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 Volume 8, Issue 7

EOE Herald

February 23, 2009


Student Organizations
(512) 471-7112
ECJ 1.227

Pi Sigma Pi
 General Meeting
Feb. 24th (T)
TBA, 6:15pm

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NSBE
 General Meeting
Mar. 3rd (T)
ECJ 1.202, 6:15pm

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SHPE
General Meeting
Feb. 18th (W)
ECJ 1.202, 6:30pm

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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
     

  • “Fear of a Black Planet: Race, Media and Black Power” a talk by Professor Jane Rhodes (website)
    Feb. 24 (T), 7-9pm
     Thompson Conference Center Auditorium (TCC 1.110)
    - Hosted by     College of Communication & the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies
    - Professor Jane Rhodes' talk will focus on black-power activism in the late 1960s and the strategic exchanges between social movements and media institutions in that era, paying attention to how these historical processes continue to shape contemporary political discourse. She will discuss how this influenced popular memories of the 1960s and of African American resistance.
    - Rhodes is dean for the study of race and ethnicity and professor and chair of American studies at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
     

  • NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson Returns to UT Austin
    "Space Construction of the International Space Station: A Personal Journey"    (website)
    Feb. 26 (TH), 2-3pm
    ACES Avaya Auditorium
    Hosted by UT Austin Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department.  Stephanie Wilson will speak on her flight experiences followed by a presentation of UT artifacts flown in space. Register online to reserve your seat.
     

  • Don’t miss ECAC’s February Workshops!
    Feb. 26th – Site Visits & Salary Evaluation
     

  • Free Classes @ UT Learning Center  (website)
    February 9-25 (M & W):  3-4pm
    Secrets to Academic Success: learn about effective time management, note-taking, reading strategies, and test preparation.      Register online or in person in Jester A332.
     

  • Free GRE Prep Classes @ UT Learning Center  (website)
    Verbal: M &W from Feb. 2-18
    Math: T & TH from Feb. 3-26
    Writing: meets on February 23 & 25
     Register online or in person in Jester A332.
     

  • "Demystifying the GRE"
    Considering Graduate School: An EOE Workshop Mini Series (    website)
    Presented by EOE & Intel
    Mar. 4 (W): 4-5pm
     RLM 6.114
    GRE Overview: How should I prepare? How important are scores? What should I expect to be tested on? Learn more about test strategies and preparation.
     Please register online.
     

  • Ramshorn Retreats offered Spring 2009 (website)
    Presented by Office of Student Life
     - Leadership development for 1st & 2nd yr engineering students
     - 1st yr Focus: “What does it mean to be an engineering leader?”
     - 2nd yr Focus: “Communications & Teams”
     - Half-day on-campus retreats
     - 4 retreats offered throughout spring semester
     - Registration open
     - Event details are     posted online
     

  • Lone Star Graduate Diversity Colloquium (website)
    Presented by the UT San Antonio Graduate School
    Mar. 27th-28th (F-S)
     UTSA 1604 Campus UC Building - San Antonio, TX
     - Introduce undergrad students from across the state, to the myriad & exciting grad school opportunities available in Texas
     - Purpose of event is to encourage more under-represented minorities & women currently enrolled at TX colleges & universities to stay in TX to complete their graduate education.
     - Target group: sophomore & junior undergraduates

Volunteer

  • Explore UT (website)
     Mar. 7 (Sat):  11am-4:40pm
     UT Campus
     The Cockrell School of Engineering is excited to participate in Explore UT, the largest community event hosted by UT! You may volunteer for part of the day or all of the day...to help in your department or to help in other areas such as set-up, clean-up, tour guide, etc. You choose! It's a lot of fun and the student organization you're involved in may be participating already. Join in the excitement. Sign up today!

Announcements

Financial Resources


College-wide Tutoring
Check out the entire list of resources!

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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 Director

Mary Hood
Academic Coordinator

Sara Sanchez
Recruitment Coordinator

Jessica Jimenez
 Program Coordinator

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