Weekly News & Updates | December 16, 2020
PLEASE NOTE: The SHPE offices will be closed December 24 - January 3 for the holidays. The next issue of SHPE Nation will be sent out on January 13.
REFLECTIONS ON A DIFFICULT YEAR
By the time this is published, we will be a week or two away from 2021 and the vaccine will be on its way to millions of people across the country. The outlook will be bright, and we are going into 2021 hopeful for the future and eager to return to normalcy. It wasn’t like that most of the 2020 year...

SHPE CHICAGO CHAPTER FOUNDING MEMBER HONORED BY THE CITY
Commissioner M. Frank Avila, founding member of the SHPE Chicago chapter, is retiring as a member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in Chicago for 18 years. The district surprised him with a resolution in his honor, and announced plans to re-name the Stickney Water Treatment Plant’s Engineering Building after him.

KAREN SILES FEATURED IN THE ENGINEERING 100
Recipient of the 2019 STAR Award for Manager of the Year, Chair of the SHPE National Affairs Committee, and Senior Delivery Manager at IBM, Karen Stiles spoke to The Engineering 100 about how professional organizations like SHPE hold a key to career success.

DONATE BY DECEMBER 31 AND DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT
It's the time of year for giving! Help a deserving SHPE scholar with a donation to the Bright Minds ScholarSHPE Campaign. 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 today.

LUCKY UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDENT WINS $150
Congratulations to University of Colorado student Rafael Morales for being the lucky winner of our post-convention survey drawing! He won a $150 Amazon gift card just by sharing his opinion.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide us with valuable feedback about the 2020 National Convention.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SHPE CLOSED - Winter Holidays | December 24 - January 1
RLDCs | Coming Spring 2021! | Virtual
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.