A Letter from SWE-PPS President
Dear SWE-PPS:
Please join me in thanking our section vice-president Theresa Henderson for spearheading the effort to organize the Pikes Peak regional engineering social, held on October 21 st at the Warehouse. Section treasurer Connie King also helped organize the social as a representative for the Professional Engineers of Colorado (PEC).
The social was a joint effort with four other local engineering societies—American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), PEC and the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). Representatives from each professional organization worked hard for two months ahead of time to organize this event, which drew over 90 engineers from a wide cross-section of the local engineering community—from students to retirees and engineers from the public and private sectors. Preferred organizations focused on math, science and engineering outreach to students were also present.
In addition to food and fun, this event also featured networking opportunities and the chance to tour the microbrewery in the Warehouse. SWE officers from the Rocky Mountain section—Jennifer Halstead and Tracey Whaley—attended to promote the Order of the Engineer (http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org) ceremony, which will be administered in conjunction with the E-Week dinner in February. If didn't attend the social, please plan on coming next year so you don't miss out on the fun!
On Tuesday, November 9 th , we have a joint meeting with the student section at UCCS. The topic will be “Making a Good Impression at Your First Job”. Please come to support our local student section and provide them with valuable insight. The stories your fellow SWE members share will be funny and educational! In December, SWE-PPS is looking forward to our annual holiday social at the Stagecoach Inn on Wednesday, December 15 th . I hope to see you at both these events!
Angela Howard
Pikes Peak Section FY05 President
"Do's and Don'ts for Making a Good Impression on the Job"
Everyone is invited to this month's joint meeting with the student SWE section at UCCS on Tuesday, November 9th at 7pm.
The meeting will be on the UCCS campus in Breckenridge Room 5101 in the Breckenridge dorm building (next to the Engineering building).
Light refreshments will be served.
The panel discussion will be on the topic of making a good impression at work. Carole is also looking for volunteers to sit on the
panel, so if you have any of those "oops" stories or good advice, contact Carole.
RSVP to Carole Passmore my noon on Tuesday, November 9th at 719-531-4767.
SWE-PPS Holiday Social
The SWE - Pikes Peak Section is celebrating our record setting Region i Conference for which UCCS received an Award at the National SWE Conference, our new membership growth from small section to medium section, finishing up our 10th anniversary year with a bang at the Engineering Societies Social, and SWE National announcing that SWE just crossed a new membership threshold of 18,000 nation-wide.
New members that helped us over the top on our PPS and National membership growth are especially invited to attend.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 5:30 pm Social, 6:00 pm Dinner
Place: Stagecoach Inn Restaurant, 702 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs
Cost: Separate checks - order dinner from the menu.
RSVP: By 5:00 pm, Monday, December 13th, please call Connie King at 633-4421 (work) with your name, number of people attending and your telephone number.
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