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IDENTIFYING LIBERAL STUDIES COURSES
The Courses of Study is now the primary source for liberal studies credit listings. Liberal studies courses are designated parenthetically in bolded font at the end of the course title citation. For instance, the course title for PSYCH 1101 is followed by "(SBA-AS)", which means that the course earns liberal studies credit in the Social and Behavioral Analysis category through the College of Arts and Sciences. A short addendum to the courses cited in the Courses of Study is available at: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/gries/ccgb/index.html If you've further questions, contact Engineering Advising at adv_engineering@cornell.edu
PLEASE NOTE: H ADM 4430 (Introduction to Wines) has now been added to the list of approved liberal studies courses.
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2008 ENGINEERING HANDBOOK CORRECTION
Please be advised that there is a correction to the 2008 Engineering Handbook's listing of required courses for the Business Minor for Engineering Students (p. 133). AEM 3240 (Finance) is required, and takes the place of AEM 3230 (Managerial Accounting), which is not.
1. Announcement
REPOST: WHAT'S GOING ON IN OLIN HALL?
2. Important Dates and Deadlines
REPOST: IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES FOR FALL 2008
3. Academics
NEW: CEE SEMINAR SERIES
NEW: DUAL DEGREE INFORMATION SESSION
REPOST UPDATED: DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES SEMINAR
REPOST UPDATED: TAM SEMINARS
REPOST UPDATED: MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINARS
REPOST: PROFESSIONAL LICENSING EXAM (FE) APPLICATIONS DUE
REPOST: PREPARING FOR THE FE EXAM: COURSE OFFERING
REPOST: BEE SEMINAR SERIES: SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BIOBASED INDUSTRIES
REPOST: TAM SEMINAR SERIES ON CHAOS, FALL 2008
REPOST: WHY ENGINEERING CO-OP?
4. Events and Opportunities
NEW: CO-OP AND CAREER SERVICES INFO SESSION:
NEW: CO-OP AND CAREER SERVICES EVENTS
NEW: ENGINEERING MAJORS INFORMATION FAIR
NEW: A CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PAPERS
REPOST UPDATED: ENGINEER RECRUITING/INFO SESSIONS
REPOST UPDATED: KESSLER FELLOWS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JUNIORS
REPOST: COLLEGE PUZZLE CHALLENGE 2008
5. Engineering Student Groups and Projects
REPOST: SWE's ANNUAL 5K RUN
6. How to Place an Ad in the Sundial
REPOST: HOW TO PLACE AN AD IN THE SUNDIAL
1. Announcement
REPOST: WHAT'S GOING ON IN OLIN HALL?
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has begun a $15M renovation of the infrastructure in Olin Hall which will provide the School with our first HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) system, new windows, a modern electrical power supply, and a new fire alarm and sprinkler system. This is being undertaken with serious consideration of producing an energy-efficient building. The renovation will be completed in January 2010.
Significant portions of the building will not be accessible during the renovation. In the interest of personal safety everyone must adhere strictly to notices barring entry from certain areas of the building. DO NOT enter the construction areas.
The School's faculty offices have been temporarily changed to accommodate the renovation. Some of the faculty have moved their office to the second floor of Weill Hall. Their phone numbers remain the same and mail can still be sent to their Olin Hall address.
The first floor of Olin Hall will remain occupied throughout the next academic year with the exception of a short period of weeks in 2009 when individual offices are being upgraded. This covers the following offices: CBE business office, most CBE staff offices, Student Services (Advising and the Registrar), and Diversity Programs.
2. Important Dates and Deadlines
REPOST: IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES FOR FALL 2008
SAT 10/11/08
FALL BREAK BEGINS (1:10 P.M.)
WED 10/15/08
INSTRUCTION RESUMES
FRI 10/17/08 BY 4:00 PM
LAST DAY TO DROP a course without a "W" appearing on transcript and without a petition. (7th WEEK)
MON 10/20/08
FIRST DAY a "W" will appear on transcripts for courses dropped by petition
TUES 10/28/08 through FRI 11/21/08
Pre-Enrollment for SPRING 2009 begins/ends for each class:
DATES ARE TENTATIVE: All periods begin at 6:30am and end at 4:30 pm
Graduate/Professional Students 10/28/08 - 10/30/08
Senior Students 10/28/08 - 10/30/08
Junior Students 11/04/08 - 11/06/08
Sophomore Students 11/11/08 - 11/13/08
Freshmen Students 11/18/08 - 11/21/08
FRI 11/21/08
ABSOLUTE last day to drop a course by petition. A "W" will appear on the transcript for these courses (end 12th week).
