The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 1

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Pizza and Palavers Date(s) of Project: Friday May 1, 2015 Project __ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: X Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 7 Electees: 0 (Please attach a list of names.) Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Pizza and Palavers is social event held once a semester after initiation and is intended to get new and old members together to meet and converse with one another. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Pizza and Palavers is an event held every semester that attempts to bring together members of Tau Beta Pi that have been involved with the organization for some time as well as students who are newly elected. This event is a great way for old members to impart new members with knowledge regarding their history in the engineering major as well as the new members’ future in Tau Beta Pi. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: The only cost associated with this event is buying pizzas for the event. Typically anywhere between $30 and $50 is spent depending on how many students RSVP for the event and lasts from 1-2 hours. V. Special Problems: Generally this is a laid back and fun event where students converse and eat pizza for an hour. No real problems ever arise with the event. We would like to see this event have more participation in the future. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): This semester, pizza and palavers was held later than usual and just before finals and as a result attendance for the event was lower than expected. Despite the low number of attendees, the event was successful for the ones that showed up and I personally met three new members of the organization and was able to tell them about my experience in engineering and what they can expect. VII. Index of Exhibits: Not applicable.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 2

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Comedy Club Date(s) of Project: Thursday February 26, 2015 Project __ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: X Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 8 Electees: 0 (Please attach a list of names.) Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 2 Participating: 1.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The Comedy Club is a local business that promotes stand-up comedy with people from Madison and comedians known across the country as well. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of this event was purely social. It was held on a Thursday night early in the semester and was made to provide a break from the stress associated with classes. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: On Thursday nights the Comedy Club has a $5 cover charge for students. Our chapter covered the $5 charge for all attendees. V. Special Problems: The Comedy Club requires that calls be made in advance to let them know the size of one’s party so they can accommodate accordingly. They are very strict on the number of people attending and so an exact head count must be made several days before the event. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): In total, 10 people showed up, 8 of which were members of the organization. The show lasted for 1.5 hours and was very successful. The comedians present that night were entertaining and the event received positive reviews from all of the Tau Beta Pi members who attended. VII. Index of Exhibits: Comedians performing on stage.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 3

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Alliant Energy and Epic General Meetings Date(s) of Project: Thursday, December 4, 2014 & Monday, March 9, 2015 Project __ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College X Profession/ Engineering Area: __ Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: ___ Electees: ___ (Please attach a list of names.) Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 4 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Two former interns and now first year employees of Alliant Energy, attended one of our Chapter’s General Meetings to discuss their jobs within the company now, their experiences as interns for the company and opportunities for interns and full-time employees within the company. A long-time employee of Epic visited and spoke during another one of our general meetings. He talked about what Epic did as a company, opportunities within Epic and what a career at Epic is like. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: To make a connection between professional engineers within our community and our members. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No Our chapter’s Industrial Relations Chair organized these events by contacting possible companies and organizing the logistics of each meeting. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: These projects had no costs associated with them. The companies provided the food and refreshments for the meetings. In return, the companies were given a resume booklet of participating members resumes. Personnel requirements included emailing the companies to set up dates and times. V. Special Problems: Finding companies who would give their time and money to our chapter. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Both events had a great general member turn out and both companies seemed willing to work with us again. VII. Index of Exhibits: Not applicable.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 4

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Wisconsin Public Television Membership Drive Date(s) of Project: Sunday, December 27, 2014 Project X Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: __ Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: ___ (Please attach a list of names.) Jon Guay, Kimberly Dinh, Jolene Enge, Kelley Korinek, Emily Jewell Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Volunteers answer phones and help take members’ pledges. All funds go towards supporting Wisconsin Public Television. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Community involvement is of utmost important and allows engineers an opportunity to learn more about other organizations on campus. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No Wisconsin Public Television IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost to members or initiates. Volunteers were asked for home address so a background check could be performed prior to volunteering. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Volunteers have always enjoyed volunteering for WPTV. It allows members to interact with members of the community and learn more about public television. Although it is not engineering related, it is a fun way to be more active in the community. VII. Index of Exhibits: Not applicable.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 5

