OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, and MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN

Vol 2. Issue #5

Week of October 16, 2006

 

 

Attention ME and IME Seniors: Senior Dinner Sign-Ups Start Today!

 

The 2006 EECS, IME, & ME Senior Dinner takes place next Tuesday, October 24th, at 5:30 pm in the MU Ballroom. The event is sponsored by industry professionals who are interested in meeting you. It’s an excellent, one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet potential employers, find out more about different career and graduate school options, ask questions about the job market, network, get your resume out there, and enjoy a free dinner!

 

SIGN UP FOR THE DINNER TODAY!  The senior dinner sign-up sheet for ME and IME students will be available at the Dearborn 102 front desk starting tomorrow morning (Tuesday 10/17). When you sign up, you’ll select two different company tables to sit at—one for the main meal, the other for dessert. Note: As well as company tables, several tables will  also be available for discussing graduate school options. Dinner table sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis, so the sooner you sign up, the wider your range of seating options. (Note that you’ll also have time before and after the sit-down portion of the event to network with representatives from other companies of interest to you.) The deadline for dinner sign-ups is 5 pm this Thursday (10/19).

 

IMPORTANT: In preparation for the dinner, we’re putting a resume book together for our industry partners, so when you come to Dearborn to register, be sure to bring a copy of your resume as well.  All seniors, whether or not you are attending the dinner, may submit a resume for inclusion in this resume book.

 

 

Attention ME and IME Grad Students: Directory Photo Sessions This Week!

 

All ME and IME graduate students* should come to Rogers 304 this week during one of the following time frames, to be photographed for the ME/IME Graduate Student Directory.

§          Wednesday, October 18: 10:30 am–12:30 pm.

§          Wednesday, October 18:  3–4 pm.

§          Friday, October 20: 4-5 pm (immediately following the ME/IME faculty-grad seminar)

*Unless you were photographed for last spring’s directory, you MUST have your picture taken this fall. If you cannot make any of the scheduled sessions, please contact tracy.ann.robinson@oregonstate.edu to make alternate arrangements.

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

This Week...            

Monday, October 16: Formula SAE team meeting. 6 pm in the SAE shop (Rogers 132).

 

Monday, October 16: Engineers Without Borders General Meeting. 6-6:50 pm in BAT 250
Bring a friend! There'll be free pizza! Updates of recent activities to start the evening off followed by Kelly, Douglas, and Jason's EWB-USA conference report. 

 

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 College of Wooster will share with faculty his innovative and engaging syllabi that he has been developing since 1999. Students and their parents have both commented on the value his syllabi have had in motivating them to learn and engage in the study of geology and other topics. You will see how multiple learning preferences and interests are served and how learners are encouraged to explore geology in depth. Please bring your own syllabi to the workshop. Register for the workshop at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl or send an email to CTL@oregonstate.edu.

 

Tuesday, October 17: “Past Experiences and Future Trends for Composite Aircraft Structure” ME/IME Seminar presentation by Larry Ilcewicz, Federal Aviation Administration. 1 pm, Rogers 226.

 

Tuesday, October 17: Study Abroad Scholarship Information Session, 5 pm, 448 Snell

 

Tuesday, October 17: Weekly Pi Tau Sigma Tutoring Session for ENGR 211, 212, 213 students. 5–7 pm, Caliper Lounge (4th floor of Rogers).

 

Tuesday, October 17: SMTA meeting/ officer elections. 6–7pm in Covell 117.  For more information, see Announcements section below.

 

Wednesday, October 18: ME and IME graduate student directory photo sessions. 10:30-12:30 and 3-4 pm, Rogers 304. 

 

Wednesday, October 18 and Thursday, October 19: OSU Solar Vehicle Team machine shop work hours, noon–5 pm in WNGR 404.

 

Wednesday, October 18: An Integrated Methodology for the Performance and Reliability Evaluation of Fault-Tolerant Systems. Presentation by Alejandro D. Dominguez-Garcia,  MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems. 1-3 pm in Rogers 226 

 

Wednesday, October 18: Study Abroad in Chile Information Meeting, 3 pm, Kidder 237

 

Wednesday, October 18: Baja SAE team meeting. 5 pm in the Rogers 230.

