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Greetings, SEAS Alumni,
Here's a look at recent and upcoming SEAS activities and events:
SEAS Inaugurates the GW Engineering Hall of Fame
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From left to right:
Front Row: Gary Bard, Margorie Townsend, David Wang, Patrick Martin
Back Row: Nick Paleologos, Dean Tim Tong, Paul Culhane (accepting on behalf of his late uncle Spencer Prentiss), Mark Hughes |
At a special dinner and ceremony on November 9, 2006, SEAS inducted its inaugural group of alumni into the new GW Engineering Hall of Fame. SEAS established the hall of fame this year to recognize alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have made sustained and meritorious contributions to engineering, technology and/or management during their careers. These individuals bring distinction to GW through their significant achievements and contributions to their professions, the University, and society-at-large.
More than 90 alumni and friends attended the dinner on November 9th at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC to honor the new inductees. The evening began with a cocktail social hour and a toast given by SEAS alumnus Lou Wagman, followed by the dinner. SEAS National Advisory Council chairman, Scott Amey, made opening remarks at the ceremony, and Dean Tong addressed those present and thanked them for their commitments to SEAS. The induction of the nine alumni to the GW Engineering Hall of Fame followed.
SEAS is eager to receive nominations of individuals to be considered for future induction. Alumni who would like to nominate a fellow alumnus/a to the Hall of Fame, should send the nominee's name and qualifications to:
SEAS Office of Advancement
The George Washington University
Tompkins Hall, Room 210
725 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Fax: 202-994-2684
E-mail: seasalum@gwu.edu
To read the biographies on all the inductees, please visit www.seas.gwu.edu/hall_of_fame_inductees_2006.
To see more photos of the evening's celebration, please visit the Hall of Fame Photo Gallery.
SEAS Alumna Brings Google to GW for Tech Talk!
One of Dean Tong's goals for SEAS is to provide internships for any undergraduate students who want them, and our engineering alumni have been helping the SEAS Career Services Office pave the way toward this goal.
Thanks to SEAS alumna Zuri Kemp, BA'04 (computer science), more than 150 GW students had the chance to meet with Google representatives on November 2nd of this year. Kemp arranged to bring the New York Google team to SEAS to recruit students for internships and full time employment.
Undergraduate and graduate students from SEAS-as well as some from the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Elliott School of International Affairs, and the GW School of Business-attended the event. Google provided pizza and sodas for all attendees, and also sponsored a raffle to give away free Google items, including T-shirts for all participants in the information sessions.
Google's "tech talk" featured innovative pricing schemes for advertising on its site that maximizes client investment. The Google representatives also discussed the wide variety of full-time and summer intern opportunities and how to apply for them, and they held a question and answer session that centered on their workdays, job assignments, and other related topics of interest to the students.
Additional on-campus information sessions have been scheduled with Sprint/Nextel, Hughes Network Systems, the Nuclear Energy Institute, and Proteus. Information sessions are a great way to get the word out about your company to our students and potentially to recruit engineering students for internships and/or full time employment. Anyone interested in doing an information session for GW engineering students should contact Scott Amey, SEAS Director of Career Services at amey@gwu.edu or 202-994-7892.
SEAS Volunteer Opportunities
Resume Critique Event - We Need SEAS Alumni Volunteers
This popular event, sponsored by the Engineer Alumni Association, gives current students and alumni a chance to have their resumes critiqued by professionals in the engineering and computer science field.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Foggy Bottom Campus
We would like ten volunteers to critique resumes during this time period. Please contact Anita Ponchione at 202-994-9866 or apytlarz@gwu.edu if you or a representative from your company would like to help critique resumes.
We are also looking for volunteers who are interested in participating on the Resume Critique Event planning committee. Contact Anita Ponchione at 202-994-9866 or apytlarz@gwu.edu for more information.
Alumni Volunteers Needed To Judge Washington, DC Regional Science Fairs
The GW Engineer Alumni Association (EAA) seeks volunteers to judge seven science fairs in the Washington, DC metro area. Three to eight judges are required for each fair. The EAA participates in these science fairs as a way to encourage junior and senior high school students to consider studying science and engineering, increase awareness of opportunities in these fields, and to promote GW and SEAS.
SEAS alumni, current SEAS graduate students or upper level undergraduate students, SEAS faculty members, or friends of SEAS working in the engineering and computer science fields are welcome to participate.
