Weekly News for CCE STUDENTS / STAFF / FACULTY
October 2008 - Week 1

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CALENDAR
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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.

OCT 3, Friday - OSU Community Fair in the MU Quad - brings together community businesses, university departments and programs and representatives from student clubs and organizations, 12:00-5:00 pm.

OCT 6, Monday – Chevron Corporation Informational Session (Alan Perry, BSCE ’08). 102 Owen Hall, 6:00 pm. Chevron is on campus recruiting Civil and CEM students for full time and internship positions (interviews held at OSU Career Services, October 8-9). Chevron has facilities and operations in over 100 countries around the world. Come and learn about the career opportunities available within Chevron, a dynamic organization helping to deliver the vital energy the world needs to live and work. Pizza dinner will be provided. Read more (pdf) . . .

OCT 9, Thursday – Study Abroad Fair, MU Ballroom, 10:00- 2:00 pm. More . . .

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SEMINARS
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OCT 9, Tuesday – Fall Kick-Off Seminar: “South Umpqua River Bridge Replacement,” presented by Brad Larsen (BSCE '99), OBEC Consulting Engineers (Eugene). 124 Gilbert Hall, 4:00-5:00 pm. Sponsored by the ASCE Student Chapter. All are invited and encouraged to attend.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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PEER MENTORS NEEDED for CE 201 - Strong AutoCAD skills required. Must attend class section; need coverage for noon section. For more info see Tracy Arras, arrast@engr.orst.edu, 238 Owen Hall.

CONGRATULATIONS to our COE STUDENT AMBASSADORS. Representing CCE are Lyndsey Croghan, Kelly Davis, Eryn Kelley, Erika McQuillen, Daniel Mendoza, and Kelli Walters.

INTERESTED IN STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS? The Austin Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) is presenting a course specifically for you. BA 199, ‘Austin Enterprises,’ is designed for OSU students in every college who want to take an idea and turn it into a business. Details (pdf) . . .

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

CULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER Open House Events – try to attend AT LEAST one of these;

• Pride Center: October 1st, 5-7 pm
• Black Cultural Center: October 6th, 6-8pm
• Asian and Pacific Cultural Center: October 7th, 5-8pm
• Native American Longhouse: October 8th, 6-8pm
• Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez: October 9th, 3-5pm
• Women’s Center: October 13th, 4-6pm

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ADVISING
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ADVISING OFFICE HOURS are 1:00-5:00, Monday through Friday. Please signup by going to http://cce.oregonstate.edu/students/current.html, click on ‘Sign up for Advising’ in the Links for Undergraduate students section.

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STUDENT CHAPTERS
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OCT 7, Tuesday - AGC Speaker Meeting, Webcor Builders, 6:00-7:00 pm, 103 Owen.  Food and soft drinks will be available. Webcor is a general building contractor headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices throughout California.  Their scope of work includes:  High-tech corporate campuses, commercial office buildings, high-density residential projects, luxury hotels and resorts, health care facilities, biotech and pharmaceutical facilities, design-build parking structures, renovation, historic restoration and seismic upgrade.

OCT 8, Wednesday - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Student Chapter Officer Elections - for President, Secretary and Treasurer, 100 Gleeson Hall, 3:00 pm. All undergrads and grad students are invited and welcome to run for an office. Questions? Please see Tom Miller in 344 Owen Hall, Thomas.Miller@oregonstate.edu.  Hope to see you there!

OCT 8, Wednesday - AGC Speaker Meeting, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, 6:00-7:00 pm, 106 Owen.  Food and soft drinks will be available.  Whiting-Turner is a general building contractor headquartered in Baltimore, MD, with offices throughout the country.  The company offers design-build, construction management and general contracting delivery and has in-house specialists in mechanical and electrical, cost management, scheduling, safety management and sustainable construction.

OCT 9, Thursday - AGC Speaker Meeting, Skanska USA, 6:00-700 pm, 106 Owen.  Food and soft drinks will be available.  Skanska is a leading international project development and building construction company with over 60,000 employees in Europe, the US and Latin America.  Skanska is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and is a Fortune 500 company.

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INTERVIEWS
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OCT 8-9 - Chevron Corp – interviews arranged through OSU Career Services. Read more. . .

OCT 8, Wednesday, Webcor Builders interviews CEM and CE students for both internships and full-time employment.  You may sign-up for an interview appointment with Jan Strombeck, 220 Owen Hall.  Attend the AGC Speaker Meeting on October 7 for information on Webcor.

OCT 9, Thursday, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company interviews CEM and CE students for both internships and full-time employment.  You may sign-up for an interview appointment with Jan Strombeck, 220 Owen Hall.  Attend the AGC Speaker Meeting on October 8 for information on Whiting-Turner.

OCT 10, Friday, Skanska USA interviews CEM and CE students for both internships and full-time employment.  You may sign-up for an interview appointment with Jan Strombeck, 220, Owen Hall.  Attend the AGC Student Chapter Meeting on October 9 for information on Skanska.