Spartan Engineer Success Program | Engineering Student Success Center

Define your success.

Spartan Engineer Success Program serves to help students at all levels, and especially during transition from their first year to their second year, through a series of events to help increase their social, personal, professional and academic development. Doing so will help with the retention rate of students, their sense of belonging to SJSU and the College of Engineering, and solidify what they want to do after graduation.

Fall 2022 Events & Past Highlights

New Spartan Engineer Welcome

Join other new Engineering students for our first program of Fall 2022, hosted by ESSC as part of the Engineer Success Program. You will meet with staff and faculty members to learn about research, internship and their course catalog. You will also have opportunities to join different breakout rooms to learn about services on campus and upcoming workshops such as time management and study skills.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Pacific
Virtual via Zoom

Fall 2022 Success Events

ESSC hosts workshops and events throughout the semester on topics such as resume building, time management, studying abroad, finding and applying for scholarships, networking, mentoring, and life after SJSU. Check back for ESSC events and workshops starting in August for Fall 2022 semester.

Our first event of Fall 2022, Unlocking your Career Through First Gen Lens, will take place on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Spring 2022 Success Events

Welcome Back and New Spartan Engineer Welcome

With a special focus on Career, Research, and Acclimating to SJSU for Transfer student, this event features breakout rooms depending on your area of interest where you can discuss time management, ask questions about your department, discuss benefits of research and how to go about it, and overall get help as our continuing students and NEW SJSU TRANSFERS navigate being back in person.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Pacific, via Zoom

Fall 2021 Success Events

Our Fall 2021 success program kicked off with a mix of events to boost your professional, social, personal, and academic success.

New Events for Spring 2021

We listened to your feedback and have created several new events for Spring. Topics include Research Opportunities, Networking and Elevator Pitch, Mock Interviews, and What to do in Your Summer. See the calendar below for details.

Review the slides from the 2021 Scholarship workshop [pdf] with ESSC and the Financial Aid Office.

Fall 2020 Success Event Highlights

2020 was our inaugural year. Missed an event? Want to refresh your memory? Read more about the Welcome Event and the workshops on Time Management, Peer Tutoring, and Study Abroad.

Resumania was not to be missed, and the department Faculty Panel Meet & Greet sessions were a big success.

How to Get a Scholarship workshops and Career versus School: Life After SJSU wrapped up in November 2020.

To Do...Done!

Academic and Career/Professional Development checklists [pdf] help you make a plan and track your progress toward success.

Do you have 30 to 59 units? Need an academic boost?

See an ESSC Advisor

Spring 2021 Success Events

Jan26

Spartan Sophomore Success Spring Welcome

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Career Center, and MEP/MESA

Feb2

How to Create your own Time Management

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC

Feb3

How to Create your own Time Management

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Presented by the ESSC

Feb4

Chemical Engineering Faculty Panel

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and ChE department

Feb11

Civil Engineering Faculty Panel

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and CEE department

Feb16

Study Abroad Workshop

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Study Abroad

Feb17

Resumania

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Career Center

Feb22

How to get a Scholarship

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Christine Cha from Financial Aid

Feb25

Research Opportunities Workshop

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Presented by the ESSC and Dr. Xiao Su

Mar18

Resumania

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Braven

Mar22

Networking and Elevator Pitch with Alum

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Braven

Mar29

Civil Engineering Faculty Panel

Presented by ESSC and CEE department

Apr19

What to do in your Summer (Academics)

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC

Apr20

Mock Interviews

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Braven

Apr21

What to do in your Summer (Career)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Career Center

Apr22

Career Versus School: Life After SJSU

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, GAPE, and Career Center

Staff of Engineering Student Success Center

Message from the Coordinator

Thank you all so much for attending a Sophomore Success Event this past Fall semester. Since our first event launched in August 2020, a total of 147 students have participated. With everything going on--COVID, the fires, and other personal issues that this may have brought up for you--this semester has been extremely difficult. We hope to have given you helpful resources and confidence in your academics and your future career. We have heard your requests for future events: more career events such as internships, resume and cover letter reviews, networking events with faculty and alumni, and recruiters from different companies. You also mentioned events regarding financial and academic help. We are happy to announce that we will be hosting such events (dates and times TBA). Please see our web page for up-to-date information, and keep in mind that these events are for all SJSU students from all majors and class standing. I look forward to continuing to serve you, and I am happy to bring events again in the spring. All the best, Jesus Santos

Fall 2020 Success Events

Aug20

Sophomore Welcome

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Career Center, and MEP/MESA

Aug24

How to Create your own Time Management

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC

Aug27

How to Create your own Time Management

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC

Sep1

Do I need Peer Tutoring?

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Michelle Hager and Sarah Uminski

Sep2

Do I need Peer Tutoring?

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presented by the ESSC, Michelle Hager and Sarah Uminski

Sep9

Study Abroad

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Vid Raatior

Sep10

Study Abroad

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Vid Raatior

Sep17

Resumania

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Career Center

Oct1

Professor Meet and Greet (BME)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Selvaduray, Dr. Yun. and Dr. Erogbogbo

Oct6

Professor Meet and Greet (ISE)

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presented by the ESSC Dr. Erdogan and Dr. Dessouky

Oct12

Professor Meet and Greet (Electrical Engineering)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Pham and Dr. Banafa

Oct13

What Careers to do with your specific major?

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Career Center

Oct15

Professor Meet and Greet (General Engineering)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Hsu

Oct19

Professor Meet and Greet (Computer Engineering)

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Jetcheva and Dr. Rojas

Oct21

Professor Meet and Greet (Computer Engineering)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Karimian and Dr. Agumbe Suresh

Oct26

Professor Meet and Greet (ME)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Okamoto and Dr. Viswanathan

Oct28

Professor Meet and Greet (Engineering)

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC, Dr. Caires (CS) and Dr. Mysore (ME)

Nov10

How to get a Scholarship

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Christine Cha from Financial Aid

Nov18

How to get a Scholarship

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC and Christine Cha from Financial Aid

Nov19

Career Versus School: Life After SJSU

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Presented by the ESSC