September 14, 2021 | This Week's News

Your Shocker Career Accelerator Contacts for Co-ops & Internships
Apply for Engineering Council
Welcoming a New Academic Advisor, Daniela Blair!
ARISTA NETWORKS Virtual Information Fair
BME Bowling Social

Your Shocker Career Accelerator Contacts for Co-ops & Internships

The Shocker Career Accelerator helps students gain professional skills and connects students with applied learning and employment opportunities. Mark Bengtson, Mariem Berrada, and Lance Minor are the primary contacts for students seeking employment in co-op, internship, and applied learning opportunities. They also oversee enrollment in co-ops and internships and can field questions regarding student learning objectives and final projects for enrolled co-op and internship students.

Mark Bengtson
mark.bengtson@wichita.edu,
(316) 978-6984
John Bardo Center, Suite 162

Mariem Berrada
partnershipmanager@wichita.edu, 
(316) 978-3544
John Bardo Center, Suite 162

Lance Minor
lance.minor@wichita.edu,
(316) 978-6207
John Bardo Center, Suite 162

Apply for Engineering Council

The Engineering Council is an official organization representing the student body of the College of Engineering, and we serve as a liaison between students, faculty, and administration of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University. We are inviting professional, curious, and interested students to be part of our organization. You can represent students of different departments and demographic groups.  

Applications are due by September 26. Apply at the link below. Election dates will be from September 27-29.

For questions or more information, email engineeringcouncil@wichita.edu. 

Welcoming a New Academic Advisor, Daniela Blair!

The College of Engineering welcomes Daniela Blair to our team! Daniela will be the academic advisor for students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department, Undecided Engineering majors, and KS community college students seeking dual advising prior to transferring to WSU. During her time as an undergraduate student studying sociology at UC Davis, Daniela served as a Resident Advisor and Senior Resident Advisor, positions that allowed her to discover a passion for helping students make the most of the undergraduate experience. Since 2015, Daniela has served as an undergraduate academic advisor at UC San Diego and more recently at Univ. of Colorado Boulder. In her spare time she enjoys baking, playing board games, spoiling her cat, and hiking.

Daniela's office is located in Wallace Hall 300. She can be contacted at daniela.blair@wichita.edu. Welcome, Daniela!

ARISTA NETWORKS Virtual Information Session

Attention IT Students! You won't want to miss your opportunity to meet with representatives of ARISTA NETWORKS on Wednesday, September 29th from 3:30pm-5:00pm via Zoom. Learn about exciting careers and internship opportunities! To apply for Arista's open position in Handshake please search Arista Networks in Handshake and apply!

ARISTA NETWORKS Virtual Information Session
Wednesday, September 29
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Register at the link below or join the session using this Zoom link: https://wichitastate.zoom.us/j/94384618774?pwd=MDFMaVQ2QTRIZ2xrZXgvZEZKRHdDZz09 

Sponsored by the Shocker Career Accelerator. For questions, contact Megan Nold at megan.nold@wichita.edu. 

BME Bowling Social

Join us for our annual bowling social, hosted by the BME Department and Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. The event will take place from 6-8 pm. Come and go as you would like! We will be serving pizza at the social. Face masks are highly recommended for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals when you are not actively eating or drinking. We are excited to meet you and provide this opportunity for you to get to know your fellow BME students and faculty!

BME Bowling Social
Wednesday, September 29
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes

Sponsored by the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). For questions or more information, contact Madison Carlgren at mpcarlgren@shockers.wichita.edu.