Region 7 team has had many accomplishments so far and is aiming to have even more

accomplishments and successful events this year! We are currently the second largest student

region of the nation, and for that reason, it is extremely important to stay on track and leave a

legacy by inspiring future leaders to become part of something greater. Taking on a regional

representative role, and even a leadership role at a local chapter, is a rewarding and a

memorable experience that will help you grow as a leader and a professional while opening

many doors to great opportunities. If you are interested in becoming part of something greater

and joining the regional 7 team join the event found here: SHPE 2012 National and Regional

Elections

Interested in Becoming a Regional Representative?

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Shark Times Con la Region 7,Nadie se Mete!

Region VII Newsletter | February 2012

2012 SHPE National Elections Deadlines:

February 15: Membership payment due to be eligible to run for office or vote.

March 15: Nomination form with signatures, biography, and official transcript due

April 11: Ballots and biographies sent to eligible voters

May 2: Ballots due by 6pm Pacific Time

May 9: Winners and run off-election schedule (if necessary) announced

July 1: Winners take office

SHPE Foundation

awards merit-based and

need-based scholarships?

All undergraduate

students and graduate

students who

demonstrate both

significant motivation

and aptitude for a career

in STEM can complete

an application at SHPE

Foundation Application

Did you Know?

The advancing Careers in

Engineering (ACE) Mini-Grants

Program invites qualified and

officially recognized professional,

student and junior SHPE chapters

to submit funding proposals to

conduct educational activities

with pre-college students (pre K-

12th grade). More than $87,000

was awarded to 31 chapters for 73

different programs.

Congratulations to this year’s

recipients! From Region VII:

University of Florida

Hope for Gainesville

University of Miami

Engineering at a Glance

Advancing Careers in

Engineering

Student Member Joins

Region 7 Team: Sub-

RSR Apprentice

An application to join the

regional team as an

apprentice was recently sent

out for the purpose of

training a motivated

individual for the tasks and

responsibilities that a

regional position entails.

Rafael A. Restrepo is the

new Region 7 Apprentice!

“I realize the present-day

importance of being more

than a student at the

collegiate level. This

position would force me to

stray away from my comfort

zone and challenge me to

develop my people –skills

and public speaking skills.

As an apprentice, and

hopefully a leader for my

region, I will be surrounded

by fellow engineer students

who are task-oriented ,

focused, and goal-driven

peers.

Important

Events

1. February 15: Space Camp

Scholarship due

2. February 18: University of

Florida hosts Noche

de Ciencias

3. February 19: University of

Central Florida hosts

Noche de ciencias

4. February 23-

26: Eastern Technical

Leadership

Conference

-Rafael Andres Restrepo

University of Miami

Regional 7 Awards:

Member of the Month: Christine Harris | University of Central Florida

Chapter of the Month: University of South Florida

Javier Fernandez makes all possible efforts to help his chapter

unconditionally, he has gone above and beyond his obligations to make

sure that the meetings at USF are ready and runs smoothly. Javier has

also helped maintaining SHPE USF’s new SHPE robotics division!

Javier is very dedicated to each activity and is an exceptional leader

and inspiration. Keep up the good work!

Being the SHPE Jr. coordinator of an university with numerous SHPE

Jr. chapters has not been an easy role, but Christine’s efforts and

dedication has made her successful in opening a new SHPE Jr. chapter

at Olympia High School as well as reopening the chapter at University

High School. Christine is really committed to SHPE and inspires her

colleagues to work hard and to excel academically and professionally.

Good job Christine!

SHPE-USF has done an outstanding job with chapter development and increasing

membership by 67% for the month of January, they have hosted many events in a single

week that have attracted numerous undergraduate members as well as graduate

members. Some of these events have incorporated other engineering organizations, such

as Theta Tau, to allow its members to expand their network, to showcase the

organization, and to motivate students to join the SHPE Familia. They will also be

hosting an info session on February 15th where a representative from the Mosaic

Company will be present, giving its members an opportunity to network. SHPE-USF

also has the highest amount of registration, in the entire region, for the ETLC

conference in Puerto Rico. Good work SHPE-USF!

Leader of the Month: Javier Fernandez | University of South Florida

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Palm Beach State College

Region seven is proud to announce the establishment of a new SHPE chapter at Palm

Beach State College!

SHPE-PBSC have been a well organized and active club even before they became an

official SHPE chapter, thanks to the leadership of Eman Shreteh who has taken SHPE-

PBSC to a whole new level, SHPE-PBSC shows potential to be a strong chapter as they

have already demonstrated great involvement with the student members and community.

SHPE-PBSC, being such a young chapter, has already organized amazing events; some of

them include: volunteering events, informational meetings, and various competitions such

as newspaper bridges, egg drop projects, NASA competition, and pendulum designs. These

competitions have created strong bonds within the members and have helped them create a

SHPE-PBSC familia of their own.

These events have shown to be prominent within the region, it is for that reason we are

confident that SHPE-PBSC will achieve their set goals for this semester. We wish SHPE-

PBSC the best of luck and congratulate them for doing such a great job!

-Laura Cano

South Florida Sub-Regional Student Representative

Santa Fe College

Region seven would like to welcome SHPE Santa Fe College as a newly established

chapter! Through hard work and dedication, SHPE-SFC has been very active even though

it was unofficially established, taking initiatives to assert themselves within their campus.

SHPE-SFC has had presence in several regional events such as the North Florida Sub-

Regional Retreat and the Georgia Sub-Regional Retreat in which they have been able to

network with their fellow sharks and gain plenty of knowledge in regards to developing

their own chapter.

SHPE-SFC has made an incredible effort on campus to reach out to members who will

soon be the new leaders for the upcoming year, attracting several members that have truly

shown dedication to the chapter. We highly appreciate the hard work of SHPE-SFC's

leadership whose determination has taken them to newer heights and we would like to

congratulate SHPE-SFC again on their accomplishments.

Con la Region 7, nadie se mete!

-Leslie Rodriguez

North Florida Sub-Regional Student Representative

Welcome to our SHPE FAMILIA!