ec general meeting - 2010.10.06

general meetingOctober 6th, 2010

Societies on Suspension• IGVRT• NOBCChE• SGT• SME• Synton

*Currently eligible to come off of suspension

Suspension means loss of all EC benefits, including funding and awards.

Stay off of suspension by coming to general meetings!

Officer Announcements• EOH• DSAC• Leadership• Awards• FEO• Knights• Publicity• Social

.

• EOH Exhibit Sign Ups– Exhibit signups are now open at http://eoh.ec.uiuc.edu/inside

• Updates and Announcements will be added soon

– Sign up to be on the EOH listserv at http://www.ec.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/eoh-reps

– Contact Stan Chang at eoh-exhibits@ec.uiuc.edu for more information

Engineering Open HouseKelsey Erickson (eoh@ec.uiuc.edu)

DSAC

• Townhall Meeting! Voice your opinions– October 21st, 2010 at 6pm - 100 MSEB– Climate survey, classes and advising.– Dean Tucker, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs will be

present to hear your opinions.– Free Pizza!!!!– Contact Sid Banothu at banothu1@illinois.edu with any questions.– Visit Website : http://dsac.ec.uiuc.edu/

Siddharth Banothu (banothu1@illinois.edu)

• Engineering Student Leadership Conference (ESLC)– Sponsored by Northrop Grumman– Saturday, November 6th

– Sign up at:• http://elc.ec.uiuc.edu/?id=events&sub=_ESLC

LeadershipPete Servatius (servati1@illinois.edu)

Engineer of Week•Applications now open

•1 application deadline for the whole month•This month’s deadline is Sunday Oct 10 at

10:00pm

AwardsJimmy Kryger (awards@ec.uiuc.edu)

Society of Month

American Society of Civil Engineers

• Society Member of the Month - Brian Gladden

• Committee Member of the Month - Ryan Altemare

Future Enrichment Committee

Organizes events to help undergraduate students

prepare for life after graduation, including but not

limited to educational and industry-related opportunities.

Undergraduate Research Workshop, Corporate Speaker

Series, MBA Workshop, and Medical School Workshop.

Upcoming EventsWhat is FEO?

Next Event!: Graduate School Conference on

Oct. 11th!Transportation

Bldg. Room 1037PM-9PM

Knights of St. Patrick Award

2010Marlo Goldstein

KSP 2010-2011 Chair

Give packet to society president.Presidents email mgoldst3@illinois.edu society’s 2 nominees by October 22nd.

Sign up at http://ec.uiuc.edu/soc/admin/login.php.

Email publicity@ec.uiuc.edu if you have any

questions or conflicts.

Society PhotosOctober 14, 2010 5-10PM

3rd Floor of Eng Hall

Email all of your submissions by October 14th at

5pm to publicity@ec.uiuc.edu

EC NewsletterPreviously known as the massmail

October 17th @ midnight

Charity Golf Tournament

When: THIS SUNDAY!!!October 10th, 2010Where: Lake of the Woods Golf CourseTime: 1:00 PM Shotgun Start

PRIZES and FOOD for EVERYONE!

sign up at: http://social.ec.uiuc.edu/signup_golf.php

SocialCourtney O’Connor (oconno17@ec.uiuc.edu)

Funding Presentations

• Program Fund

Program Fund• AOE• ASME• Biodiesel Initiative• EWB• ISGE

Alpha Omega Epsilon

Engineering 101: Empowering Women

• Host females accepted to the College of Engineering to visit U of I for a weekend

• Provide the high school seniors with an opportunity to experience college beforehand

• Answer common questions and make the transition to college easier

• Attract more women in the sciences & increase campus diversity

• Leadership opportunity for current engineering women, to act as mentors and guides

Purpose of Engineering 101

Friday, April 23rd, 2010 11:00 - 12:00 Arrival and Registration at ISR

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch at Illinois Street Residence Halls

1:00 - 2:00 Meetings with Departmental Academic Advisors2:00 - 3:00 Mock Lecture with Professor Brunet, 103 Talbot

