SHPE Region 6

🚨Region 6, we've got big news for you! 🚨 On October 5th, we'll be hosting 3 convention readiness workshops across Kansas City, Chicago, & Detroit! Join our SHPE chapters and corporate sponsors for a whole day of professional development workshops and networking opportunities that will help you prepare for the 2024 SHPE National Convention. You can register for this event and find more information here: https://lnkd.in/ecbf36GR . We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉 We would also like to extend our gratitude to Yaseline Muñoz, Moses Pacheco, and John Sheptor, for their collaboration and support in sponsoring these workshops. Thank you! 🙌🏻 #shperegion6 #shpe2024

🚀 Our Familia Has Doubled in Size in Just One Year! 🚀 Our first General Meeting of the year kicked off with an amazing new attendance record! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve more than doubled our membership from last year's first meeting, and this is only the beginning! 🎉 Missed our meeting? Here's some quick updates: 🌟 Our new rebrand – The same SHPE love, but with a fresh new look that reflects our evolving mission and growing familia! 🌟 Our mission – Reintroduced our mission and key values as a club. 🌟 New Board – Introduced our new board for the 2024-2025 academic year! 🌟 Convention Applications – We released our convention application, looking to increase the number of students we can bring fully funded, from previous years. 🌟 Impact Stories – Members of the board share their stories. This is an exciting time to be part of SOLES, and we can’t wait to see what’s next! #Leadership #Growth #Community #SHPE  #StudentLife  #ProfessionalDevelopment #NotreDame #DEI #Engineering Huge thank you our board: Bianca Batista, Eriberto Gonzalez, Mateo Tristan, Joseph Duarte, Bella Zapata, Rosa Vega Rodriguez, Manuela Roca, Maria Camila Leal, Jimena Ramazzini, Emily Govea, Alan Armenta, Emmanuel De La Paz, Joelvis Jerez, Anthony Banderas-Infante, Daisy Santos and all those who attended!

Region 6, we are excited to see you in Anaheim! 🥳 We want to help our members and chapters attend #SHPE2024, check out our regional 2024 National Convention Support Application. 🎉 Make sure you submit your application by September 13th at noon (CST)! Application link - https://lnkd.in/e2kf4KPU

🪅Detroit members!🪅 Join SHPE Detroit Professional on October 15th for a Hispanic Heritage Month Summit. Check out these flyers for more event information and to RSVP! #shpe #shperegion6

Free resume review❗️ Disclaimer: Please treat this as a job interview—no-shows or missed calls may negatively impact your chances of securing a job. Also, remember that all appointments are scheduled in Central Time Zone. We strongly encourage you to sign up in advance, as in-person appointments in Anaheim, CA, will be very limited. Sign up 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gFEUVBhU Learn more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ghmHPTA7

It is one of my core beliefs that engineers have the power and duty to make changes that shape our world into a better place. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining a panel alongside my friends and mentors Krystal Peña and Alex Luna at Valparaiso University discussing our engineering journeys and what we are doing to be "Pioneers of Change." This panel is aimed at current undergrads and local high school students, and will be livestreamed here: https://lnkd.in/gUv5e_cM Please share with anyone you think may be interested! I’m looking forward to engaging with future engineers, exchanging ideas, and hopefully inspiring the next generation to push boundaries and lead with passion. A special thank you to Doug Tougaw for the invitation to speak!  

Are you going to #SHPE2024? Remember to upload your resume to the career center before September 12 to boost your chances of landing an onsite interview at the career fair! #shpe #shpe2024 #shperegion6

To help break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in technology and business from attending leading conferences, Google is excited to offer Google Conference Scholarships for selected conferences in the tech industry and related fields, including the SHPE National Convention. Link in comments! #SHPEFamilia #SHPEConvention2024 #SHPENationals2024

This past weekend I attended #NILA2024, representing SHPE IIT and meeting chapter leaders from SHPE Region 6! I am very grateful for the chance to network with professionals and gain insights to support my chapter's success. This experience provided me with endless knowledge, leadership, communication, management, and finance skills! Thank you SHPE for this valuable opportunity! #SHPE #Leadership #Networking

On April 17th, 2024, I was selected as 1 out of 560+ applicants to represent SHPE on Capitol Hill. This tremendous honor of lifting up the voices of the 19,700+ members and all current and future Hispanics in STEM was an experience I will cherish for the rest of my life. God has truly blessed me and opened doors never even thought possible as a Columbus City Schools - Ohio graduate. If you're from CCS, you can accomplish anything! I would like to thank Mariana Acuña, Rebecca Pebley-Starkey and the rest of the SHPE staff for having the vision and executing such a successful event. I would also like to thank my friends at the SHPE University of Cincinnati Chapter for all their hard work at the local level and making this opportunity a reality for me. I am grateful to have been in Group M with Elany Saavedra, Daniel Luna and Nicolas Valencia Diaz representing the Midwest and SHPE Region 6. Our objective was to share facts regarding the current state of Hispanics in STEM and our testimonies of how SHPE transformed our lives to the representatives from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri and the great state of Ohio. Three major takeaways were: 1. Get involved in your local, state and federal government. So many issues you care about that affect your everyday life can be addressed before it reaches the federal level. A saying that I learned from Daniel Luna during the trip was “Pide por tu boca”. It means to ask with your mouth. Speak up and let others help you decide if your idea is not feasible, not speaking up means you are the one stopping yourself not others. Go out and let your voice be heard. 2. Hispanics, technology and the future of United States go hand and hand and hand.     Hispanics are the fastest growing group in the United States and more than capable to satiate the 10,000,000+ jobs in STEM that are going to be created by 2030. This increase is due to AI, micro-chip manufacturing, renewable energy and many other technologies set to modernize the United States and the world. Furthermore, knowing Spanish or any other language in today’s global society is in high demand as it allows more opportunities for companies to build connections and create revenue outside of their own country. 3. Whenever an opportunity arises, say YES. Never would I have expected to end up going to Capitol Hill while studying to get an undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering. Getting this opportunity started in 2020 when I said YES to joining SHPE. Three years of gained experience prepared me to say YES to presidency in 2023 which help me land the internship I currently am in at Idaho National Laboratory. All that I mentioned just now is what I said in my interview during the selection process to go to Capitol Hill. Look at the opportunities where you can grow in the organizations you are part of. The future is bright for Hispanics and technology in the United States. All we have to do is rise up and say YES when the opportunity arises.