Alcala Yearbook 1998

Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers & Society ofW"om.en Engineers

These are professional en8ineerin8 societies lhal promote career development in a variety of en8ineerin8 disciplines. The student branches are

an extension of 1ar8er worldwide or8anizations which provide student scholarships, conlinuin8 education, research 8rants, technical conferences, En8ineerin8 Code of Ethics, and the development of industry slandards. The student branches are also active in the community, exposin8 the en8ineerin8 field to local middle school and hi8h school students. They also hold their annual Walk-On-Water shoe desi8n competition where students race a8ainst each other to make it across the UoD pool in record time. Torero Toastmasters UoDs own Toastmasters Club is one of over 8000 Clubs

reco8nized worldwide, and one of twenty colle8e Clubs in the U.&. Chartered in April 1997, the club provides a mutually supportive positive learnin8 environment where students, faculty and staff can enhance their communication skills by practicin8 formal presentations, impromptu speakin8, and effective evsJuation. The club has already

put itself on the map after sweepin8 their Area 0peech a11d Evaluation Tournament this year. MeetiD8s are weekly and open to anyone who is interested in masterin8 their fear of public speak.iD8. Student Organizations 181