Page 36 - 2020 February E-issue

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers

657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607
Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare

2019-20 Ofcers: President Chris Kambar, PE, President-elect Arthur Reardon, PE, Vice-President Scott Wolcott, PE,
Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Michael Ritchie, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE
Past Presidents: David Roberts, PE, Chris Devries, PE Directors: Barry Dumbauld, PE, Robert Winans, PE,
Joseph Dombrowski, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr., PE
FE Review Course

Considering taking the FE Exam? RIT is offering courses for both the Civil and Mechanical FE Exams.
 RITs Civil Engineering Technology program, within the College of Applied Science and Technology is offering a
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Civil Exam Review Course for the civil engineering professionals. The next section
starts on January 14. Download the course information flyer or contact Greg Evershed at gmeast@rit.edu for more
information.
 RITs Mechanical Engineering Technology program, within the College of Applied Science and Technology is offering a
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Mechanical Exam Review Course for the mechanical engineering professionals. The
next section starts on January 14. Contact Dave Roberts at dcr5633@rit.edu for more information.
More information can be found at : http://monroepes.org/

Engineers and manufacturers invited to take part in Girl Day

Modern Machine Shop
Girl Day began in 2001, when it came to the organization's attention that only 17% of engineering undergrads were women. DiscoverE
chose to address that gap by helping organizations engage female students with activities designed to teach engineering skills, a project
they called "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day," or Girl Day for short.

READ MORE: https://www.mmsonline.com/blog/post/engineers-and-manufacturers-invited-to-take-part-in-girl-day

Differences by gender: College freshman’s interest in engineering

Society of Women Engineers
Every year, the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA administers the Freshman Survey to gain a better understanding
of the pre-college experiences of incoming college students. From this research we are able to see that, while interest in majoring in
engineering and computer science is increasing, the gap between men and women's intentions to major in engineering and computer
science remains wide.

READ MORE: https://alltogether.swe.org/2020/01/differences-by-gender-college-freshmens-interest-in-engineering/

As always, we encourage active membership in the Monroe Professional Engineers Society. We are constantly striving to improve your
membership but we always need more help. If you are interested in becoming an active member or have any questions, please email me
at CKambar@apd.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/.
Christopher V. Kambar, President, MPES

36 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2020 mpes news