Engineering Update
Engineering Communications Office
Engineering Update
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Week of August 25
Professor Tucker earned his SB, SM, and PhD in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty in 1978, and since 2003, he has also served as Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs with the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. He has earned numerous departmental teaching awards as well as the the Accenture Award for Excellence in Advising and the Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence from the College of Engineering. He has been included on the Engineering Council Advisor List for Outstanding Advising, and he is also a Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Formalized in 1973, the goal of the MEP (then called the Minority Engineering Program) was to increase the retention of students from underrepresented groups in engineering. Through MEP, several generations of students have academic support services and activities, financial assistance, scholarships, work experience, and community.
After the mass chaos of Quad Day, a lot of students (and especially freshmen) are still trying to figure out which clubs they'd like to join. We host Engineers Night annually in the fall semester exclusively for engineering societies--providing food, games, and prizes as students speak with representatives offering the best of their organizations. E-Night is an excellent way to meet fellow engineers, get involved, and kick-off the year.
Presented by Engineering Council and the College of Engineering. For questions about E-Night, contact Rob Grzyb, rgrzyb2@illinois.edu. http://ec.uiuc.edu
Don't get lost in your job search--Engineering Career Services is here to help you! More than just 'the place where on-campus interviews take place,' ECS offers résumé reviews, mock interviews, job shadow programs, and more. Stop by and learn about all of the different resources ECS has to offer. http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/ecs
ECS will be hosting walk-in résumé reviews the entire first week of classes. Get your résumé ready for the career fairs on September 3 and September 8-10. No appointment needed between 2:00-4:00 p.m. each day. If you cannot make these times, you can schedule an appointment anytime by calling 333-1960. Employers will also be assisting during walk-in hours. http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/ecs
Come to Moonstruck to speak with representatives from Special Metals Corporation in a casual atmosphere with free coffee and chocolates. Contact Emily, ecarrol2@illinois.edu, if interested.
Below you will find some upcoming events that ECS is hosting to help you get prepared for the upcoming Career Fairs.
- August 27 - HOW TO WRITE A RESUME WORKSHOP, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 1310 DCL
- August 28 - HOW TO WORK A CAREER FAIR, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 1310 DCL
- September 3 - ECS CAREER FAIR, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., I-Hotel Conference Center
- September 4 - EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 1310 DCL
- September 4 - MAKING THE MOST OF A CAREER FAIR, 6:00-7:00 p.m., 1310 DCL
You can learn more about these workshops by logging on the Symplicity. Don't have a Symplicity account yet? Get started by going here to register: https://eng-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com/students/
This info session, hosted by SWE, features representatives from Gerdau Ameristeel who will discuss the various engineering opportunities there. Gerdau Ameristeel is the fourth largest overall steel company and the second largest minimill steel producer in North America. Refreshments and giveaways will be provided. Email Emily, ecarrol2@uiuc.edu, if you would like to participate in this event.
Come out to the first general meeting for the Society of Women Engineers hosted by IBM. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by SWE, “Time to Face the 'Real World' – Life in Industry” is about the differences between life at school versus life in the corporate world. Examples of how time management needs to change, how integrating with your friends may change (usually for the better), and how other aspects of life are different. We'll also provide some examples of what technical professionals do at Dow Corning to give some perspective on what to expect when pursuing an industrial career. Pizza and pop will also be provided.
Hosted by SWE, Cisco is holding a Panel Session and Network Reception with Cisco Choice New Hires. Come prepared with any questions you may have about Cisco and working for their company. Food will be provided.
If you are interested in a career in consulting, you won't want to miss the Consulting Career Forum. Over 20 firms will participate, and the agenda includes a panel on recruiting tips, a networking lunch, a case interview demonstration, and an opportunity to meet the participating firms in a career fair-style setting. Register by August 29 in Business Career Services, 215 David Kinley Hall. A registration fee of $20 applies and can be charged to your student account when you register. A limited number of mock interview slots with participating firms will be available. http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/ecs
H. Steven Gilbert serves as senior vice president of Human Resources and Administration for Fluor Corporation, where he is responsible for the company's human resources, executive services, real estate and office services functions. Fluor Corporation is one of the world's largest, publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services companies. Gilbert's lecture topic is 'The Globalization of Engineering: The Impact on Engineers and their Education.' http://www.fluor.com/about/
Meet and talk with more than 115 employers at the Engineering Career Services Career Fair. This year's fair is much earlier than in the past, so be sure to get your résumé ready and find your business suit. The I Hotel is located on South First, across from the Research Park and the Assembly Hall. Parking is free at the conference center or you can take the MTD 23 Shuttle bus. Employers will be recruiting for full-time, intern, and co-op positions, so take advantage of this opportunity to get an early start. http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/ecs
Ready to get your geek on? Expedia is hosting a Tech Talk/Info Session. This is a great chance to take a break from the books, enjoy some free food, and learn how Expedia's technology is innovating in the travel industry.
What's in it for you?
- Interesting topics: Expedia Labs, UI Design/Innovation, Market Making (predicting preferences), Best Fare Search, Fraudster-Catching technology, and more.
