What It Means to Be a City Engineer and a Public Servant

In this video, Kara M. Boyles, Ph.D., P.E., who became the City of South Bend’s first female city engineer in January 2017, tells us what a city engineer does and why it is such an important job. #civilengineering #cityengineer

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0:00 Intro
1:12 Kara’s Professional Career Overview
6:31 What Are Your Current Roles and Responsibilities as the City Engineer for South Bend?
9:43 Developing Leadership Skills
12:22 What Robust and Well-Planned Infrastructure Means
17:58 What Is South Bend’s Desire to Be “Smart” and What Does It Mean?
21:17 What Key Leadership Principles and Core Values Help Guide You as a Leader?
26:45 Which Course Do You Teach at ND and How Does It Relate to What You Do as City Engineer?
31:33 How Getting an MBA Can Help Engineers in Their Careers
32:47 What Research Have You Been Doing Around Women’s Career Commitment?
37:18 Avoiding Burnout and Keeping a Balance in Life
39:57 The Civil Engineering Hot Seat
45:41 Outro

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