Science and Engineering Festival

Waddup Waddup!!

So today I had the opportunity of going to the USA Science and Engineering Festival. This two day long festival was hosted by Lockheed Martin and held in the DC Convention Center which is right off the Mt. Vernon Square Metro stop. It is held every year and is typically hosted on the National mall but was held in the convention center this year due to the recent bad weather. 

GW School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) was a sponsor of the festival so we had an booth where we taught kids about circuits and they got to color and make paper airplanes. Since I am the newly elected Junior Class Representative for the Engineer’s Council, other e-board members and myself along with other students from SEAS all came out to volunteer our time and scope out the festival. 

After working at the booth, I went over to see my corporate sponsor for my Jackie Robinson Scholarship, Northrop Grumman Corporation. They had a section at the festival as well where there were a number of demonstrations, presentations/displays, and giveaways. The whole day was a ton of fun and t was really great to see the familiar faces from the NGC corporate staff at the end of the day. 

If you are in DC now, the festival will be going on again tomorrow and there are a number of different presentations and special events that are going on in conjunction with the festival. You can visit www.usasciencefestival.org for more information. Go check it out (: 

Until next time: if you have any questions, comments or just want to chat-- always remember I am only an email away! anstone@gwmail.gwu.edu

Stay Classy Colonials,

Alyse

Curious George + Engineering = So much FUN (:

Happy Friday Readers (: 

I’d like to comment on the ridiculously GORGEOUS weather we are having today in Foggy Bottom. The environment on campus is definitely thriving today. I got out of class today and the Panhellenic Conference Council got an ice cream truck to give free ice cream to everyone on campus (free ice cream + gorgeous weather = happy Alyse). The Panhellenic Conference is the umbrella organization under which the social greek sororities on campus fall under if they are not under the Multicultural Greek Council umbrella organization or are a Professional Fraternity.  Social fraternities that are not professional and that do not fall under the Multicultural Greek Council are apart the umbrella organization called the Inter Fraternity Council.    

Wait... but my Friday gets even better-- the engineering org Engineers Without Borders was having a BBQ with footballs and nerf guns and a kiddie pool in Kogan Plaza (should have snapped a photo-- it was very dope sorry!). Although the food wasn’t entirely free, my gworld balance is definitely looking rough and I will take a $2 meal any day. Yep, today’s a good day.

Now back to the point of my post: so this past Wednesday, the engineering school (SEAS) hosted about 300 three to five year olds for a big Curious George event. With the help of a lovable student dressed up in a Curious George concert, we taught the kids about the various engineering disciplines through hands on activities in the Smith Center and then we ate lunch with them. It was an all around really fun event and fun day and everybody involved had an awesome time. I was on the planning committee since the event was run through the office I work at (Undergraduate Advising Office in SEAS) so I definitely had an awesome time because (a) I LOVE children and (b) I LOVE planning events. So it was a win win situation. I was looking for pictures to post for the event but everyone in the office is gone for the day and cameras have gone M.I.A. but once I find them, I will definitely post them up (: 

Until next time: if you have any questions, comments or just want to chat-- always remember I am only an email away! anstone@gwmail.gwu.edu

Stay Classy Colonials,

Alyse

Wassup Current (and Future) Colonials!

My name is Alyse Stone! I am a sophomore Mechanical Engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). 

Although born and raised in New York, I rep Los Angeles and frequently identify myself as a California beach girl since I attended high school there. On campus, I am an engineering mentor, formally known as SEAS Student Peer Advisory Network (SEASSPAN) and live in the sophomore SEAS living community. I attend the Engineering Council meetings, I am a Colonial Cabinet member, and I work in the undergraduate engineering office as a personal assistant to the advising staff, tour guide, and receptionist. Off campus, I am a Jackie Robinson Foundation scholar, and I am sponsored by and intern at the Northrop Grumman Corporation. I guess you could say I like to keep myself busy. 

Although my schedule is a lot of times, jam-packed, this week acceptance letters went out to the Class of 2016. (Congratulations by the way!) So, at the beginning of the week, we had an Engineering Open House so prospective students would have the opportunity to meet faculty members and current students. As a staff member of office and an engineering mentor, that is one of our major events for the school year. In addition to the open house, the Colonial Inauguration website went live. http://ci.gwu.edu/students/

2012 Colonial Cabinet Members

For all you prospective and recently admitted students out there, the Colonial Inauguration Program (CI) is GWU’s orientation program for incoming students. That student can be a freshman, a transfer, or an international student. There are four different orientation sessions during the summer that are designed specifically for incoming freshman students, and then there is a fall session in August specifically for incoming transfer and international students. My job as a Colonial Cabinet Member is to run the orientation program (along with other CI staff), and mentor incoming students to assure their transition to GW runs smoothly. Definitely check out the website as it gives more specific details about the programs, students and faculty involved, and other pertinent information. Each colonial cabinet member also has a video that is designed to introduce, what we felt, were important aspects of the university that should be highlighted. I know that my position for CI is definitely going to be the highlight of my summer and school year. (I am so excited for it!) For all of you declared 2016‘ers, I am so looking forward to meeting you!

Until next time: if you have any questions, comments or just want to chat-- I am only an email away! anstone@gwmail.gwu.edu

Stay Classy Colonials,

Alyse