Today, February 26, is national Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day. You can learn more about this "Girl Day" campaign with activities, involvement opportunities, and videos on the DiscoverE website. Τ Megan M. Waytashek, SD B 2015, was recently named to the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Women's Division I basketball second team. Waytashek is... Continue Reading →
Engineers Week Events, February 2015
On Tuesday, February 24, from 8-9pm Teach For America will celebrate Engineers Week "by hearing from two engineering majors who took their skills to the classroom." Brandi A. Freeman, AL B 2011, is currently a high school chemistry teacher with the Bergenfield Board of Education in New Jersey. She will discuss her experiences teaching STEM... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Chapter Highlights & Images, February 2015
The Texas Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of Texas at Austin, is looking to make it four straight Engineer's Week (E-Week) titles. Hosted by the UT Student Engineering Council, this year's event pits more than 20 student organizations "in an all-out, Hunger Games style battle for the ultimate prize: the E-Week... Continue Reading →
Job Openings, Top Engineer, & Pi Day events
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Test Engineer I at Gaming Laboratories International in Lakewood, New Jersey 2. RPS Project Lead with Cummins in Columbus, Indiana 3. Software Development Senior Engineer with Dell, Inc. in Santa Clara, California 4. Instructor, Computer Science & Engineering at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio 5.... Continue Reading →
Making News, February 2015
Jill S. Tietjen, P.E. (VA A '76), has been selected as the first chief executive officer of the National Women's Hall of Fame (NY). Tietjen has attended every Hall of Fame induction ceremony since 1994 and began serving on the board in 2009. She has been serving as President of the Board of Directors at... Continue Reading →
Announcements, February 2015
The Association has published the February issue of The Bulletin. In this issue, you will find a feature story on a K-12 STEM outreach program organized by the New Jersey Alpha Chapter at Stevens Institute of Technology. You can also find information regarding 2015 collegiate chapter anniversaries, dates for the 2015 TBP District Conferences, newly... Continue Reading →
Women in Engineering, February 2015
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) of New York State recognized Edith Clarke on their Facebook page today. Clarke was born February 10, 1883. She was the first woman to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT (1919); the first female professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas (UT) at... Continue Reading →
On Campus News, February 2015
A group of students from the Michigan Theta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at Oakland University (OU), recently attended the North American International Auto Show in Detroit "to network and learn about the latest vehicles on the market." In an article on the OU website, MI Theta Chapter president Abedin Sherifi, MI Q 2015, spoke... Continue Reading →
Awards, Jobs, & Major Gifts, February 2015
The 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to Robert S. Langer Jr., Ph.D. (NY D '70), as announced by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr. Langer has been recognized for being a "ground-breaking chemical engineer awarded for his revolutionary advances and leadership in engineering at the interface with chemistry and medicine." He... Continue Reading →
Newsmakers, February 2015
The West Coast Conference recently announced that Pamela A. Eibeck, Ph.D., P.E. (AZ G '79), has been appointed to serve on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Committee on Academics as vice chair of the committee. Currently, Dr. Eibeck is president of University of the Pacific. She is a mechanical engineer with bachelor's,... Continue Reading →
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