Weekly News for CCE STUDENTS / STAFF / FACULTY
September 2008 - Week 3

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CALENDAR
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SEPT 24, Wednesday – CCE School Retreat, MU Journey Room.

SEPT 25, Thursday – TA Professional Development Series, 1001 KEC, 8:00-3:00.

SEPT 25, Thursday – COE Ice Cream Social, KEC Courtyard, 3:00-4:00. Everyone welcome.

SEPT 26, Friday - CCE Grad Student Orientation, 106 Owen Hall, 9:30-11:00. For all incoming graduate students.

SEPT 29, Monday – First day of classes

OCT 1, Wednesday – Applications for the Engineering Professional Level (Pro-Apps) will be available.

OCT 3, Friday – Faculty Meeting, 320 Owen Hall, 3:00-4:00.

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SEMINARS
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SEPT 22, Monday – “Gypsum Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Walls Subjected to Uniformly Distributed Lateral Loads,” Master of Science defense by Jignesh Vadodaria. 320 Owen Hall, 2:00 pm. Major advisor:  Prof. Tom Miller.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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RALPH PETERSON (BSCE ’69), current chairman and CEO of CH2M-HILL, won the Dunn Award of Excellence from the Construction Industry Institute, a national industry/academic organization that funds research in the construction industry. Full news release here (pfd) . . .

CONGRATULATIONS to our three CCE award recipients at the college’s annual Engineering Fall Breakfast last week. Dean Adams presented awards to recognize and honor its most exemplary faculty, staff and students for their work during the past year. These COE awards are as follows;

• Nancy Brickman, Classified Employee Award
• Wayne Huber,  Alumni Professor Award
• Harry Yeh, Research Award

THINKING ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL?  The ‘late’ deadline to apply for the October GRE test is 9-26-08. Details here. (pdh)

FREE PARKING in Student/Visitor lots only, through October 10, 2008. More. . .

CORVALLIS FALL FESTIVAL – a weekend of music, art, and a fun run. Sept 27-28 in Central Park. Details here.

The English Language Institute needs English speakers to become conversant volunteers. If you are interested, please contact us at 737-1838, or via email at ELIconversantpgm@oregonstate.edu.

OSU Community Fair in the MU Quad - brings together community businesses, university departments and programs and representatives from student clubs and organizations. October 3 from noon to 5 pm.

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ADVISING
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INTERVIEWS
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