Student Shares Perspective at Homecoming

Systems engineering student Ainsley Limesand opened the College of Engineering's Homecoming Engineers Breakfast by welcoming guests and sharing her perspective on the University of Arizona engineering experience.

Limesand, president of the Engineering Student Council, began her studies in fall 2020 and took on a leadership role at a time when she and her classmates were resuming in-person activities following the online protocols of the pandemic.

In her former role as the council’s social and outreach director, Limesand was responsible for planning spring 2022 Engineers Week, a weeklong celebration of the profession. She decided to bring focus to the diversity of people, experiences and ideas within the college and give student clubs an opportunity to demonstrate what makes them unique.

Having entered engineering with a desire to leave the world better than she found it, Limesand noted that the experience also left her better by increasing her skills. It brought her joy to see her classmates having fun and re-establishing community after the pandemic.

“For many of us, it was one of the first moments when we could identify the College of Engineering as our home,” she told the audience. “I hope your time coming back home is filled with fond memories of the past and pleasant surprises of the future we are creating.”