The Spring 2021 Welcome Letter from your President
Transcript below:
February 4, 2021
Dear SHPE UMD Familia:
Welcome to the Spring 2021 semester at the University of Maryland! I hope the winter break allowed you time to rest, relax, and spend time with your friends and families during the holidays. While we are still in a pandemic, I share hope with you all that with adherence to COVID-19 prevention guidelines, we will approach a “new normal” and host in-person events soon.
This semester provides us a more unique opportunity to host a number of social, networking, and volunteer events after the conclusion of the Fall hiring season. While we will still host corporate events, we want to focus on spending more time with our fellow Latinx STEM peers outside of class, especially for our seniors who will be graduating this year. We want to continually recognize those who are graduating virtually, be it last year or this year, as they resiliently stayed and completed their studies in this tumultuous time.
For those who transferred into the University of Maryland or into the Clark School of Engineering, we welcome you to our community of Latinx STEM students and their allies. For everyone else returning this year, we are glad you can join SHPE UMD for another semester!
Our first GBM will be this Tuesday, February 9, 2021, from 6-7 PM. We will welcome our community back to school by presenting our organization once again, as well as some updates from the past Fall semester. We will also play some games and get to know more about the Latinx community at the University of Maryland. Please feel free to share this event with your friends, as everyone is invited. The link is https://umd.zoom.us/j/5257262509.
Finally, I wish you all a most successful and empowering Spring semester. SHPE UMD, with its numerous academic, corporate networking, and social resources, is your place to feel at home within Maryland. Feel free to email me at president.shpe.umd@gmail.com anytime.
Sincerely,
John Dutan
2020-2021 SHPE UMD President