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1. Important Dates and Deadlines
REPOST: Important Dates and Deadlines
2. Academics
NEW: Earth and Admospheric Sciences Seminar
NEW: Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards Nominations
NEW: Let's Talk
NEW: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Seminar
REPOST UPDATED: Materials Science and Engineering Department Seminars
REPOST: Hurrican Katrina: Geosystems in Crisis
REPOST UPDATED: Mechanical & Aerospace Colloquium Series
3. Events and Opportunities
NEW: Be a Peer Advisor!
NEW: BOOM
NEW: New York Career Forum 2007
REPOST: Collaborative Learning Groups
REPOST: Knight Scholarship Program 2007-2008
REPOST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
REPOST: Student Employment Opportunity in Engineering Library
4. Engineering Student Groups and Projects
REPOST: Engineering Ambassadors - Tour Guide Opportunities
REPOST: SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
5. How to Place an Ad in the Sundial
How to place and ad in the Sundial
1. Important Dates and Deadlines
REPOST: Important Dates and Deadlines
FRI, 3/9/07 LAST DAY to DROP a course without a 'W' appearing on transcript and
By 4:00 PM without a petition (end of 7th Week)
MON, 3/12/07 FIRST DAY a "W" will appear on transcripts for courses dropped by
petition
SAT, 3/17/07 SPRING BREAK BEGINS
MON, 3/26/07 INSTRUCTION RESUMES
MON, 3/26/07 Through FRI, 4/20/07 Pre-Enrollment for FALL 2007.
All periods begin at 6:30am on Monday and end at 4:29pm on Friday
Graduate / Professional Students 3/26/07 - 3/30/07
Senior Students 4/02/07 - 4/06/07
Junior Students 4/02/07 - 4/06/07
Sophomore Students 4/09/07 - 4/13/07
Freshmen Students 4/16/07 - 4/20/07
FRI, 4/20/07 ABSOLUTE last day to drop a course by petition. A 'W' will appear on
the transcript for these courses (end of 12th week)
SAT, 5/05/07 LAST DAY of CLASSES
SUN, 5/06/07 Study Period
to
WED, 5/09/07
THU, 5/10/07 First Day of Scheduled Final Exams - Good Luck!
FRI, 5/18/07 Last Day of Scheduled Final Exams
SUN, 5/27/07 COMMENCEMENT
2. Academics
NEW: Earth and Admospheric Sciences Seminar
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:30 p.m. 2146 Snee Hall DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Can We Get There with Cleaner Air? Temporal and Spatial Statistical Analyses of Urban Transportation Activities and Ozone Pollution," Oliver Gao, Cornell University. Refreshments will be available at 3:15 p.m. in the Snee Hall Reading Room.
NEW: Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards Nominations
Please submit nominations for the Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards. The awards recognize sustained and distinguished contributions of professorial faculty and senior lecturers to undergraduate advising. Four $5,000 awards will be made each year. Professorial faculty and senior lecturers are eligible. Submit nominations in a letter describing the nominees contributions as they pertain to the any of thefollowing areas: Advising students; supervision of independent studies, undergraduate research, and undergraduate honors projects; leadership in broad curricular reviews or designing and implementing undergraduate programs; contributions to career development programs; serving as faculty advisors to student clubs, athletic teams, community work, or other extra-curricular activities; contributions to intellectual liveliness and support of student development in Cornell's residential halls and elsewhere outside the classroom.
Nominations should be sent to David Gries (djg17@cornell.edu), Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. They are due by 5 March.
NEW: Let's Talk
Free and confidential support is available to all students.
No appointment necessary. Just drop in.
* stress * academic problems * anxiety * relationships
* adjustments to a new culture * family problems
* depression * financial * other concerns
WHEN:Tuesdays 2:30-4:30pm
WHERE: 167e Olin Hall
WHO:Ya-Shu Liang, Ph.D.
