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OSU MECHANICAL ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN for the week
of September 26, 2005 Welcome to
the first day of the 2005-06 academic year and the inaugural issue of the ME Department's
weekly e-bulletin. New this year, the ME Bulletin is a one-stop source of
information about department events, announcements, scholarships, job
postings, student club updates, and other department-related items. Each
issue will also be posted on the ME web site. The
e-bulletin is a work in progress, and your feedback and suggestions on
form, content, and official name are welcome. Please send your
comments to ME Communications Coordinator Tracy Ann Robinson (tracy.ann.robinson@oregonstate.edu). Submissions
of information to be included in the e-bulletin should also
be sent to Tracy Ann Robinson. Items received by Wednesday of any
given week will appear in the next week's issue. Message from ME
Department Head Belinda Batten Welcome
to all new students, faculty, and staff, and welcome back to those returning! I
hope that everyone had a great summer and is ready for an exciting new year.
Please do look to this e-bulletin for important announcements as well as points
of interest. It's just one of the additions to the department that we hope will
keep everyone informed. Best
wishes, Belinda
**The ME
Department wishes the best of luck to the OSU-Based UPCOMING EVENTS This week... Thursday,
September 29th: Pi
Tau Sigma Football/Frisbee Night, 5:30 pm, field adjacent to Plan Ahead... Tuesday,
October 18th: ME
Senior dinner. More information forthcoming. Wednesday,
October 19th: Engineering
Career Fair. If you are on the undergraduate or graduate list-serv,
you should have received from Roy Rajtha a list of companies attending the
fair. This list is also available in the ME main and undergraduate offices. Thursday,
October 27: Faculty
Orientation Session presented by Moira Dempsey (Director, **A full
schedule of the 2005 - 2006 faculty orientation series can be found
at http://oregonstate.edu/admin/aa/2002/Faculty%20Orientation%20Series%2005-06.doc.
Questions regarding the series can be directed to Sara Eklund at 7.0732 or sara.eklund@oregonstate.edu. FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES ME
faculty and graduate students: Please reserve 3:30 – 5 PM every Friday as ME Seminar time in
Friday, 30 September, 3:30-5 Jon Down (BSME '83), AEP Director, speaking on "The
The Austin Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) at
Weatherford Hall is a unique collaboration between the Colleges of Business and
Engineering. It is dedicated to
developing entrepreneurial thinking – and incubating, testing, and launching
new companies founded by students, faculty and others. Through a formal and informal curriculum the
program enables students to live, study, work, and dream together…sharing
ideas, thinking creatively and learning practical life skills through hands on
experience. The AEP is the most ambitious program of its kind in the world.
This seminar will provide an overview of the AEP, an update of activities to
date, and a forum for ANNOUNCEMENTS Gitte
Johnson has
joined Mechanical Engineering as our new Graduate Programs Specialist,
replacing Amy Flint who has moved over to the Registrar’s Office. Gitte
is a longtime OSU employee, coming to us from OSU’s
Military Science–ROTC Department where she provided excellent student services,
student/advisor scheduling, event planning, and reception and clerical
support. Please join us in welcoming Gitte at the Main Office
front desk! Recent ME Office
relocations: STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Pi Tau
Sigma PTS is
hosting a "Break Into the Fall Term" Football/Frisbee night, 5:30 pm
Thursday, Sept. 29th, on the field off SAE Fall term
Mini Baja Senior Design meetings will be held on Tuesdays @ 4 pm in SCHOLARSHIPS The
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
Inc. (ASHRAE) offers a number of scholarships to undergraduate engineering
students. Application deadlines are December 1
and May 1. For more information on ASHRAE scholarships, go to http://www.ashrae.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/23628. A paper copy of the
scholarship brochure is available in the ME undergraduate office ( JOB and INTERNSHIP
POSTINGS DCI
International (dental industry components design and manufacture)
is currently taking
resumes for an open Mechanical Engineering position. The successful
application will have a STRONG understanding of implementing lean manufacturing
concepts such as Zero Defects and Poka-Yoke into mechanical designs. For
more information about the position, contact David McGiverin at 803.493.5105 or
davidmc@dcionline.com.
Or visit the company's web site at www.dcionline.com. Georgia-Pacific
Corporation is
recruiting for Project Engineers this Fall. The position provides
engineering advice to operations and maintenance, implements changes to mill
operations and equipment, and assists in the design or modification of
construction and installation of new equipment/facilities to directly effect
operations. Position requires extensive interpersonal and group
communication. Minimum requirements include a BA in ME or EE, 2.8 or
higher GPA, relevant co-op or internship experience, and the ability and desire
to follow detailed safety precautions. For more information, see http://www.gp.com/careers/collegerel/ For
immediate consideration please submit resume online by October 6, 2005,
through OSU Beaver Recruiting.
Information session: October 10, 2005 @ 6 pm in the Career
Services Classroom. On campus Interviews: October 12-13, 2005. For more
information about the GP recruiting process, see http://www.gp.com/careers/collegerel/ The
Trane Company is
seeking applications for technical sales engineers. Engineers with backgrounds in a wide
variety of engineering curricula are employed in the Trane sales engineering
program. Before working in
their field sales office, Trane sales engineers undergo the industry's best and
most comprehensive training program. It
is a five-month graduate-level technical training program in La Crosse,
Wisconsin, followed by a six-month on-the-job, mentor training program in your
assigned sales district (50+ offices nationwide). This training covers
technical product and systems information along with sales and marketing strategies. Qualified candidates will
have a BS in Engineering, be a team player and have exceptional communication
skills. They must be aggressive, competitive, goal oriented,
and possess a strong desire to sell. They must be legally
eligible to work full-time in the Trane currently
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