1. Presented by: Wendy Landwehr Alison Bergmann Maureen Masiulis
SWE Mission Awards
Presented by:
Wendy Landwehr
Alison Bergmann
Maureen Masiulis

2. New Mission Awards Goals
The Society is evolving and the section awards format has remained the same for many years
The following Goals that were considered in coming up with the proposal for the new awards
The awards need to support the mission of SWE
The awards need to be in line with the strategic goals of SWE
These Awards need to be more inclusive to all “groups” of SWE members:
Sections
Affinity groups
MALs
ERGs
Or just a group of SWE members having an activity that supports the mission of SWE
The awards need to be easier to apply for

3. Mission Award Introduction Maureen Masiulis

4. New “SWE Mission Award”
This award replaces
The following Professional & Collegiate section awards
Professional Development
Outreach
Membership
Communication
Outstanding Collegiate Section
Retain Current and New Company Sponsored Awards
Multicultural Awards
Collegiate Outreach Award (NEW)

5. SWE Mission Awards Objective
These awards recognize SWE groups that embody SWE core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals.

6. SWE Mission Awards SWE Core Values Integrity Inclusive Environment
Mutual Support
Professional Excellence
Trust

7. SWE Mission Awards SWE Strategic Goals
SWE will develop women engineers at all stages of their personal and professional lives.
SWE will be recognized as a global, inclusive organization, promoting diversity and inclusion and serving women engineers wherever they are.
SWE will advocate for the inclusion and success of women, present and prospective, in engineering and technology.

8. SWE Mission Awards
Any “SWE Group” may apply for the Mission Awards “SWE Group” is defined as any group of Collegiate or Professional SWE members that support the SWE mission. This can include a SWE Section, SWE Affiliate, SWE Members At Large, Affinity group, Corporate Employee Resource Group (ERG), or other group of SWE members Eligibility To be eligible for any of the SWE Mission awards the SWE Group Point of Contact (POC) must be an SWE member in good standing.

9. Package Submission Requirements
Nomination Form
Name of Group
Description of your group (Section, Affiliate etc)
Total number of members
Number of active members
Number of Professional Members
Number of Collegiate Members
Link to social media site (FB Page, Website) or screen shots in PDF file if the page is not public
Contact information for the individual submitting the package
Award Form
*To be used by Awards Committee to create judging pools of similar group types and sizes

10. Award Form Background New Award Form Spreadsheet
Easier to fill out
Less reading for judges
One form for multiple awards
Award Form Created from
Best Practices from past awards
Society Strategic Goals

11. Award Form Categories Mentoring Professional Development
SWE Leadership Development
Strategic Goal #1: SWE will develop women engineers at all stages of their personal and professional lives.
Communication
Membership Retention & Engagement
Partnerships with Collegiate, Industry, and Academia
Global
SWE Strategic Goal #2: SWE will be recognized as a global, inclusive organization, promoting diversity and inclusion and serving women engineers wherever they are.
Outreach
Public Policy
SWE Resource Promotion
Awards & Recognition
SWE Strategic Goal #3: SWE will advocate for the inclusion and success of women, present and prospective, in engineering and technology.

12. Awards to be given Mission Award Best Practice Awards
Given to a “SWE group”
Gold, Sliver Bronze level awards
Based on entire submitted package
Best Practice Awards
Awards given for every strategic goal category
Based on the “Key Activity” entry for each strategic goal category

13. Mission Awards Judging Guidelines
From the Mission awards nomination form.
Section points
Section 2 – has 11 categories at 10 points each = 110 points
Total of 130 point maximum
How Award levels will be determined.
 Bronze Award requires activities in 5 or more categories, where each strategic goal must have at least one activity entered.
50 to < 70 points earned
Silver Award requires activities in 7 or more categories, where each strategic goal must have at least one activity entered.
70 to < 90 points earned
Gold Award requires activities in 8 or more categories, where each strategic goal must have at least one activity entered.
> 90 points earned

14. Best Practice Award
Determined from each category Key activity entry in the Mission Awards form
A total of 3 awards per category will be awarded for Professionals and Collegiates each.

