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Engineering Management Minor Gives Graduates a Big Edge

This May, 23 seniors from the College of Engineering who graduated with the UMass Engineering Management Minor began their careers with a huge head start over their peers. As one of them, Adam McNair, put it, “The skills I obtained from the Engineering Management Minor allowed me to excel in my project engineering role [as an intern] at GE Aviation, and aided me in acquiring my fulltime position at ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil hires only engineers for all management positions, and the management minor gives me an invaluable edge over other engineering employees seeking a managerial career path.” In an employment market that increasingly requires engineers to possess a global view of the business world, employers look for engineers who are business savvy and understand their roles in the larger organizational structure.

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Paluca Wins Student Choice Award

Tami Paluca, the Academic Advisor for Undergraduate Studies and Director of Alumni Affairs in the Chemical Engineering Department, is the recipient of a UMass Amherst Residential First-Year Experience Student Choice Award. The award was announced by Danielle Barone, First-Year Experience Specialist in the Residential Learning Communities for the UMass Amherst campus. Paluca was nominated by first-year students for her positive contributions to their experience at UMass Amherst. First-year students were given the opportunity to nominate a professor or instructor who had a profound influence on them during their first semester. Paluca will accept her award at the Academic Engagement Awards Banquet, held at the Marriott Center (top of the Campus Center) on April 21 at 6:30 pm.

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Alumna Named Woman to Watch by Mass High Tech

Alumna Leslie Jelalian, VP of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at BAE Systems, has been named by Mass High Tech as one of its 20 “Women to Watch” in 2013. Jelalian is a 1988 graduate of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Now in its 10th year, the annual Women to Watch program recognizes women in tech and life sciences who are judged to be leaders in their field and shaping the future of their industries for years to come. According to Mass High Tech, “Leslie Jelalian has become part of BAE’s DNA. The vice president of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at one of the largest defense companies in the nation has been with the company since college. In fact, it is where she landed her first job.” Read Mass High Tech article on Jelalian: jelalian.html

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