1. general meeting april 28th, 2010

2. Societies on Suspension IGVRT NOBCChE SGT SME Synton *Currently eligible to come off of suspension Suspension means loss of all EC benefits, including funding and awards. Stay off of suspension by coming to general meetings!

3. Officer Announcements Vice President Awards .

4. Vice President Zach Tratar(vp@ec.uiuc.edu) E-Night Monday, August 30th, 3-7pm Go to http://ec.uiuc.edu/soc/admin/login.php and log in, choose your society, and sign up! Deadline to sign up is Saturday, May 12th Update Society Membership Lists *Required* Go to http://ec.uiuc.edu/soc/admin/login.php and log in, then click Contact Info and update your executive board’s contact information

5. Awards SiddharthBanothu (awards@ec.uiuc.edu) Society of the Month: National Organization for Business and Engineering (NOBE) Society Member of the Month: Jose Garcia (SHPE) Committee Member of the Month: Samantha Chadwick (Publicity)

6. Funding Presentations Conference Fund Program Fund

7. Conference Fund ACI SHPE Chi Epsilon EWB ANS

8. ACI ConventionChicago

9. ACI Chicago March 21-25 Student Competitions Fiber reinforced Bowling Ball Pervious Cylinder Presentations Presentations by students Presentations to attend Networking Opportunities Student Lunch Student Mixer Concrete Mixer

10. Student Competitions Concrete Bowling Ball Pervious Concrete Cylinder

11. Presentations

12. Networking Opportunities Student Mixer Student Lunch

13. Thanks EC!

14. Regional Leadership Development Conference Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

15. Introduction RLDC is an annual regional conference for the Midwest (Region 6) SHPE student chapters The goal of the conference is to provide workshops and networking opportunities for students to develop their leadership potential This year 18 UIUC students attended; the most of any Region 6 chapter

16. RLDC 2010 This year RLDC was hosted at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis It ran from Thursday April 22 to Sunday April 25 Students attended workshops on leadership, integrity, scholarships and financial aid, feedback, management, community building, and several others

17. RLDC 2010 cont. Students also were split into teams with other chapters to develop and present a team project in which they had to plan, direct, and propose their own RLDC There was also a career fair with 10 companies and a gala banquet that each served as great networking opportunities Each and every UIUC student learned something new and said they would highly recommend the conference for future students

18. Pictures

19. 2010 Chi Epsilon National Conclave University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa March 11th – 14th, 2010

20. Purpose Semiannual meeting of Chi Epsilon chapters from around the country Governing meeting of the society Features discussion of changes to the organization constitution and bylaws, definition of national policy, and other society business Allows chapters in attendance to share ideas and procedures

21. Overview General sessions with 128 chapters from around the country Breakout sessions by district Committee meetings

22. Overview Elevation of National Honor Member and banquet Industry speakers Campus tours and other fun activities

23. Thank you!

24. EWB International Conference

25. EWB International Conference Denver, Colorado March 17th – 21st Distinguished Speakers and Panelists Cameroon Water Project student presentation Two Cultural Presentations

26. Networking with 200 other chapters Met EWB-USA staff face to face Learned about better chapter management Jump-started our newest initiative on campus EWB International Conference

27. EWB International Conference Side trip to Breckenridge after Conference 2000 miles in the car together 2 Days of Skiing and Hiking

28. American Nuclear Society Student Conference at the University of Michigan Presented by Erics Becker and Stein of the American Nuclear Society

29. Event Details Date: April 9th-11th Location: Ann Arbor Purpose Develop industry contacts Learn about recent advances in the field Hear what universities are doing to promote their local chapter

30. Presentations Attended On Shortage of Medical Isotopes Nonproliferation policy and deterrence Thorium Based Reactors MCNP Coding

31. For Fun Night club in Ann Arbor Detroit Boat Dinner Bocce Ball on UoM “Diag”

32. Program Fund Rube Goldberg GESO Sigma Phi Delta NSBE Alpha Chi Sigma ASEE

33. University of Illinois Rube Goldberg Society National Rube Goldberg Competition 2010

34. Overview Built machine all year then travelled to Purdue University Dinner with sponsors & other teams on March 26th Competition on March 27th in Armory 12 teams Team of sponsor judges decides 1st, 2nd & 3rd place Final task: dispense hand sanitizer

35. Results 1st University of Wisconsin Stout 2nd St. Olaf College 3rd Penn State University U of I machine had two perfect runs

37. Thanks EC!

38. 38 Roundtable Research Meetings Geotechnical Engineering Student Organization University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign April 28, 2010

