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AACE Scholarship Competition 2010

AACE is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of cost engineering and/or cost management disciplines.  Primary fields include: cost engineering, project controls, planning and scheduling, and project management.  To promote this objective, the organization is awarding academic scholarships to full-time students pursuing a related degree (engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, and related disciplines) whose studies include learning the effective application of professional and technical expertise to plan and control resources, costs, profitability, and risk.

 

The scholarships are available to currently-enrolled, full time undergraduate and graduate college students who will be enrolled in the next academic term (Fall 2010) in a degree program related to one of those mentioned above.  Scholarships are limited to students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, and may be applied towards tuition, books, supplies, and other academic expenses.  Awards range from $2,000 to $8,000.

 

The application consists of three parts: (1) academic performance (35%), (2) extracurricular activities (35%), and a one-page essay on why the study of cost management and related principles is important to one’s academic objectives and career goals (30%).  Download AACE - Scholarship Competition 2010

 

Online Application is available now at http://www.aacei.org/education/scholarship/applic.shtml

Application Submittal Deadline – February 15, 2010

Completed applications must include an official transcript

CEE Undergraduate Scholarship Application

Attached is the 2009-2010 CEE Scholarship application.  The application is open to all students in CEE (Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, and Seniors).   When completing this form our perference would be to do so electronically and sign your name or send it to Becky Stillwell at rborden@illinois.edu .   If you would like to attach you resume for reference to the application questions please write - refer to resume in those locations on the form.   If you have any questions please email Becky.   Download 2010 CEE Undergraduate Scholarship Application3

Engineering Council Awards Committee Extended Deadlines

A) Culumber Award

• Demonstrates outstanding character, creativity, enthusiasm, and encouragement of others
• Demonstrates leadership in an Engineering Contest
• Given to a Junior in the College of Engineering

B) Schowalter Award

• Awarded to a student who displays the character, creativity, and enthusiasm of William R. Schowalter
• $3000 monetary award
• Open to sophomores and juniors

C)  Everitt Award

• Granted to one teacher for teaching excellence
• $3000 monetary award
• Nominations from a fellow professor, two undergraduate students, and one graduate student

D) Pierce Award

• Given for improvements in the faculty-student relations
• One award for a faculty member
• One award for an undergraduate student

Application deadline for Schowalter, Everitt, and Pierce: January 22^nd

Application deadline for Culumber: January 31^st

Apply online: awards.ec.uiuc.edu

Sustiainable E-Waste Class

Please forward/post the attached flier regarding a Sustainable E-Waste lecture/seminar class to students you think might be interested. The class is cross listed for engineers as well. Anyone having problems enrolling can email me. Students will have the opportunity to take the lecture only version or may elect to enter the International E-Waste Design Competition to compete for $20,000 in prize money. See www.ewaste.illinois.edu for results of last years competition.   Download E Waste Class Flier S 10

William Bullock, Director, Design for Energy and Environment Laboratory (DEE Lab), Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Professor of Industrial Design, School of Art and Design

New Course Opportunity - BA395 - Sustainable Business Enterprises

Please read attachments for all details.  Download BA395-sustainablemarketingenterprisessyllabuspdf  Download Sustainablebusenterflierpdf

IAAP Education Foundation Scholarship Program

The IAAP Education Foundation will award up to four (4) $2,000 scholarships.  These scholarships are a one-year grant.  Students may re-apply in subsequent years.

The Scholarship Committee plans to meet in April to review the applications and interview eligible applicants.  The application deadline is January 29, 2010.  Scholarships will be presented at a luncheon ceremony held during the May 11, 2010 Annual Convention of the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers.    To  apply go to: http://www.iaap-aggregates.org/education.htm

Greeley and Hansen Internships

Start building your career and achieving professional goals through a Greeley and Hansen internship this summer.  Students should apply by visiting our website or emailing a resume and transcripts to careers@greeley-hansen.com    Students can also visit u on us on campus.  See our "on-campus" schedule at www.greeley-hansen.com

To apply visit: www.greeley-hansen.com

Homeland Security - STEM Summer Internship Program

2010 Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students.   Please see attached document for more details.  Application is due January 5, 2010.   Download HS-STEM Summer Internship Program

Homeland Security Scholarship Program

Please see attached document for more details.  Application deadline is January 5, 2010.  Download Homeland Securit Scholarship Program

CEE Corporate Connect

Capitalize on an exciting new program designed to link Illinois CEE students of all levels with companies and alumni. To facilitate your connection to CEE alumni and industry partners, tell us about your career interests, job experience, and ideal networking opportunities. If you are graduating this semester, tell us about your time in CEE at Illinois and how we might make it better for future classes.  

