Friday, January 13, 2017

CPE Program email for January 13, 2017

Here are the CPE program announcements for January 13, 2017

Stay up-to-date with reminders of upcoming CPE activities:
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CPE Program Announcements Archive: http://calpolycpe.blogspot.com/

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1. Job Opportunities
2. Wish Events
3. EWB Announcements
4. Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity
5. Eta Kappa Nu? Eta Kappa You!
6. SWE Events
7. Call for Student Applicants-Panetta Institute CIP 2017
8. Volunteers Needed for VEX Robotics Competition January 20
9. Offering: EE 422/PHYS 422 – Polymer Electronics Laboratory
10. Offering: IME 457 – Advanced Electronic Manufacturing
11. Offering: BRAE 450 – Solar Photovoltaic System Engineering
12. Engineers for Exploration REU Program at UC San Diego – Deadline Feb 15
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1. Job Opportunities

Cyber Security Database Administrator Intern
Company: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

Tech Apprenticeship Program for Graduating Seniors
Company: NAB Education Foundation

Nuclear Cyber Security Intern
Company: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

Website Designer Intern
Company: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

Teach Kids with Logos
Company: Play-Well TEKnologies

Mobile Application Developer
Company: ESChat

For a listing of all Job Opportunities: https://cpe.calpoly.edu/jobs/


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2. Wish Events

1.  People of Color in Tech Event
Where: 14-232B
When: Tuesday, 1/17 7-9pm
A space for people of color in tech to come together! 

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2. Nvidia Info Session
Where: 14-232B
When: Thursday1/19 6-8pm
Come and learn more about what Nvidia does and future opportunities! Food will be provided.

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3. New Years Party
Where: Ask us for the address if you're interested in going :) 
When: Wednesday1/25 6-830pm
Celebrate the New Year with your fellow WISH members! Come join us for this celebration with food, activities, and more!


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3. EWB Announcements

For New Members

Stay in the loop by joining our
email list on this form, http://tinyurl.com/h7knafb, and our Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/ewbcalpoly/!
Membership costs $20 for freshmen and $25 for everyone else. You get this year's awesome t-shirt!
Just come to one of our events and let an officer know you're interested in joining!

We are also selling EWB tank tops for $15 and hats for $20!

Have more questions? Check
out our EWB FAQ's, http://tinyurl.com/j7shdgn!

Announcements

Winter Showcase is coming up! It will take place on January 24th from 7-9 PM. This event is a great opportunity to meet EWB team members, talk with professionals from industry, and listen to speakers share their stories about humanitarian work and engineering. Dinner will be provided by Cal Poly's own Real Food Cooperative. Ticket sales will run until January 14th but RSVP as soon as possible to ensure a spot!"
Buy tickets 
here, http://tinyurl.com/h5hagbr!
 

Events

1. 
Mon- Sustainability Task Force (NEW), Project Meetings
2. 
Tue- IMPACT Meeting
3. 
Fri- EWB Tea Time
4Next Wed- First General Meeting
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Next Sun- TBA Hike

Check out our google calendar,
http://tinyurl.com/huc643j!

1. The Sustainability Task Force is a new group seeking to enhance Cal Poly's EWB Chapter. Through working on projects related to social, economic, cross-generational and environmental sustainability, we want to ensure that our chapter is fulfilling its purpose of "equipping leaders to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges". The STF meets at 6 pm and will be meeting in the library this week.

Project Meetings are every Monday 7pm!
Here are the team room locations:
10-227 Nicaragua
33-287 Thailand
53-202 India
53-206 Malawi
53-213 Local Projects

2IMPACT meets every Tuesday at 6:30 pm at one of the Library 2nd floor fishbowls. Come by if you want to make a difference locally by volunteering in SLO!

3. EWB Tea Time is every Friday 10-12pm at the 2nd floor of the Library facing the front, near the bookshelves. Come chat and enjoy some tea with President Dan, VP Beth, and the occasional officer!

4. Our first general meeting of the quarter is next Wednesday (1/18) in 53-213 from 7-9 pm!
 

Opportunities

Interested in studying abroad? Take a class with Professor Karen Bangs from Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME), in Bilbao, Spain during July of 2017. Karen will be teaching an Operations Management course (Quality Management, Lean Systems, Product & Service Design, Project Management and a few other topics). This course can fulfill a technical elective requirement for you (if you're ME with general & MfgE concentration, MATE, ENVE, BMED, GENE, COB-IT, MfgE). Contact Karen at 
krbangs@calpoly.edu, or stop by her office in 192-229. You can also visit Cal Poly International Programs on-line or at their office (http://abroad.calpoly.edu/ or 38-145). Check out the flyers http://tinyurl.com/gp8e5nw and http://tinyurl.com/gneaytu.


The University of Colorado Boulder's Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities is hosting its annual Colorado Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Symposium (http://tinyurl.com/zhp8rog) in beautiful Boulder this March 7-8, 2017. Registration is FREE and student travel grants are out and due January 13, 2017. Rumor has it we've got a bunch of Cal Poly grads in Boulder who's couch you can crash on :). Email Katie Chambers (Katherine.G.Chambers@colorado.edu) or check out their website (http://www.colorado.edu/washsymposium/) for more details if you're interested.

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4. Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity

The brothers of the Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity will be hosting a week of the following fun recruitment events. RSVP on Facebook (http://bit.ly/2j5tCO5) and come meet the brothers! Please refer any questions to recruitment.spd.calpoly@gmail.com.

