engineering career

What do you think an engineering career looks like?  When most people think of an engineer, they picture someone working on math equations and engineering drawings all day. They see it as a job where you work for hours in solitude on some kind of new invention.  And that is […]

An Unexpected Engineering Career Option

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During Engineer’s Week in February, I wrote about four inspirational women who led me to become an engineer.  These women showed me that nothing stood in my way of  accomplishing anything, except for myself.  They showed me that engineering was a possibility for me, if I chose to pursue it.  […]

Happy Mother’s Day: To the Woman who Inspired me the ...

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Today I had lunch with a freshman at a major university who is considering changing majors from Engineering.  Her concern was not that the course load was too difficult. She graduated from one of the most competitive high schools in the state.  Her concern was not that she was one of […]

Why Pursue a Bachelor of Engineering Degree?

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