15. How to apply Alison Bergmann

16. Submission process Fill out the nomination form in Smarter select
Enter the link to your groups website.
NOTE: If the website is not visible to the public you will be able to provide 5 website screen shots in a PDF File.
A single nomination package enters you for consideration for both the general SWE Mission Awards (Gold, Silver or Bronze consideration) and SWE Mission Best Practices Awards. Form:

17. Nomination form

18. Nomination form

19. Nomination form

20. Award Form Example Section 1
Section 1 Describe how your group embodies SWE Core Values of Integrity, Inclusive Environment, Mutual Support, and Professional Excellence and Trust. (300 Words Max)

21. Award Form Example Section 2
Category
Highlight
General
Award Form Description
Highlight
Choose the best activity for the category
Provide a detailed description of the activities and the impact on the section (250 words max)
General
List 1-3 more activities that pertain to the specific strategic goal (30 words max)

22. Best Practice Awards Use Key Activity
Key activities will be collected from all submitted packages to create data for judging pool
Judges will review each activity and select top activities that best support the following:
Partnerships between: Collegiate, Professional, Industry, Academia, Other Organizations
Professional Development
Outreach
Membership Retention & Engagement
Communication Techniques
Global
Diversity & Inclusion
SWE Leadership Development & Sustainment (Mentoring, Pipeline management)
SWE Resource promotion
Award & Recognition
Public Policy

23. Activity Description Guidelines (all activities)
For each activity identified keep in mind to highlight the following:
An overview and overall goals/objectives of the activity
Alignment of the activity to the goals of the group and SWE
Tangible measurements demonstrating the effectiveness of the activity
Participation (Planning, Event Participants, Event Volunteers, Follow-up)
Unique and/or innovative aspects of the activity conduct, planning or communication
Partnerships between other groups (broader SWE community, corporations, STEM organizations, local schools, collegiate and professional members)

24. Things to consider relative to each Goal category Strategic Goal # 1
Professional Development
An event can be a single professional development meeting, workshop, a one-day seminar with a variety of workshops, or a series comprised of at least two events that have a common theme
SWE Leadership Development & Mentoring
Provide example of any ongoing participant tracking, goals vs achievements of the program or number of individuals participating.  
Describe any review process and frequency of reviews, if any
Provide metrics around satisfaction with the program/event
Describe achievements in leadership development and sustainment
Participation rates in the program. (i.e. % of section/group leadership, % of membership, % of pipeline or mentoring participants actively participating or achieving individual goals.)
Number of participants and their roles (attendees, mentors, mentees, organizers, etc.) If ongoing program, number of total events and dates

25. Things to consider relative to each Goal category Strategic Goal # 2
Communication
Communications program to inform and develop its members and the general public
Forms of communications considered for this award include (but are not limited to) brochures, web pages, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, social media, press releases
Include examples of positive visibility for SWE
Membership Retention & Engagement
Overview of recruitment, retention, engagement activities your group uses
Tangible measurements include: Sustained Members, Dropped Members, Engaged Members, Collegiate to Professional Transitioned Members, and Growth
Global
Do any of your events reach out globally
Diversity & Inclusion
Multicultural events

26. Things to consider relative to each Goal category Strategic Goal # 2
Partnerships between Collegiate, Professional, Industry, Academia, Other Organizations
What activities did you hold where you partnered with another organization
Describe the effectiveness of achieving goals
Did your group sponsor/lead, co-lead or participate
Is this an ongoing relationship or single event
Describe how you initiated the relationship/partnership
Describe how you defined the stakeholders

27. Things to consider relative to each Goal category Strategic Goal # 3
Outreach
Age group of students
SWE Next promotion or resources used
Was SWE Outreach Toolkit used
Number of participants
Public Policy
STEM promotion within the community
Local, state and/or federal government activities
Promoting STEM in local schools

28. Things to consider relative to each Goal category Strategic Goal # 3
SWE Resource promotion
Use of Outreach Toolkit
Use of Program Development Grant
SWE Webinar Participation
Use of Leadership Competency Model
Use of SWE Career Center
Award & Recognition
Does your group have an awards program
Does your group submit its members for awards outside of your group

29. Wrap up and Questions Wendy Landwehr

30. Summarize
Eligibility To be eligible for any of the SWE Mission awards the SWE Group Point of Contact (POC) must be an SWE member in good standing. Recognition Nominees that demonstrate alignment with SWE core values and continuous improvement and growth, as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals, will be awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze for their overall achievements. In addition, nominees will receive Best Practice awards for outstanding actions or activities in a specific goal area(s) that best support SWE core values and strategic goals

31. Submit your package
Nominators, follow these steps to successfully complete a nomination package:
Collect all items needed for the ‘Nomination Form’ and fill out form
Fill out the ‘Mission Awards Form’ found online at:
Submit the application online by the last working day of June which is the end of the SWE fiscal year (Friday, June 30). Packages must be received by 11:59 PM, Central Time. No exceptions will be made for late packages.
NOTE: A single nomination package enters you for consideration for both the General SWE Mission Awards (Gold, Silver or Bronze consideration) and SWE Mission Best Practices Awards.

32. SWE Mission Awards
QUESTIONS?