3:15 - 3:45 Campus Life Q&A Session with Dean Susan Larson, DCL 1310

3:45 - 5:00 "Ask Anything!" with A.O.E., SWE, WIE, WIMSE, DCL 1310

5:00 - 6:00 Dinner by Gumby's, DCL 1310                                                     

6:30 - 7:00 Tour of WIMSE at FAR7:00 - 8:00 Science & Engineering Fun Activities!8:00 - ? Dessert and Games with SPD

Saturday, April 24th, 20109:00 - 10:00 Breakfast by Panera, EH 106B6

10:00 - 12:00 Scavenger Hunt

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch by Jimmy John's, EH 106B6

1:00 - 2:00 Closing and Departure, EH 106B6

2:00 - ? Optional Unguided UIUC Experience

Schedule

Ratings and Other Information

• Actives Overall Rating: 3.83 • Registration: 3.44• Mock Lecture: 3.88• Q&A with Dean Larson: 3.14• Ask Anything: 3.00• Science Games : 3.67

• Attendees Overall Rating: 3.70• Total number of attendees - 23

• Numbers of attendees that decided to come to U of I after Eng 101 – 21

• 2 girls decided to join AΩE

- All ratings are out of 4

Pictures

Final General Meeting of Spring Semester ‘10

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Spring Semester: April 2010

John Deere Pavilion, MEL

Purpose◦No company visits◦Professor speaker◦Elections◦raffles

What happened?

Professor Downing discussed researchNew executive board voted inRaffle for active membersQdoba

Thank you Engineering Council!

Presentation for Engineering Council Funding

October 6, 2010

Mini Reactor

• Small scale version of main reactor (2 liters)Benefits:

– Can be moved – Fewer safety concerns– Mini reactor parts are transparent

• Outreach– EOH demonstrations, local high schools

• Testing

Mini Reactor Components

Peristaltic PumpSeparatory Funnel

THANKS EC!

Guatemala Water Project

Project Background

Chichoy River current water source

Infected with bacteria viruses

Implementation

Choose to implement bio-sand filters

Traveled over winter break and now 150 filters built for the community

Educated Community

Research

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Time (days)

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Presentations

Members have presented at a variety of places including:• Engineering Open House • Local Schools • WEFTEC• Undergraduate Research

Symposium • NAE Grand Summits

Challenge

Future

Illinois Society of General Engineers

Bowling Pizza Party

• When: Tuesday, September 28, 2010

• Where: Illini Union

• Purpose: Allowed for the club to do a special, out of the ordinary event, which is especially crucial as the year starts in order to help recruit new members

ISGE – Bowling Pizza Party

ISGE – Bowling Pizza Party

Thank you Engineering Council!

New Society Instatement

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EC General Meeting

October 6, 2010

What is SASE Professional society for Asian heritage engineers

& engineering students

National org. founded in Nov. 2007

17 student chapters across U.S. (UIUC is 15th)

3 core missions: professional development, diversity, community service

40+ members

Target membership: all engineering majors & LAS science majors

What We Do

Prepare Asian heritage scientists & engineers for success in the global business world

Network students with industry contacts and professors

Celebrate diversity on campuses and in the workplace

Provide opportunities for members to make contributions to their local communities

Become the ultimate resource on campus for members

Our Current Plan

1st year: Establish SASE on U of I campus

Professional development series

3 seminars/workshops per semester

Topics on resumes, interviewing, winning first impressions, etc.

Help members secure an internship/co-op Annual main event: Etiquette dinner (spring 2011)

Regular volunteering & social events

Collaborate with other Asian student orgs. on unique cultural events for our members

Why Join EC

Reach out to students in College of Engineering

Network with other engineering organizations

Get our organization involved in EC activities

Contribute to EC as a reputable society by fulfilling EC’s mission statement

Thank you!

Email us @ sase.uiuc@gmail.com

EXPO Co-Director Election

Other Announcements?

• If you have any upcoming events or announcements, send them to vp@ec.uiuc.edu

PIZZA!

Ohhhh yea.