2008 National Engineers Week
Schedule
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Sunday, February 17
Engineering Broom Hockey
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Omega Chi Epsilon
What is Broomball? Read Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomball. “In a game of broomball there are two teams, each consisting of six players, a goaltender plus five others. The object of the game is to score more goals than your opponent. Goals are scored by hitting the ball into your opponent's net using your broom. Tactics and plays are similar to those used in sports such as ice hockey, roller hockey and floorball.” The tournament will be a single elimination type (due to time constraint), with prizes (BrewHaHa! on Main Street) awarded to the first place team. Participants can sign up in advance by contacting Mark Stitz (stitzy@udel.edu) with team rosters (six people max), or sign up at the ice arena prior to kick off. Team member name and major information is needed for registration. All students of the University of Delaware are welcome to support the event by participating or watching! Food and refreshments will be provided.
- Place: Fred Rust Ice Arena
- Time: 12:00 midnight – 2:00 AM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: stitzy@udel.edu
Women in Engineering Mentoring Reception
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Activity provides an opportunity for current UD students to interact with women professional engineers, faculty members and graduate students.
- Place: Trabant University Center Multi-Purpose Room
- Time: 2:00 - 2:30 PM Mentor/Mentee Participants, 2:30 - 4:00 PM General Program
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: werrell@udel.edu
Engineering Poker Tournament
Sponsor: College of Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Bioengineering Interest Group
This activity highlights a Texas Hold-em style card game, used to unite fellow engineers in a highly popular game and teach probablility techniques which can be used to make choices.
- Place: Trabant University Center Multi-Purpose Room B
- Time: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: mwioncek@udel.edu or bkeller86@gmail.com
EAA Panel Discussion and Networking Reception
Sponsor: College of Engineering and UD Engineering Alumni Association
UD Engineering alumni host an evening of networking for engineering students. An alumni panel of engineering professionals will provide a forum for open discussion regarding career opportunities, job preparation, etc. The panel discussion will be followed by informal discussions and networking. Come enjoy free pizza, ask questions, and get some ideas for your own career path.
- Place: 106 Center for Composite Materials
- Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info and RSVP: ddalex@udel.edu
Monday, February 18
EWEEK Kick-Off Reception
Sponsor: The College of Engineering
Join us for the official College opening for our Engineers Week celebration.
- Place: 106 Center for Composite Materials
- Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: ddalex@udel.edu
First Impressions: How to work a job fair
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Society of Women Engineers
This event will give engineering students and the rest of the university, the necessary tools to be successful at often daunting job fairs.
- Place: 106 Center for Composite Materials
- Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: rkpagels@udel.edu
Potable Water Competition
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Engineers Without Borders
This activity relates to EWB's potable water project in Cameroon as well as utilizing the design skills of the participants. We will give a brief explanation of how the filtration device works.
- Place: 104 Colburn Laboratory
- Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: sloneill@udel.edu
Kinex Bridge Building Competition
Sponsor: College of Engineering and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Informal design teams compete to create structures using Kinex® building materials. Come and join the fun.
- Place: University Trabant Multi-Purpose Room A
- Time: 8:00 PM – 12:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: runward@udel.edu
Engineering Dodgeball
Sponsor: College of Engineering and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Activity includes four teams, a team for each undergraduate discipline: Chemical, Electrical/Computer, Mechanical, and Civil/Environmental competing in a round-robin fashion. Points will be awarded to the winning teams.
- Place: Pearson Gym
- Time: 9:00 PM – 12:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: mwioncek@udel.edu or chada@udel.edu
Please Note: Registration for the e-week dodgeball tournament has now closed. ASME
would still like to encourage anyone interested to attend and cheer the
teams on (while getting e-week points for your major!)
Tuesday, February 19
Engineering Mock Interviews and Luncheon
Sponsor: College of Engineering National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
This activity will provide students with real experience in interviewing with a professional in their industry, as well as obtain tips on what questions interviewees should ask.
