Weekly News for CCE STUDENTS / STAFF / FACULTY
April 2008 - Week 2

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CALENDAR | SEMINARS | ANNOUNCEMENTS | ADVISING | STUDENT CHAPTERS | INTERVIEWS

SCHOLARSHIPS (updated daily) | JOBS / INTERNSHIP (updated daily)

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CALENDAR
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APRIL 10, Thursday – Fluid Connector Products Technology Day, LaSells Stewart Center. Training seminars, displays, demos, and tech trailer engineering students, faculty, and staff. They are providers of fluid power, hose, and fitting technology.

APRIL 10-11 - Designing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities, LaSells Stewart Center. Pre-registration required.

APRIL 16, Wednesday - Electrical Contractors/National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Information Meeting. Learn about the opportunities available working for an electrical contractor, internships and full-time positions available, and how NECA supports the industry. Food and beverages will be provided. Open to all Construction and Civil students.  6:00 pm, 106 Owen Hall.

APRIL 17, Thursday - Apperson to Kearney (A2K) Update in Owen Hall Atrium. Tours of the project and a pizza luncheon presentation. All students, staff, faculty invited.  More details next week

APRIL 18, Friday – Contractors Night, CH2M-Hill Alumni Center. All CEM students are invited to attend. This banquet is a good place to meet and network with people involved in the construction industry. Students are seated with contractors, alumni and friends of the CEM program. The evening celebrates the great relationship the OSU/CEM program has with the industry and our alumni. More details coming.

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SEMINARS
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APRIL 22, Tuesday – “Fundamental Force Analysis and Financial Comparison of Navigation Timber Piles and Composite Pile Replacements,” presented by Jason Heering for the degree of Master of Science. 320 Owen Hall, 9:00 am. Advisor: Prof. Solomon Yim.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CONGRATULATIONS to Kyle Bressler (CEM junior) who was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Wrestling Teams.

ARE YOU SEEKING A SUMMER INTERNSHIP/JOB? Several opportunities are available. For more information, please see Jan Strombeck in 220 Owen or contact her at jan.strombeck@oregonstate.edu. Also check our online bulletin board.

FREE FE EXAM REVIEW – all students invited. Review will focus on material specific to FE Exam type questions. All classes in 102 Owen Hall. Organized and sponsored by CCE Honor Society.

ASCE volunteers take a break from work during their highway cleanup and litter patrol last weekend.

CE Junior Field Trip to Portland

JR CE FIELDTRIP WRAP UP - our junior class of civil engineering students conducted their annual field trip to Portland at the end of February. They started by visiting an ODOT construction project north of Eugene along I-5. The group also walked through two construction projects run by Hoffman Construction in downtown Portland. The next day the students explored a construction site and pre-cast concrete plant run by Kiewit Construction for the Portland “Big Pipe” storm water drainage system on the east side of the Willamette River in the downtown area. The students then broke out into smaller groups and visited public agencies and private firms to see what they do, and how they do it. The public agenScies visited were: ODOT, County of Multnomah – Bridge Department, City of Portland – Transportation Section, Port of Portland (airport), US Corps of Engineers, and PGE. The private firms visited were: CH2M-Hill, Degenkolb Engineers, DKS Associates, Kittelson & Associates, KPFF, Murray, Smith & Associates, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade, and Douglas, Inc., David Evans and Associates, and Hoffman Construction. An informative time was had by all. OSU heartily thanks all the public agencies and private firms that gave of their time and efforts to our CE program!  ~ Frank Sherkow, CE Outreach Director

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ADVISING
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All professional school applications for Fall, 2008, are due by April 11 before 11:59 pm, http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/

Applications to MECOP/CECOP for 2008-2009 are due on April 10, http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/

Late day to add or drop a course is this Friday, April 11.

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STUDENT CHAPTERS
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APRIL 9, Wednesday - ASCE Elections, 6:00 pm in 102 Owen Hall. All positions are available. Check the fliers posted around Owen for more details on the positions being offered. ASCE is a great way to build leadership skills and make connections within the field. Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of whether you are running or not! Free food and drinks will be provided. A short general meeting will also be held to update our members on current happenings with ASCE. 

APRIL 10, Thursday - AGC Speaker Meeting. Traylor Bros. a heavy/civil/marine contractor, will present on their work throughout US. Food and beverages provided. 6:00 pm, 106 Owen Hall. 

AGC Student Chapter officer elections for the 2008-09 academic year will take place soon.  Please contact Jared Hargens, hargensj@onid.orst.edu if you are interested in running for an in Associated General Contractors Student Chapter (AGC) office.

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INTERVIEWS
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APRIL 11, Friday - Traylor Bros., seeking CEM and CE interns and full-time hires. You may sign up for interviews with Jan Strombeck in 220 Owen.