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news of note

February 2015
Second Annual MEM Industry Night: Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 
A networking event connecting MEM students, faculty, alumni and industry leaders with speaker Zach Johnson

Northwestern University's Master of Engineering Management program is hosting their second annual Industry Night which will recognize and establish community amongst the students, alumni and companies who value the importance of education at the intersection of engineering and business.

"Engineering Serendipity: how networks are driving high performance organizations" 
 
 
Zack Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Syndio, has seen his company generate 100 percent year-over-year growth. Through its social network analysis platform, Clairvoyance, Syndio helps clients like P&G and Exelon accelerate the adoption of behaviors and tools among their employees.
 
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 
5:30 - 8:30 PM 
Cocktails / Lecture / Dinner 
James L. Allen Center 
2169 Campus Drive 
Evanston, IL 60208-2800 
 
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 18th. 
MEM Celebrates its First December Graduation

The first ever winter graduation ceremony was held on December 15, 2014 in the Technological Institute's Ryan Family Auditorium, and honored a total of 120 Master's students and 13 PhD students. Of those students, five were from the MEM Program: Michael Anderson, Drew Arnold, Christopher Brown, Siti Harahap, and Carson Smith.
 

 

After the ceremony, the MEM Program held a reception for its graduates in the department's new space. It was an intimate affair with friends, family, and several staff and faculty members including Dr. Don McNeeley, Professor Michael Marasco, Associate Director Steve Tilley, Program Coordinator Diane Kessler, and Director Mark Werwath.
 
 
To read more about the day and to see an amazing slideshow that documents the activities, check out our blog post here!
New Building for MEM
MEM is now located in the North Parking Garage Structure
 
 

MEM will share the new space with MSiA and MSIT. It includes collaboration space for students, two classrooms and break out rooms for four teams, a guest faculty office and a student copy room. MEM offices will also be co-located in the same area. The new MEM space is a short elevator ride away from the parking space and a quick enclosed walk over to the athletic facility. There will also be a juice bar nearby.


 

Classes in Fall 2014 were held in the new building. To see more photos check out the blog post on the MEM blog! 
In This Issue
MEMorable Notes
MEM Releases 2014-2015 Resume Book

MEM continues to strengthen its career development opportunities for students seeking both internship and full-time positions. Contact the MEM office for a copy of the 2014-2015 MEM Resume Book.



MEM Students to Participate in Two Competitions

This winter, the MEM Program is participating in two competitions: the MEMPC PriSim Business War Games Competition and the Chicago Sinfonietta/Accenture Competition.


MEMPC Schools Meet at Northwestern

The MEM Programs Consortium met on 10/23 at Northwestern University to confer on ways to further improve this forward-thinking group of programs. Plus, MEMPC Chicago Alumni met for a networking reception.

 

 

MEM Students Visit Chicago Tube and Iron
Dr. Don McNeeley, CEO of Chicago Tube & Iron (CTI), hosted a tour of the company's Romeoville site for a group of MEM students and alumni. For a full collection of photos from the event click here.