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SHPE-FSU’s International Dinner united diverse members through food and dance. In one year, SHPE-NoCATE nearly doubled its conference participation. members in the chapter, it was a perfect way to build stronger relationships and enhance the spirit of unity and cooperation. Thanks to a group of students from the Colombian Student Association (ColSA) that presented a traditional national dance and the Mexican food from El Tapatío, the International Dinner was a great success. Submitted by Elizabeth Yau Student Chapter Historian University of South Florida SHPE-USF has been recruiting new members through informative and fun events. For our annual barbecue social, we invited members, old and new, to meet the new executive board. Throughout the semester, general meetings featured guest speakers from INROADS, MOSAIC and TECO. Other events we held this semester were Celebrating and Acknowledging Successful Hispanics (CASH) and Salsaween. All of our recruiting efforts paid off at the conference. Once again, SHPE-USF had a large attendance at both the SHPE Conference and HENAAC. Members took first and third places in the HENAAC College Bowl, and one member won “best comedian.” Taking 42 students to the SHPE Conference, we broke our record from last year. Many of our participants, who ranged from freshmen to doctoral students, acquired interviews and a couple received internship offers. Overall, SHPEUSF had a great semester and anticipates the exciting events planned for the spring. Submitted by Hayde Silva Student Chapter Secretary Hispanic students on campus (about 1 percent), NoCATE has soared to new heights. Last year, we formed a soccer team to compete in an intramural tournament. This year we started organizing in the summer and helped establish an intramural league. SHPE-NoCATE organized a team that was set on winning the championship. Consistent practice helped us achieve that goal, winning the finals in an impressive fashion. Its victory brought team members closer together and united our organiza- tion as a whole. We are proud to have nearly doubled our participation at the 2008 SHPE Conference (from nine to 17 students), and two members were selected for the Extreme Engineering Challenge. Although many challenges lie ahead, we are very proud to see how much our organization has grown and improved toward becoming a successful organization. Submitted by Jorge Flores Student Chapter Vice President of Internal Affairs Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering The Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri invites applications for faculty positions at the levels of assistant, associate, or full professor. The ESE department is the result of a recent merger between the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics, and is under new leadership. New faculty members will have the opportunity to participate in building the department and in moving it forward in exciting new directions. Candidates should have a doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields. The department is interested in candidates with a strong commitment to pursuing externally-funded research, and to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptionally strong applicants in all areas of electrical and systems engineering will be considered. Technical areas of interest include, but are not limited to, telecommunications, applied physics, energy, nano-electronics and integrated circuits, systems and control theory, robotics, mechatronics, systems biology, mathematical and physical modeling, imaging, sensor networks, and security technologies. Washington University in St. Louis is a medium-sized private university of approximately 7000 undergraduate and 6000 graduate and professional students, which enjoys high academic standing and a strong and growing national reputation. The ESE department presently has 17 full-time tenured and tenure-track and 4 senior faculty. There are approximately 80 undergraduate students, 80 full-time graduate students and 30 part-time graduate students. The department offers separate undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Systems Science and Engineering. The University is located in a semi-urban area, adjacent to Forest Park, with many cultural and recreational activities. More information on the department is available at www.ese.wustl.edu. Applications will be accepted immediately, and interviews will begin after January 1, 2009. Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a list of at least 5 academic or professional references, and a statement of vision for research and teaching in electronic form (PDF) to facsearch@ese.wustl.edu. Washington University in St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and invites applications from all qualified candidates. North Carolina A&T State University SHPE-NoCATE is only in its second year as the first Hispanic organization at NC A&T, a Historically Black University. Yet even with the small number of www.SHPE.org ❘ Winter 2009 59 http://www.ese.wustl.edu http://www.ese.wustl.edu http://www.SHPE.org

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SHPE - Winter 2009 Contents President's Letter Browser Calendar Professional Chapter Leaders - Providing the Right Resources at the Right Time Closing the Expectation Gap - Summit Addresses ‘Diploma to Nowhere’ Conference 2008 A Career Building Diversity in Engineering Education Graduate STEM Degrees Extend Technical Reach Programs & Services Inner Circle Employer Profile Regional Roundup Annual Report Advertisers Index

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