Engineering Alumni Society
The Penn Engineering community enjoys an alumni community who organize a variety of activities throughout the year. Playing a critical role in the Alumni network is the Penn Engineering Alumni Society, which is chartered to:
- Connect Penn Engineering Alumni with each other
- Strengthen the bond between Penn Engineering Alumni and the School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Provide educational programming for current Penn Engineering students
Regular events hosted by the Engineering Alumni Society include:
Career Panels: These panels give students the opportunity to interact with engineering professionals from both traditional and non-traditional career paths. The panels are intended to help students evaluate career options.
Patent Forum: This forum provides all University students and alumni a simple look at patents. It brings together speakers from the USPTO, Fortune 100 companies, and top law firms to explain the basic content of a patent, how to get a patent, how patent licensing works, the University's patent policy, and discuss careers in patent law.
Professional Licensure Seminar: This biannual presentation open to all engineering students on the topic of licensure as a Professional Engineer. The seminar includes answers to questions such as "What is professional licensure?"; "What benefits do licensed professionals enjoy?"; and "How does one become licensed?" The seminar is given by members of the Engineering Alumni Society who are licensed professionals, with supplemental information in the form of brochures and videos provided by the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Senior Design Competition: The Engineering Alumni Society sponsors this annual event for graduating undergraduate seniors. The event gives students the opportunity to showcase their year-long projects to a group of practicing professional engineers, who represent diverse technology disciplines. In addition to the technical merits of the project, an emphasis is placed on the student's ability to effectively communicate the objective, approach and conclusion of the project. Cash prizes are awarded to the top 3 finishing teams.
Summer Barbecue for Graduate Students: For over 10 years, the Engineering Alumni Society has been sponsoring a summer barbecue for graduate students in order to give them a break from their research and to give them an opportunity to socialize with other students.
D. Robert Yarnall Award Presentation: A recipient for The Yarnall Award is selected annually by the Engineering Alumni Society.
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