I like solving problems. I think that’s part of the math brain in me,” says Clare Whalen, an engineering student. “I knew I wanted to do engineering because I’m good at math, and I like being able to be creative. Also, I like helping people.” Clare says that in her Introduction to Engineering class, she […]

Magdalena Sarna’s fascination with airplanes and how they are able to stay in the sky has inspired her to study engineering. “I have always had a love for planes because I traveled every two years to visit my family in another country,” she said. “I sat at the window seat of the plane near the […]

Salam Mulhem was torn between pursuing a career in computer engineering or aerospace engineering, but her trip to NASA’s Langley Research Center moved aerospace engineering to the forefront.

Music and engineering brought Brenda Escobeda to Moraine Valley. “I was involved in the college’s community band during my senior year of high school and I really liked it,” she says. Some of her fellow band members suggested she consider Moraine Valley, so she started looking into all the programs available. “Once I found the Engineering Pathways Program, it just kind of clicked.”