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Article to be edited: Society of Women Engineers

 * Point of View - Is the article neutral?

The article copy pastes from other sources. Some information is up to date, but most is limited. The opening paragraph could be better. It doesn't do a great job pulling in the rest of the information.
 * Content - Is the information up-to-date? Are there areas that should be expanded?

The article is completely missing sections on the SWE core values, Goals and even specific milestones. Existing references appear to be related. Limited resources are available for SWE.
 * References - Are the existing sources reliable and appropriate for the article?

Some resources are out of date and should be updated. Resource #7 can be replaced by https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp which is updated yearly. I'll be making edits to add additional information and a new section. A note on the article states it is written like an advertisement, I may be able to edit/reword some portions of the article. I will reuse the SWE about page, but fix the citation. Additionally I'll be using http://alltogether.swe.org/2017/06/kate-van-dellen-on-swe-core-values/
 * Reason why you will be making edits and any additional notes
 * New sources you will likely include in the final stage of edits

Initial Edits:
Current: in 2016, SWE gave more than $750,000 in scholarships to 231 students. Scholarships raged from $1,000 to $14,500 each.

Edit: The Society of Women Engineers provides multiple scholarships each year to women in undergrad and graduate STEM degree programs across the country. About 233 scholarships were awarded for the 2017 school year. The total amount of scholarships is around $715,000 for the year.

Integrity
Ethical behavior shown by a member in both personal and professional lives. In SWE integrity is seen as the "Key to Success" someone who displays integrity is generally able to bring a group, team, or challenge together even if the odds are stacked against them.

Inclusive Environment
The SWE environment works to create a welcoming environment for all members. This allows the members and organization as a whole to benefit from a diversity. Sarah Watzman the FY17 Collegiate Director attributes staying in engineering to her undergraduate chapter of SWE. During her first year of undergrad senior members of the chapter encouraged her to stay involved. She ran for a student position for her sophomore year. Watzman explains; "Having that encouragement and knowing that I had a leadership position in a really inclusive society of strong, determined engineering women that helped me stay in engineering."

Mutual Support
Mutual Support focuses on creating networks both personally and professionally. An example of this is Kate Van Dellen, a SWE member since 2004, moved to a different state after graduating college and was able to make connections through the local SWE professional section.

Professional Excellence
All SWE members are expected to demonstrate professionalism in their school work and business. Elia Zanella, a SWE chapter president, says attending professional conference is a physical example of professional excellence. Members are always smiling and dressed "Inspiring is what I think of when I think of SWE."

Trust
Trust is important in creating a belief that someone is honest and reliable. Without trust between leaders and members it will be difficult to gain confidence in a groups abilities.