 

To fill out the brief questionnaire, visit https://my.cee.illinois.edu/corpconnect.

 

Sign in using your net ID and password and be assured that survey information will not be shared unless aggregated. If you have any questions, please contact Breanne Ertmer by e-mail at ertmer@illinois.edu, or by phone at 217-265-5426.

 

We look forward to connecting you to alumni and company representatives visiting CEE in the coming months.

 

With all good wishes,

Breanne

 

Structural Engineering Internship in Europe

John Zink Luxembourg is looking for a structural Intern in the field of structural/ civil engineering. If anyone of you is aware of such bright candidate interested in working on a small project here at Luxembourg with me, kindly let me know. The intern will be working with me personally. Please see attached document for further information.
-- Ashwini Oke, John Zink Luxembourg (email: Ashwini.Oke@johnzink.com)
Download CIVILENGINEER _Intern_ .pdf

Illinois Safe Water Scholarship Awards

Illinois Section American Water Works Association (ISAWWA) is dedicated to the promotion of public health and welfare in the provision of drinking water in sufficient quality and quantity.  ISAWWA is proactive in advancing the technology, science, management, conservation, and government policies relative to the stewardship of water.    Application deadline is December 15, 2009.   Application is attached.  Download ISAWWA Scholarship Application Nov 2009

Newmark Distinguished Lecture - Monday, December 7

The Newmark Distinguished Lecture will be held on Monday, December 7, from 4-5pm, 1320 DCL.  

J. Tinsely Olson will be presenting: "Validation, Predicition, and Error in Multiscale and Mutiphysics Modeling: Foundational Issues in Modern Computational Science."  

Attached is additional information on the lecture.  Download NEWMARK LECTURE-2009

ACI Upcoming Events

ACI-UIUC General Meeting
Deterioration of Concrete
Thursday, December 3, 6pm in 1233 Newmark
Don Meinheit, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., of WJE in Chicago
Free pizza and pop. Membership in ACI-UIUC is $10.

Construction Materials Seminar
Textile Reinforced Concrete Systems
Friday, December 4, 3pm in 1225 Newmark
Dr. Alva Peled of the Structural Engineering Department, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

Engineering Council Awards Committee

Advisor List

• This award is for top 10% of engineering advisors.
• The faculty you are evaluating does not necessarily have to be your assigned advisor, but can be someone who has helped in your academic life.
• Fill out the form and be eligible for a raffle. Four $25 gift cards to Illini Union Bookstore will be raffled off.

Please take a second to recognize an advisor who has impacted your academic life.  Website is listed: awards.ec.uiuc.edu

Apply Online: http://awards.ec.uiuc.edu/advisor_eval.php  - Deadline: December 11^th.

SOM Foundation - Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship

This $10,000 independent travel fellowship aims to foster an appreciation of the aesthetic potential in the structural design of buildings and bridges by enabling a gifted graduate to experience works of architecture and engineering first hand. It is the hope of the Foundation that the Fellow will in turn influence the practice and teaching of structural engineering in the future.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or Ph.D. in Civil or Architectural Engineering with a specialization in Structural Engineering from a U.S. school. U.S. citizenship is not required.

2010 Competition Forms
2010 Program Participation Guidelines 

Nomination Form

 

Environmental Engineers of the Future

The Environmental Engineers of the Future  fund program is sponsored by public and private

organizations that believe students entering the workforce with a  Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering are vital to address challenging environmental and infrastructure needs throughout the U.S.  The program is offering up to $10,000 in funding for up to 10 students who will pursue a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering during academic year 2010-2011.  For academic year 2009-2010, funding was offered to approximately 20% of  applicants.  The  priority application period will end on December  1,  2009.  For more information, please see the poster link below.

http://www.lacsd.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?    

