11th Annual SHPE Latino Gala: Havana Nights

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is pleased to request your presence at the Eleventh Annual Latino Gala, themed “Havana Nights.”

Havana, or officially “Ciudad de La Habana,” is the major port and capital city of Cuba, the birthplace of Salsa, Rumba, and Mambo. From Ernest Hemingway to the Buena Vista Social Club, countless inspiration has been drawn from this jewel of the Caribbean. This year’s gala will strive to embrace Cuban music, culture, and cuisine and for a small piece of time, make them our own.

Come dine with us and enjoy performances by Drexel Student organizations including FISDU, Salsa Con Cache’, SHPE, and more. Enjoy authentic Hispanic cuisine catered by Tierra Colombiana. Cap the evening off by dancing to the rhythmic beats of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata and allow yourself to be transported to the Cuba of decades past.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
6:30 PM-1:00 AM
Behrakis Grand Hall, Drexel University
Semi-formal Attire

Come and take a glimpse of what your support has helped us to achieve. Please print out a copy of your invitation as your entrance ticket. To reserve a seat please RSVP by Friday, May 2, 2008 by emailing Kelly Lopez at klopez57@gmail.com.

DU SHPE'r Wins First Place for Research

Rafael Mulero Awarded 1st Place at the 11th Annual Philadelphia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference







Rafael Mulero of the Micro/Nanofluidics & Biotransport lab was awarded first place in the graduate oral research presentation competition at the 11th Annual Philadelphia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference on April 5, 2008. The symposium hosted students, professionals, and faculty from its nine-university consortium (Cheyney University, Community College of Philadelphia, Delaware State University, University of Delaware, Drexel University, Lincoln University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University) and surrounding industry. During the Conference, students from Philadelphia AMP and other LSAMP Alliances showcased their research and competed for cash prizes, awards, and giveaways. In addition, representatives from academia and industry provided mentoring and professional/career development for undergraduate and graduate students to transition successfully into graduate and/or doctoral programs, industry and academia.

For more information on Drexel’s AMP program, please visit http://www.drexel.edu/provost/amp/
For more information on the Philadelphia AMP program, please visit http://www.philadelphiaamp.org/