WED 11/26/08
THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS @ 1:10pm
MON 12/01/08
INSTRUCTION RESUMES
SAT 12/06/08
LAST DAY OF CLASSES
SUN 12/07/08 through WED 12/10/08
Study Period
WED 12/10/08
7:00pm - First scheduled Final Exam begins. Good Luck!
FRI 12/19/08
Last day of scheduled Final Exams
3. Academics
NEW: CEE SEMINAR SERIES
Thursdays, 4:30 pm, 366 Hollister
Refreshments at 4:15 pm
9 October
Dennis Lettenmaier, Professor, University of Washington: "Opportunities in large scale hydrological modeling: The role of remote sensing"
16 October
Edward Bouwer, Professor, Johns Hopkins University: "Prospects for Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water"
23 October
Richard Palmer, Professor and Department Head, University of Massachusetts, Amherst:
"Calculating the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Supply in the Puget Sound - Engineering Evaluations and Interactions with the Public"
NEW: DUAL DEGREE INFORMATION SESSION
Learn how you can earn both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in 5 years.
Thursday, October 16th, 4:30 p.m.
Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Admissions & Advising Office
172 Goldwin Smith Hall
REPOST UPDATED: DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES SEMINAR
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
"Tree rings and volcanic eruptions: Potential of the dendrochronological archive for absolute dates for past volcanic eruptions"
Charlotte Pearson, Cornell University
3:30 p.m.
2146 Snee Hall
Refreshments at 3:00 p.m. in the Reading Room
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
"Snap, Crackle, Hum: Stretching the Crust Through Repeated Dike Intrusions in Afar"
Cindy Ebinger, University of Rochester
3:30 p.m.
2146 Snee Hall
Refreshments at 3:00 p.m. in the Reading Room.
REPOST UPDATED: TAM SEMINARS
Wednesday, October 15
4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall
Martin Z. Bazant (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
"Induced-Charge Electrokinetic Phenomena"
Wednesday, October 22
4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall
Prashant Mehta (Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois-- Urbana-Champaign)
"Symmetry and Symmetry-breaking in Inter-connected Systems and Networks"
Wednesday, October 29
4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall
Ralph D. Lorenz (Space Department, Planetary Exploration Group, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab)
"TBA"
REPOST UPDATED: MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINARS
Thursday, 10/9/2008
4:30 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, 140 Bard Hall, "Lower Loss in an Alloyed Ferromagnet", given by Prof. Bill Bailey, from Columbia University. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
Thursday, 10/16/08
4:30 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, 140 Bard Hall, "Nanostructures in Organic Semiconductors and the Energy Challenge", given by Prof. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, from the University of California - Santa Barbara. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
Thursday, 10/23/08
4:30 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, 140 Bard Hall, "Structure-property Relationships in Organic Electro-optic Materials", given by Prof. Padma Gopalan, from the University of Wisconsin. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
REPOST: PROFESSIONAL LICENSING EXAM (FE) APPLICATIONS DUE
If you are considering Engineering Professional Registration, the first step is to take the NY Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) held April 25, 2009 in Bartels Hall at Cornell.
This requires you to complete an application that must be received by NYS by November 1, 2008 or by Debbie Higgins, BEE, in 207B Riley Robb Hall or Nadine Porter, CEE, in 221 Hollister Hall by October 30, 2008. Nadine and Debbie are accepting these applications (Form 1) as a service to Cornell students and will then submit them to NYS. If you choose this option, you will not have to complete Form 2. You may also submit your application directly to the New York State Education Department, but must submit Form 1 to them and Form 2 to the Engineering Registrar by November 1, 2008.
