Pitt Engineering Ambassadors

Happy Sunday! Today we’re recognizing our own Engineering Ambassador Pragya Malhotra! This weekend, Pragya and the rest of Pitt Mastana are in Austin, Texas to compete at Jhalak, a Bollywood Fusion dance competition that invites 8 talented teams from around the U.S. to compete! Join us in wishing Pragya and all of Pitt Mastana good luck!

This past weekend, Pitt’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers attended WE19, the societal conference in Anaheim, CA. This group of gals not only got to network and develop, but received THREE Collegiate SWE Mission Awards: Gold Section, Best Practice: Membership Retention & Engagement, and Best Practice: Communication. Congrats ladies!! @ Anaheim, California

Prospective students! Don’t miss out on our final Blue & Gold day of the semester!!! Register online at the link in our bio, and make sure to choose the Swanson School of Engineering.

Happy everyone! Here is Rebecca Linick, an environmental engineering student. “I study this because environmental engineers get to solve important problems that help everyone and because our work is very interdisciplinary, so I always get to learn something new! When I was lucky enough to study abroad in Argentina, I got to learn about environmental issues there and I got to explore unique natural landmarks, like the glaciers in the south.”

Happy everyone! Today we’re getting an inside look on the First Year engineering little seminar. First year academic advisor Devin Kiska and peer advisor Aimee Sam (ChemE) taught our young engineers the ins and outs of class enrollment, including how to use the enrollment system and the class schedule generator! Getting to meet with your academic advisor and an upperclassman peer advisor is a great way to get a first-hand perspective on life at SSOE!
@ Benedum Hall

Happy Monday, everybody! Last Thursday, 10th and 11th grade STEM students from Central Catholic High School came to tour Benedum Hall and get creative with some Makey Makey kits! A special thanks to our Pitt Makerspace mentors for helping the students and teaching them about user interfaces! @ Swanson School of Engineering

Happy homecoming! We are welcoming back engineering alumni at the game today! Stop by and get some free swag!

It’s homecoming week! We are highlighting Meredith Zona, a chemical engineering student running for homecoming queen!! Be sure to vote anytime Oct 24th at 12pm to Oct 25th at 12pm on my.pitt.edu. Good luck Meredith! 👑

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!! Today we are featuring Pablo Salazar, a junior ChemE. Pablo came from Guatemala when he was 8 years old. “I will never forget my childhood living in Guatemala. I have lots of memories of our colorful traditions. From the music to the food, I still cherish every memory to this day. My pride in where I am from is part of the reason why I work hard as an engineer so that I can make my family proud in who I grow up to be.”🇬🇹 💙

Today we kicked off our first Blue & Gold Day of the year! Tons of prospective engineering students got to learn about our amazing programs and explore the beautiful Benedum Hall! Don’t forget to sign up for our next Blue & Gold Days on October 14th and November 11th! Here is the link: https://oafa.pitt.edu/visit/open-houses/blue-and-gold/

Our Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter held a High School Engineering Day! The fun included an engineering activity, a student panel, and tours of Pitt. They also heard from Mary Zeis, a Pitt ChemE alum and a member of Pitt SWE. These awesome kids are so proactive in exploring what they could do after high school!