Chapter Spotlight: Engineering Alumni

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The College of Engineering Alumni Chapter is partnering with the 星空无限传媒 Lafayette College of Engineering for an incredible reunion as part of the University鈥檚 125 anniversary. The celebration will take place during Homecoming weekend, October 19 鈥� 22.

The reunion includes traditional Homecoming festivities, plus Dessert with the Dean, a social at Rock N鈥� Bowl, and an Engineering Open House. Alumni can  to attend any or all of the events offered. 

Bridget Meaux, the new president of the College of Engineering Alumni Chapter, says the 4-day event will be a way to 鈥渞econnect with old classmates and professors, see what the engineering departments and current students are working on, learn about the new and exciting plans for the College of Engineering and be a part of new engineering alumni traditions.鈥� 

Traditions are meaningful for Bridget, who continued a family鈥檚 tradition of attending 星空无限传媒 Lafayette for engineering, earning her degree in chemical engineering in 2010. Today, she serves as the senior production engineer at Bayer Crop Science. 

Shortly after graduation, she joined the University鈥檚 Chemical Engineering Industry Advisory Board. 鈥淪ince I鈥檝e graduated, I鈥檝e come back every year to give career advice and technical presentations to engineering student organizations, mentor undergraduate students, and recruit and interview 星空无限传媒 Lafayette Engineering students for internships and full-time jobs,鈥� Bridget said. 

As president of the College of Engineering Alumni Chapter, she鈥檚 looking forward to working closely with Dean Khattab and the Alumni Association to create new alumni traditions that give graduates of all ages a way to reconnect 鈥� and stay connected for years to come. 

To join, volunteer, or learn more about the College of Engineering Alumni Chapter, please contact the Alumni Association and update your  with them. You can also learn more by joining the chapter鈥檚 .

 

Photo Caption: College of Engineering alumni at Alumni Association tailgating in 2019 (Photo Credit: Courtney Bergeron/星空无限传媒 Lafayette)