Name: Sam Burt (Success Strategies Lead)

 

Hometown: Falls Creek, PA 

 

High School: DuBois Area High School

 

Activities Outside of WEPO: Engineering Ambassadors, Society of Women Engineers, THON (R&R committee and SWE), Habitat for Humanity, Intramural Sports

 

Internship/Co-Op Experience: FINFROCK, Inc. - Worked in a variety of sectors within the "Design, Manufacture, Build" pre-cast concrete company. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Developed crash studies to determine remedial treatments in an effort to improve roadway safety.

 

Why did you choose to come to Penn State? I choose to come to Penn State because of the many opportunities that the university could provide and also because of the impressive Engineering Program.

 

What has been your best memory as an engineering student?  The sense of community that exists within the engineering college. The large Penn State campus soon becomes small when entering engineering classes. You soon make many other engineering friends that share the same goals and aspirations as you. It is very neat to see everyone work together and push each other to become even more successful.

 

What has been your best memory as a Penn State student? Being able to participate in so many great opportunities. I have enjoyed a variety of clubs and activities offered here and I have met so many different people that have made my Penn State experience truly amazing.

 

What advice would you give a first-year engineer? Don't compare yourself to other people because everyone defines success differently. When you give your very best effort in everything that you do, you create your own definition of success. It is okay for your success to be very different from the person sitting next to you.

 

Give me one fun fact about yourself. I always scrape all of the cheese off of my pizza.

 

 

Sam is a senior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering.