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AIChE Conference Highlight – Persistence and the Art of Managing Rejection
“Every rejection, challenge, loss and failure is a gift to make me stronger and more persistent, agile, efficient, creative, productive, and aware.” – Alaina Levine “Persistence and the Art of Managing Rejection” was presented by Alaina Levine of Quantum Success Solutions at the 2020 AIChE Annual Student Conference. After making the summary statement highlighted above,…
AIChE Conference Highlight – Optimize Your Internship
“Optimize Your Internship” was presented by Alaina Levine of Quantum Success Solutions at the 2020 AIChE Annual Student Conference. An internship is any official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession. Internships benefit organizations by providing an inexpensive way to audition talent when compared to full-time positions. They…
AIChE Conference Highlight – The First Five Years
“Once you get into the working world, there are so many other definitions of success outside of your GPA.” – Austin Lin “The First Five Years” was a panel discussion at the 2020 AIChE Annual Student Conference that the AIChE Management Division sponsored. The first five years of your career are about adapting, transitioning, and…
AIChE Conference Highlight – Creativity and Grit: Coping with a Difficult Job Market
“Creativity and Grit: Coping with a Difficult Job Market,” one of the presentations at the 2020 AIChE Annual Student Conference, communicated the importance of technical aptitude, leadership capability, soft skills, and hard work in figuring out one’s next step after graduation. Andrea Wright, a chemical engineer with ExxonMobil in Baytown, TX, spoke on this subject…
Chemical engineering student earns prestigious award from MSU’s Association of Retired Faculty