11/03/2015
Hello folks!
BLAM approached the Office of Career Services earlier this semester to ask them to bring a panel of alumni of color (Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander), who could talk about the world after Mudd in an honest and transparent way. The event is happening this Friday, and I know so many of you who will get a lot out of the event! Catered lunch - RSVP info below.
The Office of Career Services, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Diversity and the HMC Alumni Association, is offering a luncheon and panel discussion with four alumni (see below). The alumni have been asked to talk about their transitions from Mudd to grad school or work, as well as to share real talk and their strategies about challenges and assets navigating the post-Mudd work/grad school world as people of color.
When: Friday, November 6 at 12:15
Where: Green Room
Please RSVP for catered lunch.
https://hmc-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=8c13bd9c1f73cffb404756eaa76bf4f5&s=event&ss=ws
Panelists:
Ruben Arenas ’05 – BS Mathematics HMC '05, MA Mathematics UC San Diego '07. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mathematics at East Los Angeles College. “As a math instructor at ELAC I teach a range of courses from pre-algebra to discrete mathematics, PDE's, and data structures and algorithms. In addition, much of my recent work has been focused on developing our college's first year experience, called First Year Completion (FYC), which is aimed at bringing first time students up to transfer level in math and English within one year. I also coordinate the mathematics supplemental instruction coaches, serve as a STEM mentor, co-chair our Student Success Committee, and work closely with faculty and administrators as we continually improve our programs.” Ruben also enjoys photography, linguistics and languages (Korean and Middle Egyptian esp.), math education, electronics, travel, and food.
Lupita Bermudez ’09 -- Lupita Bermudez is a Weapons Integration Engineer for the U.S. Air Force, Edwards AFB, CA. As a weapons engineer, she plans, executes, and reports on flight tests that integrate weapons systems onto military aircraft. She is also the liaison for base tours, which encompass flight line tours and planeside briefs, for Harvey Mudd students. Lupita Bermudez graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 2009 with a degree in engineering. She started working for the Air Force in December 2009.
Kawika Maunupau ’06 -- Kawika Maunupau received his B.S. in Engineering. After graduating from Mudd, Kawika spent over 5 1/2 years working as a Systems Engineer in the defense industry, working on system integration and testing on an advanced satellite surveillance program. After the defense industry Kawika moved into the private sector, where he has spent the last 5 years as a consultant, and most recently as a Sr. Associate at a small consulting firm, providing project management services for small to medium sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies across many industries, with an emphasis on risk analysis and risk mitigation.
Obosa Obazuaye ’14 -- Software Engineer at ViaSat since graduation in 2014. Obosa did engineering clinic with Rambus Incorporated and did a summer internship at the Aerospace Corporation focusing on software-defined radio. He also did a couple summers of Computer Science research on campus at HMC.
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