Student Organizations
(512) 471-7112
ECJ 1.227

Pi Sigma Pi
General Meeting
Apr. 22 (T)
ECJ 1.202, 6:15pm

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NSBE
General Meeting
Apr. 15th (T)
TBA, 6:15pm

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SHPE
General Meeting
Apr. 2nd (W)
RLM 5.104, 6:15pm

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Diversity $cholarships
Check out the latest!

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Summer Research Programs
Start looking
& plan now!

- NSF Database
- AGEP Database
- IBP Database

Upcoming Events

• Pi Sigma Pi Study Nights (PSP)
  Every Monday: 6:00-8:00pm
  Pi Study Room, ECJ 1.216
   

• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
  General Meeting
  Apr. 2nd (W): 6:15-7:30pm
  RLM 5.104
   

• Ramshorn Retreats offered Spring 2008 (website)
  Presented by Office of Student Life
   - Leadership development for 1st yr engineering students
   - Half-day on-campus retreats
   - Focus: “What does it mean to be an engineering leader?”
   - 4 retreats offered throughout spring semester
   - Registration & event details are posted online
   

• PI-NSBE-SHPE Crawfish Social with Schlumberger
  Apr. 12th (SAT): Time TBA
  Pappadeaux, 6319 I-35 N. @ 290
  Open to the first 60 students that RSVP online
   

• Excellence Awards Banquet (website)
  Presented by EOE-Pi-NSBE-SHPE
  April 24th (TH):  6:00-8:30pm
  Santa Rita Room (UNB 3.502).
  Join us on this special evening as we honor our 2008 engineering graduates, honor roll students, & outstanding leaders from Pi-NSBE-SHPE!  20 companies are hosting tables & 30 industry reps will be present.
  Please register online.

Announcements

• MITE: Introduction to Engineering (website)
  Summer residential camp at UT Austin for HS students on June 8-13 & 15-20.  EOE is accepting applications for:
   - camp participants (10th & 11th graders) due 4/4
   - camp counselors (UT engineers) due 4/18
   

• March 31st - Last day to submit tutor requests through the EOE Tutoring Program.  There is still a long list of college-wide tutoring resources.  Visit the College-wide Tutoring webpage for more info.
  
   

• EOE Career Development & Leadership Seminar
  GE 279L (Unique #13542) offered in Fall 2008 (website)
  = Course meets weekly (Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm)
  = Prerequisite: Must have completed 1 year at UT Austin
  = This seminar counts for 2 credit hours.
  = This seminar will be taken as a Pass/Fail Course.
  Dynamic speakers from diverse backgrounds will lead interactive sessions that stimulate thought provoking discussion and personal growth.  Sessions will introduce concepts that include (but are not limited to):
  = Building Confidence & Presence
  = Self Marketing & Promotion
  = How to Win Friends and Influence People
  = Emotional Intelligence
  = Working in and Leading Effective Teams
  This is a great personal development seminar for 2^nd and 3^rd year engineering students.  If you are interested in taking the seminar in Fall 2008, please register for GE 279L (Unique #13542)
   

• Looking for a Summer 2008 Research Experience?
  Use the NSF Summer Research Programs database!
  Applications & deadlines for NSF summer research programs across the nation available at NSF REU Website.  For example:
   -Adv. Vehicular Systems Miss. State University REU due 4/1
   -UC Irvine CHEM SURF. State University REU due 4/7
   -SUNY U of Buffalo LSAMP Research Internship varies
   -NSF Science/Technology Center Internships varies
   -MIT Lincoln Laboratory Research Experience varies
   

• Business Foundations Program (BFP) offers the
  1st BFP Summer Institute (website)
  - Earn your BFP certificate in a 9 week summer session!
  - Class is limited to 50 students.
  - Includes 5 Foundations classes (ACC, MAN, MKT, LEB, FIN) in an integrated program approach during summer '08.
  - Dates for 2008: Jun. 1 - Aug. 1 (M-F, 8:30am to 4:30pm)
  - Halliburton is sponsoring the program and we will offer scholarships to offset tuition expenses.
  - Apply now.  The process is first come, first served.
  - Questions? Contact Regina Wilson Hughes, Senior Lecturer & BFP Director.
   

• Looking for engineering internships &
  full-time job opportunities?  Check out the latest postings on ECAC's online job board.  You must be registered w/ ECAC to access the website.
   

Financial Resources

• Diversity Scholarships for PI-NSBE-SHPE members!
  Deadlines range: April 4th - April 30th
  EOE First Year Interest Group (FIG) Scholarships
  NSBE UT Chapter Scholarship
  PSP Phil Schmidt Honorary Scholarship in Engineering
  SHPE Austin Scholarship Program
  Hispanic Scholarship Consortium/Sembradores de Austin
  Texas Diversity Conference Scholarship
  HENAAC Scholars Program
  Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships
  Texas Conference for Women Scholarship
  NSF Undergraduate Research Opportunities
  Texas Exes Scholarship
  For a full list & more info, visit the Scholarship website.
   

• Fellowships for (current & future) Graduate Students!
  Deadlines range: April 4th - April 30th
  National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Awards
  Hispanic Scholarship Consortium/Sembradores de Austin
  HENAAC Scholars Program
  Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships
  NSF Graduate School Opportunities
  For a full list & more info, visit the Fellowship website

Looking for FREE help in basic sequence courses (including M, PHY, CH)?

Make use of drop in tutoring at the
Engineering Tables in Jester Cafeteria
&
Kinsolving
Academic
Community Center
 

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EOE Tutoring Program
(512) 471-9650
ECJ 1.216

To request a personal tutor:
Come by ECJ 1.216 during office hours.

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Andrea Ogilvie, P.E.
Director

Mary Hood
Academic Coordinator

Sara Sanchez
Recruitment Coordinator

Jessica Jimenez
Program Coordinator

EOE Partners for Academic Excellence