Recruitment

What does Recruitment do?

The SWE Recruitment Committee runs 4 major events/programs: the Mentorship Program, the Welcome Party, the Back-to-School Cookout, and Little Sisters Weekend. We also oversee sign-up for SWE national membership. The goal of the Recruitment Committee is to plan and host events for member retention and to encourage new members to join SWE Illinois. We also co-host many social and professional events with other engineering organizations and within other committees. We are always looking for more volunteers to help us with these events! If you would like to join the Recruitment Committee or volunteer for these events, please email Emily Graham at emilyeg3@illinois.edu.

Events & Activities:

Mentoring Program

Want to get to know other freshmen and upperclassman girls in your major?
Join SWE's Mentorship Program! Through the Mentorship Program, we will pair you with a small group of other SWE members in your major to help with the transition and share experiences. You can earn SWE points by attending the events with your group, and the group with the most points at the end of the semester will win a prize!
This is a great opportunity to really get to know other SWE members and get advice and mentorship!
Questions or concerns? Contact Emily Graham at emilyeg3@illinois.edu.

Little Sister’s Weekend

Little Sisters' Weekend (LSW) is an overnight campus visit program for admitted high school girls in engineering. "Little Sisters" will be paired up with current undergraduate girls in engineering ("Big Sisters"), and they'll get the opportunity to have a first-hand experience of student life on campus. The event will include a student panel discussion, interaction with a corporate sponsor, and small-group breakout sessions to meet other admitted students current SWE members (Big Sisters), and more! Little Sisters will have the opportunity to ask their questions and learn about what it's like to be a Grainger Engineering student at the University of Illinois! This event will take place during March 24-25, 2023 and will be held in-person at various locations. Sign up here to be a Big Sister! If you have any questions contact Hailey Kingery at haileyk3@illinois.edu, Allison Lau at aplau2@illinois.edu, or Thea Bueno at theab2@illinois.edu.

Sign up here if you are an admitted student and would like to be a Little Sister!

Director:

Chairs:

Chairs Roles:

• Secretary: Take meeting notes at committee meetings and collaborates with the Social and Creativity Chairs

• Social Chair: Plan social events and maintains committee resources

• Section Liaison: Attends monthly EC meetings and bimonthly WIE meetings and report important information back to our SWE section

• Little Sisters Weekend Chairs: Plan Little Sisters' Weekend and organizes activities between college and high school students

• Mentorship Program Chairs: Coordinate SWE mentorship program to connect underclassmen with upperclassmen

• Creativity Chair: Come up with new events to increase recruitment to SWE