Emily Anne Friedman (Bautista)

As a founding member of this organization, it is our goal to increase the number of women studying engineering at Virginia Tech, through various support and recruitment efforts, such as sending hand written postcards to every female accepted into the College of Engineering. I help shape the form and focus of our efforts and staff our postcard events.

As the current President, I support all of the chairs through event planning and staffing, as well as I oversee the strategy and growth of the chapter. I also am the liason from the department to the student body and help to communicate areas of need or opportunity for wholistic student development. As the past Outreach Coordinator and Class of 2018 Representative, I planned several events to stimulate members through service and education, in addition to assisting the organization as a whole… Show more

As the current President, I support all of the chairs through event planning and staffing, as well as I oversee the strategy and growth of the chapter. I also am the liason from the department to the student body and help to communicate areas of need or opportunity for wholistic student development. As the past Outreach Coordinator and Class of 2018 Representative, I planned several events to stimulate members through service and education, in addition to assisting the organization as a whole to improve. Show less

As a College of Engineering Dean's Team member, I am responsible for hosting the Virginia Tech College of Engineering tours that occur on a weekly basis, as well as going above and beyond to truly connect and engage a student with my university. As the Engineering Open House coordinator, I will successfully plan and execute a day long event for 500+ prospective students, by leading a planning committee and managing scheduling prior to the event.

As President, I coordinate the efforts of all of the SWE officers in providing members with value added events such as general body meetings, social events, outreach activities and professional development sessions. I also oversee the strategic growth of the section as the society changes and the network of female engineers increases. As the past vice president, I coordinated all of the general body meetings for the organization, by incorporating relevant topics for our members and corporate… Show more

As President, I coordinate the efforts of all of the SWE officers in providing members with value added events such as general body meetings, social events, outreach activities and professional development sessions. I also oversee the strategic growth of the section as the society changes and the network of female engineers increases. As the past vice president, I coordinated all of the general body meetings for the organization, by incorporating relevant topics for our members and corporate participation. I aslo took on additional responsibliities to continually improve our organization. As a past SWE Future Leader, I communicated with other rising leaders within SWE on a monthly biases to become more familiar with the organization and my future involvement. We attended the Colligeate Leadership Institute at WE18. As the past SEC and SGA representative, I attended the weekly general assembly meetings of each organization and acted as the liaison between SWE and the other organizations. This includes spreading awareness of campus events to SWE members as well as notifying others about SWE events. Show less

As an incoming freshmen, I participated in Hypatia, the all-female engineering living-learning community, which aided my development academically, professionally and socially. This year, I will being meeting with 5-10 of the incoming Hypatia members weekly, with the goal of guiding them through their first semester in engineering through the formation of a mentoring relationship. In addition to this responsibility, I contribute to the planning of volunteer opportunities for Hypatia members… Show more

As an incoming freshmen, I participated in Hypatia, the all-female engineering living-learning community, which aided my development academically, professionally and socially. This year, I will being meeting with 5-10 of the incoming Hypatia members weekly, with the goal of guiding them through their first semester in engineering through the formation of a mentoring relationship. In addition to this responsibility, I contribute to the planning of volunteer opportunities for Hypatia members through the service learning committee. Show less

As the Executive Vice President of Programming, I assist the president in the planning and execution of all Lee Hall Council events. This includes submitting the necessary paperwork to secure the venue and items needed for the event. Furthermore, I participate in the weekly meetings and aid in the improvement of our processes and internal operations. Last year, as the Co-VP of Ut Prosim, I contributed to weekly meetings as well as I planned service activities and projects for residents of my… Show more

As the Executive Vice President of Programming, I assist the president in the planning and execution of all Lee Hall Council events. This includes submitting the necessary paperwork to secure the venue and items needed for the event. Furthermore, I participate in the weekly meetings and aid in the improvement of our processes and internal operations. Last year, as the Co-VP of Ut Prosim, I contributed to weekly meetings as well as I planned service activities and projects for residents of my hall to participate in. Show less