Name: Erika Arrojado

 

Hometown: Phoenixville, PA

 

High School: Villa Maria Academy

 

Activities Outside of WEPO: Penn State Filipino Association (PSFA), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

 

Internship/Co-Op Experience: Interned at Comcast (2012, 2013), Research at Penn State REU program (2014)

 

Why did you choose to come to Penn State? Because Penn State has a great engineering program and I got accepted into the Schreyer Honors College.

 

What has been your best memory as an engineering student? As part of my Penn State REU, we did an outreach program at Discovery Space Center downtown. We taught a group of young girls about science and engineering. It was fun working with the girls and hearing the ideas that they came up with.

 

What has been your best memory as a Penn State student? Being a part of Penn State Filipino Association and dancing at the annual Barrio Fiesta, which is a cultural show that PSFA presents.

 

What advice would you give a first-year engineer? Do homework and study with a friends. It's a good way to learn and you'll get to know the people in your major.

 

Give me one fun fact about yourself. Friends is my #1 favorite TV show of all time! Watching reruns is one of my favorite ways to pass the time :)

 

 

Erika is a junior studying Mechanical Engineering.