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MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, and MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN Vol 2. Issue #3 CONGRATULATIONS… …to
ME junior Melissa Jensen-Morgan,
whose accomplishments have led her to be featured on one of the “Faces of OSU”
banners lining Jefferson Street (on the corner of Waldo and Jefferson,
closest to the MU parking lot). Among these accomplishments include a
stint as Tektronix Scholar during her freshman year, working on a MECS
research project), and participation in the NASA Robotics Program at
Goddard Space Flight Center in …to ME Professor Stel Walker, one of three inventors on a recently patented Architectural Wind turbine system, rolled out by AeroVironment, Inc., at last week’s WIRED NextFest 2006 in New York City. …to Materials Science Professor Jay Kruzic, who has been honored with
the Attention e-bulletin readers: Do you
know of other IME or ME students, faculty members, or alums (or better still,
are you one yourself?) who also merits our departments’ acknowledgment and
congratulations? If so, please don’t be shy about letting us know—we’re proud
of the diverse talents of all of our department members and very much want to
recognize ALL deserving individuals. Send the details to tracy.ann.robinson@oregonstate.edu (or drop by
UPCOMING EVENTS This Week... Monday, October 2: EWB
General Meeting—first of the year. 6 pm in Batcheller
250 (the building between Covell and Dearborn and across the street from
Kidder and the Monday,
October 2: Formula SAE team meeting.
6 pm in the SAE shop ( Monday, October 2: Microgravity Flight Team meeting, 6:30-10 pm, KEC room 105. (Note:
please check the Piano in the main area of the KEC for last-minute updates.) Wednesday,
October 4: Baja SAE team meeting.
5 pm in Wednesday,
October 4: Joint SWE, NSBE, and SHPE
kick-off meeting, 5:30 pm in 1005 Thursday, October 5: Department Open Houses for Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management, 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Owen 102. Thursday, October 5: “Teamwork”--Weatherford Fireside Chat with Todd Johnston, President and CEO of Selectron Technologies, Inc., 7:30 pm, Weatherford Hall Trysting Tree Conference Room D107. To sign up, and for more information, visit https://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/aepfellows/ViewFellow.aspx?FellowID=91 Friday,
October 6: First Annual EWB-OSU
Project Benefit Banquet, 6–8:30 pm in the OSU Memorial Union Ballroom. Come
celebrate the success of our project thus far and support its implementation.
Enjoy a silent auction of pieces donated by artists in the community followed
by an authentic Salvadoran meal. Our project team will also present details
about the project to date. Banquet tickets are $50 and all proceeds support the
material costs and implementation expenses of the El
Salvador Water Project. For more information about the banquet, see the
flyer at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/EWBbanquetflyer.pdf This event is open to the public. Members of
the wider Friday,
October 6: “Green, Lean, and Productivity Manufacturing.” ME Seminar presentation by Joe Junker, Friday, October 6: Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: “Survival Skills for Instructors New To Teaching.” 2-5 pm, MU 211. This session will be of particular interest to instructors new to teaching. CTL Director Dr. Peter Saunders will discuss and answer questions on some of the most critical aspects of teaching in higher learning. Issues such as establishing the teaching/learning environment discipline in the classroom, effective teaching behaviors, and motivation will be addressed. Resources to support teaching at OSU will be reviewed. Please register for the workshop at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl, or send an email to CTL@oregonstate.edu. Plan Ahead... Monday,
October 9: Formula SAE team meeting.