RUSH EVENTS

Santa Lucia Info Session
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 at 6pm
Santa Lucia Commons

Kickoff Barbecue
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at 6pm
Diablo Lawn, North Mountain

Burgers and Bros
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at 6pm
Sylvester's, meet at the PAC Circle

Internship/Resume Panel
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at 6pm
Science North (Bldg. 53) Room 215

A Night at the Castle
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2016 at 6pm
The Castle, meet at the PAC Circle

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5. Eta Kappa Nu? Eta Kappa You!

The EE and ECE departments are working together to bring Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, back to campus! This organization was founded over 100 years ago to honor hard working and otherwise exceptional engineers in our technical areas. It is also an organization dedicated to service, and members often engage in activities like tutoring, outreach, event planning, and you name it! To bring the organization back, we'll need the help of a few dedicated students to take on initial leadership roles in the club. If you're a sophomore, junior, senior, or masters student and think you might be interested in helping to get the Cal Poly chapter up and running again, please email Professor Danowitz (adanowit@calpoly.edu).

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6. SWE Events

SWE Evening With Industry (EWI)
When: Thursday, January 26, 2017 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Avila Beach Golf Resort
Evening With Industry (EWI) is an opportunity for students to network with companies in their respective field of study and to recognize deserving Cal Poly students and faculty. The first hour of EWI consists of a networking session in which all attendees can interact, ask questions, and learn about various company opportunities. The evening continues with dinner, during which attendees sit at a company table of their choosing, a keynote speaker gives a few words, and scholarships and awards are presented.

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SWE General Meeting
January 11, 2017
6pm in the ATL

Schedule:
Outstanding Women in Engineering: 6:10pm
SWE Members: 6:20pm
Non-members: 6:45pm

$15 - SWE Member
$30 - Non-member

Pay by cash, check, or card*
*A $1 service fee will be added to cost.

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Cal Poly MBA Information Session

When // Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:10 pm
Where // Bonderson 104

Come learn more about earning a Master's in Business Administration at Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business. Director Beena Khurana will be speaking about the application process, what the program entails, and how having an MBA can benefit you. Food will be provided.

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7. Call for Student Applicants-Panetta Institute CIP 2017

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program. Now in its 19th year, this prestigious program is designed to encourage and develop future leaders as well as prepare individuals for greater civic involvement. Cal Poly has been participating in this program since 2001. Our past interns consistently agree this internship was a meaningful experience.

Complete program requirements and details are available at provost.calpoly.edu/Panetta-CIP-Main. The application deadline is Friday, February 3, 2017.

Questions may be directed to Jeanne Scott (jscott29@calpoly.edu or 756-2186).


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8. Volunteers Needed for VEX Robotics Competition January 20

The Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers, along with San Luis Obispo High School, is proud to host the California Central Coast VEX Robotics Competition on January 20 - 21, 2017 in the ATL, Bonderson, and Engineering Plaza areas. We will welcome 40+ robotics teams to compete in this year's game, "Starstruck." If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this interest form so we can add your contact information into our volunteer list. Experience not required, but recommended! If you have any questions regarding volunteering, please contact Cassidy at celwell@calpoly.edu.

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9. Offering: EE 422/PHYS 422 – Polymer Electronics Laboratory

This laboratory course introduces experimental procedures in polymer electronics used to fabricate and test the characteristics of solid state electronic devices. The student will be able to make an electronic device based on a semiconducting polymer and characterize its performance. Students may enroll for either one or more units. Students enrolling for one unit will make and characterize the performance of a solid state electronic device. Students enrolling for more units will also design, carry out, and document an experiment in a manner that is suitable for submission as a peer-reviewed journal article or as a patent application. Pre-requisite EE 347, MATE 340, CHEM 319, or PHYS 340.


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10. Offering: IME 457 – Advanced Electronic Manufacturing

Dr. Tali Freed is offering IME 457 in the winter quarter. IME 457 is an advanced electronics manufacturing class. Students interested in the electronics industry or in the entrepreneurial aspects of electronic product development may want to consider this highly multidisciplinary class. Prerequisite: EE 201, IME 156 or IME 157.


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11. Offering: BRAE 450 – Solar Photovoltaic System Engineering

Theory, design, analysis, installation future technology of solar photovoltaic systems. For all engineering and science students. Course topics include the physics of solar energy, solar site planning, electrical and mechanical design, regulatory approval and permit processes, government and utility incentives, financial return-on-investment analysis, component specification and practical installation experience. The project-based laboratory will involve the students in the installation of a residential or commercial (community service) system and/or an on-campus grid-tie system.

No textbook. Library and web research will be required. Some individual self-study or skill-building will be required for most students. Considerable time outside of the scheduled laboratory meeting will be required, in particular, two weekends for the project work and one full day for the field trip. Do not enroll in this course if your schedule does not permit this flexibility. Course is open-enrollment at discretion of the student. Basic engineering knowledge and some prior hands-on project experience will be expected.

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12. Engineers for Exploration REU Program at UC San Diego – Deadline Feb 15

The University of California, San Diego is currently taking applications for a 10-week paid summer undergraduate Engineering internship! The UC San Diego Engineers for Exploration program is a full-time research experience that provides the unique experience of developing technology to drive future exploration. You will be working and collaborating with explorers and conservationists at organizations such as the San Diego Zoo, National Geographic, El Zotz Maya Archaeological Site, Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, California Wolf Center, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. For more information, please visit our website: <http://e4e.ucsd.edu>

Application due date is Wednesday, February 15th. Applications received by this date will receive full consideration. Applications will continue to be accepted through March 15th if positions are not yet filled.

Application website: http://e4e.ucsd.edu/apply


Please feel free to email jmatsuda@ucsd.edu if you have any questions.

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