 

We also invite you to visit our website at  http://www.engineeringmastersfunding.org .

HDR Engineering Internship - Summer 2010

HDR Engineering, Inc. will be hosting a 2010 Summer Engineering Internship.  Please see attachment.   Download HDR Summer Internship Description

Structural Engineering Association - General Meeting

Thursday November 12, 2009 @ 6PM

Location: 144 Loomis Lab

 

Our next General Meeting is coming up! David Tayabji from SOM will be presenting two recent projects in New York. One will cover the two high-rise office buildings adjacent to Madison Square Gardens on Ninth Avenue and the other will look at the steel-framed podium building, Memorial Sloan Kettering Zuckerman Research Center. Feel free to stay after the presentation if you'd like to talk more with David about his specific line of work. Questions or comments? Please contact Aurora Ebert at ebert2@illinois.edu. As always, free pizza and pop to kick things off! Not a member? Sign up to receive member benefits and structural magazines that cover some of the latest structural projects!

Caterpillar Job Shadow Program

Caterpillar Job Shadow program will be held on January 13, 2010 in Peoria.  The job posting is available on Engineering Symplicity through Engineering Career Services.  It will  be available for resume postings through November 10.  The job shadow is targeted at Freshman and Sophomores to provide them with a company overview given by top Caterpillar executives, followed by an

afternoon shadowing some of our Marketing reps in development for field based positions.  A factory tour is also being planned for the afternoon (time permitting).  Please sign up through Engineering Career Services.

Speaker Presentation - John Regalbuto - December 1

Who:    Professor John Regalbuto, Department of Chemical Engineering at UIC

What:   Presentation entitled “Next generation of Hydrocarbon Biofuel Refineries”

When:   1:00-2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Where:  Monsanto Room in basement of the ACES Library

 

CEE on Facebook and Twitter

Student if you want to become a fan of CEE or follow CEE on Twitter, go to this page on our website and follow the links: http://cee.illinois.edu/connect.  Or if you prefer to put the actual links in your messages, here they are:  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Urbana-IL/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering-CEE-at-the-University-of-Illinois/140171208621 and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ceeatillinois

RR Course Changes - Spring 2010

There have been some last minute changes to the Railraod courses for Spring 2010.   Here are they are:

CEE 410 - Will NOT be offered.

CEE 498HSR - High Speed Rail  has changed days and will be offered on MW 3-4:20 in 1233 NCEL not to conflict with CEE 320 & 420.

Please note these changes as you plan your schedule we apologize for the late notice.  Please contact Prof. Barkan if you have any question at cbarkan@illinois.edu .

EERI - Undergraduate Competition

My name is Camilo Phillips I am the president of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) student chapter at Illinois. I want to invite you all to participate in an undergraduate competition host by the EERI that is going to take place in San Francisco -February 3 to 6, 2010-. This is a great opportunity to do a hands on project and gain practical experience by designing and constructing a cost effective frame structure that will not only perform well under earthquake simulation, but will also take into account feasibility and revenue potential of their structure.

 

This is also a great chance to visit one of the most beautiful cities in US and take a break from the cold Illinois winter.

 

Attached to this mail you will find a flyer of the competition. If you have any questions or if you want to be part of Illinois reply to this e-mail as soon as possible. We need to register before November 22.

 

I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Download Flyer_Competition

 

Best Regards,

 

Camilo Phillips

cphilli3@illinois.edu

UIUC Engr Job Shadow Program

REMINDER:  The deadline to register for the University of Illinois Engineering Career Services Job Shadow program is Friday, October 30.  If you have already registered, thank you for your participation.

 

Register in Symplicity, http://engineering.illinois.edu/careers, go to the Jobs link, then the Job Shadow tab and Add New.

The program is open to freshmen and sophomores from the Engineering College.   Students are responsible for travel and lodging expenses associated with their Job Shadow visit to your company site.

 

For more information check our website:  http://engineering.illinois.edu/corporations/job-shadow-program

 

If you have any questions, please contact our office.

Engineering Career Services

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 217-333-1960