Quotes from Participants:

“It was harder than I thought it would be”


“I want someone to be there and support me, whether I follow their suggestions, or not.”


“I feel strong and independent. It makes me proud of myself.”


 

SWE Rappelling on January 29

Event: Society for Women Engineers - Rappelling

I am Ready For a Change....

But Whoa! Look at that First Step!


Objective: 

Learn about Making Transitions by learning to Rappel

Connect and Collaborate to overcome Challenge

Discover your Personal Strategies

Discover the best ways to support each other


No rappelling experience needed!



Who Should Participate?

You will benefit from participating in this Tour if:

  1. Bullet  You want to try something new

  2. Bullet  You are in transition

  3. Bullet  You want to make a big change at work

  4. Bullet  You want to make a big change in your life

  5. Bullet  You were recently in transition

  6. Bullet  You want to try rappelling

  7. Bullet  Virginia Connolly SWE FY-09 Past President

        (Virginia was the first person to sign up!)


What will you learn?

  1. Bullet  Learn how to make that first step easier to take,

  2. Bullet  Discover how you prefer to learn a new skill



Questions/Answers:

Does Rappelling seem hard?

      Try it from a 15 ft ledge or try it from the top. 


Have you rappelled before?

       Learn how guides and experienced climbers

       make rappelling safer.


The 5 Cs for the SWE conference:

Connect with other engineers: Bring a couple friends and deepen your friendship and mutual understanding. 

Collaborate with other SWE members and discover how they overcome challenges and make difficult transitions.

Create a powerful learning environment:

Climbing (and Rappelling) is a powerful metaphor for life. 

Communicate what you need and learn to communicate more effectively with other SWE members.

Challenge: You will discover more about how you work through challenges.


Participants:

Women Engineers from Southwest Region 


Learning Medium: Rappelling


SWE Conference INFO:

http://sweregionb.org/region-conference




NOTE: The first person who signed up is:

Virginia Connolly SWE FY-09 Past President