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Student Organizations and Honor Societies

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Chemical - Civil & Environmental - Electrical & Computer - Mechanical

A

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
A student branch of professional aerospace engineering. 
President: Bill Gropp
Moderator: Dr. Charles Marston
Activities:
  • Visits to air museums
  • Aerodynamics projects
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
A student branch of professional chemical engineering.
President: Mark McKeever
Moderator: Dr. Randy Weinstein 
Activities:
  • Regional & national conferences
  • Guest speakers
  • Rohm & Haas plant tour
  • Senior graduation event
  • Faculty-student sporting events
American Society of Civil Engineers
A student branch of professional civil engineering.
President: David Casper
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Yost 
Activities:
  • Regional conference
  • Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge entry fees
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
A student branch of professional mechanical engineering.
Chair: Kevin Bushek
Vice-Chair: Emily Wakelin
Moderator: Dr. Sridhar Santhanam 
Activities:
  • Field trips
  • Regional conference
  • Beetlebots events
American Society of Naval Engineers
A student branch of professional naval engineering.
President: Kevin Meredith
Moderator: Dr. C. Nataraj 
Activities:
  • Naval projects
  • Field trips

B

Baja SAE
A student project that involves the design and construction of an off-road vehicle.
Baja President: William K. Brown
Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Kroos
Activities:

  • Designs and races off road vehicle.
  • Competitions

C

Chemical Engineering Car
A student project that involves the design and construction
of a vehicle that is powered by chemical reactions.
Pit Captain: Michael Simeone
Moderator: Dr. Randy Weinstein
Activities:
  • Regional and national competitions.
Chi Epsilon
Civil Engineering honor society.
President: Matthew DeSimone
Moderator: Dr. Edward Glynn
Civil  Activities:
  • Tutoring
  • Community activities
Concrete Canoe
A student organization that designs a canoe made of
concrete and participates in competitions.
President: Jamie Mucha
Activities:
  • Competitions

E

Engineering Student Council
A student organization that serves as the liaison
between the students and the College administration.
President: Joseph Pawelczyk
Moderator: Gayle Doyle 
Activities:
  • National Engineers' Week Events
  • End of Semester "Stress Busters"
  • Regional and National Conferences
  • Community Building Events
Engineers Without Borders
A student branch of the non-profit service organization
the engineers solutions for issues in the community.
Presidents: Sarah Arscott
Moderator:  Bridget Wadzuk
Activities:
  • New Orleans project
  • Project in Thailand
  • National conference
Eta Kappa Nu
Electrical and Computer Engineering honor society.
President: Keith Elliott
Moderator: Dr. Frank Mercede
Activities:
  • Tutoring

F

Formula SAE
A student project that designs and competes formula-style racing cars.
President: Thomas Gacka
Moderator: Dr. Young Chun 
Activities:
  • Competitions

I

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
A student branch of professional electrical engineering.
President: Ralph Alfano
Moderator: Dr. James Peyton-Jones 
Activities:
  • Guest speakers
  • Field trips
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers
A student branch of professional pharmaceutical engineering.
President: Alexander Myers
Moderator: Dr. Bill Kelly 
Activities:
  • Guest speakers
  • Field trips
  • National conference

N

National Society of Black Engineers
A student branch of the professional organization designed to reach out
to minorities in the areas of engineering and applied sciences.
President: Obinna Eboh
Moderator: Dr. Stephen Jones 
Activities:
  • Regional and national conferences
  • Study lock-ins
  • Guest speakers
  • Saturday mentoring program

P

Peers Enhancing Educational Resources for Students
A student organization providing peer mentoring to all students,
with the emphasis on freshman and transitional students.
President: Morgan Kapp
Moderator: Gayle Doyle 
Activities:
  • Meetings with assigned groups of freshman
  • Study/review sessions
  • Major information nights
Pi Tau Sigma
Mechanical Engineering honor society.
President:  Regina Ondrejco
Moderator: Dr. Wu 
Activities:
  • Tutoring

S

Society of Women Engineers
A student branch of the professional organization designed to foster
and support women in the field of engineering.
President: Mallory McDonnell
Moderators: Dr. Dorothy Skaf 
Activities:
  • Recruitment events
  • Community outreach
  • Regional and national conferences
Society of Hispanic Engineers
A student branch of the professional organization designed to reach out
to minorities in the areas of engineering and applied sciences.
President: Alex Baydar
Moderators: Dr. Stephen Jones 
Activities:
  • Regional and national conferences
  • Guest Speakers
Solar Cat
A student organization that maintains and races a solar powered car.
President: Jared Foley
Moderator: Dr. William Koffke
Activities:
  • Competitions
Steel Bridge
A student organization that designs and fabricates a steel bridge,
according to rules prescribes by specific competitions.
President: Steven Zacharski
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Yost 
Activities:
  • Competitions

T

Tau Beta Pi
Engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession.
President: Neal Dillon
Moderator: Dr. Randy Weinstein
Activities:
  • Tutoring
  • Dean's List Dinner
  • National conference
  • End of semester "Milk and Cookies" nights

V

VEIC Villanova Electronics Inventors Club
President: Timothy Flynn
Moderator: Dr. Frank Mercede
Activities: Competitions