The HKN Connection

Welcome to our 17th episode of The HKN Connection! In this episode all about volunteerism we're breaking down how to get involved, why to get involved, and how to inspire others to get involved. In this episode we're joined by two amazing volunteers: Chirstopher Sanderson, the HKN Regions 5-6 Governor and the IEEE Region 5 South Area Chair, and Aileen Sengupta, a 4th year Ph.D. student at UTA and President of the HKN Epsilon Mu Chapter! ---------------------------------- Resources:  HKN website: https://hkn.ieee.org/  Training Session for IEEE Volunteers by the IEEE YP Miami Section Affinity Group: 7/8/2022 at 7pm ET: https://fiu.zoom.us/meeting/register/... HKN Volunteer Form: https://hkn.ieee.org/volunteer IEEE Roster tool to connect with your section: https://rosters.ieee.org/home.html  

Have you ever felt like you don't belong? Like your successes are the result of pure luck and that it's a matter of time before everyone knows it? In this Career Conversation, we talk to Dr. Melissa Sassi about the definition of Imposter Syndrome, the impact it can have on a young professional's career, and how to counteract it.

Disagreements and healthy debates are essential parts of a workplace to further innovation and the proliferation of good ideas. But, when do these cross the line and become conflicts? In this Career Conversation we talk to Bala Prasanna about the various facets of Conflicts in the Workplace - how to deal with them and how to be proactive to get to a better place for your peace of mind and for your organization.  #CareerConversations #IamHKN

Who are HKN advisors? How do they help chapters synergize with our organization? What are successful advisor practices our chapters can implements? Join us as we discuss with two HKN Board of Governor veterans and chapter advisors on these topics and more!

In this episode, HKN Alumna Rebecca Cohen, and HKN President Jim Conrad discuss the important role that ethics has in the decision making process of being an engineer. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRT0pLRn4a0&t=231s

IEEE Senior Member and Alum Drew Lowery and Russell Harrison, Director of Government Relations of IEEE-USA, discuss the impact of public policy, the career opportunities in technology policy, and volunteer opportunities that can expand your network and meet a broad range of technical professionals in the US.  Learn more about IEEE-USA's Public Policy work here: https://ieeeusa.org/public-policy/

In this episode, Rebecca Cohen (HKN Alumna) and John McDonald (HKN Alumnus and IEEE Life Fellow) discuss how to find a mentor, be a mentor, and get the most out of your mentoring relationships.

In the first episode of IEEE-HKN's Career Conversations, presented by the IEEE-HKN Young Alumni Team, Liana Nicklaus and Amy Jones discuss Career Planning. 

In the 12th episode of The HKN Connection we talk with Karen Galuchie, Executive Director of the IEEE Foundation, and Nancy Ostin, Director of IEEE-HKN, about philanthropy! We discuss everything from what philanthropy is in the context of IEEE and HKN to it's importance to how HKN members give their time, talent, and treasure to create impactful opportunities for future members.    Connect with HKN and volunteer: https://hkn.ieee.org/ieee-hkn-alumni-reconnect-form/ Give to HKN: https://www.ieeefoundation.org/ieee_hkn  Learn more about the impact of giving to HKN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPjoKpJTA9U Learn more about our guests:   Karen: Karen A. Galuchie is the Executive Director of the IEEE Foundation, the philanthropic partner of IEEE. She leads the IEEE Foundation professional team and partners with the IEEE Foundation Board of Directors to nurture strong and effective partnerships that bring the promise of technology – and the knowledge to use it – to individuals and communities all over the world. At the end of 2020, the IEEE Foundation successfully concluded its first ever comprehensive fundraising campaign called “Realize the Full Potential of IEEE” raising $32.1 million. In recognition of her exemplary performance and impact, she received the 2010 Joyce E. Farrell Staff Award from her fellow IEEE staff members and the 2016 IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff Member Award from the IEEE Board of Director. Karen is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and Association Foundation Group (AFG). Prior to joining IEEE in 1997, Karen was the Accounting Manager for Learning Ally – formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Widener University where she graduated Cum Laude.   Nancy: Nancy Ostin, Director of IEEE-HKN (Eta Kappa Nu), the honor society of IEEE, joined IEEE in 2012. She has worked to grow HKN to 266 Chapters worldwide. In cooperation with the Board of Governors, she has established programs and services to increase the value of membership and to strengthen Chapters. She also has worked to establish a culture of philanthropy with HKN alumni. IEEE-HKN has over 200,000 members and inducts over 3,000 students each year.  Signature programs include the HKN Experience (online conference), Annual Student Leadership Conference, Pathways to Industry program, THE BRIDGE magazine, and HKN Awards Program.

In the the eleventh episode of the HKN Connection, join us as we speak with Alumni Engagement Committee Chair Dr. Hulya Kirkici and Young Alumni Task Force member Amy Jones about how alumni impact, engage and shape HKN. We will also discuss the future initiatives HKN is developing for alumni as well as how chapters can effectively engage with alumni.  Any interested alumni can reconnect with HKN though our reconnect form: https://hkn.ieee.org/ieee-hkn-alumni-reconnect-form/ Bios:  Dr. Hulya Kirkici is Professor and the Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the  University of South Alabama. She received B.S. and M.S. in physics from Middle East Technical  University (METU) in Turkey; and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (currently  NYU). Previously, Dr. Kirkici was Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn  University (1992-2016), visiting scholar / consultant and Summer Faculty Fellow at the Air Force  Research Laboratory – Wright Patterson Air Force Base, (2014-2015), and visiting scientist/engineer at  NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (1999-2000).  Dr. Kirkici is a well recognized scientific field leader in IEEE, winning the IEEE Eri O. Forester Distinguished Service Award (the highest honor given by the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society, IEEE William G. Dunbar Award, IEEE Sol Scheider Award and is an IEEE Fellow for “contributions to high frequency, high field dielectric breakdown and  electrical insulation for space and aerospace power systems”. Dr. Kirkici’s has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles and  given plenary and invited talks nationally and internationally in this field. Dr. Kirkici is a member of the IEEE-HKN Bridge Magazine Editorial Board (2020 - present) and a  Governor –at-Large of the IEEE-HKN Board, member of IEEE N&A Committee, and Chair of the PSPB  N&A (2020, 2021), and have served on the IEEE Access Editorial Board (2014 - 2019). Dr. Kirkici was  the IEEE Vice President – Publications (2019); President of IEEE DEIS (2009-2010), Vice President of  IEEE Sensors Council (2014-2015), Treasurer/Finance Chair of Publication Services and Products Board  (PSPB) and a member of IEEE Finance Committee, among other volunteer services. Amy Jones graduated from Missouri University of Science & Technology in 2003 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and minors in Business, Mathematics, and Psychology of Leadership. She received her Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 2014 and a certificate in Systems Design and Management from MIT in 2018.  Amy currently serves as the Operator Station Systems and Module team supervisor at John Deer, where she has held a number of technical and leadership roles since 2010. Over her career, she has come to hold three patents and one enterprise innovation award for her work for the Excavators Outside production line. In her current position, Amy is responsible for supporting factory production of cabs as well as leading new development of common components and systems for the Construction division. Amy has a driving passion for STEM outreach, which began during her undergraduate education where she completed an honors project on the adaptation of interdisciplinary engineering concepts to elementary science classes. Since then, Amy has dedicated herself to creating opportunities for thousands of students in eastern Iowa. In 2014, Amy was chosedn as IEEE-USA's New Face of Engineering for her professional growth and outstanding efforts to improve public welfare and in 2017 was selected as SAE/AEM's Outstanding Young Engineer.