 

Thursday, October 19: Study Abroad in Santander, Spain, Information Meeting 4 pm, Kidder 350

 

Thursday, October 19: Kiewit Corporation Info Session for CEM, CE, ME, and EE students. 6 pm in Rogers 230. Scott Wimmer and Brent Bridges of Kiewit Corporation’s Underground District will be here to talk about the company and describe Kiewit Underground’s current involvement in the East Side CSO Tunnel Project in Portland.  An interview sign-up sheet will available for students interested in interviewing with Kiewit Underground.  Food and drink will be provided. For more information, contact Jan Strombeck in CEM (jan.strombeck@oregonstate.edu).

 

Friday, October 20: “Product Platform and Product Family Design Optimization: Challenges and Opportunities”.  ME/IME Faculty-Graduate Seminar presentation by Timothy Simpson, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University.  2:30–4 pm in Rogers 226 and 230.

 

Friday, October 20: ME and IME graduate student directory photo session. 4–5 pm in Rogers 304.

 

Plan Ahead...

 

Tuesday, October 24: EECS, IME, and ME Senior Dinner, 6 pm in the MU ballroom. About 25 companies with hiring interests in EECS, IME, and ME will be sponsoring tables at the dinner. See the announcement at thefront of this bulletin.

 

Tuesday, October 24: Chevron Info Night and Pizza Feed for ChE, ME, and ECE students. 7 pm in  Gleeson Hall 200. Find out about summer internships and full time positions. Bring your resume! (Note: Chevron is also hosting a table at the EECE, IME, and ME senior dinner this same evening, so you’ll also have a chance to learn about Chevron job opportunities if you’re coming to the dinner.)

  

Tuesday, October 24: Study Abroad in Tunisia Information Meeting, 4pm, Snell 448.

 

Wednesday, October 25: Study Abroad in the United Kingdom Information Meeting, 4 pm, Bexell 207/

 

Wednesday, October 25: Fall Engineering Career Fair, 11 am-4 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. A list of companies attending the career fair is available at  http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/engineering.php

 

Thursday, October 26: Kiewit Underground Interview Sessions. Kiewit will be interviewing engineering students who are interested in internship and full time opportunities in Portland and elsewhere in the U.S.  Interviews will be in the Kelley Engineering Center, beginning at 9 am and continuing throughout the day at 30-minute intervals.  Room TBA.

 

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.

 

Monday, October 30: Eaton Electrical Info Session. 5:30–7:30 pm. Location TBA. Eaton has multiple open direct hire positions and also Leadership Development Programs for ME, EE, and IME students.

Tuesday, October 31: Interviews with Eaton Electrical. Times and location TBA.

Tuesday, October 31: Preparing for an International Career.  3 pm, MU 208 (La Raza Room).

 

Wednesday, November 1: EWB t-shirt contest deadline--7 pm. See EWB announcement below.

 

Friday, November 3: College of Forestry Centennial Open House, noon – 4 pm in Peavy/Richardson Halls on the Oregon State University Campus. Help celebrate the College of Forestry’s 100th anniversary. Join us for art walk, music, exhibits, logging sports demonstrations, and of course birthday cake! Learn about current College of Forestry research, projects, and points of pride. See what is new and what is till the same at the College of Forestry. This event is open to the public, campus community, students, alumni and friends. For more information on schedule and list of activities, visit http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/admin/openhouse/.

 

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.

 

SMTA MEETING for PRO-SCHOOL and GRADUATE STUDENTS. Students interested in joining the Surface Mount Technology Association, a professional society focused on electronics (www.smta.org), should come to Covell 117 on Tuesday, October 17, 6-7pm. During this meeting we will discuss Officer Elections along with initial planning for this year’s events. The cost to become a student SMTA member is only $5.  You will have access to a great set of technical resources and to a local and national network of professionals working in electronics research, design, and manufacturing.  If you can't join us Tuesday, but would like to join the chapter, send an e-mail to Dr. Toni Doolen (