SWE-HI FY21 Committee Description

We are looking for volunteers to plan and execute events this year.  If you are interested in any positions or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at swe.hisection@gmail.com

Committee chairs (Professional Development, Membership, K-12 Outreach) are responsible for:

1. Conduct committee team meetings
2. Approve events (goal, budget, volunteer hours) along with EC
3. Acquire reports and photos from committee members.  Submit them to EC after events

Professional Development Committee

1. ​Non-technical speaker series/ Workshops
2. Technical speaker series/ technical tours
3. Leadership series
4. Chair (*)
   1. Professional development conference

Membership Committee

1. Networking events
2. Social events
3. Membership retention (event survey, member perks) and membership growth
4. Chair (*)
   1. Plan 1 social/ networking event
   2. Idea solicitation to improve membership retention and growth

Publicity Committee

1. Website management
2. Social media management
3. HCES Wiliki announcement
4. Other forms of event publicity (Eventbrite, etc…)

K-12 Outreach Committee (*)

1. K-12 STEM events
2. SWENext advisor

Community Outreach Committee

1. Partnership with other engineering societies or organizations
2. Connection with local universities (UHM, HPU) and colleges
3. Chair (*)
   1. HCES E-week display presentation – February

Awards Committee

1. Nomination solicitation of SWE-HI members for annual section awards
2. Nomination of SWE-HI members for society awards
3. Time commitment: Spring

Scholarship Committee – Mae Nishioka scholarship

1. Liaison with SWE HQ (SWE Magazine) and SWE sections for scholarship publicity
2. Liaison with local press for scholarship publicity
3. Fundraising

Section Nomination Committee

1. Section annual election
2. Time commitment: Spring (May – June)

Steering Committee

1. Officer/ committee chair advisor

Banquet Chair (*)

1. Annual banquet planning and execution
2. Time commitment: Spring (April – June)

Note: (*) Local leadership preferred
 
                                Thank you for volunteering with SWE-HI

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FY21 Committee Chairs

Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

Pearl Yamaguchi
















Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

Valerie Mencias















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​​Hawaiian Cultural Liaison
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Dr. Lelemia Irvine