{"id":1806,"date":"2019-03-11T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swe.org\/?post_type=membership&#038;p=1806"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:24:38","slug":"affinity-groups","status":"publish","type":"membership","link":"https:\/\/swe.org\/membership\/affinity-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Affinity Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1806\" class=\"elementor elementor-1806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"membership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10e08efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10e08efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-769ef086\" data-id=\"769ef086\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a131e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a131e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\n<h2>SWE Affinity Groups<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SWE Affinity Groups (AGs) mission is to bring together communities that share similar interests and backgrounds that support the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&amp;B) strategic goals of SWE. The SWE Affinity Groups framework includes Build Community, Professional Development, and Member Empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AG Facebook Group<\/strong>: Access the primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SWEAffinityGroups\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SWE Affinity Groups | Facebook <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for all SWE AGs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AG Website<\/strong>: The SWE Affinity Groups now have a dedicated website. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/\">Click here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about specific groups, upcoming events, and how to join.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Goals<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a\u00a0sense of community\u00a0in the Affinity Groups fostering an inclusive environment where people discuss experiences in their engineering career, online and offline.<\/li>\n<li>Provide professional development opportunities enabling and sponsoring leadership experiences, networking and mentorship.<\/li>\n<li>Empower members through highlighting accomplishments and supporting diversity in the SWE Leadership pipeline, Awards, and Scholarships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SWE Affinity Groups are organized into Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Affinity Groups, Business and Interest Affinity Groups, and Career Stages Affinity Groups. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging<\/strong> <strong>Affinity Groups<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are focused on the needs of social minority populations and support initiatives tailored to serve these communities. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Business and Interests Affinity Groups <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are loosely centered around the members\u2019 business environment and career experiences.<\/span><span 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Check out the different SWE online communities and find a way to connect that is best for you! To learn more about each group, click the following links:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/african-american\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">African-American<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swe.org\/about-swe\/governance\/committees\/asian-connections-affinity-group\/\">Asian Connections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/disability\/\">DisAbility Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/heforswe\/\">HeForSWE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/indigenous-peoples\/\">Indigenous Peoples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/latinos\/\">Latinos<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/lgbtq-and-allies\/\">LGBTQ+ and Allies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/military-veterans\/\">Military &amp; Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Business and Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/entrepreneurs\/\">Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/global-women-engineers\/\">Global Women Engineers <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/public-policy-affinity-group\/\">Public Policy<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/swe-athletes\/\">SWE Athletes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/swe-members-in-small-business\/\">SWE Members in Small Businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/technical-career-path\/\">Technical Career Path<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/women-in-government\/\">Women in Government<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Women Engineers in Government Contractor Careers <em>(website coming soon!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career Stages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/community-colleges\/\">Community Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/early-career-professionals\/\">Early Career Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/first-generation\/\">First-Generation Students and Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/gradswe\/\">GradSWE Community<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lcrag.swe.org\/\">Late Career and Retiree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.swe.org\/affinitygroups\/mid-career-professionals\/\">Mid-Career Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions or want to learn more about the SWE Affinity Groups, please contact <a href=\"mailto:affinitygroups@swe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">affinitygroups@swe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"membership_page_types":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/membership\/1806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/membership"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/membership"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/membership\/1806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"membership_page_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/membership_page_types?post=1806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}