TWIE | This Week in Engineering |
December 5, 2022 | Issue 5 |
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Take A Paws 2 and More Stress Busters |
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Check out the other de-stressing activities available this day:
Rock Painting | Arts & Crafts | Yard Games/ Outdoor Activities
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University and College News |
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Welcome to The Breakroom, B226-H, which is available from 9:00 am-5:00 pm on normal business days. Reserve a 50-minute slot using this link:
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Final Exam Week Reminders--COE DECAL and Guest Pass |
Dear COE Students,
Beginning Sunday, December 4th, through the end of finals week, a security guard will be patrolling the engineering campus during the overnight hours. Beginning Monday, December 5th, you must have a College of Engineering decal on your student ID card to be in the building during the overnight hours. You may pick-up a decal anytime from the Office of Student Services located in Room B-111 from 9AM to 5PM, Monday to Friday.
We are also providing a limited number of Guest Passes which can be used for you to invite up-to two non-engineering students to study with you at the college. Guests must be accompanied by an engineering student with a valid COE ID decal. Guest passes are available from the Office of Student Services. If you have any questions, you may contact the Office of Student Services at studentsupport@eng.famu.fsu.edu, or call 850-410-6423.
Additional reminders while on campus after hours:
- Students are permitted to study in all 3 breezeways, the Atrium, Library, or in the computer lab. Students may not use classrooms or offices to study in during the overnight and weekend hours.
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Don’t forget to keep an eye on your belongings while you’re studying! We always see an increase in missing items around this time of year due to people walking away from their study area and leaving things behind, etc. Don’t take a chance on losing something valuable!
- Please be courteous and clean up after yourselves. If you brought something with you into the building (papers, snacks, water bottles, etc.), make sure it leaves with you or is disposed of properly. If you bring pizza with you to study, please take empty pizza boxes out to the dumpster in the parking lot of Building B. As always, there is no food permitted in computer labs.
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Alcohol is NOT permitted in the building at any time!
Don’t forget to check out the information regarding final exam schedule at
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Nominations Open: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards (OTAA) |
The Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) is seeking nominations for awards recognizing graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) for their distinguished contributions to undergraduate student learning through excellence in instruction.
Nominations are invited from all faculty, staff, and currently enrolled FSU undergraduate students. If you feel that a graduate student teaching assistant (TA) has made a significant contribution to the quality of teaching and learning at Florida State University, then please nominate this student for an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OTAA). Nominations must be received on or before 11:59 PM, Wednesday, January 18, 2023.Click here to nominate a TA! (or use this link: https://bit.ly/OTAA-Nomination-22-23)
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Need Your Input. Please Take the Two Surveys Below! |
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Stress Management Workshop Spring 2023 |
FAMU Counseling Services would love to host several stress management workshops for our College of Engineering Students during Spring 2023. In order to ensure we can reach the most students as possible we would like your opinion. Please complete this survey to let us know what days and times you would be willing to attend a 1.5 hour workshop session during the Spring 2023 semester. Start stress management survey here.
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Looking back at the Fall semester, is mentorship something that you would be interested in and if so, what type of program activities would you want to see.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging updates from the Engineering DEI Advisory Council
Chair: Mahogany Newell; Vice-Chair: Barbara Twyman
Your Engineering DEI Advisory Council recently finalized the college’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Plan for 2022. This document outlines the main priorities and goals for the college leadership and items the council believes we should realize as an institution within the next three years. This plan was also submitted to the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program for consideration for a Silver-level award. The main points from the plan are:
- Increase understanding & application of DEIB concepts
- Build leadership accountability & incentive mechanisms
- Make DEIB part of the college culture
- Fix reciprocity problems
- Build student (& faculty) population representing parent universities
- Improve URM engineering student enrollment & outcomes
Within the plan, there are 5 items that the council will take the lead on accomplishing by December 2023:
- DEI statement for college and centers
- DEI-focused student organization
- DEI annual report
- Signature DEI event in Spring 2023
- Share-outs & other DEI-focused events
For more information, to add your feedback, or to volunteer in this initiative, please contact Tisha Keller, DEI Advisory Council member and staff liaison for DEI.
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Opportunities for Undergraduates |
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The Innovation Center at FAMU Sustainability Institute |
FAMU plans to launch an Innovation Center within the Sustainability Institute in early January. CO.STARTERS will be the first program that we will be initiated out of the Innovation Center. CO.STARTERS is a 12-week program open to FAMU's students, faculty, and Staff who have business ideas and are looking for guidance/ mentorship in making them a reality.
Get help starting a business, too. Entrepreneurship Program flyer here. |
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University of Kentucky REU: Engineered Bioactive interfaces and Devices, Monday, May 22 – Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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A multidisciplinary undergraduate summer REU program spanning Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and focusing on the novel design and development of materials that interact with biological systems and promote a desired response.
Participants receive a $6000 stipend, housing, and up to $300 in relocation expenses.
Application Deadline: February 17, 2023
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. For more information and application, check out our website: http://nsfreu.engr.uky.edu
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Events
December 2022
Last Day of Classes, December 2
Don't stress... Take-A-Paws 2, Wednesday, December 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm in B Connector near the west entrance.
Final Exam Week, December 5-9
Holiday Break, December 23-January 1 | College Closed
January 2023
College Opens Spring Semester, Tuesday, January 3
First Day of Classes, Monday, January 9
MLK Jr. Holiday, Monday January 16 | College closed
February 2023
Engineers Week, February 19- 25
March 2023
Spring Break, March 13-17
April 2023
Senior Design, April 6
COE Awards Night, Friday, April 7 | 6PM - 8PM
Focus on Gulf Scholars Program, Thursday, April 13 | 9 AM - 7 PM
May 2023
Final Exam Week, December 5-9
Memorial Day Holiday, Monday, May 29
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FAMU Official University Academic Calendar
FSU Academic Calendar:
FAMU-FSU Engineering Academic Calendar & Deadlines: https://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/students/academic-deadlines
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Challenger Learning Center Info |
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As the glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age, they left an astounding gift of connected rivers, lakes, and wetlands across the heartland of North America. Today, these largely unknown water highways remain an oasis for wildlife, from the herds of bison that still roam part of the Great Plains to the swaying grasslands, wildflowers, and vital honeybees that pollinate our crops and especially for the millions of magnificent birds that migrate along these “flyways.”
Wings Over Water, narrated by Michael Keaton, tells the compelling story of three amazing bird species—the Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duck—with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors. All of them depend on the wetlands for their survival.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect the kingdom of Wakanda from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for their nation.
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