The Envision Framework is quickly becoming globally recognized as a highly credible approach and rating system for sustainable, resilient, and equitable infrastructure. It is a way to apply the principles of sustainability to infrastructure projects—bringing some structure to a typically amorphous topic. The framework is supported by the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) designation—an increasingly…
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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…
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…
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 Packing and Preparing for Professional Society Conferences – ASCE, SEI, SWE, and more!
As more in-person conferences and activities are available this year to gather, collaborate, and network, I wanted to focus this month’s blog on preparing for conferences. I attended the Structural Engineering Institute’s Structures Congress earlier this month, so I want to share my experience as well as my packing list to give you a better…
Dani’s Declassified Guide: Award Application Success and Resources
As someone who has been selected for several awards as both a student and now as an early career professional, I have learned a great deal about award applications. Below are six tips from my personal experience on individual award applications that I hope can help you! 1. Review Eligibility Criteria Requirements. There are so…
5 Places to Start your Job Search
“I am graduating soon – how do I start the job search for my first full-time offer?” As this is a common question I get when I talk to students, I thought I would start our 2022 Career Development series on places you can start your job search. Looking for entry-level jobs can be an…
Dani’s Declassified Guide to STEM Career Fairs
As I recently got back from (SWE) Society of Women Engineer’s Conference and Career Fair, I thought this would be a great time to discuss STEM Career Fairs. Now that I am on the other side of the booths at these fairs, I wanted to share some tips on how I approached career fairs as…
Deciding between multiple job offers? 3 Crucial Questions You Need to Ask Yourself
Today we are going to try something a little bit different. As I don’t have all of the answers and to get a wide variety of perspectives on here, we are going to start having occasional guests blog posts! These post will be about a variety of topics that relate to STEM students end early…
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