BAE Executive V.P. welcomed to DWC
Speaks to students, tours DWC engineering facilities

Despite the early morning hour, BAE’s Walter P. Havenstein, BAE executive vice president, engaged students and faculty in a lively presentation September 16 about life, college, and the future of engineering and technology.

Said Havenstein to the large group assembled in the Eaton-Richmond Gallery, “The most important skill (you can learn) is the ability to communicate with each other — verbally and in writing. Yes, your English courses are important. Take advantage of your faculty here at Daniel Webster; learn how to communicate. Being able to communicate was my key to success."

Other fundamentals to success Havenstein offered included:
● Self discipline (“When you need to know more [about something], it’s up to you.”
● Have fun.
● Engage in ‘disruptive thinking.’
● Network with others; “group think.”
● Don’t try to be something you’re not.
● Don’t do anything that causes you to treat others disrespectfully or discourteously; treat people with dignity.
● Everyone has the ability to contribute.
● Learning is continuous, a self-discipline, part of the process of being successful; be able to learn from others.
● Don’t b_ll sh_t anyone; you lose an element of respect.
● Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to tell your parents about.