Counselor from Gannett Health Services
For additional locations and hours:
www.gannett.cornell.edu/CAPS/offsiteSupport.html
NEW: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Seminar
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:30 p.m
"Towards a Generative Model of Animal Locomotion," Zoran Popovic, University of Michigan, 205 Thurston Hall Refreshments at 4:15 in 206 Thurston Hall
REPOST UPDATED: Materials Science and Engineering Department Seminars
Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:30 p.m. 140 Bard Hall, "Controlling Nanoscale Structure in Functional Polymers", given by Prof. Rachel Segalman, from the University of California - Berkeley. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:30 p.m. 140 Bard Hall,"Numbers Matter: From "Cloning" Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes To Massively Parallel Dip-Pen Nanolithography", given by Dr. Yuhuang Wang, from Northwestern University. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
Thursday, March 1, 2007 4:30 p.m. 140 Bard Hall, "Ferroelectric Memory Materials for 130nm 4Mb Non-volatile Embedded Memory", given by Dr. Scott Summerfelt, from Texas Instruments. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
Thursday, March 8, 2007 4:30 p.m. 140 Bard Hall, "Materials Engineering On a Chip: Particle Assembly and Manipulation by Electric Fields", given by Prof. Orlin Velev, from North Carolina State University. Refreshments will precede the seminar at 4:00 p.m. in the MS&E Lounge, Bard 260.
REPOST: Hurrican Katrina: Geosystems in Crisis
February 15, 2007
4:30-6:00pm Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Hollister B-14, "Hurricane Katrina: Geosystems
in Crisis," Professor T.D. O'Rourke, Thomas R. Briggs Professor
Engineering, Cornell.
REPOST UPDATED: Mechanical & Aerospace Colloquium Series
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:30 p.m.
Guest and topic TBD B11 Kimball Hall, Refreshments: 4:15p.m., Upson Lounge
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Thursday, March 1, 2007 4:30 p.m.
"Towards the Improvement of Bone: Exploration of Bone Cell Mechanotransduction and Intercellular Interactions" Dr. Erica Takai, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch National Institute of Health, B11 kimball Hall Refreshments: 4:15 p.m., Upson Lounge
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 4:30 p.m.
"GPS Carrier Phase Measurements and High Accuracy Application"
Professor Gerard Lachapelle, CRC/iCORE Chair in Wireless Location, Dept of Geomatics Eng, University of Calgary B11 Kimball Hall Refreshments: 4:15pm, Upson Lounge
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:30 p.m.
"A Wave-top Tour Through Emerging Technologies and Their Potential Applications and Implications" Dr. Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center
B11 Kimball Hall Refreshments: 4:15 pm, Upson Lounge
3. Events and Opportunities
NEW: Be a Peer Advisor!
Remember what it was like to be a new engineering student at Cornell? Want to make a big difference in the lives of new students by sharing your experiences, your knowledge, and little of your time?
We are seeking enthusiastic, dedicated Engineering freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to be Peer Advisors for the 2007-2008 academic year. Peer Advisors help out during Orientation in August, assist with the ENGRG 150 Advising Seminars during the Fall semester, and simply answer questions from new students!
Interested? Applications are available in 167 Olin Hall (Engineering Advising Office) or on the web at: http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/
academic-advising/peer-advising/index.cfm
Sign up today to be a PA...the official "welcoming committee" for the College of Engineering!
(Questions? Visit or call the Engineering Advising Office, 167 Olin Hall,
255-7414, or check out the web site as listed above.)
Applications for the Co-Chair position are due Feb 22. Steering Committee, Chair applications are due March 5. Applications for general membership are due March 15.
NEW: BOOM
Mark your calendar to attend BOOM
BOOM (Bits On Our Minds) 2007, the annual research conference showcasing
students' efforts and creativity in digital technology and applications,
will be held February 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Duffield atrium.
The event, hosted by Computing and Information Science and sponsored by
Cisco, Credit Suisse, and FAST is open to the public; students are
encouraged to attend.
For more information, visit
www.cis.cornell.edu/boom
NEW: New York Career Forum 2007
February 23 - 24, 2007
Penn Plaza Pavilion Exhibition Hall (Hotel Pennsylvania)
Qualifications:
1. Japanese-English bilingual
2. Pursuing or have received a bachelor's degree or higher
Information and Free Registration at
www.careerforum.net
REPOST: Collaborative Learning Groups
Diversity Programs in Engineering, in conjunction with Engineering Learning Initiatives, is seeking interested students for the position of Facilitator for a dynamic new summer support program in engineering. Collaborative Learning Groups (CLG) will be conducted as part of the Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP) for those students aiming to enhance their math skills through enrichment courses prior to the start of fall classes.
