Opportunity is knocking…

Have you thought about your next leadership role in SWE? Are you ready for the next level of challenge, development, responsibility, and reward? Do you want to make a difference in the Society and affect change?

The positions of Region Collegiate Representative (RCR) and Region Collegiate Communications Editor (RCCE) offer outstanding opportunities to interact with professional women, while developing leadership attributes. Both positions are great stepping stones for becoming actively involved in the society at the professional level. It is a also a great opportunity to learn how both the region and national levels work. The RCR is responsible to represent area collegiate members’ interests among national leaders, participate in strategic discussions with the other members of the Council of Representatives, and provide direction to the national Society. The RCCE is responsible for communicating important SWE events and best practices by publishing the region newsletter for collegiate members.

Some of the RCR duties include:

• Communicate to the region leadership as the collegiate member’s voice on the Region Council.
• Attend Regional & Annual Conference
• Facilitate Region Collegiate Meetings
• Maintain constant and consistent contact with Governor and RCR/RCCE Coordinator
• Serve on the Region Collegiate Team
• Provide input to region blog

 

RCCE duties include:

• Communicate to the region leadership as the collegiate member’s voice on the SWE.
• Attend Regional & Annual Conference
• Help facilitate Region Collegiate Meetings
• Maintain constant and consistent contact with Governor and RCR/RCCE Coordinator
• Serve on the Region Collegiate Team
• Maintain the region blog

 

FY10 Election Timeline:

• Call for Applicants: Tuesday, January 20
• Applications Due: Friday, February 8
• Candidates Presented: Monday, March 1
• Voting Begins: Monday, March 1
• Voting Ends: Monday, March 15
• Winners Announced: Monday, April 5

 

Questions? Email your friendly neighborhood RCR (rcr-f@swe.org) and RCCE (rcce-f@swe.org).

Yay Surveys! :)

The Region Collegiate Representatives(RCRs) and Region Collegiate Communications Editors(RCCEs) represent the collegiate voice on the SWE region level which is then transferred to all the way up to SWE headquarters.

As a team we are working to make your SWE experience even better but we need your help! We would like to know some information about your SWE experience.

Please take the time to fill out this survey: http://bit.ly/1yLgMf

It should take you no longer than 5 minutes to fill out, so it’s a cinch. We’d love to get these answers in as soon as we can.

Thank you in advance,

SWE RCRs and RCCEs

Making a Personal Connection with Members

One of the best ways to retain memembership is to have a close personal connection with your members. This Hot Topic is a list of some ideas I have that might help you make that connection. Feel free to share any others that work for your section, as well!

• Remember names! It’s surprising how something so little can mean and do so much.
• Make sure your officers talk to all the members, not just to each other, or the ones they know well.
• Have smaller activities and meetings, in addition to general body meetings, so members can get to know each other on a more personal setting.
• Consider establishing a big-little program that keeps the freshman engaged by giving them an upperclassmen mentor in SWE.
• Have socials devoted to bonding, which have less business and professional stuff, just to have fun with each other.
• Smile and say hi to your fellow SWE members, even if you’re just passing them in the halls.
• Get SWE merchandise, such as tshirts, hoodies, or sweatpants, and have everyone wear them on the same day.

The overall idea: make sure you focus on the personal needs of your members, in addition to the professional ones!