TWIE | This Week in Engineering |
October 17, 2022 | Issue 5 |
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Welcome to The Breakroom 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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Networking Opportunity with Dean De and FAMU Alumni |
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Local FIRST Event Volunteer Registration is Open |
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TallyRobotics is recruiting volunteers to serve at our local FIRST robotics competitions this season. Attached to this email is a volunteer guide and below is a description of our immediate needs for the FIRST LEGO League (4th-8th grade) and FIRST Tech Challenge (7th-12th grade) events coming up this fall and winter. Volunteering with a FIRST event is a fantastic way to inspire students in our community to follow a STEM path as they consider their career choices. Download the Volunteer Registration User Guide here.
Events coming up in the Tallahassee area are:
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October 22nd - Combined FLL Practice Event & FTC League Meet #1 at Gadsden High School, Havana
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November 5th - FTC League Meet #2 at Montford Middle School
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December 3rd - FLL Qualifier at Maclay School
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January 7th - FRC Kickoff with possible FTC League Meet #4 at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
TallyRobotics is looking to build up its local volunteer force for these events. Volunteers receive breakfast & lunch along with a volunteer shirt and fun FIRST swag. Please let me know if you have any questions or trouble signing up.
Laura Leonard
Ex. Director
TallyRobotics
(850) 583-1775
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Please Join Us for a Collective GEM Info Session This Saturday! |
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Undergraduates are invited to an Information Session about The National GEM Consortium to be held virtually via Zoom this Saturday, October 22, 2022.
The session will be held from 1:00 PM - 2:30PM EST. To take advantage of the full experience, attendees are expected to arrive on time and stay for the entire event.
GEM recruits high quality underrepresented students looking to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees in applied science and engineering, and matches their specific skills to the specific technical needs of GEM employer members.
The info session will be utilized to inform prospective students of the importance of continuing their graduate education in STEM and how joining such a prestigious organization, like GEM, will streamline their career trajectories.
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Interested in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work at Engineering?
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Everyone in our FAMU-FSU Engineering community is invited to join our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at the college. This past year, our Let’s Start Here (LSH) Leadership Committee began this work in earnest for our faculty, students and staff. We are currently accepting volunteer interest in serving on the newly-formed Engineering DEI Advisory Council, which will pick up where the LSH committee left off.
In addition to the DEI Advisory Council, there are myriad other ways to get involved in creating a college culture that is more inclusive, offers equal opportunities for all and celebrates the diversity on our campus. There’s something for anyone who is interested in this important work. Please take a moment to complete this form if you are interested in joining us.
Thank you!
Tisha Keller, M.A.
Marketing + Communications Director
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Opportunities for Undergraduates |
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Student Hackathon Design Challenge U S Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence at ASU/Northeastern |
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Participation in National Hackathon Centered on Homeland Security
Internal Submission Deadline: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 5:00 pm
To ensure the Department of Homeland Security can continue to operate efficiently, it is imperative to maintain an active pipeline of new homeland security professionals. One of the most efficient ways to encourage college students to pursue careers within the homeland security enterprise is to expose them to real-world homeland security issues.
To address this, two DHS Centers of Excellence, the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) at Arizona State University and Soft-Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Center at Northeastern University, will be hosting a design challenge/hackathon on the weekend of February 24-26, 2023.
The three-day event will pair students with academic and industry mentors to solve real-world problem scenarios related to public access areas including managing crowds during an attack and enabling effective communications among responders in times of public crisis. Although many hackathons may be focused on coding challenges, this event is about finding real solutions regardless of the medium those solutions happen to be in.
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University and College News |
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Current Phishing Scam - Be Careful! |
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Over the past several days, there has been a phishing email showing up in a lot of mailboxes at the college and elsewhere. The subject line varies, but it might include “Dual Login Verification” or “ACTION REQUIRED:”. The body of the email talks about “dual logins (or enrollments) with two universities’ portals” and it ends with “©Microsoft 2022”.
THIS IS A PHISHING EMAIL – this is NOT a legitimate request. Please ignore the message. This text is more “interesting” to us at the college because it refers to two universities/dual logins, but it is still just an attempt by a “bad actor” to obtain your computing credentials to see what they can access as a result. (The same message has appeared in other colleges at FSU.)