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Saturday Science at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) Date(s) of Project: 10-4-2014, 11-1-2014, 1-3-2015, 2-7-2015, 3-7-2015, 5-2-2-15 Project X Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: __ Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. X K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 17 Electees: 8 (Please attach a list of names.) Billy Greisch, Tim Zodrow, Lorraine Guerin, JP Kett, Riley Shelton, Aaron Mello, Michael Mason, Emily Jewell, Sam Acker, Jolene Enge, Mike Strand, Kim Dinh, Allison Berman, Laz German, Jon Guay, Rachel Reiter, Kelley Korinek, Michelle Tong, Kevin Etzel, DJ Devan, Parker Sear, Megan Fetterman, Emily Junger, Thaddeus Brown, Jeffrey Lewis. Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 15 Participating: 18 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Saturday Science is a monthly outreach event aimed at showing kids why science and engineering is fun. There is a different theme every month, and activities are planned around them. Highlights included teaching children about cryotherapy, how to remove oil from the ocean in an ocean spill, and dancing oobleck at low frequencies. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Saturday Science allows volunteers to directly interact with the community in a fun way, and educate young kids about engineering. Our main goal is to allow kids to think critically to solve problems and have fun at the same time. Different activities hit many of the different engineering specialties such as biomedical, chemical, and materials. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No Saturday Science at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost to members or initiates. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Volunteering for Saturday Science has been a great experience and a favorite with TBP volunteers. Every activity is fun and volunteers get to work one-on-one with motivated kids. We have also had the opportunity to work with kids from different parts of Wisconsin who have been equally excited to learn about science and engineering. VII. Index of Exhibits: http://discovery.wisc.edu/home/town-center/programs--events/saturday-science-at-discovery/Saturday Science at Discovery.cmsx

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 6

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Arboretum Volunteering Date(s) of Project: Saturday, November 15, 2015 & Sunday, May 3, 2015 Project X Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: __ Chapter/ Social __ Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 17 Electees: 8 (Please attach a list of names.) Allison Berman, Kelley Korinek, Kevin Etzel, John Roy, Aaron Mello, Michael Mason Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 2 Participating: 6 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The Arboretum is a nature preserve located close to UW-Madison. Volunteers help with general maintenance, which has included cutting down trees, weeding, and mulching. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This meets TBP’s objective of community involvement and a well-rounded college experience. Volunteers get to take a break from their engineering studies and spend time outdoors in a beautiful nature preserve. This also reminds volunteers of the importance of environmentally friendly engineering in their future endeavors. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No UW-Madison Arboretum IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost to members or initiates. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Volunteering at the Arboretum has also been a fun experience with volunteers. We have succeeded in clearing large areas of unwanted invasive vegetation so native plants can grow instead. VII. Index of Exhibits: Not applicable.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 7

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Pi Mile Run Date(s) of Project: Saturday, March 14, 2015 Project X Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering Area: X Chapter/ Social __ Education/ Prof. Dev. __ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 28 Electees: 10 Anna Gilles, Olivia Loa, Cassandra Bradley, Ian Kinsella, Joseph Goossens, Rachel Reiter, Aaron Schmitz, Tyler Konrad, Matthew Boyer, Michael Ciancimino, Jeffrey Maskalunas, Muhammad Alvi, Seth Rueter, Phillip Schultz, Claire Cech, Tyler Dunbar, Dan Holzer, Daniel Vigil, Erik Jorgensen Pi Mile Run Committee: Kelly Derauf, DJ Devan, Kim Dinh, Kevin Etzel, Billy Greisch, Jon Guay, Lorraine Guerin, Kelley Korinek, Parker Sear Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 60 Participating: 5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Our team was able to obtain 18 corporate sponsors and one UW-Madison Tau Beta Pi Alumni sponsor for the run. One sponsor donated a variety of smoothies, while another donated bagels and other pastries for the runners on race day. Many of our sponsors donated prizes to be awarded to the runners. We received a total of 16 prizes, which we gave to top finishers for male and female in the 5K and 10K races. The most enjoyable part about our Pi Mile Run this year was that it occurred on Pi Day (3/14/15). To be festive with the holiday, each of the runners got a piece of pie when they finished the race. Pi Mile Run Coordinators, runners, and volunteers consumed a total of 45 pies! In the end, the run this year was a huge success and improved significantly compared to the previous year. We had over 250 participants and raised $5125 for Occupaws Guide Dog Association. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The Pi Mile Run that we hosted this year definitely fulfills Tau Beta Pi’s objectives. The purpose of the run was to bring the community together for a good cause. The all of the benefits of the run was donated to a non-profit, Occupaws Guide Dog Association. Many of our members participated in this through volunteering or running. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No All proceeds for the run were donated to Occupaws Guide Dog Association (http://occupaws.org). IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Early registration: $10 for students and $15 for non-students (optional extra $5 for a t-shirt). Late/day of registration: $15 for students and $20 for non-students.

