Cal State LA’s College of ECST invites you to celebrate National E-Week 2021! During the week of February 22nd-26th, 2021, our celebration will highlight the important contributions engineers, computer scientists, and technologists make in our everyday lives and the ways they are "Imagining Tomorrow."
We've invited accomplished alumni and industry speakers to inspire and educate. Join us and gather insight on pursuing a degree, building your career, and real-world engineering challenges. Virtual workshops focusing on career-readiness and skill-building will make this an unforgettable week.
Alumni Speakers
Gina Orozco (’91)
Vice President,
Gas Engineering and System Integrity
Southern California Gas Company
Albert Cervantes (’07)
Software Engineering Manager,
Google
Host: ECST Alumni Network
Read about Albert
Salvador Rojas (’18)
Graduate Research Fellow
Purdue University Mechanical Engineering
Industry Presentations
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Cal State LA’s College of ECST invites you to celebrate National E-Week 2021! During the week of February 22nd-26th, 2021, our celebration will highlight the important contributions engineers, computer scientists, and technologists make in our everyday lives and the ways they are "Imagining Tomorrow."
In addition, Cal State LA’s ECST Alumni Network invites alumni and current students to join a professional networking session with Google Engineer Albert Cervantes on February 23rd. This special event requires its own RSVP found below.
ECST Alumni Network
Hired By Google
In celebration of National Engineers Week, the ECST Alumni Network invites alumni and current students for a professional networking session. This event will feature special guest speaker alumnus Albert Cervantes (’07), Software Engineering Manager at Google. Join us as we learn about life at a tech giant like Google and tips to succeed in this industry.
This event requires a separate RSVP with the ECST Alumni Network by Monday, February 21.
The ECST Alumni Network is a professional network that serves as a platform for fellow graduates and industry peers to engage as a community and build fellowship. We connect for social, educational, and career development activities that create lifelong relationships, opportunities, and partnerships. Join the ECST Alumni Network.
ECST E-Week Schedule
Click on the calendar below for additional activities, presentations and workshops.
You only need to RSVP once to ECST E-Week Activities
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3:05 - 4:20 p.m. McCarthy Construction Read about McCarthy Presentation |
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Gina Orozco ('91) |
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6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Albert Cervantes ('07) Professional Networking Session |
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9:00 - 10:30 a.m. ECST Outreach Day This is not open to the public. Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School partners with Cal State LA National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) to showcase career pathways in engineering and computer science. The event’s goal is to build a bridge for these high school students toward ECST and the start of lasting mentorship opportunities with our NSBE student leaders. |
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11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Southern California Edison Read about SoCal Edison Presentation |
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Ricson Chude ('08) |
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12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Cal State LA Career Development Center Virtual conferences allow you to grow your network and knowledge in your career path. To help you prepare, we'll discuss résumés and networking and feature a student panel. Gain conference confidence! |
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3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Dr. Lynda Murray-Thomas, Ed.D, MBA, PMP, CSM
Sr. Director of Global Quality Engineering
Universal Parks & Resort
Host: College of B&E and Black Business Association For more information hyasin@calstatela.edu |
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4:00 - 5:30 p.m. City of LA Department of Building & Safety Host: SWE and NSBE Read about LADBS Presentation |
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Salvador Rojas (’18) |
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2:00- 3:00 p.m. Modeling Automated Driver Systems with MATLAB and Simulink Workshop Sponsored by: CSU and MathWorks Come listen to experts in Automated Driver Systems talk about engineering problems in this exciting field. You never know – it could spark your interest to embark on an amazing career! This event requires you to RSVP directly with CSU/MathWorks. An event access link will be provided by CSU/MathWorks after successfully completing registration. |
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3:00- 4:30 p.m. Host: SWE and Code Brew Students will be introduced to the field of computer science by learning how to construct a social media link-in-bio page using GitHub, HTML/CSS, and intermediate web topics such as GitHub and Bootstrap. Together, we will review basic HTML components such as buttons, links, and images and learn how to customize the styling of their page using CSS. |
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Sponsors
ECST E-Week 2021 celebrations have been brought to you in part by the generosity of Southern California Edison.
Thank You
Also, a special thank you to all our speakers and those who have helped make this event possible.
Southern California Edison, McCarthy Construction, Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety, MESA, Cal State LA Alumni Association, ECST Alumni Network, Cal State LA Career Development Center, Society of Women Engineers Cal State LA, National Society of Black Engineers Cal State LA, Code Brew Cal State LA
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Contact Kevin Doody, ECST Director of Development at kdoody@calstatela.edu
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