6 pm in the SAE shop ( Monday,
October 9: Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) General Meeting. 7 pm in the SAE shop ( Monday,
October 9: Department Open Houses
for Chemical Engineering (all at 7-8 & 8-9 pm in Gleeson 200) Tuesday,
October 10: Elizabeth Grossman talks
about her new book, High Tech Trash. 12 -1 pm in Tuesday,
October 10: Department Open Houses
for Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering (both at 7-8
& 8-9 pm in Wednesday,
October 11: Engineers Without Borders
(EWB) Wednesday,
October 11: Department Open Houses
for Mechanical Engineering (7-9 pm in Friday,
October 13: Center for Teaching and
Learning Lunchtime Workshop: “Explore the Future of Teaching.” 12-1 pm,
Milam 215. Come explore OSU’s latest faculty development facility, the
Monday, October 16 - Monday, October 23: Career Week, sponsored by Career Services, will include workshops and seminars to assist students with their job search or pursuit of graduate/professional school. For a complete list of Career Week seminars, go to http://oregonstate.edu/career/presentations/fall.php Tuesday,
October 17: Center for Teaching and
Learning Workshop: “Engaging Learners through a Living Syllabus.” 2-5 pm,
Milam 215. Professor Mark Wilson of the Tuesday, October 24: EECS, IME, and ME Senior Dinner, MU ballroom. Details forthcoming. Wednesday,
October 25: Fall Engineering Career
Fair, 11 am-4 pm, CH2M Friday, October 27: Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: “Assessment Part I: Are Your Students Learning?” 2-5 pm, Milam 215. Teaching is not learning. This rather startling observation by Thomas Angelo, which appears in his best selling book College Assessment, points out a major challenge facing all instructors. This workshop introduces key concepts regarding assessment, demonstrates three different tools faculty across all disciplines can use to ensure that what they are teaching is indeed being learned, and familiarizes attendees with Angelo and Cross’ excellent book of assessment tools. Please register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl or send an email to CTL@oregonstate.edu. Friday, November 3: Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: “Assessment Part II: Assessment Tools and Their Use in the Classroom.” 2-5 pm, Milam 215. This workshop is a follow-up to the previous week’s introductory workshop on assessment. Dr. Saunders will introduce the Classroom Assessment Project Cycle and attendees will have an opportunity to complete the Teaching Goals Inventory, which identifies instructor goals and will be used to select related assessment tools. Dr. Saunders will then illustrate how different assessment tools can be used to engage learners, promote learning, and track achievement of learning outcomes. Please register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl or send an email to CTL@oregonstate.edu. Thursday, November 16: Weatherford Fireside Chat with Jim Sheldon, President of Automation Systems Group. 7:30 pm, Weatherford Hall Trysting Tree Conference Room D107. Sign-up and more information at https://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/aepfellows/ViewFellow.aspx?FellowID=93.
Friday, November 17: Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: “Addressing Student Learning Styles in Your Classrooms.” 2-5 pm, Milam 215. A substantial body of research suggests that students vary in the way they take in and give out information and that they often learn best when they have an opportunity to learn and express their knowledge in their preferred mode(s). This workshop introduces Neil Fleming’s VARK tool for identifying learning preferences, the four learning preference categories, and implications of the scoring system. Handouts will be provided on how instructors can modify their courses and assignments to appeal to the variety of learner needs. Please register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl or send an email to CTL@oregonstate.edu. MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Department-wide… WINTER PRO SCHOOL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE at http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/index.html. They are due Nov. 1. ATTENTION ALL FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES AND
JUNIORS INTERESTED IN THE FORMULA SAE TEAM: a one-credit ME 206 Projects
class is scheduled for this term. The class will meet Tuesday evenings,
7- 7:50 pm, in UPCOMING DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS. Beginning later this week, all engineering departments with undergraduate programs will be holding evening open houses as an opportunity for engineering students to find out about the variety of engineering programs available here at OSU. See the listing below for dates and locations. Special note to ME and IME juniors and seniors: We’re recruiting pro-school students to help with the ME and IME open houses (on Oct 11 and . If you’re willing to participate, answer questions about your program, and share information about your experience as an ME or IME major, please contact Dr. Joe Zaworski ASAP, at joe.zaworski@oregonstate.edu. Civil Engineering—Thursday, Oct 5 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Owen 102 Construction Engineering Management—Thursday, Oct 5 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Owen 102 Forest Engineering/Wood Science—Monday, Oct 9 7-9 p.m. Peavy 101 Biological Engineering—Monday, Oct 9 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Gleeson 200 Environmental Engineering—Monday, Oct 9 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Gleeson 200 Chemical Engineering—Monday, Oct 9 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Gleeson 200 Computer Science—Tuesday, Oct 10 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Kelley Atrium Electrical and Computer Engineering—Tuesday, Oct 10 7-8 & 8-9 p.m. Kelley Atrium Engineering Physics—Tuesday, Oct 10 7-9 p.m. Weniger 304 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering—Tuesday, Oct 10 7-9 p.m. Covell 117 Mechanical Engineering—Wednesday,