As in most phishing attempts, there are several clues that this is not a legitimate request. For example, the grammar is awkward/incorrect, and it has no Microsoft branding but still indicates a Microsoft copyright.
If you did follow their instructions and provide your username and password, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ASAP! Also, please contact CCS so we can scan your computer for malware.
Remember that no legitimate actor – not CCS, not ITS, not Microsoft – will ask you for your password except as part of a normal login process.
If you are ever unsure about the validity of an email, do not hesitate to contact CCS so we can review and advise.
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FSU News: Don’t DIS-MY-ABILITY: Disabilities Advocate Featured in Seventh Annual Disability Conversation |
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To celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month, Florida State University’s University of Choice organization will host disability advocate Shawn Smith during its seventh annual disability conversation.
Smith, a New Brunswick Canadian, is a psychotherapist and autism and ADHD counselor. He’s also the founder and CEO of Don’t dis-my-ability® Consultation Services Inc. where he has helped hundreds of people with neurodivergence thrive and accept themselves, set goals and move ahead with peace and authenticity.
Smith is also the Provincial Ambassador for the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and is a lecturer and an advisory board member for “INCLUDE,” an innovative learning program at the University of Connecticut.
“Don’t dis-my-ability: A Conversation with Shawn Smith” will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at The Globe Auditorium, 110 S. Woodward Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
During the event, Smith will relate his unique story beginning in childhood with learning struggles that included failing 10th grade math four times and 32 attempts to earn 18 credits toward graduation. At age 30, Smith’s life changed with a diagnosis of ADHD. Once he understood the complexities of neurodivergence, he was empowered to succeed. In 2010, Shawn was accepted to the Master of Education in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of New Brunswick and graduated in 2011 at the top of his class.
With a passion for providing therapeutic support to others and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion, Smith is thrilled to be coming to FSU. This visit follows family trips to Tallahassee when he was young – at a time when he thought college was not an option. Nevertheless, he would wear an FSU cap that signified his love for the university.
“I never thought in a million years I would be here as a speaker,” Smith said. “Now, I can impart my life’s experience to the FSU audience who has inspired me for so many years.”
The University of Choice is a student led advocacy group at Florida State University that fosters relationships, builds community relations and advocates for the needs of individuals with disabilities. For more information, visit the University of Choice Facebook page (@uocfsu) and Instagram (@fsu_uoc).
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FY2023 U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) Accepting Applications now until November 30 |
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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is pleased to announce that the Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP), accepting applications for FY2023 until 30 November 2022 from qualified faculty members and graduate students interested in conducting research at Air Force (AF) Research Labs/Centers.
The Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program offers opportunities for faculty members (i.e., Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels) and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities to perform high-quality and meaningful research at AFRL Directorates, Air Force Test Centers (AFTC), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), or the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) during the summer months (May through September) for an 8-to-12 week period. Faculty members are highly encouraged to apply with a graduate student.
Research Fellows use the residencies for full-time research in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering fields engaging in challenging research at some of our nation’s most advanced laboratories and facilities. Program information can be found at http://afsffp.sysplus.com. Interested applicants can find detailed instructions regarding eligibility, appointment requirements, the application process, etc., on the website and are encouraged to start applying early. All applicants who wish to obtain an AFRL SFFP fellowship must be U.S. citizens or Dual U.S. Citizens at time of application (See Eligibility Information Page for details).
Faculty members from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) are especially encouraged to apply.
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Events
October 2022
Noontime Research Nuggets - Thursday, October 27, 12 Noon - 1:30pm, A115 | Open to students, faculty, staff.
FAMU Homecoming, October 29
November 2022
Veteran's Day Holiday, November 11 | No classes. College closed.
CEE Senior Design Fall 2022, 9:30am-2:30pm | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Thanksgiving Holiday, November 23-25 | No classes. College closed.
December 2022
Last Day of Classes, December 2
Final Exam Week, December 5-9
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FAMU Official University Academic Calendar
https://www.famu.edu/academics/registrars-office/academic-calendars.php
FSU Academic Calendar:
https://registrar.fsu.edu/registration_guide/fall/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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Exclusive Viewing for Engineering: Good Night Oppy
The Challenger Learning Center would like to invite students, faculty and staff of the College of Engineering to an exclusive viewing of Good Night Oppy on Saturday, October 29.
The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.
This event is FREE but requires an RSVP as seating is limited.
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A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
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