MEM MATTERS
News of Note
July 2018
Master of Engineering Management Celebrates 40th Anniversary 
Over 100 students, alumni, faculty, and industry guests attended 
 
Celebration concluded with a networking reception at James Allen Center
 
Northwestern University's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program celebrated its 40th Anniversary on  Saturday, June 30,  2018  with a networking dinner and keynote speaker to recognize the students, alumni, and companies who value the importance of education at the intersection of engineering and business.
 
Current students, alumni, and industry guests were invited to join the celebration and hear keynote speaker,  Professor John Rogers, discuss his work on "Soft Electronics for the Human Body - Some Perspectives on the Science and the Commercial Opportunities".

If you were not able to attend, please check out the video highlighting the celebration:

MEM 40th Anniversary Highlight Video

 
MEM also wants to thank our two event sponsors PowerLedger and The Incubator:
 
MEM / PriSim Business War Games Plan Tailgate for September 8 
Students, alumni, and faculty are invited for annual tradition
 
    
 
Kick-off the fall by networking with current MEM students, alumni, and faculty at the annual football tailgate! The family friendly pre-game tailgate event will be hosted by MEM and PriSim Business War GamesThe event will take place on:
 
Date - Saturday, September 8th 2018
Time - 9:00 to 11:00 am  (Game starts at 11:00 am) 
Venue -   
Registration is Required: Football Tailgate Registration 
 
There will be coffee, bagels, burgers, drinks, and games! MEM students, faculty, and alumni interested in going to the game (NU vs. Duke) can also request game tickets through the registration link. Wear purple! Bring your game face, we hope to see you there!  
 
A special thanks to  PriSim Business War Games, including Professors Jeff Lefebvre and Dave Semb, for sponsoring the event!  
MEM Alumna Christine Schyvinck Among Crain's Tech 50 of 2018
The list includes founders, leaders, technologists, investors, and connectors in Chicago tech
 
 
Christine Schyvinck  (top left)
 
MEM congratulates Alumna and Industry Advisory Board Member Christine Schyvinck for being recognized as one of Chicago's leading women in technology.  Christine is currently the CEO of Shure Inc. and has been involved with MEM for many years, including the keynote speaker at our MEM Industry Night in 2017.
 
"An engineer who got her start on the factory floor, Schyvinck rose to the top at Shure, one of Chicago's largest and oldest privately held tech companies. As CEO, she's tapped into a deep legacy of innovation at this maker of microphones and other electronic gear, making a  bold bet on audio-conferencing equipment  that has fueled a recent surge in growth."  
 
Congratulations to Christine and all the tech innovators on the list! 
MEM Second Fridays - Join us in August
Summer networking events in downtown Chicago and Evanston
 
Join students and alumni for this August's networking event!  Second Friday's is an informal monthly event that allows students, alumni, and guests to take a break, catch up and meet new MEM students and alumni. As always, food's on us!  
 
 
 
Friday, August 10th,  6:00 PM
1700 Central St, Evanston
In case you missed it, i n July the MEM Student Advisory Board (SAB) hosted Second Fridays at one of Chicago's iconic bars - Twisted Spoke.  We hope you can join us in August!  
    
Students gather at Twisted Spoke in July 
MEM Student & Alumni Spotlight
Monthly feature recognizing our amazing MEM community
 
Samar Emami  is the Commercialization Manager at  USG  based out of Chicago who attends MEM program part-time. Iranian by birth, Samar hails from Tehran where she completed her Bachelors and Masters degree in Materials Science & Engineering. She then did her Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah. She is regular at the gym and enjoys running and playing volleyball her free time. From what we've learned she's great at planning trips thanks to her organized demeanor and her passion for traveling.  Read about  Samar's MEM experience on our blog.
  
 
  Samar Emami   
 Commercialization Manager at USG

 
Rebeca Khorzad  
Performance Improvement Leader, Northwestern Medicine
 
 
Rebeca Khorzad , originally from San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, is a '05 alum of the Northwestern MEM program. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico. She currently works as a Performance Improvement Leader at  Northwestern Medicine  and in her spare time practices classical Salsa and Ballet. Rebeca loves everything with dark chocolate and her kids say she's really creative in preparing breakfasts.  Read more  on how MEM impacted Rebeca's career on our blog.

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