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Civil Engineering Students from Southern Methodist University (SMU)

Jason Lehigh, Matthew Jameson, Emily Portillo, and Kaylee Dusek started off the school year by coming to WWHS to share their college experiences in the engineering program at SMU.  Mr. Carver felt it was important that the club meetings start with college students so that the high school students could see what is possible in the immediate future as they start to research and apply to engineering colleges.  The presentation centered around the SMU students’ internships outside of school, but the high school students were also given the opportunity to ask questions about college applications, scholarships, classes, and general challenges that come with starting an engineering education at a major university.  The high school students were very impressed with the impact they can make in the professional workplace even as a college intern.  A big “THANK YOU” goes out to the SMU students who took the time and energy to present to and answer questions from 4 different class periods over an entire morning!

We are now looking for speakers for the 2014-2015 school year, especially ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS. Also, if you are currently working on or have contacts to a civil engineering project that is currently under construction or in operation and would be willing to host 20-30 students on a field trip, please let us know!   Please contact Jonathan Brower at [email protected] or 214-593-1139 with any other questions or to volunteer your time.