August 20 - 22, 2008
WEPO '08
Women in Engineering Program Orientation

 

 

 

Rovers

Athena Abate Danielle DaSilva Genna Frederick
Kim Harrison Lauren Heisey Stephanie Hemphill
Susan Jankiewicz Katie Kirsch Sam Linder
Kelsey Lippert Alessa Makuch Danine Miller
Laura Pica Kaurys Polanco Clara Watson
Gail Wondowski  

 

Athena Abate

Started at Hazleton Campus

Athena

  • Email: ama5229@psu.edu
  • Year: sophomore
  • Major: Electrical Engineering
  • Hometown: Tobyhanna, PA
  • WEP Involvement: Rover (2008)
  • Other Involvement: President of Lion Ambassadors and PSU-Hazleton, captain of volleyball team at PSU-Hazleton, participant in sga and thon, freshmen orientation leader, and tutor

Danielle DaSilva

Danielle

  • Email: dmd5090@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Bioengineering
  • Hometown: Hellertown, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: WEP Facilitated Study Groups, Girl Scout Saturdays, SWE, EHouse, Club Field Hockey, THON R&R Committee, Blue and
    White Society, Leonhard's Scholars

Genna Frederick

Genna

 

  • Email: ggf5003@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Bioengineering
  • Engineering Experience: Taking a course at Penn State Allegheny
  • Hometown: Level Green, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: SWE, WISE House, SINAPPS

Kim Harrison

Kim

  • Email: kjh5108@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
  • Hometown: Downingtown, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: SWE, THON Morale, E-House, FreshSTART

Lauren Heisey

Started at Harrisburg (Capital) Campus

Lauren

 

  • Email: leh5088@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Mechanical Engineer
  • Engineering Experience: First session summer courses at Penn State Harrisburg (PSH): CAS 100, E MCH 211, Internship with Gannett Fleming (2006)
  • Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: PSH Women's Soccer Team, PSH Lion Ambassadors (Member, Community Service Chair Elect), PSH Blue and White Society (Member, Publicity Chair), PSH International Affairs Association (IAA), Penn State Professional Engineers and Contractors (PSPEC), Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)

Stephanie Hemphill

Stephanie

  • Email: snh5048@psu.edu
  • Year: 2nd semester Sophomore
  • Major: Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Paris, France (July 5 - July 25) International Institute of Women In Engineering (IIWE), International Engineering Conference with the Theme on Managing Resources Sustainability
  • Hometown: born in Brick, New Jersey (for most of childhood), Currently live in Nottingham, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: SWE, ESW (Engineers for a sustainable world), AICHE (American institute of chemical engineers), I swim regularly, and I have been retraining my ex-racehorse in evenings and dressage for the last 3 years (I bring him up to school with me), and have been involved in the equine industry for the last 10 yrs. Minor hobbies: skiing, sailing, art, kayaking

Susan Jankiewicz

Susan

  • Email: slj5051@psu.edu
  • Year: sophomore
  • Major: Industrial Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: GE Transportation in Erie
  • Hometown: Flemington, NJ
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: WEP Wednesday, WEP Girl Scout Saturdays, Newman Catholic Student Association (Fundraising chair), I also played the flute in the band and took piano lessons through the school of music.

Katie Kirsch

Katie

  • Email: klk5208@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: GE in Erie, PA
  • Hometown: Maple Glen, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: SWE and IM Volleyball

Samantha Linder

Sam

  • Email: sel5080@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Civil Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Working for Linder Engineering, Inc.
  • Hometown: Canadensis, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007), MTM camp in high school (2005, 2006),
  • Other Involvement: Helped at some girl scout Saturdays, Robotics club, homework, hanging out with friends

Kelsey Lippert

Kelsey

  • Email: kll5086@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Taking a summer class
  • Hometown: Etters, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)

Alessa Makuch

Alessa

  • Email: maa270@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Aerospace
  • Engingeering Experience: Six week study abroad in Australia
  • Hometown: Danville, PA
  • Other Activities: Air Force ROTC, WEP, SWE, E-House and SSPL

Danine Miller

Danine

  • Email: dmm5210@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Architectural Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: LEAP Mentor for the second summer session at UPark
  • Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Other Involvement: SWE, S:PACE, Publicity Chair for the Association for Women in Science, Heartland Hospice Volunteer, Volunteers in Public Schools, Blue and White Society, Rotaract, Student Red Cross Club

Laura Pica

Laura


  • Email: lqp5013@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Architectural Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Internship with McKamish a construction/contracting company in Pittsburgh, PA. I'm also taking a summer class at the University of Pittsburgh.
  • Hometown: Bethel Park, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: Member of Engineering House (SLO on campus) and its Academic Committee, member of the PSU Swing Dance Club, member of the Reformed University Fellowship youth group, volunteer for various organizations.

Kaurys Polanco

Kaurys

  • Email: klp5149@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Architectural Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Working as a Summer Conference Assistant and taking two classes, one per summer session.(EMech 211 and Math 220)
  • Hometown: Perth Amboy, NJ
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: Member of SHPE National, Involved with MEP and WEP.

Clara Watson

Clara

  • Email: ckw5012@psu.edu
  • Year: Sophomore
  • Major: Architectural Engineering
  • Engineering Experience: Internship with Foreman Program and Construction Managers (2008)
  • WEP Involvement: WEPOteer (2007)
  • Other Involvement: SWE (Society of Women Engineers), WEP Wednesdays, participated in one Girl Scout Saturday

Gail Wondowski

Gail

  • Email: gcw5012@psu.edu
  • Year: sophomore
  • Major: IE
  • Engineering Experience: Internship w/ General Electric summer 2008
  • Hometown: Wyomissing, PA
  • WEP Involvement: WEP Wednesdays, FSGs, GS Saturdays, WEPO mentee 2007
  • Other Involvement: THON, IM Softball, IM Volleyball, SWE