Welcome to SWE-CRS!
Welcome to the Society of Women Engineers Chicago Regional Section website. As one of the largest SWE sections, we strive to provide members and partners with valuable programs and networking opportunities. We want to inspire women to achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders and help them as they seek to be their authentic selves in all stages of their careers and lives. Whether your are interested in professional development, outreach, or networking with fellow women engineers, SWE-CRS has something for you.
Welcome to the Society of Women Engineers Chicago Regional Section website. As one of the largest SWE sections, we strive to provide members and partners with valuable programs and networking opportunities. We want to inspire women to achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders and help them as they seek to be their authentic selves in all stages of their careers and lives. Whether your are interested in professional development, outreach, or networking with fellow women engineers, SWE-CRS has something for you.
Upcoming Events
Scholarship Application Judges Needed!
Sign Up by April 3, 2022
A wonderful and impressive group of future engineers who are or will be studying engineering or computer science in college have applied for a SWE CRS Scholarship. Our section has the opportunity to read about their plans, goals and dreams. We are looking for volunteers that can be Scholarship Judges to help us select top students in the Chicagoland area to receive scholarships donated by your generous corporate sponsors. You will receive 2-3 applications via email within the week of April 4th and have until April 15th (tentative) to judge applicants.
If you are available to remotely judge scholarships applications, please express your interest by sending an email to our scholarship mailbox: scholarships-crs@swe.org.
Still looking to apply for a scholarship? Please check out more information and apply to the program here. Applications are due April 1st at 11:59 PM CST.
If you are available to remotely judge scholarships applications, please express your interest by sending an email to our scholarship mailbox: scholarships-crs@swe.org.
Still looking to apply for a scholarship? Please check out more information and apply to the program here. Applications are due April 1st at 11:59 PM CST.
Spring 2022 Book Discussion
It’s time to discuss the Spring Book for SWE CRS, “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle.
Untamed ‘is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.’
Friday, April 15th - South/Southwest Suburbs membership circle
6:30 PM at the Barnes and Noble in the Bolingbrook Promenade
Thursday April 28th - West Suburbs membership circle:
Time and Location TBD
RSVP Link
Link: Goodreads Summary
Untamed ‘is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.’
Friday, April 15th - South/Southwest Suburbs membership circle
6:30 PM at the Barnes and Noble in the Bolingbrook Promenade
Thursday April 28th - West Suburbs membership circle:
Time and Location TBD
RSVP Link
Link: Goodreads Summary
SWE CRS Spring General Meeting
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 7:00 PM CDT
SWE CRS will be hosting the Spring General meeting on April 26th at 7 pm. Join us to learn more about what SWE has to offer.
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM CDT
Link: Here
SWE CRS Annual Banquet
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:00-9:00 PM CDT
Please join SWE-CRS as we celebrate FY22! We are pleased to host this evening to recognize our corporate sponsors, congratulate our scholarship winners, and celebrate our hard working volunteers. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Cash bar will be available. Attendees arriving earlier may mingle at the bar.
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED so reserve your seat ASAP! Registration closes Friday, May 20. Find the registration here!
Cost: $10 for SWE members
When: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 PM CDT.
Where: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 950 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED so reserve your seat ASAP! Registration closes Friday, May 20. Find the registration here!
Cost: $10 for SWE members
When: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 PM CDT.
Where: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 950 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301
Endowed scholarship created in memory of SWE member Wendy Landwehr
In the summer of 2017, the Chicago Regional Section (CRS) leadership learned of the sudden passing of Wendy Landwehr. Wendy was a past CRSpresident, a past member of the Board of Directors for SWE, and a newly elected trustee. To help the memory of Wendy live on, CRS is establishing an endowed scholarship in her memory. This scholarship will be awarded to a female college student studying engineering.
Donate Here!
One of Wendy’s passions within SWE was working with the students, so a scholarship named after her was the best way CRS determined to keep her spirit alive. Visit here to make a donation, or checks can be mailed to: SWE Chicago Regional Section, PO Box 95525, Palatine, IL 60095-0525. Please make a note that the donation is for the Wendy Landwehr Fund. Any questions can be addressed to swecrs.treasurer@swe.org.
In the summer of 2017, the Chicago Regional Section (CRS) leadership learned of the sudden passing of Wendy Landwehr. Wendy was a past CRSpresident, a past member of the Board of Directors for SWE, and a newly elected trustee. To help the memory of Wendy live on, CRS is establishing an endowed scholarship in her memory. This scholarship will be awarded to a female college student studying engineering.
Donate Here!
One of Wendy’s passions within SWE was working with the students, so a scholarship named after her was the best way CRS determined to keep her spirit alive. Visit here to make a donation, or checks can be mailed to: SWE Chicago Regional Section, PO Box 95525, Palatine, IL 60095-0525. Please make a note that the donation is for the Wendy Landwehr Fund. Any questions can be addressed to swecrs.treasurer@swe.org.