologies Scholarship
• Ada Taylor - Lockheed Martin Corporation Scholarship
• Celena Dopart - Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship
• Aubrey Colter - Northrop Grumman Foundation Scholarship
• Minna Song - Northrop Grumman Foundation Scholarship

While the above mentioned individuals all were rewarded with scholarships from the Society, MIT SWE also gives out scholarships to two upperclassmen and two underclassmen. The application has not yet been released, but stay tuned for more information!

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And of course! The Collage. Enjoy.

Join MIT and SWE Boston on Oct 26th!

MIT SWE has partnered with the Boston Professional SWE section for a joint meeting next Wednesday, October 26th from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. The event is sponsored by and will be held at Draper Laboratory, 1 Hampshire Street, and is free to MIT students. The keynote speaker, PhD student Sarah Brown, will be speaking on the topic "An Engineering Approach to Understanding Emotion."

Don't miss the opportunity to have free dinner, network with engineers from the area, explore Draper Labs, and hear from an eye opening speaker. Register by Friday, October 19th.