The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Construction Institute (CI) holds an awesome annual event for students called CI Student Days. This is a jam-packed 4-day student competition where you prepare a bid package with your team and then present it to a panel of top construction professionals. All students who are accepted to attend…
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Attending and Speaking at SWE WE Local
Earlier this month, I had the honor of speaking at a SWE Conference. In this month’s blog post, we will cover preparing for being a speaker, the associated costs to attend this conference, as well as tips if you are attending a SWE Conference in the future. One of the things I always recommend to…
Goals for 2023
Each new year, I like to take some time to start the year with intention. There are many ways to do this from setting a word of the year, to setting foci or even SMART goals. I personally like to set goals to help me focus on making incremental changes throughout this upcoming year. Below…
Review of 2022 Goals
Continuing the tradition, my December post will summarize my year and review the goals I set at the beginning of the year. 2022 was full of transitions – My partner finished his residency in June and then the following month, we moved apartments. I celebrated 1 year at my new company, finished my 3-year term…
Dani’s Declassified Guide to Becoming a Professional Engineer
Below I have broken down my high-level journey month by month to becoming a Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania. Please reach out with any questions as this is to help you with your own journey to becoming a PE! Prior to October 2021: October 2021: November 2021: December 2021: January 2022: February 2022: March 2022: April…
Changing Jobs? Things to Keep In Mind When Making the Move
As I come up on almost my year anniversary at my 2nd job post graduation, I wanted to share a few things that I have learned through my first job transition in engineering. I put in my two weeks at my former job after I had already signed the contract for my next job. If…
Recommended Study Materials to Pass the Civil PE Exam (CBT Version)
To continue our Path to PE series, this month’s blog post is focused on study materials that I used to pass the Civil PE Exam in the Computer Based Testing (CBT) format. If you are looking for the free study resources I used in conjunction with these, please go to https://stemchangemaker.org/2022/08/31/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-pe-exam-updated-for-cbt/. The Civil Engineering Academy’s…
What You Need to Know about The PE Exam (Updated for CBT)
This is the 2nd blog post in the Path to PE Licensure series! If you are looking to learn about the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, please see the following blog post linked below. The FE Exam is generally your first step in the process of becoming a professional licensed engineer and the PE Exam…
Dani’s Declassified Guide to Moving Apartments
This month’s blog post is about moving apartments. I have personally moved 7 times in the last 10 years to various apartments during college as well as the past few years as a young professional. I have learned a lot along the way and wanted to share these tips with you! Before Moving Go through…
Advancing Society Through the SWE Senate and My Comprehensive Experience as a SWE Senator
As my time as a Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Senator ends today, I wanted to dedicate this month’s post to my experience on the SWE Senate. I served in this role from FY20 – FY22, so there is a lot to cover about a 3-year term which is a typical term length for a…
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