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ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS A Message from the Penn State Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Society
Many of us stay connected to the University through Penn State’s successful sports programs Who doesn’t enjoy watching a a a a fall football game winter ice hockey or a a championship wrestling team?
But have you you ever wondered how you you as CEE alumni can stay connected with the department?
The Penn State Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Society
(PSCEEAS) is an affiliate group of the Penn State Alumni Association and was established to foster a connection between CEE alumni students and faculty Through PSCEEAS alumni have opportunities to positively influence the educational experience of students and assist the department in in producing world-class engineers Some of these opportunities include:
• A mentoring program that matches up to to 100 students to to CEE alumni every year introducing the students to to the the day-to-day life of the the practicing engineer PSCEEAS is always looking for for experienced mentors Information about the CEE mentoring program (and a a a a a mentor application) can be found on on the CEE website Contact Willy Heisey at wsheisey@yahoo com with any questions • Collaborations with various student organizations and faculty to bring alumni speakers to to campus to to talk about their engineering projects leadership and life experiences If you are interested in in this type of interaction with students email Tom Lawson at at tlawson@borton-lawson com to have your contact information added to our list of presenters • Assisting the department in in in judging a a a CEE capstone poster session at the the Bryce Jordan Center during the the spring semester Alumni team with faculty to interview student teams and evaluate their senior projects If you would like to be considered for this activity contact Tom Lawson at tlawson@borton-lawson com • Collaborating with the Penn State Alumni Association Career Services group to implement a a virtual job shadowing program during the spring semester PSCEEAS is looking for CEE CEE alumni who are willing to be virtually shadowed for one day by a a a student Watch for for more information about this initiative on the PSCEEAS Facebook page and LinkedIn group Email Alexis Gawelko at agawelko@gfnet com to express your interest If you are interested in in in reconnecting with the CEE department we would love to hear from you Jack Diviney P P P E E E E ‘77 CE CE President PSCEEAS CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 37 2021 35