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IEOR student societies take top national
honors
GOLD MEDALISTS: The Cal chapter of
the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) won an IIE gold medal
award for its activities and accomplishments, a first since its
founding in 1988. Celebrating the distinction are (from left)
IEOR professor and chapter adviser Lee Schruben and past presidents
and seniors Jengyee Liang, Nakissa Gradert and Marco Cozzi. "We
understood how headquarters defined an active chapter," Liang
says of the secret to winning. "We exceeded their expectations
with many industry tours, game nights, and activities with professors."
IEOR's honor society, Alpha Pi Mu, also received the top student
chapter award for the 2003-04 academic year. Liang, who was involved
with both groups, says, "I'm very pleased with what we accomplished
last year. I just hope we will continue to raise the bar."
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Figuring
out the job puzzle
Recent alumna shares how she went from Etcheverry
to employee
About this time last year,
IEOR senior Asiya Vorontsova remembered she had to start looking for
a job. "I was so busy fall semester I missed fall recruitment," she
said. "I tried to look for jobs on my own, but I was too overwhelmed.
I didn't know what to do." She saw a flier for Real World Engineering
and liked the idea of a career event with free sushi. So she went.
Now, Vorontsova is a newly minted graduate and Intel employee, working
on a team improving the efficiency and forecasting of Intel's semiconductor
processing.
Vorontsova credits her new career to a connection she made at Real World
Engineering. Here, she shares her path from Etcheverry to employee with
Engineering News.
I went to the IEOR panel and there were two Intel employees. The name
Intel rang a bell - oh, Intel! It's a good company and I had heard of
it in Russia. I approached one of the panelists afterward and just asked
him about processes, what projects he does, what he likes about his
job, what stimulates him. He seemed so positive. He really loved his
job and what he was doing. This guy seemed...[FULL
STORY]
Keepin'
it real this Thursday
Real World Engineering provides a glimpse of life
after Cal
So, do you love being a
student so much that you never want to leave, but your parents keep
asking how your resume is coming? Or, have you had your resume done
for months and can't wait to earn that first paycheck? Or, are you thinking
about grad school? Maybe you're even struggling with that most basic
of Berkeley engineering questions: which department should I join?
Whatever your situation, Real World Engineering has something for you.
There are no presentations or recruiting spiels, just alumni and professors
who were once in your place ready to answer your questions. Topics include
anything from careers to how a specific major translates to a working
environment.
Be there to ask your own questions this Thursday, Feb. 3, 4:30 to 7:30
p.m. in Bechtel. There will be eleven panels; nine will focus on BioE,
CEE, ChemE, EECS, Engineering Science, IEOR, ME, MSE and Nuclear. The
others will highlight career opportunities outside of traditional engineering
fields, including the intersection of engineering and public policy.
Discussions and networking will continue...[FULL
STORY]
The
joy of making herself heard
CEE senior keeps it light with AiR, the student a cappella
group
Rachel Radell grew up singing.
Her family sang together in the car, around the Christmas tree, and
while they cooked dinner. She and her brother challenged each other
to singing duels. She sang in high school and even sang at the Kennedy
Center as part of an honors choir.
But when she got to campus, Radell stopped singing because her civil
engineering schoolwork was so demanding. "I had to be sure I could do
engineering, so I put it on hold," she says. "Then last year I thought,
'Heck, it's my senior year, why not?'"
In the fall, Radell found herself with ten other students wandering
past a Jamba Juice store. "Someone started singing and then we all joined
in. It was so fun and random. I think we made the Jamba Juice people
happy because...[FULL
STORY]
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