Beth Klimek

Phoenix Class:  Fall 2018
Major: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering & M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Graduation Year: May 2022

Big Sister: Molly Urbina
Little Sister(s): Chelsea Nguyen

ASA Positions: 

Favorite Committee: Scholarship Committee.  I really enjoy being on the scholarship committee because it's something I strongly value.  Academics are very important to me and I love helping them make the "Smarty Panties" awards they give to other sisters for their academic and career accomplishments. 

Interests & Activities: painting, photography, drawing; Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, and Polish Student Society.

Why I Joined: One of my closest friends - Jodi Curtin, invited me to hang out at some ASA events at the start of the fall semester of 2018.  I really loved the fact that everyone was so nice, genuine, and welcoming, and I wanted to be a part of it.

Why I Stayed: For the community.  As with all STEM fields there's a big gap in the ratio of men to women and that prevails at IIT.  ASA has given me an opportunity to meet like-minded women at IIT and form long lasting friendships.  Some of my closest friends are in ASA.

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