Oct 11 7-9 p.m. Nuclear Engineering—Wednesday, Oct 11 7-9 p.m. Kelley 1003 Radiation Health Physics—Wednesday, Oct 11 7-9 p.m. Kelley 1003 EWB NEWS. Along
with the meeting announcements listed in the Events section of this bulletin,
here are a few other items of possible interest to members of our departments: § Mechanical engineers may now use EWB
projects as part of their senior theses! For specific details, please
contact Douglas Van Bossuyt (Douglas.VanBossuyt@gmail.com). EWB-OSU is also working hard on bringing
more opportunities for class credit and senior project integration to all
majors. If you would like to help in this process, please email § Design EWB-OSU T-Shirt for the 06'-07' school year. Make it about whatever you want that's EWB-OSU related! Be creative! Have fun! Make multiple designs! The deadline for entries is November 1st at 7 pm. The top designs will be posted to EWB-OSU's website and the mailing list. We will hold a vote at the following general meeting to choose the winning T-Shirt design that will represent EWB-OSU for the next year. The creator of the winning design will receive a FREE T-SHIRT! Submit entries to Douglas Van Bossuyt (Douglas.VanBossuyt@gmail.com) § EWB-OSU is still looking for a fundraising coordinator for the 06'-07' school year. Working with EWB’er Brad Eagleson (the EWB-OSU assistant fundraising coordinator) to raise he funds to keep EWB-OSU running. Every member of EWB-OSU is expected to get involved in fundraisers, So help is readily available. At the discretion of the fundraising coordinator, each fundraiser can have a different coordinator specifically for that fundraiser. If you're interested, please talk to any of the board members at the next general meeting or email Douglas Van Bossuyt (Douglas.VanBossuyt@gmail.com) § Sign up for the EWB mailing list at https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/ewb-osu. WEATHERFORD FIRESIDE CHATS: NETWORK WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS. As a great opportunity to network with industry leaders this term (as well as learn about the entrepreneurial side of life), consider attending some of the Fall Term Fireside Chats at Weatherford Hall. A sampling of this term's sessions includes: § Todd Johnston, President and CEO of Selectron Technologies, Inc., speaking on "Teamwork" (10/05) § Jim Sheldon, President of Automation Systems Group (11/16) Note: Attendance at Weatherford Fireside Chats is free, but sign-up is required. To sign up (and to see a complete listing of upcoming Fireside Chats), go to http://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/aepfellows/ListFellows.aspx. The new ME STUDENT COMPUTING GUIDE, an introduction to some of the basic computer/system setup and configurations in ME/COE, is now available online at http://me.oregonstate.edu/facilities/computing/me-comput-guide06.pdf . A
hardcopy version of the guide is also available--you can pick it up at
the WIRELESS HELPDESK FOR LAPTOP
COMPUTER USERS. The Wireless Helpdesk is located in The new OSUware 2007 CD, which contains numerous applications, including Internet browsers, e-mail programs and other miscellaneous utilities, is available at the Circulation Desk on the main floor of the Valley Library. It is free to OSU students, faculty and staff. For more information, see http://tss.oregonstate.edu/OCH/osuware/. Grad Students/Faculty/Staff… THE LAPTOP CART NOW AVAILABLE FOR USE IN COE
CLASSES The College of Engineering IT group is now offering a laptop cart
for use in COE classes. The cart includes 10 modern laptops with power supplies
and extra batteries. Each laptop comes with: Matlab, Solidworks, MS
Office, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, ChemCAD,
and other commonly used sofeware. If you'd like to
check out the cart for your class, simply login to TEACH (http://engr.oregonstate.edu/teach), Click on "Class Administration",
then click the link labeled "Reserve the COE Wireless Laptop cart for a
class". You will be asked when and where you need the cart. An e-mail will
be sent out to make arrangements for the requested checkout date and
arrangements for transportation. FALL TERM WIRELESS LAPTOP HELPDESK
CLASSROOM TRAINING AVAILABLE. For Fall Term '06, the COE Wireless Laptop
Helpdesk is offering in-class training sessions for students. Several
incoming freshman classes will include a full class session (ENGR 111, CE/CEM
101 and ChE/BioE 101). We're also offering sessions for other Engineering
classes. These 15-30 minute sessions would include one or two helpdesk
staff members covering the following topics: Planning on going to the ASME Congress in
November? If so, consider attending this event, which is targeted to new
and prospective faculty, including graduate students thinking about a career
in academia. | ||||
