March 12, 2007
ASME Weekly Newsletter 3-12-07
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General Meeting with BP
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Philanthropy - Professor Auction/Relay for Life
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Meet the Exec Board Lunch
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FE Review
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EOH - Thanks
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Other Events – IIE Meeting with Halliburton
1. General Meeting with BP
Date: Wednesday, March 14th
Place: 119 MSEB
Time: 5:30 PM
Come join us for our third general meeting this semester with BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, making fuel for transportation and energy for heat and light. And, as always, FREE PIZZA!!!
2. Professor Auction
Date: Wednesday, March 14th
Place: 119 MSEB
Time: 5:30 PM
This is an Annual ASME philanthropy event. The proceeds this year will go
towards the ASME Relay for Life team. Other than Professor Tortorelli's event,
all events accommodate four people. We will be auctioning off two pairs of
seats. Which means you will purchase 2 seats at whichever event you bid on. We
have some exciting events this year:
Professor Tortorelli is offering a bike ride and lunch. The ride will
start at his home and will be 15-50 miles depending on the abilities of the
riders. He will provide two bikes and a tandem bike. This event also includes a
grilled lunch at his house! Other riders are welcome, but must provide their own
bike. The minimum bid on this event is $15.
Professor Vanka is offering a home cooked, completely vegetarian, Indian
meal at his home. There are 2 pairs of seats available (4 seats all together).
This promises to be a delicious authentic Indian cuisine. The minimum bid for
this event is: $30/pair of seats.
Professor Newell is offering Dinner for four at Papa Del's followed by
bowling! This has been a favorite event with students in the past and you will
surely have fun with Ty! The minimum bid for this event is: $30/Pair
Professor Glumac is offering a special event on a Tuesday night! Dinner
at Papa Del's at 5pm followed by drafts and fountain drinks on him until 8 pm.
Students said it was great last year! The minimum bid for this is: $40/pair
Professors Keane and Kriven are offering an Austrian/German dinner. They
usually offer this event to the MATSE department and it goes very well!
Professor Keane said to make sure you know there are unlimited liquid
refreshments available through out dinner! The minimum bid for this event is
$50/pair.
Since all money benefits the Relay for Life team we will accept payment in the
form of cash, check or credit card. Credit card payment will be a donation made
via the ASME Relay for Life team page.
Please contact Sarah Brewer (sbrewer2@uiuc.edu)
if you have any further questions. Also there will be a brief meeting for anyone
interested in doing Relay for Life this year immediately following the general
meeting. In other philanthropy news, look for the Spring Clean Up where we clean
up our adopted campus path!
3. Meet the Exec Board Lunch
Date: Wednesday March 14th
Place: Illini Union Ballroom
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In honor of Pi Day (3-14), we will be
having lunch in the Illini Union Ballroom with members from the exec board. If
you are interested in running for a position for next year's board, come talk to
current board members and learn about some of the benefits and duties involved.
There are only 8 openings so sign-up fast! If you have any questions, please
e-mail Mike at
mkhong1@uiuc.edu . Sign up online at
http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu
4. FE Registration and
Review Sessions
ASME and professors from the College
of Engineering will be hosting review classes over the course of several weeks
before the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) Exam, the first step to getting your
professional engineering license. Books are available at
http://www.kaptest.com/catalog
5. EOH
Thanks to everyone who helped with EOH this year it went great. We really appreciate all the help you gave and it paid off. We received 1st place in Presentation of Society for our Hovercraft display and took 3rd place in Presentation of Society for our Penny Smasher display. Thank you all again for your help.
6. IIE Meeting with Halliburton
Date: Tuesday March 13th
Place: 112 Transportation Building
Time: 5:00 PM
Halliburton a Fortune 500 company will be coming to showcase their Supply Chain Management Program, which is their premier developmental program. There will be 2 student presentations about their internships as well as a brief presentation from company representatives. This is a good opportunity to network with one of the top oil drilling services companies in the US. There will be sign ups on the ASME website http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu shortly so please sign up. And of course there will be FREE PAPA DELL'S!!!
That's all for now, have a great week!
Kirk Strebel
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ASME Publicity Director 2007
This is the weekly email for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, or would like to be removed from this list, please email me at strebel2@uiuc.edu. Thank you.
