Greetings from Iowa State! My name is Jack Potter, President of the
Freshmen Leaders in Engineering (FLiE) organization. Over the past decade, FLiE
has served as a springboard for leaders at Iowa State. Numerous presidents of
engineering clubs at Iowa State as well as the majority of Iowa State’s Engineering
Student Council Executive Board are all FLiE alumni. From Eagle Scouts to
Valedictorians, FLiE attracts the top freshmen students and cultivates them into the
next generation of engineering leaders and future employees of companies
throughout the world.
FLiE exists to empower freshmen by developing leadership skills and promoting
involvement in the College of Engineering and Engineering Student Council. One
way FLiE accomplishes this is by bringing in numerous speakers from industry as
well as high ranking officials from Iowa State to speak to FLiE members throughout
the year. FLiE is also involved in the Ames community surrounding Iowa State and is
proud to have an ongoing relationship with Ames Middle School in which FLiE
members spend their time weekly to tutor students at the middle school. Additionally,
FLiE organizes and hosts fundraisers throughout the year that are for the benefit of
social services and need based organizations in the Ames community.
In the past, of FLiE’s responsibilities throughout the school year has been to create
the College of Engineering’s float for Iowa State’s annual VEISHEA celebration. In
place of this tradition, FLiE will be hosting a Freshmen Leadership Banquet along
with organizing a regional conference for the upcoming fall term. These projects
provide opportunities for the FLiE members to develop leadership skills, improve
their teamwork, and promote the College of Engineering to schools across the
Midwest.
FLiE is always looking to develop new partnerships with the public and private sector
as it carries out its mission of training and equipping the next generation of leaders to
impact the world. We would be pleased to partner with you in this pursuit!
Best Regards,
Jack Potter
President, Freshmen Leaders in Engineering
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Iowa State University
0120 Ross Hall
Ames, IA 50011
E-Mail: jpotter@iastate.edu
Web: https://stuorgs.engineering.iastate.edu/flie/