Month: September 2018

Event: Evening with Industry

The Society of Women Engineers will be hosting their annual Evening with Industry the evening before career fair.

When: October 2nd, 2018 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (6:30 pm dinner starts)

Where: MUB Ballroom

Evening with Industry is a yearly corporate – student networking event hosted by our Michigan Tech SWE Section. There will be about 100 company representatives attending. Students will be able to network with all companies during a social hour and sit with their target companies at dinner.

Once you register, a week before the event, an email will be sent to you with a list of companies to choose from. We will apply your preferences based on the time you registered for the event.

Registration for Evening with Industry will be opening Monday, 9/10. Registration is available at: www.mtuswe.com/ewi , So head over and sign up!

Questions? Contact sweewi@mtu.edu.

Event: Michigan Tech Railroad Night (Sept 13th)

Michigan Tech Students interested in or curious about the railroad industry and the opportunities it offers should plan to attend the annual Michigan Tech Railroad Night (September 13th)!  The event starts with a Meet the Industry session at 5:30 PM in the North Mezzainine of the Rosza.  A social period follows from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Rosza North Lobby, and Railroad Night itself follows at 7:30 PM.  This is an opportunity to sit down, eat dinner, and talk with rail industry representatives.  Attendance is free, but I need to get a feel for how much food to order!  Please Click HERE and fill in the registration form if you plan to attend the dinner portion of the event.  If you want to eat with a particular industry representative see them on the Campus Mall during Transportation and Logistics Day earlier in the day to get an invite to their table!  Feel free to come and go as needed during the Meet the Industry and Social Hour, no registration required.  Our industry representatives are recruiting for full time jobs and internships in all disciplines!  More information can be found here, but let me know at dannelso@mtu.edu or by phone at 487-1734 if you have any questions!

 

Scholarship: Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association (MSFA)

The Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association (MSFA) is proud to announce our 2019 scholarship opportunity.  This year the MSFA board approved a scholarship award of $2500.00.  Please find attached the scholarship application.  Please see that students interested in stormwater and floodplain management are made aware of the opportunity.  This year the scholarship applications are due on Monday, November 5, 2018 and applicants can expect to be notified of our decision near the end of January 2019.

 MSFA Scholarship Application 2018-2019

This year’s application is also available soon on the MSFA website at: http://mifloods.org/scholarships/

 Jerry Hancock, CFM
Stormwater and Floodplain Programs Coordinator
Systems Planning Unit
City of Ann Arbor Public Services
301 E. Huron St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Phone – 734-794-6430 ex. 43709

Scholarship: AGC Educational Endowment Fund Scholarship Program

AGC Educational Endowment Fund Scholarship Program

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The AGC of Michigan Educational Endowment Scholarship program has been providing undergraduate scholarships for students pursuing construction management or civil engineering degree at accredited Michigan universities since 1984.

  • Need money for school?
  • Sophomore or Junior in college?
  • Attend a Michigan university?
  • Major in Construction Management of Civil Engineering?

You can earn as much as $3,500 toward tuition and books, for a small investment of your time. The application is now open for the 2019-2020 school year.

The employer evaluation sheet can be found here.  For more information please visit http://www.agcmichigan.org/students.html or contact Viki Gotts.

As long as you are applying…

The AGC Education and Research Foundation is also accepting applications. Click here to learn more.

Viki Gotts
Director, Education

Scholarship: College Student Scholarship Opportunity to attend MAEOE (Env. Education)

Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education Annual Conference ~ Student Scholarship opportunity to attend Oct,. 5-7 in Port Huron

The application may also be accessed online at https://www.maeoe.com/scholarships .

I can provide roundtrip transportation, as I’ll be going!  The deadline for applications is Monday September 17th.

This is a great way to build your communication skills and also network with environmental education and natural resource professionals across Michigan!

Learn more about the conference:  maeoe.com

For More Information:

Mike LeValley
Director-at-Large, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Conference Scholarship Chair
Education Coordinator, Isabella Conservation District
5979 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Conservation District Office:  (989) 772-5927 ext. 3
Tel:  (989) 546-2315    Mobile:  (989) 400-5076
mike.levalley@mi.usda.gov

ASCE: O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship

  • Awarded to encourage creation of new knowledge in structural design and construction.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be a member of the Society (membership applications may be submitted with scholarship application), in any grade, and must be in good standing at the time of award;
  • During the tenure of this fellowship, the recipient may not work on research projects other than that for which this fellowship has been granted; but recipients may accept other awards if the conditions of such awards are the same as those for this fellowship;
  • Evidence must be shown throughout the application that the recipient has the ability to conceive and explore original ideas in the field of structural

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Online application must completed and submitted in a single session.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1.

Scholarship: Asphalt Pavement Assn of Michigan

The Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan (APAM) scholarship program currently provides funding for undergraduate or graduate students that meet the following criteria; must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university or two-year technical institution in Michigan and interested in pursuing a career in the HMA Paving Industry. The 2018 deadline for applications is October 23, 2018.  Please contact me with any questions.

APAM Application for Scholarship 2018

Beth Wilson, Executive Assistant (BWilson@apa-mi.org)
Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan
517.323.7800
www.apa-mi.org

Scholarship: Chicagoland Construction Scholarship Foundation

The Chicagoland Construction Scholarship Foundation (formerly the Builders Foundation) online application has launched! Effective January 1, the Builders Association merged with the Fox Valley AGC to become the Chicagoland AGC.

The CCSF awards renewable scholarships to qualified Chicago-area college students earning a construction-focused degree (construction management or construction engineering (civil/environmental/mechanical)) at a Midwest college or university. Students must be sophomores or juniors at the time of application and be attending school full-time. The scholarship is open now through October 31, 2018. They can apply online here. Please pass this along to your students.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Hilary Korabik
Chicagoland AGC

Communications Manager

5440 N. Cumberland Ave. #302
Chicago, IL 60656
www.chicagolandagc.org
P | 773/444-0465

F | 773/444-0469

ASEE Video Contest – $3000 top prize!

For ASEE’s 125th Anniversary Celebration, we are asking students to create a video that shows where engineering education will be in 25 years!

The scene: You are 25 years into your career as faculty, dean, chair, provost or president at your dream university.

  • What does engineering education look like?
  • What changes have been implemented?
  • What does the student body look like? How are classes taught?

Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students are encouraged to submit a 90-second video where you creatively explore these topics.

The winning video will be shown at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference in Tampa and the winning team (up to two people) will win a trip to the conference, along with $3000.   More details are at our 125th Anniversary website.

Register by December 1 and submit by February 1.

We look forward to seeing your entry!  Contact Katie Carroll for more info.

 

 

Nathan Kahl

Managing Director, Communications and Society Advancement

American Society for Engineering Education

202.357.5767

n.kahl@asee.org

Inspiring Innovation. Advancing Research. Enhancing Education.

www.asee.org