Archive for April, 2009

University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Casino Night

{ April 23, 2009 @ 10:15 pm } · { Collegiate Events }
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by Dana Tabor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln SWE recently collaborated with eight other student groups, SHPE, AlChE, BMES, NAHB, GCA, ITE, ASME, and IEEE, to put on a Casino Night for students in the college. On March 25th a classroom in Othmer Hall was turned into a temporary casino as about fifty students from the college gathered to play blackjack, poker, and roulette. Students played for tickets to enter in the raffle to win prizes like gift cards and even an iPod shuffle.

Fabulous prizes aside, Casino Night was an opportunity for students to meet people from other years and majors. For sophomore Computer Engineering student Alex Habrock the Casino Night was a way to do just that, “I was able to meet people from around the college who are not usually in my classes in a fun and relaxed setting.”

The event was also a testament to how successful teamwork amongst student groups can be; when everyone contributes a little the result is much more than the sum of its parts. The SWE officers hope that the collaboration experienced at Casino Night is just a taste of what is to come for future events.

Dana Tabor (Dana dot Tabor at huskers dot unl dot edu) also serves as secretary of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln section. 

Hot Topic: Preparing to end the SWE Year

{ April 15, 2009 @ 12:12 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Jessica Nayes, the Region H Regional Collegiate Newsletter Editor did such a good job on this topic that we’ve linked to her post: Preparing to End the SWE Year.

Highlights from her post: 

May 1: Nominate a SWE Future Leader (freshman or sophomore showing high potential in SWE) by this date Nomination form  
May 15: SWE Region Programming Excellence Awards for “Managing Across the Generations” due More info and nomination form
May 10: Final quarter report due to Wendy, Region i Collegiate Representative 
June 30: Annual and Financial Reports due online (see Jessica’s how-to on SWE Communities to get it)
July 1: Multiple SWE Section Awards packet due  More info and awards packets

And as always, don’t forget to transition your role to the next “generation” of SWE leaders!

Collegiate Senator Elections!

{ April 10, 2009 @ 8:59 am } · { Collegiate Events }
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Did you receive a letter from SWE at your dorm/apartment/residence? The letter contains a code that you need to log into a certain website to vote for the Collegiate Senator. If you have not receive it yet, SWE has sent it to the address you specified on your SWE Member Directory. (The Member Directory is currently down, but will be back up on April 15, 2009 if you are not sure which address you chose). 

The two candidates are as follows: 

Kristina Wang
Kristina current serves as the FY09 President for the I051: University of Colorado, Boulder section. See her video below:

Andrea Ham
Andrea current serves as the FY09 President for the I052: Colorado School of Mines section. See her video below:

Choose wisely. Best of luck to both candidates!