Current and Former Professionals from Anadarko, Chevron, Energy XXI, and ExxonMobil to Share Oct. 2

Discover the ‘in’s and out’s’ of the oil and gas industry during Lone Star College-Montgomery’s Petroleum Engineering Forum and Discussion Panel, on Wednesday, October 2, from 1-2:30 p.m., in the General Academic Center (Building G), Room 102.

The college’s Maverick Transfer, Recruitment, & Career (TRAC) Center is hosting current and former petroleum engineering industry leaders and professionals from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Corporation, Energy XXI, and ExxonMobil to discuss career options within the engineering field. They’ll share their personal journeys and tell students how to prepare for entrance into the oil and gas workforce.
 
The panel is geared for pre-engineering and other interested students, but the community is welcome to attend.
 
Facilitators for the panel are Mike Krall, interim dean for LSC-Montgomery’s natural sciences and health division, and David Quarles, professor of mathematics and engineering at LSC-Montgomery. Both Krall and Quarles hold engineering degrees from Texas A&M University.
 
As the engineering industry continues to grow, LSC-Montgomery is providing students opportunities to explore this thriving field. The day before the forum, on Tuesday, October 1, the Maverick TRAC Center will host a Transfer Tuesday event highlighting various colleges of engineering from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the atrium of the Health Science Center (Building B). Representatives from local universities will be on campus to answer questions and provide program specific information regarding transferring into their engineering program.
 
Additionally, last spring, LSC-Montgomery began offering Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1201), a primer course geared for students interested in pursuing a degree in engineering at a four-year university. The course lays the foundation for an aspiring engineer by introducing them to the engineering profession, the various engineering disciplines, and the engineering analysis and design process.
 
For more information about the forum and discussion panel or the transfer workshop, visit www.LoneStar.edu/transfer-montgomery, or contact Juan LeBron, academic counselor, at 936.273.7280, or Juan.C.LeBron@LoneStar.edu.
 
LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call 936.273.7000, or visit www.LoneStar.edu/montgomery.
 
Lone Star College System has been opening doors to a better community for 40 years. Founded in 1973, LSCS remains steadfast in its commitment to student success and credential completion. Today, with 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and the fastest-growing community college system in the nation. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.