Student Programs
One of the most valuable resources to our students is contact and interaction
with our alumni. With experience and insight to offer, students soak
up your guidance and lessons learned. Here is a brief introduction
and explanation of the opportunities available for alumni to spend time
with current undergraduates in the classroom and through other events.
GE
490 Senior Seminar - "Leadership and Life Skills"
GE 490
is a course designed to expose our seniors to real-world issues
to better prepare them for entering the workforce. We would like
to maximize the opportunities for exposing our seniors to the diverse
career accomplishments of our alumni. Past topics have included:
presentations on life experiences and professional opportunities,
engineering
ethics,
entrepreneurship, marketing yourself and your ideas, dealing with
attorneys,
persuasion and negotiation, money management, what to look for
in a job offer. GE 490 meets Thursdays at noon for 1 hour. If
you are
interested in being a guest speaker for GE 490 or need additional
information,
please contact Lynnell Lacy at lynnell@illinois.edu
Engineer in Residence
The Engineer in Residence program was established with a gift from
Thomas A. Prickett, 1997-1999 President of the General Engineering
Alumni and Industry Advisory Board. Having spoken to our GE 490 students
for several years, Tom understands how quickly 1 hour goes by!
He wanted to give alumni and students more of a chance to interact
and discuss
issues on a personal level, especially questions that might be
related to the presentation and careers.
The Engineer in Residence program includes:
- Spending approximately 24 hours on campus.
- Speaking to our GE 490
class on Thursday at noon.
- Staying "in residence" for
an afternoon and/or morning for individual appointments with
students.
- Enjoying an informal time with our students over a pizza
in the early evening.
If you are interested, please contact lynnell@illinois.edu
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