Earth and Environmental Engineering
Liliana Calix, M.S. 2019
Please describe any relevant past experience
During my undergraduate program, I was the liaison between the Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering departments since a lot of the events we hosted were joint/interdisciplinary. In addition, I have had various leadership experiences: Tutoring Liaison for Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Vice President of NY Water Environment Association, Membership Representative for American Society of Civil Engineers.
What are your goals/vision for your committees of choice? How do you think you can contribute to them?
For both the Alumni & Career Affairs and the Interschool committees, I have a lot of background in organizing new events related to networking, panels, etc. I also love getting other schools involved in combining different groups of students for one awesome event. One of my main goals would be to work on more interdisciplinary events. Since I am an EAEE student, a lot of my classes are already interdisciplinary and I get to take a lot of classes in policy and international affairs. I think one of my goals would be to create more events that combine engineering with other schools like policy and international affairs to get students interested in more interdisciplinary careers! In addition, through my previous extracurricular activities, I have used Instagram frequently as the primary outlet to shout out events and I would even love to expand that here at Columbia. After attending the EGSC information session, the chair of the Social Media Committee mentioned that you have not used Instagram as much as you had hoped. I would love to make one of my goals to expand EGSC's platform on Instagram since I know a lot of students use it. I envision using Instagram as another way to bring people to events, especially if they see the events frequently on Instagram.
Any other relevant information you would like to share
Since I am a first year master student, I am excited to start to get involved in SEAS and EGSC. I did not do my undergraduate studies at Columbia so I am completely new. However, I am very motivated and a hard worker. I love getting involved in extracurricular activities as a way to meet more people and get involved and I hope as a Department Representative I can do so.
Sean (Shouyu) Li, M.S. 2019
Please describe any relevant past experience
Have worked for the student union in the past
What are your goals/vision for your committees of choice? How do you think you can contribute to them?
I would like to engage more international students in department social events and try my best to make the best of everyone's grad school experience in Columbia./p>
Any other relevant information you would like to share
I have had experiences in different fields such as sales, consulting and education, which gave me the chance to practice my communication and organizational skills, it would be my great honor to further enhance them and contribute towards our group.
Shripad Patil, M.S. 2019
Please describe any relevant past experience
Secretary of Civil Engineering Association
What are your goals/vision for your committees of choice? How do you think you can contribute to them?
I will give importance to all the minute details and work towards the betterment of the student community.
Any other relevant information you would like to share
I am fun to work with.