October 2018 Edition

Section News

SWE Tucson President’s Corner
What SWE Means to Me - Part 1

​Check out this month's message from our section president on the President's Blog page.

Welcome to Our New Section Members for FY19

​The SWE Tucson section has added 25 members to our roster for FY19, with 19 new members to SWE and 6 transfers from other sections.  This is a 70% growth over FY18 and is very exciting for our EC and committee chairs. We have our first K-12 Educator member and a number of recent graduates and employer relocations who are moving to the area.  We wish a very warm welcome to SWE Tucson and we look forward to meeting you at our events and activities!

SWE Tucson UofA Scholarship
​      Now Accepting Applications!!

SWE Tucson will be awarding $500 to the spring tuition account for the first-place scholarship applicant.

See the scholarship page for application form and more information.

Please share this information with anyone who is eligible!

Section Bylaws Update

​The recent changes to the Society Governance Structure to dissolve the Regions has led to some required changes to the Section Bylaws.  The EC did take the opportunity to review and update our Section bylaws to include proposed changes to the leadership positions to provide for continuity year over year.  The key changes are as follows:

1. Section Representative to Region Council removed per Society Governance changes.
2. President Elect position added as an elected position, this person will serve 1 year as President Elect and than will transition to President the following fiscal year.  
3. Treasurer position changed to a 2 year term.  The Treasurer position will be on the ballot for Even Fiscal Years, starting with FY20.

The table below describes how the section will slate officers in future elections:

​The changes to the bylaws were approved by the EC in July and submitted to the Society Bylaws committee for their approval.  Once we receive the Society approval, we will submit the revised bylaws to the membership for a vote.  At that time, we will provide a link to the Section Bylaws for review and request membership vote to approve the changes.  

Upcoming Events

​For information about upcoming events, please see our events page.

October EC Meeting and Pre-Meeting Happy Hour
Date:  15 October at El Charro  311 N. Court Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85701
Time:  Happy Hour 5:00 - 6:00, Meeting 6:00 - 7:30
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Join us to network with the EC and committee chairs and stay for the meeting to learn about what SWE Tucson is planning for FY19.  A special agenda item will be the discussion on the SARSEF/SWE Tucson Outreach partnership.

November EC Meeting and Pre-Meeting Happy Hour
Date:  9 November at Location TBD (check our events page for more info, coming soon!)
Time:  Happy Hour 5:00 - 6:00, Meeting 6:00 - 7:30

Join us to network with the EC and committee chairs and stay for the meeting to learn about what SWE Tucson is planning for FY19.

Past Events

Check our Event Blog for highlights from this month's past events: Head Shot Happy Hour and September EC Section Meeting and Happy Hour

Call for Committees

​If you are new to the section, or are not able to commit a significant amount of time, please consider volunteering to chair or participate in one of the committees.  Many of them require little work, take the burden off the Executive Council, and will help us grow as a section (thus dividing the labor!)

Visit the Call for Committees page for more info about open positions.

Society News

WE18 Is here!

Several SWE Tucson officers and members will be attending WE18 in Minneapolis this week. We hope to see you there!