Month: April 2015

First Year Engineering PACE Contest

DSCN3110The Michigan Tech Engineering Fundamentals First Year Engineering version of the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education PACE Engineering Design Competition was held on April 21, 2015.

Photo Gallery is on 2015 ME-EM PACE Contest at Flickr

Project Description: The design project is mainly involving CAD modeling of a real world example but designed by the students specially for the competition. The students apply the skill they learned on Modeling, Assemblies, and drafting. Some of them may include analysis and animations. The students are required to select a project on their own and it should be original. They as a team will create the parts and assemblies and present at the competition. CAD modeling/assembly with analysis, of any equipment used in the project.

Judges for April 2015 PACE were John Baker, Siemens; Andrew Malburg, General Motors; Laura McCausland, General Motors; Nancy Niekirk, General Motors; Jerry Brusher, Mathworks;

Judging Criteria
Form — Design Concept, Creativity, Perceived Value, Safety
Fit — Physical Model (realism, aesthetics, detail, supporting design)
Function — Design Parameters and Performance (math models, simulations, spreadsheets, etc.)
Presentation — Effective, Professional, Credible
Teamwork and Collaboration

1st Place 2015 EF PACE Contest
1st Place 2015 EF PACE Contest

All the other photos can be seen at the PACE EF Contest 2015 Photo Gallery

Do you need to late drop a class?

After the last day to drop a class (Friday, Week 10), students who have extenuating circumstances must appeal to the Student Affairs office for a Late Drop.
Late drops are NOT given because:
1. You forgot to drop the course, or you were not aware of the policy;
2. You spent too much time on University extracurricular activities;
3. You wish to avoid a poor grade;
4. You are changing your major or transferring to another school; or
5. You do not need the course to graduate.
The instructions for requesting a Late Drop can be found at: www.admin.mtu.edu/dos/latedrop.htm.

Selecting a Major

If you are still deciding on a major, there are several items you may want to consider.

1. Meet with an academic advisor before you leave for campus for the summer.

Biomedical Mr. Mike Labeau (344 M&M, malabeau@mtu.edu))
BSE & Engineering Undecided Ms. Amy Monte & Dr. AJ Hamlin (112C Dillman, efadvise@mtu.edu)
Civil & Environmental Ms. Julie Ross (103 Dillman, jzross@mtu.edu)
Chemical Ms. Katie Torrey (202M Chem Sci, cmadvise@mtu.edu)
Computer Mr. Trever Hassell (131 EERC, tjhassel@mtu.edu)
Electrical Ms. Judy Donahue (131 EERC, eceadvise@mtu.edu)
Geological Ms. Kelly McLean (627 DOW, kelly@mtu.edu)
Materials Dr. Daniel Seguin (U-101 M&M, mseadvise@mtu.edu)
Mechanical Ms. Danise Jarvey & Mr. Ryan Towles (204AMEEM, dnjarvey@mtu.edu & 205A MEEM, ratowles@mtu.edu)

2. Take an engineering seminar course Fall 2015 to see if a particular major is right for you. The courses that are offered are listed below.

Biomed BE2100
Chemical CM1000
Civil CE1000
Environmental ENVE1501
Geological GE1100
Exploring Majors at Michigan Tech SA1000
Career Development Foundations UN2525

3. Meet with Career Services for career guidance, discuss your MyPlan results, or gain career development strategies.

4. Check out the information about different engineering fields at the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.