Judging takes place on Saturday mornings and volunteers are needed for the following locations and dates:
- Fairfax County: March 17, 2007; 7:00 am - 12:00 pm; Location: Robinson HS
- Montgomery County: March 17, 2007; judging for grades 9-12 from 2:00-5:00 pm; Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds
- Northern Virginia Science and Engineering Fair (Alexandria, Arlington, Falls
Church): March 17, 2007; 7:30 am - 12:30 pm; Location: Wakefield HS
- District of Columbia: March 17, 2007; Location: McKinley Technology High School
- Prince George's County: March 24, 2007; Location: Prince George's Community College in Largo, MD
- Prince William-Manassas Regional Science Fair: March 17, 2007; more information to follow*
- Loudon County: Thursday, March 15, 2007, beginning at 8:00 am; Location: Dominion High School
*Please check the News Byte section at www.seas.gwu.edu/events for the most up-to-date information on this fair.
To volunteer as a science fair judge, please respond by Wednesday, January 31, 2007 to seasalum@gwu.edu. Please indicate "Science Fair Judging" in the subject line and please include the following information in the body of your email:
Name:
Daytime Telephone:
Email Address:
Science Fair you would like to judge:
For additional information, please call the SEAS Advancement Office at 202-994-9866.
The Engineer Alumni Association Seeks Nominations for the EAA Achievement Award
The EAA Achievement Award is offered annually to SEAS alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen field of endeavor. The award is presented in May at the SEAS commencement ceremony and allows for recognition of outstanding alumni before the assembly of faculty, graduates and the families of the graduates.
The EAA is requesting nominations from SEAS alumni, faculty and university staff as well as friends or relatives of the nominee. Click here to download the eligibility, criteria and instructions for the Engineer Alumni Achievement Award including the nomination form.
A nominee should have an earned degree from SEAS and not be a member of the faculty or administration of GW. Posthumous awards are not considered and the selected must be able to attend the commencement ceremony.
Please include education and career details, organizational affiliations, vocational information, awards and publications and any media reporting concerning the nominee. Typed submissions of no more than ten (10) pages including accompanying supporting material will be appreciated.
Nominations must be received on or before January 31, 2007 and can be sent by postal mail to:
GW School of Engineering and Applied Science
Attn: Anita Ponchione
725 23rd Street, NW
Tompkins Hall 210
Washington, DC 20052
Nominations can also be sent via email to seasalum@gwu.edu. Please indicate "EAA Achievement Award Nomination" in the subject line.
To view a list of past EAA Achievement Award recipients, please visit: www.seas.gwu.edu/gwu/ifaf/eng_alumni_assn_awards.php.
SEAS is proud to announce the GW Engineering group on LinkedIn, an independent, commercial, online networking tool.
SEAS has partnered with LinkedIn to provide this service for SEAS alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we invite you to join the GW Engineering group. We hope that you will find it a useful tool for business networking, job searches, or simply for locating other members of the SEAS community.
To join the GW Engineering group, just click here and complete a LinkedIn member profile. Access to the group is free, completely optional, and is available only to members of the SEAS community.
About online business networking: You can use LinkedIn to expand and track your network in an organized and systematic way. The GW Engineering group on LinkedIn provides an ideal starting point, and it also provides a point of contact for people outside the SEAS community who are connected to your fellow GW Engineering group members.
About privacy: Please read the LinkedIn privacy policy to answer any concerns about privacy.
Upcoming SEAS Events
Engineer Alumni Association Board Meeting
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Dean's Conference Room, Tompkins Hall, Room 106
725 23rd Street, NW |
For more information on the EAA, please visit www.seas.gwu.edu/eaa. RSVP to seasalum@gwu.edu and indicate "EAA Board Meeting" in the subject line. Or call the SEAS Advancement Office at 202-994-8474.
Save the Date - Career Development Event Sponsored by the EAA
Resume & Interviewing Tips including Resume Critiques
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
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5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
5:45 - Resume Tips
6:15 - Interviewing Tips
6:45 - Resume Tips
7:15 - Interviewing Tips
Critiques to run concurrently |
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Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
801 21st Street, NW
Rooms 301 & 302 |
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Free |
The GW Engineer Alumni Association will sponsor an evening dedicated to career development. Alumni interested in resume and interviewing tips and/or having an engineering/computer science professional review and critique their resume, should plan to attend. Limited Space. First come, first served. Light hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
More information as it becomes available will be posted on the Alumni Events web page at www.seas.gwu.edu/events.
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