- Place: The Bob Carpenter Center Concourse
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, followed by lunch
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: cesham@udel.edu
10th Annual Engineering & Technology Jobs Fair
Sponsor: The UD MBNA Career Services Center
A career development activity to introduce engineering, science, and technology students to the employment opportunities and career challenges in the high-tech workforce.
- Place: The Bob Carpenter Center
- Time: 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Audience: Interested students
- Info: The MBNA Career Services Center, 831-2392 http://www.udel.edu/CSC/techfair.html
Rail Trajectory Demonstration
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Sigma Phi Delta
Presentation on rail trajectories and step by step demonstration of how to build a rail trajectory.
- Place: 104 Colburn Laboratory
- Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: jdwelsh@udel.edu
Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony
Sponsor: The University of Delaware, College of Engineering (COE)
A formal ceremony to induct students into the fellowship of engineers trained in science and technology, and dedicated to the teaching, administration, and/or practice of their profession.
- Place: Mitchell Hall Auditorium, UD Campus
- Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Reception following in lobby
- Audience: Graduating seniors, graduate students and their families
- Info: ddalex@udel.edu
Wednesday, February 20
Business Etiquette Luncheon
Sponsor: College of Engineering, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
This activity informs and introduces engineering students to the written and unwritten rules of dining in a professional or meeting situation. An etiquette professional will be on hand to provide practical and useful information.
- Place: Perkins Student Center Rodney Room
- Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students (tickets free but limited)
- Info: jknance@udel.edu or ciappir@udel.edu
History of Video Game Technology
Sponsor: College of Engineering and Eta Kappa Nu
This activity involves an architecture-level discussion of the systems involved, as well as the viability of each in the marketplace. Both technical specifics, as well as production viability are of concern to the engineer.
- Place: 106 Center for Composite Materials
- Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: jspak@udel.edu
UDEL Senior Design Presentations – Dinner Meeting
Sponsor: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Delaware Section
An opportunity to experience mechanical engineering student design at its best. The University of Delaware Senior Mechanical Engineering students finished their Fall Semester Design Course in December. The top project presentations will be presented at this dinner meeting along with awards for their winning project efforts.
- Place: Clayton Hall
- Speaker: Student Presenters
- Time: 6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner
8:15 PM Student presentations
Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
Reservations: Betty Bonavita (302) 831-6975
bonavita@me.udel.edu
Engineering Eweek Games
Sponsor: College of Engineering and American Institute of Chemcial Engineering (AIChE)
Fun games to enjoy!
- Place: Perkins Student Center Gallery
- Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: nmancini@udel.edu
Thursday, February 21
2008 Engineers Week Celebration
Sponsor: Delaware Council of Engineering Societies (DCES)
A celebration of the accomplishments of the Professional Engineers of Delaware.
- Place: DuPont Country Club, Rockland Road Wilmington, DE
- Time: 5:30 PM Social
6:30 PM Dinner - Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students (tickets required)
- Reservations: (302) 831-2401 or ddalex@udel.edu
Engineering Quizzo Night
Sponsor: Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) and College of Engineering
Teams of students, staff, and/or faculty will compete against one another in a college bowl format activity.
- Place: Perkins Student Center - Alumni Lounge
- Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: brrunner@udel.edu
Friday, February 22
ME Undergraduate Research Luncheon
Sponsor: College of Engineering and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Faculty and students from each academic department will have an opportunity to explore research possibilities in a chat and chew format.
- Place: 123 Spencer Laboratory
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students
- Info: mwioncek@udel.edu
College of Engineering Eweek Banquet
Sponsor: College of Engineering and COE Student Organizations
This activity provides an opportunity for the college to come together to formally celebrate National Engineers Week 2008. A hot buffet dinner meal will be provided to those in attendance.
- Place: Trabant University Center Multi-Purpose Room
- Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Audience: Interested faculty, staff and students (tickets free but limited)
- Reservations: (302) 831-2401 or ddalex@udel.edu
Saturday, February 23
TEAMS Competition
Sponsor: Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) and COE
Teams of High School students solving challenging engineering problems.
- Place: Sharp Lab
- Time: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Audience: Area High School Students
- Info: werrell@udel.edu
For more information on any of these programs, please call (302) 831-2401
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