You will also need a check for $70 made payable to NY State Education Department, a passport-type photo ID, and a notarized application. Sue Fredenburg (230 Riley-Robb), Alley Pelletier (106 Riley-Robb) or the Cornell Campus Store in the lower level banking area can notarize your forms. Debbie Higgins (324 Riley-Robb), the campus store or the campus Postmarket can take your passport style photo.
More details about the exam including application forms can be found at http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/FEExam
REPOST: PREPARING FOR THE FE EXAM: COURSE OFFERING
A course will be offered in Spring 2009 that will assist you in reviewing for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam and also cover topics of professionalism and ethics.
BEE 533 (5330) Engineering Professionalism. Spring. 1 or 2 credits. (See note) Prerequisite: graduate student with accredited engineering degree or senior who will graduate with accredited engineering degree. Must register to take Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam. S-U or letter grades. M. B. Timmons, J. R. Stedinger, other Engineering Faculty.
Presentations address engineering professionalism and ethics, and provide preparation for the general NY FE Examination taught in a team-based format. If you only want the FE review course, then you sign up for 1 credit. The class will meet Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm to 10:00pm for the first 10 weeks of the semester (finished one week beyond spring break). The FE review is from 7:30pm to 8:50pm. The course emphasizes the engineer'¢??s professional responsibilities for the health and welfare of the public and the guiding principles for a professional engineer. Case histories on engineering ethics will be examined and students will write their own personal statement addressing integrity. Homework addresses FE exam preparation, and students complete the formal comprehensive review of engineering subjects associated with the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
More details about the course can be found at http://www.bee.cornell.edu/cals/bee/degree-programs/courses/bee533.cfm
Note: One credit is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam review only; two credits includes the review, professionalism and ethics. If you have questions, please contact: Debbie Higgins (dlh29@cornell.edu) or Professor Michael Timmons (mbt3@cornell.edu).
REPOST: BEE SEMINAR SERIES: SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BIOBASED INDUSTRIES
Thursday, October 9
125 Riley-Robb Hall
1:25-2:15 pm
Dr. Bruce Logan, Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, and Director of Penn State's Hydrogen Energy Center
"Challenges and Opportunities for Bioenergy Production using Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies"
OPEN TO THE CORNELL COMMUNITY
REPOST: TAM SEMINAR SERIES ON CHAOS, FALL 2008
TAM is hosting a 12-week seminar series on chaos, consisting of 24 lectures that Professor Steve Strogatz filmed with the Teaching Company. Each week we will watch two 30-minute lectures. No background is needed; the lectures are elementary and aimed at a general audience.
The seminars will be held:
Mondays at 4:30 p.m. in 205 Thurston Hall
For more information on the lecture series, please see: http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=1333
REPOST: WHY ENGINEERING CO-OP?
Co-op Fact #1: Co-op students work on significant projects over 7 months.
Co-op Fact #3: Co-op is good for your wallet. Average monthly salary is $3,400 & it can help reduce your student loans.
Co-op Fact #2: Over 60 employers recruit Cornell Co-ops each year. Co-op staff can also help you to connect with your dream employer.
Sophomores: Attend the Co-op Registration Meeting on either October 8 or 22 to learn how to participate in the Co-op Program! Both meetings will be held in Kimball B11 at 4:45 p.m. and will last 1 hour.
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/coop
4. Events and Opportunities
NEW: CO-OP AND CAREER SERVICES INFO SESSION:
Wednesday Oct. 15
Info Session
Navy Nuclear Propulsion Engineering Lab
Noon in Upson Lounge
NEW: CO-OP AND CAREER SERVICES EVENTS
Master Your Future: What Are You Doing Next Summer?
Want to learn more about Co-ops, internships, study abroad, and research opportunities in Engineering? Come hear from a panel of students who have successfully integrated one or more of these in their engineering curriculum.
Wednesday, October 15
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Hollister B14
FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!!!
Co-sponsored by Diversity Programs in Engineering
NEW: ENGINEERING MAJORS INFORMATION FAIR
Attention first-year and unaffiliated engineering students!
Want to learn more about the majors with which you are interested in affiliating?
Not sure if you are on track for your intended major?
Not certain about which major to study?
Do you have spring pre-enrollment questions?
There's no need to jump through hoops to get your questions answered!
Join us at the Engineering Majors Information Fair!
