Useful Documents and SW HQ Address Updated

The Silver Wings Headquarters Address has been updated as well as several items on the Useful Documents Page have been updated.

Specifically, in the Development Files Section:
- SW National Test
- SW National Test Key
- SW National Test Study Guide
- SW Recruitment Brochure
- SW Recruitment Guide
- Starting a Silver Wings Chapter
- Chapter Retention
- Associate Training Guide
- SW Activating Chapters Checklist

All updates requested/submitted by SW National Development Officer and updated by National Webmaster.

Forms Updated

The AAS Forms 1 and 3 as well as SW Forms 1 and 3 have been updated.  They are the Equipment and Manual Order Forms and Reports of New Membership/Initiations.

Make sure you destroy all previous versions of the forms and print off the new forms to use when reporting new membership or ordering new equipment.  The prices on various items have changed, and shipping and handling costs have been altered.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: You will NOT receive your items if you do not use the new forms available on the website.

You will find the forms by clicking the “Forms” link under the “Library” link above.

SW National Staff Updated

The Silver Wings National Staff page has been updated. The contact information for all National Staff members is available on the National Staff page itself. The individual staff pages include their biographies and their platforms for the upcoming year. You can find their pages under Leaders and SW National Staff above.

AAS National Staff Update

The entire AAS National Staff pages have been updated to the 2008-2009 staff. It has all of their contact information, biographies, and platforms included on each of their individual pages. Find them under the Leaders tab above on the AAS National Staff link.

Please Pardon Our Dust

While it may not be immediately apparent to you, the AAS-SW website is undergoing a pretty significant update “behind the scenes.” While this is on-going, you may notice a few bumps and bruises on the site as we get some of our more custom code up to snuff, and get all of the appropriate information updated to reflect the various new headquarters and leaders who will be in charge for the coming year.

One of the biggest changes you may notice — if you had previously registered for our site, your account has been deleted. This was necessary because our user database had been polluted with lots of junk email addresses. If you re-register, you’ll notice some of the new measures we’re taking to prevent that as we go forward.

In the coming months, you should see some additional changes that will hopefully make this site more useful and fun for our core audience of active and alumni members of AAS and SW. Thanks in advance for your patience!

AAS National Test and Answer Key uploaded

The AAS National Test and Answer Key have been uploaded to the Development Files section of the Useful Documents Page.  They are both password protected files.

New Files in NATCON Section of Useful Documents

9 new files have been added to the Useful Documents under the NATCON Section.  Here is a quick list of all the files that have been added:

Administrative Workshop (PPT)

Group Think Scenarios (Doc)

Group Think Workshop (PPT)

Leadership Ethics (Doc)

Leadership Workshop (PPT)

Nat. PA Briefing (PPT)

Nat. Sec Briefing (PPT)

State of SW-Welcome CHICON (PPT)

The SW President’s Report (PPT)

Updates: Useful Documents, Member of the Month

Silver Wings National President is pleased to announce the February Member of the Month.  Congratulations to Marianna Prather from Mississippi State University for her hard work and dedication.

The Silver Wings Vision 2012 has been added to the useful documents on the website.  It explains the many Objectives and Goals for SW over the next five years and ways to measure the success of achieving these goals.  It should be reviewed by all National, Regional, and Chapter Presidents.

Also included in the useful documents is the SW REP (Region President: fomerly known as REO) Handbook, a very important document for those that want to run for Region President.  It includes a lot of helpful tips for scheduling, continuity, NATCON, etc.

Silver Wings Recruiting Video Sample

Silver Wings National Headquarters is seeking chapters and members who are interested in being part of the National Recruitment Video! This video aims to feature members doing the things that make our organization special and unique, and those things that seek to motivate individuals within the organization.

The following sample is an example of what a few members of the Challenger Chapter think Silver Wings means to them. You are encouraged to submit your thoughts on video about “What is Silver Wings..?” to the National Public Affairs at arey325 [ at ] erau [ dot ] edu and National Secretary at lippee0d [ at ] erau [ dot ] edu.

While this video does feature the lighter and more humorous aspect of the Silver Wings experience, the final product aims to showcase all aspects including professional both service. For those attending NATCON you’ll have the opportunity to be part of this production as well where the cameras will be rolling!

Watch here!

Silver Wings NATCON Scholarship Announced

Bryan Lozick and the rest of the Silver Wings National Staff is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Silver Wings NATCON Scholarship:

Adrianne Nicole Schilling
Ashley Agacki
Ashley Parks
Brian Truong
Caitlyn McKay
Chantal Mortezaee
Derek Olivares
Diana Bickford
Emily Fleck-Mitchell
Jason Sutherlin
Jennifer Hays
Keeley Tatum
Kristina Hutchins
Lanell Craig
Melissa Martinez
Nancy Pesses
Patricia Koumides
Sara Starr
Sharee Gobel
Stephanie Westcott

The Silver Wings National staff received many high quality essays for this scholarship and are looking to publish the top two in the next edition of On Silver Wings. Congratulations to all recipients!