ExxonMobil Fellowship Opportunity

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From: Jessica Barajas <jessica.barajas@loftinstitute.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Subject: LOFT ExxonMobil Fellowship Opportunity
To: Jessica Barajas <jessica.barajas@loftinstitute.org>
Cc: Anita Galiano <anita@hispanicheritage.org>

Greetings!

Please find the information for the 2011 LOFT ExxonMobil Fellowship below. We would appreciate you forwarding this opportunity attached to your networks of Hispanic Engineers that would be interested in applying to the Fellowship. The deadline to apply for the Fellowship is April 22^nd. You can find more information about us at www.loftinstitute.org, or contact me at jessica.barajas@loftinstitute.org for any questions.

Thank you in advance!

Best regards,

Jessica Barajas

Manager, LOFT

LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publically traded International oil & gas companies, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowships in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through HHF's Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil looks to nurture motivated college students across the country, with a passion for Engineering and Science.

Selected students will be exposed to a top quality company by participating in this signature mentoring program. Each student will be paired up with one of ExxonMobil engineers/scientists to learn how their knowledge is applied in a corporate setting.

Fellowship components:

· Five 1-hour meetings with mentor (virtual or in person)

· Participation in the Harvard-certified ExxonMobil mentee program (on-line), an exclusive curriculum to introduce Fellows to the culture and vast career opportunities with the company

· $ 1,000 educational grant

· The possibility to interview for ExxonMobil positions (internships/full-time) upon successful completion of the Fellowship

This opportunity is open to 20 sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students attending a 4 year college or university with declared primary majors in:

· Mechanical Engineering

· Chemical Engineering

· Electrical Engineering

· Civil Engineering

Other majors considered:

· Environmental Engineering

· Computer Engineering

· Petroleum Engineering

· Materials Engineering

· Industrial Engineering

· Physics

· Mathematics

· Chemistry

· Geology

· Material Sciences

Requirements:

· Be a sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student attending a 4 year college or university

· Must plan to pursue a career in the fields/majors listed above

· Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher

· Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States with a valid Social Security Number at the time of application. All legal permanent residents must submit a copy of their valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 (not expired). Individuals who need sponsorship for an immigration-related employment benefit, now or in the future, are not eligible. This includes individuals with temporary employment authorization visas, such as, E-3, F-1, H-1B, H-2, J, L-1, O-1, and TN.

Interested candidates must provide a complete application package by April 22^nd midnight.

LOFT ExxonMobil Fellowship.pdf - https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7zTQTGMjsRnZmMyYTBmMmItODNlOC00ZGQyLWJhMzAtNTcyYzYxMzgxYjg2&hl=en&authkey=CI6g_pQH

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2010-2011 Executive Board
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
University of Houston Student Chapter
shpe.uh@gmail.com
www.uh.edu/shpe
www.shpe.org

ENGINEERING STUDENTS NEEDED FOR 2011 CRAWFISH BOIL - Sign-up Form Available Now!!!

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From: Quiroz Perez, Janice <jquiroz@central.uh.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Subject: ENGINEERING STUDENTS NEEDED FOR 2011 CRAWFISH BOIL - Sign-up Form Available Now!!!
To: COUGARPAW@listserv.uh.edu

Attention Students: It's that time of year again.....the Crawfish Boil is scheduled for Sunday, May 1 from 1-5pm. We have 3 shifts available this year. The sign-up forms are available at the front desk of the engineering dean's office and please feel free to come to my work area if you have any questions regarding the forms.

 

Attention Organizations: Please do not just write the name of your organization to "reserve" slots for your group....it's not fair to the other students that come in and want to sign up. I will need your name, email and if you are representing an org., I will need the name of your group. Please print your contact info legibly as I will be emailing you all the info you need prior to arrival that day.

 

You will get paid $7/hr and that money can be paid to your organization or you can choose to keep it for yourself. You will also get to enjoy the festivities when you are NOT ON DUTY!  You must sign up to work in advance....not the day of the event!

 

PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT WORKING!!!

 

    8:00 – 12:00

    11:30 – 3:30

    3:00 – 7:00

 

For those that sign up for the 11:30-3:30 shift, you will be responsible for your work area, as well as, finishing setting up for the event, since the event itself doesn't start until 1:00pm. I will provide more information by email once I have all of my slots filled. Feel free to call me with any questions you may have at 713-743-4215 or email me.

 

Thanks,

 

Janice

 

 

Janice Quiroz Perez

Coordinator of Constituent Events

Cullen College of Engineering

E421 Engineering Bldg 2

Houston, Texas 77204-4007

office: 713-743-4215

fax:    713-743-4214

jquiroz@uh.edu

 

Spectra Latino Recruitment

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From: Kevin Rodriguez <kmr196@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Subject: Spectra Latino Recruitment
To: Eduardo Valdez <eduardo.valdez33@gmail.com>

I went to this event a couple of years ago and its a good opportunity for students to get a job.

Spectra Latino Recruitment Series - Houston

 

Spectra is looking for candidates in

Accounting, Customer Service, Engineering, HR, Operations,

Sales/Marketing, IT, Infrastructure Specialists, SAP backgrounds and many other fields.

 

April 21, 2011

5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

   Register here

ONLY 50 SPOTS LEFT!  

*Must pre-register to attend

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Patricia Mota at patricia@haceonline.org.

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Kevin Rodriguez
281-734-7878
kmrodriguez@uh.edu
www.kmr86.com

2011-2011 SHPE-Texas Bay Area Scholarship Announcement

Hello fellow SHPE members and University Staff,

 

I would like to invite you all to visit http://www.shpe-tbac.org/scholarships.htm to apply for the 2011-2012 SHPE-Texas Bay Area Scholarship. SHPE-TBAC is a SHPE Professional chapter based around NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX (Space Shuttle and International Space Station Mission Control).  Half our members are directly involved in the day to day operations of both the Shuttle and ISS as well as the design of America's next space vehicle. The other half our chapter work in the Oil/Chemical industry.

 

Each year we are able to provide approximately 4 $1,000 scholarships to STEM students who either attend college in the Houston Metroplex or are from the Houston Metroplex.  Our application deadline for this year is June 1^st, 2011.  We  encourage you to apply and pass along our scholarship to everyone you know in the STEM fields.

 

If you have any questions, please email me or my chapter at shpetbac@gmail.com

 

Thanks for your time. We look forward to all the great applications.

 

Refugio Molina Jr.

SHPE-Texas Bay Area Chapter

VP of Student Affairs

832-221-2290