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Student Organizations
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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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Upcoming Events
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Pi Sigma Pi Study Nights (PSP)
Every Monday:
6:00-8:00pm Pi Study Room, ECJ 1.216
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“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.
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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.
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Don’t miss
ECAC’s February Workshops! Feb. 26th – Site Visits & Salary Evaluation
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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
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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
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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
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MITE: Introduction to
Engineering (website)
Summer residential camp at UT Austin for HS students on June
7-12 & 14-19. EOE is accepting applications for:
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camp participants (10th & 11th
graders)
due 4/4
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3M looking for Summer Interns
(website)
Summer 2009 Engineering Internships are available for
CHE, ME, EE, CS, Material Science, Physical Science &
Polymer Science
at
3M corporate headquarters in St. Paul, MN.
Basic Qualifications:
Junior standing with a 3.0+ GPA
To be considered a candidate, visit
www.3M.com/jobs4me
and
enter Job Number 900138!
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Looking for engineering
internships & full-time job opportunities?
1.) Register w/ our
Engineering Career Assistance
Center (ECAC) and create a resume.
Every week, review the interview calendar and submit
your resume (each Friday before 4pm) to compete for on
campus interviews. 2.) Check out the latest
"Job Postings I Qualify For" link on
ECAC's Online Job Board.
You must be
registered w/ ECAC to
access the website 3.) Connect with
INROADS.
INROADS is a not for profit career development
organization that assists talented minority students
secure internships in the corporate world & provides
guidance along the way.
Apply to INROADS online.
Questions? Contact
Maria Jimenez, INROADS
National Recruiter.
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HACU National
Internship Program
(website) Hispanic Association of Colleges &Universities (HACU)
is recruiting engineering students for internships with
numerous
federal agencies &
corporations.
Application deadline: Feb. 27 (F)
for 2009 summer internships.
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Share Your Insight
Share your opinions about employers and your recruiting
experiences in the job search. This short survey helps
both companies and our Engineering Career Assistance
Center (ECAC) improve their services.
Please complete by March 24th.
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Looking for a Summer 2009 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: -Texas
A&M Summer Research Grants (USRG)
Due 2/27 -UC
Santa Barbara
Internships in Nanosystems (INSET)
Due 2/29
-CU
Boulder Materials Science/Engineering REU
Due 3/1 -Georgia
Tech SURE Program
Due 3/1 -
U Arkansas
Nanomaterials &
Nanomechanics REU
Due
3/2 -Rice
Summer Undergraduate Research
Due 3/3 -U
of H Research Experiences
Due 3/23
-UT
Austin REU in Communication Applications
Due
4/1
-UC
Riverside
Bioengineering
Research (BRITE) Due
4/17
-SUNY
U of Buffalo LSAMP Research Internship
varies -NSF
Science/Technology Center Internships
varies -MIT
Lincoln Laboratory Research Experience
varies
-Inman
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Vehicular Systems Miss. State Univ. REU
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'09 update
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Business Foundations Program (BFP) offers the new 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 2009: Jun. 1 - Jul. 31 (M-F, 8:30am to
4:30pm) - Halliburton is sponsoring the program and we will
offer scholarships to offset tuition expenses.
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Apply now.
The process is first come, first served. - Questions? Contact
Regina Wilson Hughes,
Senior Lecturer & BFP Director.
Financial Resources
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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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Andrea
Ogilvie,
P.E.
Director
Mary Hood Academic Coordinator
Sara Sanchez Recruitment Coordinator
Jessica Jimenez
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