Innovating change at UT Austin's College of Engineering
A competition by the Roden Leadership Program
"Rodennovations" - a new way to engage students with the UT Austin College of Engineering.
Based in part on reality TV shows like "The Apprentice", the goal of Rodennovations is to encourage students to employ a diverse set of knowledge and skills to positively impact the College of Engineering.
The Vector Challenge:
With more than 7,000 students and faculty at the UT College of Engineering, there exists tremendous potential for The Vector to expand its visibility, readership base, and impact. The Vector Challenge will ask participating teams to create a template for a revamped, fresh Vector. Teams will have to consider content, design, layout, administration, funding, distribution and other aspects for an updated Vector.
Teams of 2-4 individuals will be provided general information about the current modus operandi of the Vector from the Vector staff, and will have additional opportunities to meet the staff to ask specific follow-up questions before their final presentations.
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Prize Packages:
Currently, we are able to guarantee the following minimum prize packages:
1st place: $500 + $100 Clay Pit Certificates + Plaque
2nd place: $400 + $50 Sao Paulo's Certificates
3rd place: $300 + $32 El Mercado Mexican Restaurant Certificates
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Important Dates:
1. Registration Deadline: Monday, September 18th at midnight
Register your team at: http://www.engr.utexas.edu/sos/survey/53185437/index.cfm
2. Event Kick-Off Meeting: Wednesday, September 20th in RLM 4.102 at 7:00 pm
Full competition details will be provided at the Event Kick-Off in RLM 4.102. Click here for to view the slides from our info sessions.
3. Q&A Sessions: Wednesday, September 27th, 10th floor ECJ (time TBA)
These sessions will be provided with a specific amount of time to ask the Vector Staff any questions they have leading up to the final presentation.
4. Final presentations: Wednesday, October 4th in RLM 4.102 at 7:00 pm
The final presentations! No one will get fired, but each team will get the opportunity to present their proposals in front of a panel of judges. This event will be open to the public.
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Basic Rules:
- Teams must represent a registered engineering student organization
- At least 1/2 of the team must be engineering students
- Detailed rules to be provided at the Kick-Off meeting to registered teams
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Read about Rodennovations in the Daily Texan!
We would like to thank the Student Engineering Council for their support, as well as the ChE, ME, PE and BME Departments.
Please send us an E-mail for more information.