RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos!

Agenda  Recap of Events  Upcoming Events  Conference Panel  SHPE Announcements  Raffle  Public Announcements

Recap of Events

SHPE Jr. at Amsterdam High School  Wednesday, November 28 th  17 students in attendance  Topics covered:  SAT vs. ACT  Importance of leadership  Upcoming activities: SHPE Outreach Weekend 2013 Free RPI Summer Program for juniors  Would you like to volunteer? 

National Conference  3 days in Fort Worth, Texas!  Variety of Workshops and recruitment opportunities

National Conference

Upcoming Events

Study Jam  Every Monday at CII 3112 and 3130  Great way to get points and get work done  Wear your SHPE shirt to receive extra points!

STUDY BREAK FREE SKATE!  When: Sunday, December 9 th 7:30 – 9 pm  Where: Houston Field House  Sponsored by: SWE, SHPE, NSBE, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, IEEE, and AIChE!  Take a break from studying and come skate with SHPE as well as these other great organizations!

Luis Morales Angelo Polanco Irene D’Alessandro Hugo Santarem de Araujo Nia Prado Conference Panel

SHPE Announcements

Outreach Weekend 2013 Want to see YOUR friends from High School? Have any relatives in High School? Know that YOU would’ve wanted to see RPI when YOU were in High School? Maybe you just miss being a High School student?! Then look no further. SHPE Outreach 2013 has come to save the day!  Contact Mikki Paulino, if you want Recruiting to promote Outreach at a certain High School.  Or reach out on your own! Send a High School guidance counselor the link to our website: shpe.rpi.edu

 Location: Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA Date: March  The conference theme is “Creating the next generation of Latino leaders in engineering and science.”  We want you all to come and possibly SHPE Jr. members!  More information including the agenda can be found at the SHPE Boston Professional website. spx Regional Leadership Development Conference

SWE EED (Exploring Engineering Day)  SHPE Activity: acid rain workshop  students in grades 3-5  Saturday, February 16 th, 2013  Morning session 8AM – 12PM (breakfast included)  Afternoon session 12PM – 4PM (lunch included)  Need volunteers!  Contact Paulina:

Thank you for your contribution & Good luck with your future endeavors! It’s not a ‘goodbye’, it’s a ‘see you later!’

1 st Word of the day:“feliz navidad” Happy Christmas In a sentence:  “Les deseo a todos una feliz navidad.”=> I wish you all a Happy Christmas.

2 nd Word of the day:“Examenes Finales” Final Exam In a sentence: “ Necesitas estudiar todo el material dado en el semestre para poder salir bien en el examen final.”=> You need to study all the material given in the semester so you can do well in the final exam.

Arrive before 6:30! Raffle

Public Announcements

We Appreciate Your Attendance! SHPE’s Mission: SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. SHPE’s Vision: SHPE’s vision is a world where Hispanics are highly valued and influential as the leading innovators, scientists, mathematicians and engineers.