Release: Raytheon Honored by Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network

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Release: Raytheon Honored by Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network

A June 12, 2007 release reports that the Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon Company has received the Breakthrough Award at the 2007 Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) annual conference in Orlando, June 10-13.

The Breakthrough Award "honors an employer for creating a work environment that enhances the career success of women engineers of all ethnicities. Raytheon was selected for its institutional structures and programs that help foster diversity, especially for its women employees."

Raytheon has been a long-time supporter of IMDiversity and THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine. Jobs with Raytheon appear routinely on the IMDiversity.com Career Center, including but not limited to a wide array of engineering opportunities at all levels, and in the U.S. and abroad. Raytheon was also named among the TOP 100 DIVERSITY EMPLOYERS 2006 in the Universum IDEAL Employer Survey — Diversity Edition for 2006, published in THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine.

We congratulate them on this recognition by WEPAN.

Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN.org) is a national not-for-profit organization with over 600 members from nearly 200 engineering schools, small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations, and non-profit organizations.

New Column on Transitioning from College to the "Real World"

THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online is pleased to introduce a new column, "Now What?" by special columnist Chaz Kyser, of special interest this time of year for all those newly minted college grads who are experiencing "culture shock".

Geared to helping recent graduates making the transition from school to the world of work, the column is dedicated to the idea that "the real world—the working world—is not to be feared, put off or ignored; it should be embraced."

By the author of the book, Embracing the Real World: The Black Woman’s Guide to Life After College, the column has origins in Kyser's determination to share practical guidance especially -- but not exclusively -- to young African-American women. However, the expanded online column contains valuable tips and reminders for those of all ages, genders and backgrounds who are already working, and are concerned with such nuts-and-bolts topics such as the pros and cons of a second job, meeting and exceeding a new employer’s expectations, fitting in at a new workplace, and evaluating whether or not to go back to school.

"X-tra Curricular" Restored on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online

After a quiet May on the blog, the editors have a couple of announcements and tidbits we'll be adding this month. But for now, a head's up to our long-time readers who have been wondering "what happened to X-tra Curricular?"

We took it down temporarily last year while we were working on redesigning other departments on the site, but last week launched it full force again with a host of goodies. One of the more exciting developments in the X-tra Curricular department is the addition of regular film, DVD and book reviews, as well as the occasional celebrity interview and profile, by syndicated arts & culture writer Lloyd "Kam" Williams. Sharp, prolific and able to watch for movies, listen to more CDs, and read more books on a regular basis than just about anyone we know, Williams brings a unique lens to his reviews of what's going on in pop culture. In addition to a BA in Black Studies from Cornell, he has an MA in English from Brown, an MBA from The Wharton School, and a JD from Boston University, and this diverse range of interests is reflected in his reviews, which may range from light summer fare like the latest Shrek to heavy reading on serious social topics such as The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex. Some of Kam's interviews we're starting with include actress Brooklyn Sudano (Rain), and Johnny Depp (The Pirates of the Caribbean 3).

Stop by a check out the reviews in the new section by Kam and other sources all throughout the summer!