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About the EGSC

Our purpose is to represent the engineering graduate student community in any approved academic or non-academic affairs that could potentially impact the College of Engineering at Villanova University and to be the liaison between the College of Engineering administration and the graduate engineering community.

Scope

  • To welcome new graduate student members and to motivate graduate students to be part of the new Engineering Graduate Student Council EGSC
  • To inform graduate students about current research activities at the engineering departments
  • To bring an opportunity to the graduate students to demonstrate their research by presenting their work in a poster setup event
  • To discuss the issues of the graduate students community between the different departments
  • To connect graduate students in a plan social or sport events
  • To coordinate field trips with the different professional organizations, to expose the students to the different engineering industries in the area and to connect with professional engineers
  • To prepare fund raising activities that will enable the EGSC to embark in enhanced activities (e.g. fellowships and charities)
  • To educate elementary and high school students about the importance of furthering their education in engineering and science.
  • To bring up environmental issues and how can engineers deploy their engineering and science knowledge to deal with it.
  • To produce a forum to discuss the importance of graduate studies
  • To join other group organizations in performing multicultural activities that will help the graduate students learn about the Villanova multicultural diversity

“EGSC: Improving Experiences in the Graduate Engineering Community”

2007-2008 Executive Board

Chairman
Dr. Stephen Jones

Advisor
Leslie McNamee

President
Amal Kabalan (EE)

Vice President
Rajbir Kaur (EE)

Treasurer
Mrinalini Madabhushanam (WRE)

Secretary
Gangadhar Andaluri (WRE)

Department Reps
Sumalatha Kandagatla (CHE)
Simon Bowen (CEE) Banafsheh Barabadi (ME)Vinay Venkatswamy (ME)

Phd Representative
Clay Emerson