PSP runs from June 23rd through August 7th; CLGs will be held on Thursday evenings during this six-week period.
Facilitators are needed for Math 111*, Math 191, and Math 192.
(*Math 111 is a basic Calculus course and is considered to be a pre-requisite for Math 191)
Responsibilities include:
Participating in a 2-hour facilitator orientation with Diversity Programs in Engineering and Engineering Learning Initiatives
Conducting one 1-hour workshop each week for six weeks, focusing on problems from the text, homework assistance, and study skills
One hour of planning each week
One hour meeting each week as to maintain ongoing communication with Program Coordinator in regards to student progress
The ideal candidate will be able to:
Identify student strengths/weaknesses and encourage mutual help by appropriate grouping.
Establish a standard of excellence.
Project optimism, caring, approachability and expertise.
Be sensitive to student problems and refer to the DPE Program Coordinator as necessary.
Keep accurate student attendance records.
Have mastered the content, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and no less than a B in the core course.
For additional information, please contact:
Hilary Lashley-Renison
Diversity Programs Office
146 Olin Hall
Cornell University
Phone: 607-255-6403
E-mail: hkl2@cornell.edu
REPOST: Knight Scholarship Program 2007-2008
$40,000 for an MEng/MBA degree
If you're applying to the M.Eng. program in 2007-08 and are interested in pursuing an MBA, don't miss this opportunity!
Application deadline is 4:30pm on February 15, 2007
For additional Information stop by the Office of Research & Graduate Studies in 222 Carpenter Hall or visit
www.engineering.cornell.edu/knightscholarships
REPOST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
The National Science Foundation is sponsoring the Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship (SURF) program at NIST
(http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm). The program pays the student a
salary and provides housing. It is an excellent opportunity for
undergraduates, especially those students considering post graduate studies.
NOTE: The application deadline is February 15, 2007.
There is a contact at Cornell to assist in the application process. See
the following web site for that person's contact information:
http://www.surf.nist.gov/univlist.htm
REPOST: Student Employment Opportunity in Engineering Library
The Engineering Library is looking for student assistants to work at the service desk. The basic duties include basic circulation duties, public service, answering telephone and e-mails, sorting and shelving books, making photocopies and delivering books to faculty. The rate of pay is $7.50 and only applicants with Federal Workstudy, COSEP or Cornell Tradition funding can be considered. The openings for Spring '07 semester are as follows: Wednesdays 5-8, Thursdays 12pm-5pm, Fridays 4pm-6pm and Sundays 10pm-2am.
An on-line application can be filled out at:
www.library.cornell.edu/empsl/application/php
Resumes can be submitted to Melody Padgett at
mlp57@cornell.edu
4. Engineering Student Groups and Projects
REPOST: Engineering Ambassadors - Tour Guide Opportunities
The Engineering Ambassadors are looking for new tour guides!
Do you remember the tour guides you had? Join EA and become one of the memorable ones!
We are looking for outgoing and friendly people with Cornell pride. We'll teach you the rest! If this sounds like you, come join EA! To apply go to www.ea.cornell.edu and fill out an application by Monday, February 19th.
If you have any questions please email Christina Nora at
cdn9@cornell.edu
REPOST: SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
GE
Thursday, 2/15
Upson Lounge, 6-8pm
All welcome especially
AEP, MSE, OR, ChemE, CEE
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Prospective Candidates Weekend is a SWE hosted weekend event, April
13th-14th, when we invite women accepted in the College of Engineering to
visit our campus. We spend the day introducing our guests to campus as
well as planning various activities for the students in order for them to
get a taste of the College of Engineering as well as life at Cornell. We
expect a big turn out this year so please help us out by hosting a girl
overnight or simply by pitching in a few hours to help out with the tours
and activities! (Just as a reminder, you must live somewhere ON CAMPUS, be
a female in the Engineering School, and attend a brief training session in
order to be a host!)
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!
5. How to Place an Ad in the Sundial
How to place and 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
