SHPE - Fall 2007 - (Page 74) REGIONAL ROUNDUP community and GPA Rewards to encourage our student members to develop their academic skills. We also held the First Annual Lifetime Member and Graduating Senior receptions at RLDC in April to help inspire current and new generations of professional and student members to renew their strong commitment to SHPE. After completing my first year as RVP and having learned many valuable lessons, I look forward to my second year of serving the membership in Region II and throughout SHPE with excitement and great anticipation. I also would like to thank Barry Cordero for his outstanding service as RSR this past year and for being a driving force behind much of our success. This year, I plan on working with our new RSR and members to continue these important programs and events. We’ll also focus on reaching out to the Hispanic community with a stronger presence, developing stronger chapters, promoting academic and professional skills development and making our organization The Source for Quality Hispanic Engineers and Technical Talent. Submitted by Ricardo Carlos Regional Vice President the students this year, one in interviewing and another in team building. Submitted by Mark Leonhardt Professional Chapter Internal President and Webmaster 2006-2007 Hispanics. SHPE-Phoenix plans to hold fundraisers, professional networking activities, additional professional workshops and other educational endeavors with key Hispanic organizations across the state. Periodically review our calendar of events to take advantage of all our benefits. We encourage you to become involved, meet other Hispanic engineers and enjoy the opportunities we have in store for you. Submitted by the SHPE-Phoenix Board of Directors Greater Phoenix Professional Chapter University of Arizona To promote graduate education among members, SHPE-Phoenix offers complimentary GRE/GMAT/FE courses. Santa Barbara Professional Chapter SHPE-SB mentor Sylvia Salinas (left) with students Yanira Preciado and Jackie Paredes. The SHPE-SB E-Buddies program reports the largest number of participating students to date, with several of the professionals mentoring two students. Last year, the program got off to a fabulous start in November with a meeting at UCSB to match mentors with students. Nick Campagna, SHPE-SB president, gave a presentation to the 16 students and 13 professionals, some of whom came from as far as Ventura. Nick outlined the expectations placed on both the students and professionals and detailed the many benefits that this program offers the students, including résumé reviewing, interview preparation and academic advising. Following Nick’s presentation, the students met their professional mentors for the first time and spent some time socializing while enjoying the refreshments provided by Edgar Torres, SHPE-SB treasurer. The professionals then answered the students’ questions. While the primary form of communication between mentors and students is e-mail, we are considering two additional hands-on seminars for A synergetic fire has arisen among the SHPE-Phoenix 2007-2008 executive team. Latino Future magazine has partnered with SHPEPhoenix to proliferate our continued success in the Hispanic engineering community. SHPEPhoenix has created a formal partnership with the local Princeton Review organization to offer complimentary GRE/GMAT/FE courses to its members. In July, more than 500 SHPE members, corporate supporters and business amistades attended our Arizona Hispanic Professionals Power Networking mixer at South Phoenix’s Tradiciones Mexican restaurant. As one of the rising chapters in Region II with more than 40 paid members, SHPEPhoenix plans to “keep the fire burning.” The 2008 board of directors will focus on increasing Hispanic enrollment in graduate technical programs; providing networking opportunities for Hispanic engineering professionals; promoting Hispanic business leadership and entrepreneurship; and assisting in the recruitment, career development and advancement of SciTech 2020 campers test their gliders at UA. This past June, the SHPE-UA hosted one of three summer camps being held this year by the partnership of SHPE AHETEMS HENAAC, and IBM. The camp, SciTech 2020, was held for 40 students, the majority Hispanic, who were entering their sophomore year of high school. SciTech 2020 was aimed at familiarizing the students with possible careers in the STEM disciplines. It was a four-day camp, each day encompassing one of the four STEM fields. Activities included bridge building, a Mars exploration project and even a Sudoku scavenger hunt. The students also had the opportunity to tour one of the nearby IBM sites and interact with IBM professionals. The focal point of the camp was to have the students write an essay describing where they would be in the year 2020. Two of these students were chosen University of Southern California SHPE-USC ended the semester with Discover Engineering Day, an annual event that motivates high school students toward higher education in the fields of science and engineering. The day started with a keynote presentation about preparing for college and the college application process. In addiUSC’s Discover Engineering Day encouraged high school students tion, the students were guidto pursue careers in science and technology. ed through an interactive open house of the various engineering labs on campus. Lastly, they learned about the college experience via a panel of Hispanic undergraduate and graduate engineering students. SHPE-USC members and officers were enthusiastic about sharing their experiences as college students. The high school students not only learned the importance of preparing for and attending college but also found out how Hispanics are succeeding academically in engineering. SHPE-USC strives to promote academic and career advancement for Hispanic engineering and science students. Through Discover Engineering Day, the chapter moves closer to this goal. Submitted by Cesar Valladares, Student Chapter Public Relations Officer SHPE R Fall 2007 74
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