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REGIONAL ROUNDUP and another visit to the Austin Food Bank. With this continuous involvement in community service, SHPE’s beacon of light is sure to shine bright for years to come. Submitted by Magdelena Rodriguez Student Chapter Journalist SHPE-Houston’s workshops at a local museum bring engineering to life for children. The University of Texas at Arlington will be working with the staff of the Children’s Museum of Houston to create workshops that demonstrate the joys of engineering and innovation. Members will volunteer to assist at workstations throughout the Museum’s large interactive exhibit, Invention Convention. The workshops will emphasize how certain concepts are used every day by real-life engineers who are SHPE members. Since these projects allow members to include their friends, families and coworkers, they have increased member participation. They have also provided unique opportunities for the chapter to join SHPE-Rice and SHPEUH in assisting the community. Members have also begun attending as corporate groups. SHPE-Houston is excited to see this project expanding and will continue working with the Children’s Museum throughout the year. Submitted by Rubi Medina Professional Chapter President keep SHPE-UIC headed in the right direction. In addition to monthly general meetings, we will continue the tradition of hosting our annual events such as the Easter Outreach Activity and the High School Engineering Expo. These events have become staples in our chapter’s development. We also will be hosting one of the SHPE-Department of Energy Regional Science Bowls. This “Jeopardy”-like tournament will pit high school students from Chicago and its surrounding suburbs against each other for the opportunity to represent Region VI at the National Science Bowl later this year. This event is sure to be very exciting and an absolute success. With all the careful planning and hard work, SHPE-UIC is springing forward into the semester. Submitted by Pedro Valencia Student Chapter External Affairs Chairman SHPE-UTA strives to build leaders, on and off the playing field. University of Texas at Austin SHPE-UTA recently hosted several successful outreach events including the Regional Science Bowl in mid-February and Engineering is Fun during E-Week. Our die-hard athletes have also done their part to get the SHPE name around campus. Both our volleyball and soccer teams made it to the intramural playoffs. We can only hope for even better success with spring intramural sport teams. SHPE-UTA is doing what it can to prepare members that want to pursue leadership roles and improve the chapter in upcoming years. By increasing our attendance at RLDC, we can ensure our progress. Submitted by Rosemary Estrada Missouri University of Science and Technology One of the hardest things for an organization is fundraising. Every year, thousands of people come to Rolla, Missouri, to share in the St. Patrick’s Day festivities, so we decided to take advantage of this great opportunity to make some money. SHPE-MS&T will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts during the 101st Annual St. Pat’s celebration parade. Participating in the most popular campus event can benefit the chapter tremendously by increasing its funding and getting the SHPE name out there toward the goal of expanding our chapter. Submitted by Jonathan Peitz Student Chapter Vice President REGION VI llinois ❚ Indiana ❚ Iowa ❚ Kentucky ❚ Michigan ❚ Minnesota ❚ Missouri ❚ Ohio ❚ Wisconsin REGION VII Florida ❚ Georgia ❚ North Carolina ❚ South Carolina SHPE-UT Austin regularly volunteers at the local food bank. University of Illinois at Chicago RSR Update First, I would like to recognize the hard work that the region has put into this term. I am sure that your hard work in this organization will reward you professionally as you begin your careers. I encourage all of you to continue putting forth your best efforts to make your chapters stronger. Also, don’t forget to save the date for RLDC, April 2-5, in Raleigh, North Carolina. We should all do our best to support conference host SHPE-NCSU and keep the remarkable standard set by previous RLDC hosts. I wish you the best in this academic year and hope that you keep developing into the extraordinary leaders of tomorrow. Submitted by Manuel Bravo Regional Student Representative SHPE ❘ Spring 2009 SHPE-UT Austin is ecstatic to host RLDC from April 24-25. Preparations are underway to make this a successful and memorable event, infused with UT’s tremendous spirit. The agenda consists of professional and leadership development workshops as well as social gatherings for optimal networking. Hotel accommodations, including a continental breakfast, are at the Courtyard by Marriott. A volleyball or soccer tournament will be held as well as SHPE’s and Salsa, a dance for attendees. Aside from RLDC, spring volunteer projects include AAIM’s Hands on Housing and Habitat for Humanity. Also scheduled is Engineering Day at the Children’s Museum Spring at SHPE-UIC’s is packed with promising outreach events. As SHPE-UIC looks ahead, the spring semester looks promising. Our chapter has seen an increase in recruitment, and while a few key board members will be graduating, the new members seem willing and able to 50

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SHPE - Spring 2009 Contents President’s Letter A Letter from the CEO Calendar Browser Diana Gomez, SHPE: The People's President Grace Lieblein, GM: A Driving Force in Mexico Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M: Education with Impact Regions Connect and Explore Common Base 'Learn by Doing' A Grad Degree, for Free? Programs & Services Think, Pair, Share: Partnering to Increase STEM Awareness Inner Circle Employer Profiles STAR Awards: Call for Nominations Regional Roundup

SHPE - Spring 2009

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