Engineering Peer Advising Leaders (EPALS)
The Engineering Peer Advising Leaders (EPALS) are a cohort of upper-class College of Engineering students who offer technical and advising support to pre-major students who are exploring majors within the College of Engineering. EPALs strive to promote academic excellence and student success by contributing to the intellectual and personal growth of students and by encouraging students to develop self-advocacy skills.
EPALs can provide peer assistance within the LionPATH, Canvas, and Starfish systems and can support students in understanding and utilizing these university platforms. The EPALs can answer general questions regarding university and college level resources and in general, life as a Penn State engineering student.
Online Drop-in Hours, April 6-10, 2020
During the week of the Late Drop deadline, April 6–10, the EPALs will offer online drop-in hours through Zoom. Zoom is a cloud-based meeting platform that provides video, audio, and screen-sharing options across multiple platforms, including mobile. Below you will find the EPALs schedules and their Zoom meeting IDs. You can join a Zoom meeting by entering the meeting ID into the Zoom Web Portal, the desktop app, or the mobile app. Please see the directions below. For more information about Zoom, please see the Zoom Meeting Quick Start Guide.
These EPAL hours are only for the week of April 6-10, 2020, to assist students with general scheduling, general education questions, transfer credits and summer courses, and tutoring resources that are available during remote learning. If you have questions regarding late drop, please schedule an appointment with an EAC adviser through Starfish and as a reminder the Late Drop deadline is Friday, April 10, 2020, at 11:59PM (ET).
Join a Meeting via the Zoom Web Portal
- Open a web browser and navigate to the Zoom Web Portal.
- Click Join (Connect to a meeting) to be connected to the Join a Meeting page to input your meeting ID.
- Enter the Meeting ID into the field. The meeting ID is the 10-digit number located in the schedules below.
- Click Join. Wait for the EPAL to let you in.
LAUREN ALEXANDER
B.S., Computer Science
Email: lra5121@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I am a snowboard instructor.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 11:00am to 12:00pm | — | — | 11:30am to 1:00pm |
AHMED ALMATAR
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Email: aia5643@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I like collecting maps!
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 2:20pm to 4:00pm | — | 2:20pm to 3:00pm |
LAURA APARICIO ALVARADO
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Email: lma5474@psu.edu
Fun Fact: The first time I saw snow was my freshman year of college.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am to 11:00am | — | 1:00pm to 2:00pm | — | — |
NATHAN BICKUS
B.S., Electrical Engineering
Email: nbb5259@psu.edu
Fun Fact: My EDSGN project won at the Engineering Design Showcase in the BJC in Spring 2019.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00am to 1:15pm | 3:00pm to 3:45pm | — | — | — | 317-362-0804 |
JASMINE FERRENCE
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Email: jsf5285@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I won an NCVF National Championship Title (club volleyball) in 2018!
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 12:00pm to 1:00pm | 11:00am to 1:00pm | — |
MARGARET FLECK
B.S., Computer Science
Email: mjf5834@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I got to watch Saquon Barkley bench press at the NFL combine!
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 12:00pm to 2:00pm | — | — | — | 591-069-5930 |
SHELBY KARR
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Email: sfk5377@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I am currently learning American Sign Language (ASL) and German.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:15pm to 2:30pm | — | — | — | 10:00am to 11:30am |
OWEN MCFEELY
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Email: ogm5017@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I have lived in 8 different states in my life so far.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | 1:00pm to 2:00pm |
SAFAAN RAHIM
B.S., Industrial Engineering
sur347@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I have a Greek cat named Deniz Katz, son of Gediz, that loves yachts yet hates water polo. Despite the spelling, his name is still pronounced like Dennis. He hopes to be an environmental engineer someday.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | 9:00am to 10:00am |
STEPHANIE VOJTEK
B.S., Industrial Engineering
Email: smv23@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in China.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2:00pm to 3:00pm | — | 2:00pm to 4:00pm | — |
CINDY YU
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Email: jvy5366@psu.edu
Fun Fact: I have been studying in the U.S. without my parents since I was 14.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Meeting ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 9:00am to 11:00am | — | 1:00pm to 2:00pm | — |