- Free food: Expedia is a food-centric company. There'll be plenty of pizza and soda to go around.
- Sweet prizes: Would a $250 Expedia.com Travel Coupon help your winter break travel plans?
- Bring a résumé if you'd like. Expedia is hiring interns and full-time folks as software developers, program managers, network engineers, database administrators, and more. Questions, contact Bonnie Morse, bmorse@expedia.com.
The Technology Entrepreneur Center and the College of Engineering would like to send up to 25 students to Silicon Valley during the winter break for a two-week technology entrepreneurship workshop at the Plug and Play Tech Center. The workshop is slated for January 5-16, 2009.
The workshop sessions at the Plug and Play Tech Center will focus on innovation, technology entrepreneurship and leadership, and will feature Plug and Play’s corporate partners, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs within the incubator. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with other successful high-tech companies in the Silicon Valley area during their stay, and will have several opportunities to network with prominent entrepreneurial Illinois alumni.
The program aspires to expose students to many facets of technology entrepreneurship, with firms in various stages of a startup lifecycle, and to continue to build an entrepreneurial community at Illinois. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. For full consideration, application materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2008.
Students selected for the workshop opportunity will have several ways to pay for the trip and workshop, including:
1. Win one of (up to) eight paid scholarships. Scholarships cover all transportation, lodging and meal costs.
2. Complete an internship: this will be completed with a local company and selected students must interview for positions. 170 hours must be completed with the company before December 10, 2008. Work schedule is to be determined by student and sponsoring company.
3. Raise sponsorship from a local, national or global company; a campus unit; or other funding body.
4. $2,500 paid to the University of Illinois through the Technology Entrepreneur Center. Selected students wishing to book their own travel and lodging may do so, and can then pay a pro-rated rate for the workshop. Please contact the Technology Entrepreneur Center if you are interested in this option. http://www.tec.uiuc.edu/students/sv.php
Would you like to:
* Get a job?
* Impress your professors?
* Sell a product?
* Start a company?
If you are interested in any of the topics listed above, you should attend the TEC's Fall Charm School, where you'll learn the finer points of networking, effective business communication, searching for and landing a job, and business etiquette. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Space is limited, so register early. http://www.tec.uiuc.edu/charmschool/register.php
Premier Farnell plc, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies (Newark, Farnell, Premier Electronics, CPC, Farnell-Newark and MCM) today launched its international competition Live Edge--Electronic Design for the Global Environment, now in its second year. The competition is designed to provide a forum where electronic design engineers and students can design products that are environmentally friendly through the use of electronic components.
Entries can be submitted between October 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009; winners will be announced on the April 2, 2009. The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over. Electronics engineers, students and inventors around the world are invited to submit designs for an innovative product that utilises electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment, for example by increasing energy efficiency or reducing carbon emissions. Full details are available at http://www.live-edge.com
Illinois Consulting Club and The Firm Consulting present Fall 2008 Case Competition judged by representatives from McKinsey & Company. Attend the Information session on August 27 for further information.
Applications NOW available at www.uiuc.edu/goto/icc Deadline to Apply: Friday, August 29, 2008, 8:00 a.m. Membership Fee: $20 (All applicants must be members of ICC to participate. The Firm Consulting members can pay $10 to become ICC members) The first and second place teams win an office visit to McKinsey & Company in Chicago, mock case interviews, network with consultants at McKinsey &Company, Q&A sessions with employees at all levels of the firm and more...
Questions? Contact Sindhura Mekala, smekala2@illinois.edu. http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/icc
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), funded in part by the Bernard Osher Foundation, is part of a national network at universities around the country. Members over the age of 50 enjoy courses, study groups and lectures. It is learning for the joy of it, among friends--without tests or grades. OLLI at Illinois offered its first courses in fall 2007, and now has 300 members. World renowned for their contributions to understanding matter and energy in many forms, and at all scales, eight physics department faculty members will teach an OLLI course in fall 2008.
Lecture titles:
- 'The Nanoworld--or over the Moon with carbon nanotubes!'
- 'Elementary particles: quarks, bosons and what we still don't know (but may soon learn at the Large Hadron Collider)'
- 'Quantum World'
- 'The World of the Absolute Zero'
- 'Matter alive – or what can a physicist see in biology.'
- 'More than three states of matter: Liquid crystals are neither liquid nor crystals.'
- 'The strange objects in the sky.'
- 'Fire or Ice? The Fate of the Universe.'
Fee: $25. For further information about OLLI or the physics course, contact Olli Director Kathleen Holden, kpecknol@uiuc.edu, or visit http://www.olli.uiuc.edu/courses/#physics
Kelly Engineering Resources®--an engineering employment provider--offers the Future Engineers Scholarship Program. This national program will award one outstanding sophomore- or junior-level student with $5,000 for 2009 tuition expenses for a student who demonstrates:
- Great potential for, and commitment to, a career in engineering
- Outstanding academic performance
- Depth of engineering knowledge on a given topic
- Essay creativity, composition, and originality
- For more information regarding the Future Engineers Scholarship Program and to download application materials, visit http://kellyengineering.com
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