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Students get a taste of the real world
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CEE panelists (from left) John Baker, Randell Harrison and Cindy Preuss field questions from a roomful of eager aspiring civil and environmental engineers at this year's Real World Engineering.
NICK LAMMERS PHOTO
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It was difficult to tell who was getting the most out of this year’s Real World Engineering, the 250 student participants who were there to get some wisdom, or the 54 alumni who were there to dish it out.
“The students always seem a little anxious,” said John Baker (B.S.’68, M.S.’73 CEE), “and I was the same way as an undergraduate. But as a panelist, I love this event and think it’s really valuable.”
Now in its sixth year, the annual networking event is held every February, just after spring semester gets under way. Anxious they may have been, but that didn’t keep students from plying alumni with questions about the daunting array of possibilities that beckon — from graduate school to industry, from engineering to outside fields, from academia to entrepreneurial endeavors — following that heady walk across the Greek Theater stage on commencement day.
This year’s proceedings began with a panel discussion between Berkeley professor Claire Tomlin (Ph.D.’98 EECS), who chose an academic career, and Marvell vice president Gani Jusuf (B.S.’86, M.S.’90, Ph.D.’93 EECS), who went into the high-tech semiconductor industry. Their discussion was moderated by Dean Richard Newton (Ph.D.’78 EECS). Activities included small discussion groups on nine engineering specialties, attending graduate school and fields outside engineering. “How to Get Your Foot in the Door,” new this year, gave nuts-and-bolts tips on how to land that first job or internship.
Next year’s Real World Engineering, to be held in February 2007, needs you! If you are an alum interested in participating, go to www.coe.berkeley.edu/alumni/volunteer.
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