CEE Undergraduate Student Blog

Special Announcement from Becky

I want to thank all CEE students who selected me for the Engineering Council Outstanding Advisor Award, I was recognized this week!  I am very honored and greatly appreciate it!

I would also like to announce that my husband and I are expecting a baby boy in August.  I will be on maternity leave between August - November. Returning in mid-November. The CEE Dept. has hired an interim person, who I will work with this summer to help her get acclimated to the job. Her name is Missy Biehl and she will be a great fit for the department and in my absence. When I return in November, Missy will stay on part-time for awhile to assist me with my work. I want each of you hear this news from me and to ensure you that you will be taken care of while I'm out.

 

 

Farnsworth Group – Internship Opportunities – Summer 12

Farnsworth Group is offering many Summer Internships this year.  Listed below are the internship possibilities, their locations, and the link to apply.

Building Commissioning – Normal, IL
https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/fgi/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10448&esid=az

Architectural  - Normal, IL
https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/fgi/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10430&esid=az

Civil Engineering – Peoria, IL
https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/fgi/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10433&esid=az

Pipeline Engineering – St. Louis, MO
https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/fgi/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10432&esid=az

General – St. Louis, MO
https://www4.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/fgi/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10435&esid=az

CEE 437 - Water Quality Engineering – Spring '13 Offering

Water Quality Engineering will be taught in both Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.  If you were unable to register for the course for Fall 2012 you can plan to take it in Spring 2013.  This is an upper level environmental engineering class, most students who take this course are seniors or graduates.  Let Becky know if you have any questions at rborden@illinois.edu.

City of DeKalb Engineering Aide Trainee Position

Please read attachment for all details. Download Eng Aide Trainee Temp FT

American Public Works Association Scholarship

Please read attachment for all details. Download 2012APWAMetroChapterAppPDF

AP proficiency credit and AY13 Placement Testing Policy

Effective May 1, 2012, paper AP score reports will no longer be accepted on this campus. Any student who wishes to have their AP scores evaluated for proficiency credit and course placement MUST ask the College Board to send their scores electronically to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.  Please do not go to Measurement & Evaluation (Room 247 Armory Bldg) unless you are continuing students who did have their scores sent prior to May 2012 but are still missing the credit expected to earn.  Click here for more information.

Placement testing opens on May 1.  Cutoffs for 2012-2013 will be posted by Friday May 4.  Check out the PNP ("placement and proficiency") homepage as well.

Summer Engineering I-STAR Application

What do you LOVE about Illinois Engineering? What makes ILLINOIS Engineering great? Interested in giving ENGINERING CAMPUS TOURS this Summer? Apply to be an Engineering Illinois Student Admissions Representative (I-STAR)! Pick up an application at the Admissions & Records Building at 1^st Floor Reception Desk on 901 W. Illinois St. (next to the fountain). Positions are available for the Summer to continue into Fall/Spring. Applicants must be available to begin this summer. Applications are due Monday, May 7th at 5:00 p.m. For questions or to receive an application via email, contact visits@illinois.edu or call 333-0824. More information, as well as the application, are attached below.

I-STAR Application Summer Eng 2012

CEAT Summer Internship Opportunity

The Center of Excellence for Airport Technology (CEAT) Internship Program is an initiative to provide qualified college students with summer internships in civil engineering research at the University of Illinois. CEAT is a research center for airport pavement technology and airport wildlife safety management located within the Department of CEE at UIUC. For more information, please look at the flyer below or visit http://ceat.illinois.edu

Flyer for OMP Internship 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Registration Lab Assistants Needed - Summer 2012

Summer Registration begins on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 and runs every weekday through Wednesday, July 11 (with the exception of July 4).  Additionally, Registration Lab Assistants are also needed for August Registration which will be August 20 – 23, 2012.

Computer lab assistance is provided in the computer lab on the 4^th floor of Engineering Hall from 11:00am - noon and 1:00 - 5:00pm on each of these days.  Registration Lab Assistants help incoming transfer and freshman engineering students register for the courses they have been advised to take by our staff of Deans and Academic Advisors at Summer Registration.Training will be conducted in early May.

 For an application, please contact Kathy Plunk at kplunk@illinois.edu by Friday, April 27, 2012

CIT 255 Engineering Surveying

Students who wish to take a surveying course now have the opportunity to do so and receiver credit for it. CIT 255, offered at Parkland Community College, has been approved to transfer as CEE 311 and will count as one of the 300-level courses towards graduation. The course is all online and students only need to be at Parkland on Fridays for a surveying lab. For more information, please look at the presentation attached or email Todd Horton at thorton@parkland.edu.

 

CIT 255 UIUC Intro

ACE 100 (ECON 102 Equivalent) - Now Only 8 Weeks

ACE 100 will now be offered in the summer semester as only an 8 week online course. The course is 4 credit hours and satisfies the UIUC Social Science Gen Ed requirement. Please view the course description and course format below for more information.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Principles of microeconomics; demand, production, supply, elasticity, markets, and trade are presented and used in the analysis of decisions of individuals relating to agricultural production, food and textile consumption, and natural resource use. Macroeconomic concepts are also introduced.

