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If your looking for something new to bring your SWE Student Section then take a
look at the activities below. All of these activities have been brainstormed by
other student sections across the nation. You can contact your student
leadership coach for more information on any of these activities.
Icebreakers
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Tennis Ball Toss
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Two Truths And A Lie
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Table Topics
Fundraisers
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Evening with Industry
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Corporate Sponsorships
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Local Sponsorships
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University Student Government
Outreach
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Hands-on experiments at High schools or Middle schools
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Tutoring
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Badge Day with Girl Scouts
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Career Day (Shadow and Engineer)
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Science and Engineering Summer Camps
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Volunteer at community centers
Diversity
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Joint activities with other societies
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Speakers or Panel
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Award
Professional Development
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Resume & Interviewing Workshops
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Attend National & Regional Conference
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Technical Tours
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Meet your Major
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Social With Your Professional Section
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Tennis Ball Toss
Have group stand in a circle preferably away from seating area. The leader of
the game begins by tossing a tennis ball to another person in the circle. Once
a person in the circle recieves the ball he/she raises her hand and passes the
tennis ball on to another person without their hand up. Remember the person who
passes and whom passed you the ball. The last person to recieve the ball
returns it to the game leader. The leader will then start a tennis ball along
the defined path. Add additional tennis balls as appropriate. Additional things
to try:
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As your group gets better tossing and receiving the ball, start a different
colored ball in the opposite direction.
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Say the name of the person you are tossing the ball to in order to get their
attention and learn the names of everyone in the group.
Two Truths And A Lie
Every person tells two truths and one lie about themself. The group then
decides which is the lie.
Table Topics
Pass out index cards with the begining of sentences on them. (I.e. The best
place in the world to live is..., My biggest fear is...) Have everyone complete
their sentence and then return their cards. Redistribute the cards (make sure
that no one gets their orginal card). Go around the room and have everyone read
their index card and then spend a minute explaining what they mean.
Evening with Industry
Invite local corporations to buy tables at a formal dinner. Students are
invited to attend the dinner and interact with companies (you can give your SWE
members a discount). You can also sell a Resume Book along with this event.
Corporate Sponsorships
Work with your local professional section to send out a corporate support
packet every fall.
Local Sponsorships
Ask for sponsorships from local companies. Gift certificates are good for
speaker thank yous as well as member rewards. Just because a local business is
not a major coporation does not mean that they are not interested in supporting
your student section. But make sure you ask these businesses in person.
University Student Government
Every year student governments across the nation provide funding for SWE
student sections. Talk to your faculty advisor for more information.
Other General Activities:
There are many other kinds of activities that your section can do including:
Bake sales, car washes, gift wrapping during the holidays, Valentine's Day
Flowergrams, and many more!
Hands-on experiments at High schools or Middle schools
There are pre-packaged science experiments at most schools which science
teachers can provide for you. These experiments demonstrate the fun and
excitement of science and engineering for students.
Tutoring
Provide your local schools with people to help students study. Explaining the
scientific and engineering design processes will help you to demonstrate
the fun of science and engineering. Also you will be introducing the students
you work with to SWE.
Badge Day with Girl Scouts
Contact your local Girl Scout Council for information on developing a badge day
to share with local girl scout troops.
Career Day (Shadow and Engineer)
Bring a high school student with you to class one day. Let them see what
engineering labs and classes are like.
Science and Engineering Summer Camps
Hold a day long camp during the summer with science and engineering
demonstrations. Make sure you target your demonstrations to the educational
level of the students you invite.
Volunteer at community centers
There are many opportunities in your community to volunteer your engineering
service or just some manual labor.
Joint activities with other societies
Leveraging other societies such as SHPE or NSBE for help with major activities
such as Evening and Industry or Girl Scout Badge Days will help you provide
more value for your members and community.
Speakers or Panel
There are two aspects to this activity. The first is developing a committee to
provide your student section with feedback about your diversity activities and
leadership development. The second is a speaker or pannel to discuss diversity
issues facing corporations and engineers today.
Award
Give an award to the section member which demonstrates the values &
principals of diversity throughout the year.
Resume & Interviewing Workshops
Your local professionals can help you with this acitvity.
Attend National & Regional Conference
There are many workshops and seminars at both conferences which will help you
to develop professional skills. Make sure to take advantage of these
opportunities.
Technical Tours
Your local corporations are always interested in bringing in students to show
off their facilities and people. Contact their human resources department or
your local professional section for more information.
Meet your Major
At the begining of every semester hold a social and introduce freshman
engineering majors to their upperclassmen counterparts and professors. The
upperclassmen can provide a valuable resource for what classes to take, how to
get involved in SWE, or just how to get around on campus.
Social With Your Professional Section
Your local professional section is the best possible
resource available to you. The section can provide speakers, information on current
industy conditions, and contacts for where to send your resumes.
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Volunteer Library
- Documents activities implemented at profesional and student sections
throughout the society.
Program
Development Grant Reports
- Take a look at these innovative programs funded by SWE.
Career
Guidance Committee
- Take a look at the career guidance committee's webpage for outreach
activities.
Membership
- Check out the Membership committee's best practices and newsletters.
Professional Development Committee
- Check out the idea book.
2002 Student Leadership Lunch Idea Exchange - Student section best
practices.
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