When: Monday, October 27, 2008 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Where: Duffield Hall Atrium
(Names of all unaffiliated students who attend will be placed in a drawing for one of five door prizes, including a $20 Cornell Bookstore gift certificate.)
Questions? Contact Engineering Advising, 167 Olin Hall
NEW: A CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PAPERS
Cornell Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR) is a new, refereed research publication starting this Fall. CJUR's mission is to publish the outstanding scholarship of undergraduates in the areas of Engineering, Life Sciences, and Mathematics at Cornell University. Papers submitted to the journal will be reviewed for scientific value by faculty members at Cornell prior to publication.
If you've been involved in original research work (at Cornell or elsewhere), you're invited to submit a scientific research paper describing your work. If you're unsure about whether or not your work qualifies for publication, please feel free to send us an abstract and we'll get back to you with further directions.
Paper submission deadline: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Please follow the submission guidelines provided on our website: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/cjur/
If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact Naweed Paya (nap33@cornell.edu) or Manan Suri (ms893@cornell.edu).
REPOST UPDATED: ENGINEER RECRUITING/INFO SESSIONS
Applied Materials Info Session
All students are invited to attend,
Thursday, October 9
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Phillips 203
Johnson & Johnson Info Session
All students are invited to attend.
Thursday, October 16
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Thurston 203
Raytheon Company Info Session
All students are invited to attend.
Thursday, October 16
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Phillips 203
REPOST UPDATED: KESSLER FELLOWS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JUNIORS
Juniors: Internship Program for Students with an Entrepreneurial Spirit!
Cornell Engineering students are full of great ideas, but commercializing them into successful solutions requires more than technical expertise. The Kessler Fellows Program, established this year with support from alumnus Andrew J. Kessler, '80 Electrical Engineering, gives selected students the business savvy they need to make a difference.
Kessler Fellows receive a cash prize, a summer internship, and for those on financial aid, a substantial reduction in their loans during their senior year. Juniors in Fall 2008 are eligible to apply.
Application available online: http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/kessler
Applications are due on November 3. An application workshop is being planned for Thursday, October 16, 4:30pm, Hollister 206.
REPOST: COLLEGE PUZZLE CHALLENGE 2008
Microsoft invites you to enter College Puzzle Challenge--an annual puzzle-solving competition held simultaneously on college campuses across North America. Teams of 4 participants compete to solve challenging puzzles, win exciting prizes, and have a great time.
Join us to solve a baffling crime and catch the Criminal mastermind responsible for the heinous theft of the Rosetta Stone. Scotland Yard needs you to investigate the puzzling clues and return the Rosetta Stone to the British Museum.
Assemble a team of four elite investigators and prepare for a 12-hour investigation on Saturday, November 8.
To register your team and learn more, visit http://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com
5. Engineering Student Groups and Projects
REPOST: SWE's ANNUAL 5K RUN
SWE is holding its annual 5k run Saturday October 18 from 11am-1pm. Guest performance by CallbaXX A Cappella and prizes totalling over $100 in value will be given out to top three runners! This is a great way to network with SWE members and nonmembers. Men are welcome as well! All proceeds will go to Communities in Schools, a drop-out prevention organization.
Preregistration fee is $10, or $15 if you would like a shirt.
Registration the day of the race is $12, or $17 if you would like a shirt.
Email Sarah at sgv3@cornell.edu for more information or pick-up a registration form in Olin on SWE's corkboard and return it to the DPE office.
6. How to Place an Ad in the Sundial
REPOST: HOW TO PLACE AN AD IN THE SUNDIAL
Have an upcoming event, announcement, or deadline you'd like Engineering undergraduates to know about? Why not put it in The Sundial?
The Sundial is sent electronically to all Engineering undergraduates each Thursday during the regular academic year. To have your announcement included, e-mail your text (please limit to 100 words or less) to The Sundial address below. Requests will only be posted for two weeks prior to event. Please submit requests once, only.
Please remember that the event/announcement must be engineering-related, and/or sponsored by a student, staff, or faculty member in the College of Engineering. Regrettably, The Sundial is not able to post personal ads.
Deadline for submission to make the Thursday mailings will be each Wednesday at noon.
Email to
sundial@cornell.edu