39. 39 First Meeting Mr. Kashif Muhammad, Ph.D. Candidate lead the discussion Wednesday, October 7, 12:00 PM, B218 Newmark Discussed liquefaction failures, and related recent research on the subject April 28, 2010

40. 40 Second Meeting Mr. David R. Groholski, Ph.D. Candidate lead the discussion Wednesday, November 11, 12:00 PM, B218 Newmark Discussed the current state of research related to numerical modeling in geotechnical engineering Included a discussion of journal papers related to the Wildlife site, in particular, and it doubled as a case history April 28, 2010

41. 41 Both sessions were well attended April 28, 2010

42. Engineers in Training(EIT) Sigma Phi Delta March 12th-13th 2010

43. What is it? 2 Day Program at the chapter house during EOH. Active members give tours and advice about college life, classes, and selecting a major. Great way for new students to experience the University before they arrive.

44. What did we do? Friday: Tours of EOH, Pizza, and group sessions with each major. Afterwards there was a Super Smash Bros. Tournament and movies. Saturday: EOH exhibits, Lunch at Zorba’s, Attendees return home.

45. Thanks EC!

46. National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)SPRING 2010-Highschool Visitation

47. Highschool Visitation (HSV) 2010 DATE(S):3/11/10 – 3/14/10 WHERE:Various places on campus PURPOSE:To increase retention by assisting admitted students into the College of Engineering finalize their decision. NSBE- UIUC HSV 2010 Shirt

48. Day 1 THE SCHEDULE Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

49. Highschool Visitation (HSV) 2010 ILLINI CHALLENGE!! ENG 101 WORKSHOPS!!

50. THANKS EC!!!!!

51. Krug Lecture Alpha Chi Sigma April 24th, 2010

52. History Louis G. Krug initiated with the Zeta Chapter on January 16, 1915. Brother Krug left a substantial bequest to the Zeta Chapter. We have used his bequest to establish an annual lecture series. The Krug Lectures bring faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates together to share in the riches of Chemistry.

53. Krug Lecture 2010 The lecture took place in the Technology room of the iHotel The lecture was followed by a 5 course dinner next door The entire chapter, new pledge class, and professors in the chemistry department attended

54. Krug Lecture 2010 Brother Cary Supalo, a blind chemist was our guest speaker Cary’s Ph.D. thesis project is a National Science Foundation funded project from the Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) where he is developing accessible tools and techniques to assist blind students in performing high school level chemistry laboratory experiments.

55. Thanks EC!

56. Spring Lunch Seminar Series Kerry Hall, Publicity Chair

58. Lunch provided

59. 25-30 attendees

61. What is Excellent Teaching?Dr. John Popovics Wed. April 21, 2010

62. Thanks EC

63. New Society Instatement

64. U.S. Women in Nuclear UIUC Chapter

65. Mission (as stated in our charter) support an environment in nuclear energy and nuclear technologies in which women are able to succeed provide a supportive network through which the women in these fields can further their professional development provide a means by which collegiate women interested in these fields can socialize provide an organization through which the public is informed about nuclear energy and nuclear technologies

66. Plan to Fulfill Mission Provide professional development opportunities for members Provide social and networking events for members Outreach to local community

67. Why we want to join Engineering Council Access to Resources: funding, webspace, leadership events, publicity More importantly: we want to expand our network beyond just the Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Department—we want our membership to extend to all women who are interested in the nuclear-related fields, as well as everyone who supports them, not just those who are in NPRE

68. Fighting Illini Battlebots Team

69. What is BattleBots? Who are we? 1 national competition each year 120 pound robots fight in an arena for 3 minutes Whoever lands the most hits or disables the other robot wins! Weapons can include spinning drums, saws, high-torque motors, or even an entire spinning robot Our team members have competed together for 8 years in robotics competitions In the 4 years they competed in BattleBots at the high school level, they placed a robot in the top 5 nationally each year

72. Student Chapter of the National Organization Founded in Summer 2008 Renewed in March 2010 RSO in April 2010 Construction Management Association of America

73. Professional Civil Engineering Organization Focus in Construction Management Undergraduate and Graduate Just under 30 chapter members Apply in class education to outside world Workshops and Certifications Field Trips Guest Speakers Networking and fun Who and What are we?

74. Structure 10 board members Sustainability Recruitment Mentoring Mentors Regional Chapter Campus Advisors IIT Student Chapter Plan to Succeed

75. Growth Open House Social Resources Computer Funding Improve the College of Engineering Why We Want to Join EC

76. Constitution UpdateVote

80. Special ElectionAwards Director