The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

February 19, 2007

ASME Weekly Newsletter 2-19-07

1. General Meeting with Motorola
2. Roundtable with Lyondell
3. FE Registration and Review Sessions
4. ASME Spring Barcrawl
5. Upload your Resumes
6. Philanthropy Events – Relay for Life, EC Blood Drive
7. EOH Committee Meeting – Hovercraft Build

1. General Meeting with Motorola

Date: Wednesday, February 21^st

Time: 5:30 pm

Place: 119 MSEB

Come join us for our second general meeting this semester with Motorola, a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies and embedded electronic products. Motorola will be giving away a Moto/Oakley RAZRWIRE to one lucky winner, as well! Also, bring used clothes to the meeting and you'll get participation points for our upcoming raffles and win exciting prizes. And, as always, FREE PIZZA!!!

2. Roundtable with Lyondell

Date: Tuesday, February 20^th

Place: Papa Del's

Time: 5:30 PM

Come join us for our round table with Lyondell, a worldwide manufacturer of basic chemicals and polymers that enhance the quality of everyday life. Meet the company representatives in a small, informal group setting and get to talk to them one on one. Space is limited, so sign up soon! Sign up at http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu/signups.php.

3. 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. Register at http://www.continentaltesting.net/ProfDetail.aspx?Entity=2&ProfID=15 before March 7. Books are available at http://www.kaptest.com/catalog/templates/category.jhtml?rcid=700097&CATID=7700002 . Review Sessions will begin March 7^th and cost only $10 for 9 sessions so sign-up fast! We will be holding sign-ups for the review session at the General Meeting and in MEL from Feb 28 to March 7. Schedule will be posted on the website shortly. If you have any questions, e-mail Mike at mkhong1@uiuc.edu.

4. ASME Spring Barcrawl

The ASME Bar Crawl is on MONDAY, MARCH 5. The theme is "Beauty and the Geek." Sign-Ups for the barcrawl have ended, but we ordered extras so stay tuned and we'll announce when the shirts come in. Questions, email Kaz at kharun2@uiuc.edu.

5. Upload your Resumes

Are you interested in an internship or a co-op? If so, send your resume to UIUC.ASME@gmail.com as ASME will be compiling them and will be forwarding them to various company representatives during the Reverse Career Fair.

6. Philanthropy Events

Relay for Life - Friday, April 20

ASME needs more members for our Relay for Life team!!! Come hang out with us for fun, food, bands, contests and more, all while helping raise some money for the American Cancer Society. Email Sarah (sbrewer2@uiuc.edu) to get more information or join the team. This Tuesday, there is a fundraising event at Potbelly's from 5-8pm. When you order, mention ASME and contribute to the team's fundraiser.

7. EOH Committee Meeting

The special projects committee is building a hovercraft for EOH. If you would like to help build and are not receiving emails for build times please email Matt Savoie msavoie2@uiuc.edu to be placed on the list. Your help will greatly be appreciated. The next build secession will be on this weekend, times will be finalized in the special projects email later this week.

That's all for now, have a great week!

Carl Guzman

ASME Secretary/ Historian 2006-2007