See below for high-level descriptions of SWE-KC’s committees.
Please let us know us know your interest if you are interested in joining a committee.
- Outreach Committee
- Coordinates and ensures STEM outreach events are chaired throughout the year. Updates SWE Executive Council at monthly meetings in regards to event needs and progress. Outreach events include: Expanding Your Horizons, SWE Robotics Luncheon, Science Fair, SWE Next, and classroom engagements.
- Time Commitment: 1 hr monthly meeting; 1-2 hrs/month planning events
- Events Committee
- Coordinates and ensures networking and social events are planned for every month of the year. Events are varied often include meet and greets, community service, and a cookie exchange. Creates event flyers and maintains RSVP information.
- Time Commitment: 1 hr monthly meeting; 1-2 hrs/month planning events
- Membership Committee
- Collects event sign-in sheets, runs monthly reports, and is in charge of planning an annual event hosted by the SWE-KC fellows. Plans new ways to retain and recruit members. In charge of welcoming and on-boarding new members. Represents and works the SWE-KC table at area events.
- Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/month
- WE KC Committee
- Plans and executes our fall professional development event. This includes opportunities for arranging speakers, working with the venue, approaching sponsors, and communicating with attendees to deliver a valuable conference for women engineers and technologists.
- Time Commitment: 1 hr monthly meeting; 1-2 hrs planning/month (more hours closer to the August event)
- Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) & IGED Jr Committees
- These two committees plan and execute our Spring and Fall STEM outreach programs to Middle and High School students. Opportunities include student and mentor coordination, hands-on activity planning, venue coordination, and so much more.
- Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/month (more hours closer to the events)
- We ask that you make a minimum 2 year commitment to the committee, attend at least two of the three in-person work days that occur in the month leading up to each event, and be on-site for the event day.
- Communications Committee
- Manage Social Media accounts
- Maintain the SWE-KC website (no programming required)
- Seek articles from members after events to compose into a seasonal newsletter
- Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/month
- Awards Committee
- Works to recognize SWE-KC members by nominating them for Kansas City area, WE Local and Society awards. Seeks to find new ways of surfacing SWE-KC members personal and professional accomplishments.
- Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/month (more hours closer to awards nomination deadlines)
- Individual Events Opportunities
- Work with the Executive Council and committee chairs to organize and run a single event. Some single events we’ve planned in the past are the following:
- Cookie Exchange
- SWE Robotics Luncheon
- Mocktails and Mingle
- SWE Talks
- Collegiate Resume and Job Fair Workshop
- Summer Picnic
- A Meet and Greet
- Single volunteer opportunities could include volunteering during the day for an event listed above, writing a newsletter article or working the SWE-KC membership booth at area events. The possibilities are endless. Have a new idea? Let us know at the link above.
- Work with the Executive Council and committee chairs to organize and run a single event. Some single events we’ve planned in the past are the following:
*Note: Time commitments are approximations for committee members. Committee Chair positions may require more hours.
More details regarding the committee chair positions can be found on the Role Descriptions page.