ONLINE COURSE FORMAT:     Course will consist of weekly readings and assignments online. Three exams will be administered either in a campus classroom or off-campus with a proctor. Assignments will have specific due dates throughout the semester (not self-paced). An orientation session will be held on Wednesday, June 13 from 6-7pm in 103 Mumford Hall for students that are still on campus. Complete information will be sent via email on the first day of class to those registered.

RST 100 - Society and Leisure - 3 Credit Hours - Social Science

Those who need a social science elective this summer are inveted to register for RST 100 - Society at Leisure. This course examines central issues in defining leisure, historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and economic approaches to understanding leisure behavior, its meanings, social contexts, and personal and social resources. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Summer 2012 for a UIUC Social Sciences course.

JM Eagle Civil Engineering Scholarship - Due June 30

JM Eagle, the world's largest manufacturer of plastic pipe, has an essay contest and scholarship opportunity "The advantages of plastic pipe in a modern infrastructure." Below is the link to the scholarship page on the JM Eagle website where applicants can access the application, requirements and rules.

Here are some scholarship highlights:

• $10,000 Scholarship
• Deadline is June 30, 2012 at 11:59:59pm PST
• 2500 word essay on "the advantages of plastic pipe in a modern infrastructure"
• Student must be 18 years of age or older
• Open to all Civil Engineering students in their junior or senior years and or at the graduate level
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, as well as American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

http://jmeagle.com/scholarship/

 JM Eagle is proud to provide this scholarship to our nation's future engineers and support their academic and career goals. Please feel free to contact Isabel Estrada at isabelestrada@jmeagle.com with any questions. Thank you for your consideration.

CEE Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Professor Dan Work is looking for undergraduate research assistants for Summer 2012 to help develop a mobile phone app.  Specifically looking for students with programming experience.  For more information contact dbwork@illinois.edu and refer to the link to the flyer! Download Undergrad programmer

Epstein Civil Engineering Summer Internship Opportunities

Epstein is looking for Civil Engineering Interns for Summer 2012.  If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to find out more please click here  Download Epstein Civil Intern advertisement

Summer Term 2012 - Gen Ed Courses at Base Tuition Rate

Students are eligible to enroll in Summer 2012 general education courses—on campus and online—at the base tuition rate. This cost reduction opportunity applies only when a student’s sole summer registration is a general education course (or courses). This arrangement applies only to Illinois degree-seeking undergraduates who are in differential-assessing programs of study.

 A list of Summer 2012 courses, as well as courses that satisfy campus general education requirements, can be found under the Academics/Course Information tab at http://my.illinois.edu/. Students may be especially interested in the high quality general education courses offered through LAS Online: http://www.lasonline.illinois.edu/courses/Summer_2012.html.

Summer 2012 Online Courses

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to offer Summer Session Online 2012 through its Online & Continuing Education (OCE) office. We offer a wide range of full-credit, online courses in many subject areas to graduate, undergraduate, and nondegree students on our campus and around the world. The courses are taught by University of Illinois instructors and most of our courses fulfill general education requirements. A complete list of Summer 2012 standalone, online, undergraduate course offerings may be found atoce.illinois.edu.

Our online offerings include:

• Summer 2012 Semester-based Online Courses: We offer a wide variety of undergraduate, eight-week, online course sections during the summer term to allow students to continue learning at home for the summer. NOTE:Undergraduate students admitted to an on-campus degree program on the Urbana-Champaign campus (i.e., degree-seeking students) will register online using the Student Self-Service website. Students are encouraged to visitoce.illinois.edu/Registration/Summer2012 prior to registration for information on campus policies and procedures.

• Self-paced Online Courses: These are open enrollment courses that are offered throughout the year, summer included. Students may register at any time during the year and have six months to complete the course. Self-paced courses are ideal for students who want to take an active role in their education, learn time management, set goals and meet them as they work toward course completion.

ENG 451: Success in the Workplace (Summer Course for Interns)

ENG 451 is an online mentoring course for students with career-related internships that focuses on development of interpersonal and professional skills as well as basic business concepts.  The course is worth 2 hours of credit and takes place entirely online so it is available to students who are out of town while interning.  Undergraduate students from across campus are eligible to enroll, and registration takes place during regular course registration through Banner.  Many students in the past have registered for ENG 451 if their internship requires them to be enrolled in a course while they are interning.  Learn more about the course at http://go.illinois.edu/eng_451, including information on tuition (there is an online tuition discount for University of Illinois students) and the syllabus.  If you have questions, please contact Sarah Zehr, the course facilitator, atszehr@illinois.edu. 

