Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Activity, Oct. 1, 2011

Chicago Young Professionals Nathan Schurr, Aaron Matthews, Janet Chu, Jon Haughton, Luisa Flechas and Jessica Swary volunteered at the brand new Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) facility in Geneva, IL. The volunteers help to unpack and organize backpacks for the NIFB BackPack Program. This program provides these backpacks filled with 10 lbs. of nutritious foods to needy children every Friday at several Chicago area schools.

Des Plaines Public Library Science Expo, Sept. 24, 2011

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) hosted a table at this year’s Des Plaines Public Library Science Expo, an annual event designed to expose 2^nd-8^th graders to various sciences. Chicago Young Professionals Luisa Flechas, Matt Moy, Hussam Eltayeb, Nathan Schurr and Jessica Swary spoke to students about chemical engineering and the importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in their everyday jobs.

(Photo by Bob Johnson, SEAOI)

Business Travel Round Table

Thursday, Oct. 20, 6:30pm

Fuego Loco Cantina and Salseria, 116 N. York, Elmhurst, IL

www.fuegoloco.com

Working as a chemical engineer can often lead to travels all over the world. International travel presents its own unique problems. This round table will facilitate discussion amongst chemical engineers regarding the unique problems of travel including some basic advice for young engineers from more seasoned travelers. Please RSVP to jessicaswary@msn.com by Monday, Oct 17^th.

YP Programming at the MWRC, Nov 10-11, 2011

Did you know YPAB-Chicago has a track of sessions geared to young professional engineers? Session topics include Technical Writing, Résumé/Mock Interviews, Retirement Planning and a Networking Social. Visit www.midwestregional.aiche.org to learn more!