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General Meeting: Railroad Engineering and Activities Club

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REAC meeting will be held, November 7th at 7pm in Fisher 101.
Some key things to note:

  • This will be the last chance/ day to sign up for our annual Fall field trip (Click Here for more deets & to sign up!)
  • We will be having a special speaker, Derek Harter (an MTU Civil Engineering graduate), discuss works with Canadian Pacific Railroad and its Capital Investment Program (More details on this can be found in the attached flyer)
REAC looks forward to seeing you at 7 on the 7th!  —–BTW: free JimmyJohn’s Subs and pop—–
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CEE4760 – Optimization Methods in CEE (Course Info)

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CEE 4760/5760 – Optimization Methods in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Semester: Spring 2018
Instructor: David Watkins, Ph.D., P.E.
Prerequisites:

  • Undergraduate students: (MA2320 or MA2321 or MA2330) and (MA2720 or MA3710).
  • Graduate students: None.

Course info: CEE 4760_Course Description Flyer

 
Please contact Dr. David Watkins (dwatkins@mtu.edu) for more information.

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Undergrad Research – Civil Eng.

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A couple of undergraduate research assistants are needed in my research group from this semester until the end of summer 2018.  Students with civil engineering materials (CEE 3101) background is needed. The GPA above 3.0 is desired. Most of research will be involved with fiber-reinforced concrete and high performance concrete design, mixing and tests. The hourly support will be provided with NSF REU support (US citizenship is needed for this support). If you are interested, please directly contact Dr. Qingli(Barbara) Dai (qingdai@mtu.edu) with the attached one-page resume.

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Spring Course – HU3400, Diversity Studies (Online)

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HU 3400, Topics in Diversity Studies (Online, Spring 2018)
Looking is one of the most natural reflexes we have. We look at things and people all the time, but how often do we think about this daily action? How are we perceived by others? This class is designed to take a step back and understand how our gaze and how looking work, how it is engineered, how we can broaden our understanding of looking/ being looked at in order to be more sensitive to diversity surrounding us.
This course is on the HU/FA General Education list and also counts toward the Diversity Studies minor.
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Job Posting: VerHalen (Project Engineer)

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VerHalen’s Project Engineer is an entry point into the business with intended advancement to Project Manager role within the company. The initial duties are to support the Project Managers in all facets of project management to begin to understand the business from the ground up.

Job description is attached.  You can find additional information about the company on their website (www.verhaleninc.com).

If are interested in appling, please email your cover letter and resume directly to Nick Grbavcich (ngrbavcich@verhaleninc.com) or to the Human Resources Manager, Paula Wiese (pwiese@verhaleninc.com).

Project Engineer for MTU 10.2017

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Info Session: Lunda Construction Company

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Check out this event on Handshake:

What: Lunda Construction Company Info Session; Brad Diener

When: Wednesday, October 25th 2017 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm EDT

Where: Dillman Hall, Room 204

Do you want to work on multiple unique and challenging projects throughout your career?  Do you want to maximize your earning potential in a fast-paced, demanding, work environment that will reward you both personally and financially?   Does the idea of building a $325 million dollar bridge across the Mississippi River intrigue you?    Do you want to make it happen or stand by while others do? 

Lunda Construction Company is a major heavy/highway, civil and industrial general contractor and one of the largest bridge builders in the United States. We are currently seeking a quality, highly motivated, full-time Construction Project Manager, Estimator, and construction intern(s) for our Heavy/Civil Bridge Division and Industrial Division which will operate out of our Hilbert, WI office. 

If you want to find out more attend this info session to network with alumni and enjoy some free food!

https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/98083/share_preview

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