ATMS 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather - Online Summer 2012

ATMS 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather will be offered as an online course again this summer during the second summer session. It is a 3 credit hour course that counts as a Physical Science and Quant II general education course and is very manageable as a summer course. Also, this course was recently given the "University Professional Continuing Education Association Award for Online Courses in 2012".

Business Administration Summer 2012 Courses

The Summer Sessions are the only terms when Business Administration (BADM) courses are open and available to all qualified Urbana-Champaign campus students.  The Summer Sessions offer the unique opportunities for your students to enroll into select Business Minor courses without their admission into the Business Minor program.

BADM 300            The Legal Environment of Business 
                            (Business Minor Elective course)                                                            

BADM 310            Management and Organizational Behavior
                            (Business Minor Core course) on-line section                       

BADM 313            Human Resource Management
                            (Business Minor Elective course)                                                             

BADM 320            Principles of Marketing 
                            (Business Minor Core course) on-line section                       

BADM 350            Information Technology for Networked Organizations
                            (Business Minor Elective course) on-line section                       

New MS Simple Entry FAQ’s – please read – important information!

Please read this attachment, important for any graduating senior who is looking to apply through the MS Simple Entry program.  Additional information has been added.  If you are a student applying to ST program please be careful in reivewing the new GPA requirements. Download FAQs for Simple entry MS 12-16-11

Structures – Simple Entry Update:GPA Change – Spring 2013

IMPORTANT --
The new Simple Entry GPA requirements for Structures MS applicants will begin for students enrolling in the Spring Semester 2013.  Students applying for admission in Fall 2012 will be evaluated using the current requirements that cover all areas.  Please review the FAQ's and follow the application process.

100-level ASTR courses for Engineering majors - IMPORTANT

•             ASTR 100 will not be allowed for free elective credit. (NO CHANGE)

•             Up to four hours of other 100-level ASTR courses (ASTR 113, 121, 122, 131, 132, 150) be allowed for free elective credit.

It was decided to allow four hours instead of one course to permit engineers to take one 3-hour lecture course (ASTR 113, 121, 122, 150) plus one 1-hour lab course (ASTR 131/132). 

• Courses not counting towards graduation hours: Credit cannot be used toward the Engineering degree for any math course below MATH 220 (MATH 012, 014, 016, 017, STAT 100, etc.) or CHEM 101, PHYS 101, PHYS 102, ASTR 100, or basic military science.

• 100-Level ASTR courses: Maximum of 4 hours from the following courses ASTR 113, 121, 122, 131, 132, 150 can be used for free elective credit.

New Minor in Leadership Studies

Leadership Studies Minor Information Session

Wednesday, October 26^th 4:00-5:00pm

290 Illini Union-Illinois Leadership® Center

Geared toward students-will discuss curriculum, pre-requisites, course scheduling etc...

Leadership Studies Minor Reception

Monday, October 31^st  

3:30-5:00pm

Illini Union General Lounge, room 210

Join us as we celebrate and kick-off this new minor. Refreshments served.  Drop in when you can. Brief comments at 4:15pm  Download LeadershipStudiesMinorHandout

New Business Minor Application Periods - January & May

The College of Business’s Minor Program now has two application periods.  Students may submit their Business Minor Applications throughout the months of January or May.

To those students who complete all of the Business Minor’s Prerequisite Courses and earn 60 credits at the conclusion of the 2011 Fall Semester, they may submit their applications to 1055 Business Instructional Facility (BIF) during January.  Students admitted into the Business Minor from the January application period will begin the minor program in the 2012 Fall Semester.  These admitted students may enroll into the FA’12 Business Minor courses during the FA’12 Advanced Registration period in April.

To those students who complete all of the Business Minor’s Prerequisite Courses and earn 60 credits at the conclusion of the 2012 Spring Semester, they may submit their applications into 1055 BIF during May.  Students admitted into the Business Minor from the May application period will begin the minor program in the 2012 Fall Semester.   These admitted students may enroll into the FA’12 Business Minor courses during the summer.

Admitted Business Minor students and non-admitted students may enroll into any of the available BADM Business Minor courses (e.g. BADM 300, BADM 310 & BADM 320) during the 2012 Summer Sessions.

Here is the updated Business Minor’s website to assist you with your minor advising- http://business.illinois.edu/undergrad/prospective_students/minors/business_minor.html

 

Study Abroad Office: Online Course Approval Database

The Study Abroad Office is excited to unveil our online Course Approval Database.  It contains over 4,000 courses that University of Illinois students completed while abroad and that are approved for on-campus credit.  Previously, the database was accessible only through computers in the Resource Room of the Study Abroad Office.  Now that it is online, you can access it from anywhere in the world. 

This database is a powerful tool for students, staff, and faculty--please take some time to explore it.  If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement, please contact Nancy Childers at nchilder@illinois.edu.


To find the database: Go to studyabroad.illinois.edu, select the Resources tab, and then click Course Approval Database.

Or bookmark the direct link: http://studyabroad.illinois.edu/userfiles/pages/coursedb.aspx