Get Involved

We have many opportunities available for members to become more involved with SWE-KC. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact us at swe.kc.mail@gmail.com.

STEM Outreach

• Volunteer at an outreach event.
  • We host multiple STEM outreach events throughout the year. Subscribe to the SWE-KC email list to learn of these opportunities and how to sign-up.
• ​Allow a student to Job Shadow you
  • We receive multiple requests throughout the year from high school students looking to job shadow a professional engineer.
• Be a mentor or volunteer at our Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) events.
• Join the IGED planning committee
• Join the Outreach committee

Professional Development

• Attend SWE Conferences (iCON17 and WE16)
• ​Submit a speaker proposal for conference events
• Join the Professional Development committee to help plan WEKC 2017 (the 2nd annual signature professional development event).

Networking Events

• Volunteer to host a Meet & Greet (choose a location, date, & ​time, and we'll do the advertising)
• Volunteer to plan a specific event
• Join the Events committee to help plan events throughout the year

Recognition

• ​Work to recognize SWE members and SWE-KC by nominating them for Region and Society awards
  
• ​Join the Awards Committee to help with nomination packets
  

Other Opportunities

• Join the Membership Committee to help identify ways to welcome new members and retain our current members
• Update and manage the SWE-KC website (no programming skills needed!)
• ​Help update and maintain social media accounts
• ​Write a newsletter or blog article following an event

Committee Descriptions

Officer Descriptions