| February 6, 2006 Vol. 77,
no. 4S
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| CAN
YOU RELATE?
“It was common for me to get to the evening and realize I had
20 things to do that night and I couldn’t possibly do all of
them,” says Engineering Physics sophomore Ipsheeta Furtado. “I
felt so outcast and depressed.” Hear how Furtado and other
panelists learned to successfully manage their careers at “How
to be a Successful Berkeley Engineer.” (Rachel Shafer photo)
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Surviving
and thriving at Berkeley Engineering
New panel will offer camaraderie and advice for managing your career
Like many engineering students, sophomore Ipsheeta Furtado found freshman
year arduous. She took Physics 7A and E45, and the courses confounded
her. She studied like crazy but got disappointing grades. Always a
confident student, she now worried she wouldn’t do well in engineering.
She was intimidated about revealing her shortcomings to others. And,
away from home for the first time, she missed her family and their
real-time support.
The sophomore will be one of several panelists sharing their stories,
tips and wisdom about managing their engineering careers and getting
through each phase from student to retired engineer at “How to
be a Successful Berkeley Engineer,” Thursday, February 9. The
panel includes current undergraduate and graduate students, alumni,
faculty, and psychologists from the Tang Center. All engineering students
are encouraged to attend. Free pizza and gifts will be provided.
Furtado got through her freshman year and says her sophomore year
is better. She’s learned ways to be successful. “I got myself
incredibly involved in things where I wasn’t tested,” she
says. She joined student clubs, did research and played intramural
sports. She swam laps and ran. She went for walks when she was upset.
She went to tutoring. She met with her department’s academic
officer. And she reached out to other students, making friends, joining
study groups, and talking to others in class.
She has also adjusted expectations for herself. “I don’t
always shine like I used to,” Furtado says. “I’m
not at the top of my class like I was in high school. But I still go
to Berkeley and I’m still an engineer.”
This is the first in a series of professional workshops brought to
you by Alumni Relations. To attend, go to www.coe.berkeley.edu/current_students/2006/successful_engineer/index.html.
How to be a Successful Berkeley Engineer:
Learn the Keys to Success from Alumni, Faculty, and Graduate Students
Thursday, February 9, 2006
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Bechtel Engineering Center, Room 120A-B
FREE PIZZA!
This session is designed for both upper- and lower-division students.
Meet alumni from different engineering fields and various companies.
Learn how they succeeded at Cal and how they’ve managed their
careers.
Panel Members: Professor Ron Gronsky (M.S.’74, Ph.D.’77 MSE),
Jenni Buckley (ME graduate student), Bill McLean (B.S.’63, M.S.’65,
Ph.D.’71 ME), Ipsheeta Furtado (Engineering Physics sophomore),
Dolly Yu Chen (B.S.’98 CEE), and Anthony Azevedo (B.S.’05
Engineering Physics).
Facilitators: Rick Low and Claytie Davis, Tang
Health Center Counselors
To attend or for more information contact
Berkeley Engineering Alumni Relations at (510) 643-7101 or at eas@coe.berkeley.edu.
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