Monday, September 21, 2009

Thank You!

I want to thank everyone that came out to our first general meeting last Friday.  For those unable to attend,  here's a quick recap. We started the meeting out with a fun little ice breaker where everyone thought up a random item that we later told them they needed to use to escape or survive a deserted island.  After the ice breaker, members of the executive board took turns describing to the membership what SHPE really means and had to offer them.  Dennis's testimonial was pretty heart-warming.  We finished the meeting off with a brief presentation describing benefits such as scholarships offered, workshops, chances to attend conferences, opportunities to lead in community service, and a chance to get you hands dirty in an engineering project.  The pizza served at the end of the meeting was the icing on the cake :)

For our next general meeting on October 2nd, we hope to have a professional from the Career Fair come in to present a brief informational about their company and possible opportunities.  Thanks again!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Welcome to the SHPE-RIT website!

Welcome to new and returning members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers here at the Rochester Institute of Technology. We are very excited about the launch of our brand new website, which boasts "Web 2.0" technology. You should find everything you need to know (and more) about SHPE here on our website like our calendar of events, corporate sponsors, and executive board members just to name a few. You'll notice that our homepage is designed in blog-styled format. The blog will be dedicated to relaying any bit of news or information related to SHPE locally and nationally to our readers. If you would like to reach out to us feel free to give us a call at our new SHPE hotline or write us an e-mail located on the right side of every page. Thank you for visiting-- please drop by again for more updates!