V. Special Problems: No big problems occurred on race day. One problem that came across was that we had too many day of registrations – roughly 90 (which was actually good to have more participation). We barely had enough bibs for the runners. Next time we should make sure we have more spares. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): The run was the best in history (since any of the Pi Mile Run Coordinators have been in the club). A total of 250 people ran the race, roughly 40 volunteers, 18 corporate sponsors, over 16 prizes, and bagels and smoothies were provided during the race. VII. Index of Exhibits: Not applicable.

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter: Wisconsin Alpha Chapter Project Report Project number: 8

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Project name: Engineering Expo Date(s) of Project: April 16 – 18, 2015 Project __ Community/ Liberal Culture X University/ College _X_ Profession/ Engineering Area: __ Chapter/ Social __Education/ Prof. Dev. _X_ K-12/MindSET Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 18 Electees: (Please attach a list of names.) Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 10 Participating: 23 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Engineering Expo is a biannual event that is hosted by the UW-Madison College of Engineering (http://engineeringexpo.wisc.edu). It draws about 10,000 visitors, mostly K-12 grade children. Student organizations are encouraged to participate. Our chapter planned and executed an exhibit on non-Newtonian fluids. Our booth had multiple tubs of Oobleck (cornstarch + water) set up on two tables. Our volunteers engaged the children in discussions about the fluid’s viscosity. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This activity served multiple purposes. First, it gave our members an opportunity to volunteer. Second, it was an opportunity for outreach. Third, we were able to promote our student organization’s visibility on the engineering campus. III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No This activity was entirely planned and staffed by Tau Bates. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: We had an overall budget of $200. Hodgson Mill donated a large quantity of cornstarch, which greatly reduced our cost. Our final expenditures totaled $73.03. V. Special Problems: We had originally wanted to set up a large pool of oobleck to allow visitors to run over, but found the logistics too complicated. VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our exhibit was well received. We entered an exhibit competition to be judged in the student organization category and won an honorable mention along with a monetary prize. VII. Index of Exhibits: Images of our booth setup, visitors enjoying the booth, and our poster, list of attendees.

Event Volunteers (*Denotes event organizer) Name   Email  Allison  Berman   ajberman2@wisc.edu  Anna  Gilles   gilles2@wisc.edu  Cassie  Bradley   ctbradley@wisc.edu  Daniel  Vigil   dvigil@wisc.edu  Elise  Penn   epenn@wisc.edu  Emily  Junger*   ejunger@wisc.edu  Hannah  Podzorski   podzorski@iwsc.edu  Joe  Goossens   jgoossens@wisc.edu  John  Roy   jrroy@wisc.edu  Jolene  Enge*   jenge@wisc.edu  Jon  Guay*   jguay@wisc.edu  Kelley  Korinek*   kkorinek@wisc.edu  Kelly  Derauf*   derauf@wisc.edu  Kevin  Etzel   kevin.etzel@wisc.edu  Lorraine  Guerin   lguerin@wisc.edu  Michael  Hess   mlhess@wisc.edu  Michael  Khor   ekhor@wisc.edu  Parker  Sear*   psear@wisc.edu  Sam  Moskal   smoskal@wisc.edu