During this week's general body meeting, Jorge Ortez and Lyka Gutierrez discussed the MAES Games, our last outreach event, and our Star Wars themed fundraiser on May 4th in front of the Multicultural Center. They also discussed officer elections (if you are interested visit this link for more information), and our upcoming Science Extravaganza. If you are interested in volunteering to make this event for 300 middle school students truly inspiring then visit here for more info

During this general body meeting, Anthony Ramirez and Marcos Barajas first welcomed Helen from HSI - STEM who talked about opportunities to be an EXCEL Peer Mentor. Anthony and Marcos then talked about upcoming information for CSULB MAES, and then invited guest speaker Eduardo Ugalde from Northrop Grumman. Eduardo Ugalde discussed the Professional Development Program at Northrop Grumman and the impact of self development. #gbm

Jorge Ortez and Edgar Garcia discussed "Who is MAES", the mentorship program, the MAES Scholarship, and our upcoming events. They then gave a warm welcome to Gabriel Chow from Raytheon. #gbm

For the second MAES and SHPE collaborative general body meeting, Kevin Gomez of MAES and Kenya Alfaro of SHPE discussed the upcoming events for each organization, and also gave a warm welcome to Karl Salinas from Nothrop Grumman. His topics included his road to success, accomplishments, and work experience. #gbm

Cynthia Lopez and Rebeca Moreno gave an overview of past and future events, and then gave a warm welcome to CSULB alumni and current Boeing employee Fernando Calderon. Fernando discussed interview tips and how to achieve powerful presentations. #gbm

Guest speaker Ivan Figuroa talked about his work at Faraday Future and also the pros and cons of working with big vs. start up companies. View his presentation slide below. #gbm

Lyka Gutierrez and Osiel Ramirez gave an interactive presentation to help prepare for conferences like the MAES Symposium, as well as give insight on how to make the most of career fairs. #gbm

Jennifer Macafferty informed our members and attendees about how to present yourself during an interview or job fair. She discussed important topics like having an elevator speech ready, being confident, and being informed about the company prior to an interview. A critical thing to know, especially to all of our juniors and seniors at this time of the year now that many events like job fairs and conferences are taking place. #gbm