The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEN) Student Ambassadors are a team of highly motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate students who are competitively selected to serve as representatives for the department. Ambassadors provide a peer-to-peer perspective to prospective students, freshmen, and current ECEN students.
As an ECEN Student Ambassador, students refine their leadership and interpersonal skills; network with department advisors, faculty, and industry; provide constructive feedback on department events, and promote the department.
Ambassador Activities
- Lead prospective student presentations for the department
- Participate in recruitment events held by the department, college, and university
- Provide feedback to the department and serve as project leads for enrichment opportunities for their fellow ECEN students
- Provide guidance to peers at Degree Planner workshops and Ask an Ambassador sessions.
Meet the Ambassadors!
Meet Jerry Xu, a senior double majoring in electrical engineering (ELEN) and physics (PHYS). He is a member of W5AC, the Texas A&M Amateur Radio Club and is a member of the Committee for the Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S).
Meet Aashikha Basappa, a junior in computer engineering (CPEN) with a minor in business. She is a Brown Scholarship recipient and is a member of the Texas A&M National Scholar Ambassadors.
Meet Alfredo Rivas Vazquez, a senior in electrical engineering (ELEN). He participates in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Eta Kappa Nu, and Pescadores. He has conducted research abroad at the Institute of São Carlos.
Meet Lalit Palepu, a junior in electrical engineering (ELEN) with a minor in computer science. He is a participant in the engineering (ENGR) 499 Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
Meet Olivia Lawhead, a junior in electrical engineering (ELEN). She serves as the Director of Event Relations for the Memorial Student Center (MSC) Opera and Performing Arts (OPAS) Student Committee.
Meet Lakshya Vason, a senior in electrical engineering (ELEN) minoring in computer science. Lakshya is the Commanding Officer of the General O.R. Simpson Honor Society with the Corp of Cadets. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), does work with the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and works for the AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility.