VOLUME 5
ISSUE NO.4
PITT SWE
DECEMBER, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
The Etiquette Dinner By Becky Glucksman
On December 5th, Pitt SWE hosted our annual Etiquette Dinner. The purpose of this dinner is to teach students about proper professional etiquette in an informal setting. The event began with a presentation from career services on the do’s and don’ts. Some of the tips were to take the lead from the host or hostess. Don’t eat until they start eating. Also, judge the price of what you order based on what they order. Don’t order anything that is a lot more expensive than what the host/ hostess has ordered. Try not to order anything too messy like spaghetti. They also briefly went through the silverware placement. Tip: if there are multiple forks or spoons, you start with the silverware farthest away from the plate, and work your way in. There are also slight differences between how you should eat if you are eating American or European style. For European style, you will always have your fork in your left hand
and knife in your right. For the American style of eating, after you are done cutting a piece of food, you will place your knife down and switch your fork from your left to right hand. Following the career services presentation, we had dinner catered by Giant Eagle. For dinner, we had chicken, salad, lasagna, and cookies. During dinner, the attendees were allowed to network and learn from professionals we invited from ANSYS, our sponsor, and US
Steel. Even after dinner ended, students remained to sit around and talk to the professionals. Sometimes it is difficult to know how to act around professionals or at a professional event. Etiquette Dinner allows students to learn about what to do when you are invited out to dinner and how to interact in a proper manner. It is nice to learn how to act in a less formal setting and then be able to practice before it actually matters.
Highlights: In this Issue
ALSO INCLUDED RIDDLE, 2 UPCOMING EVENTS, 2 OFFICER OF THE MONTH, 3
CROWDFUNDING
HOLIDAY PARTY
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