Weekly News & Updates | December 9, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RECOGNIZES CRISTINA GARCIA FOR ADVOCACY
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized nine accomplished women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy. The honorees include SHPE member and New York City chapter leader Cristina Garcia, Assistant Director at the Building Electrification Initiative, who won the 2020 award for Advocacy. Congratulations!

NASA RECOGNIZES NATHALIE QUINTERO WITH TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumna and SHPE member Nathalie Quintero ('15) of The Boeing Company earned NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award for her work on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket that will land the first woman and next man on the moon. Congratulations!

HELP A SHPE SCHOLAR ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATION GOALS
Your donation can have double the impact now through December 31! Each donation will be matched by Board Chair Miguel Alemañy, up to $15,000. Donate now and make a difference in the life of a SHPE student member today.
$2.2 MILLION GRANT AWARDED TO 50K COALITION
The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation awarded a $2.2-million, three-year grant to continue and expand the work of the 50K Coalition, a national effort to produce 50,000 diverse engineers annually in the United States by 2025. SHPE is a founding member of the coalition along with NSBE, SWE, and AISES.
GIVE THE GIFT OF SHPE SWAG THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Check out the new and classic merchandise in the SHPE Mercado and discover the perfect gift for the fellow or future SHPE member in your life. Use the code HOLIDAY10 to get 10% off now and place your order by December 14 for the best chance of receiving your order before Christmas.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SHPE CLOSED - Winter Holidays | December 24 - January 1
RLDC 5 | March 4-6, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
RLDC 6 | March 25-29, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
RLDC 1 | April 8-10, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
RLDC 2 | April 15-17, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
RLDC 7 | April 15-18, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
RLDC 3 | April 22-25, 2021 | Virtual | Dates are subject to change!
2021 National Convention | November 10-14, 2021 | Orlando, FL
Please email marketing@shpe.org if you have an event to add to the calendar.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Below is the contact information for the departments within SHPE. If you have an inquiry for us, please reach out using one of the email addresses below.

Career Services: careercenter@shpe.org
Corporate Relations/Sales: partnerships@shpe.org
Events: events@shpe.org
Information Technology: it@shpe.org
Marketing: marketing@shpe.org
Membership: membership@shpe.org
Programs: programs@shpe.org
Registration: registration@shpe.org
IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Advocacy) Concerns: familia@shpe.org
All Other Inquiries: shpenational@shpe.org

All of these mailboxes are monitored daily and you should expect to hear back within one business day.