CEE Undergraduate Weekly (4.20.22)

Hello CEE Majors,

We hope everyone is doing well. Things have been pretty quiet on our end in terms of student traffic so we assume the quarter is going well but if you need to talk, we are here for you.

One item that we are a bit concerned about is the attendance at the Senior Year Faculty Mentoring Sessions. We held two sessions on Monday (Hydrology and Transportation) and had a TOTAL of 10 students attend.

These sessions are your one formal chance during the academic year to receive mentoring directly from your CEE Faculty members. This is an opportunity to ask them questions relating to recommend courses, employment prospects, and how to navigate your CEE Degree and your interest area(s).

We have two sessions today and two next week so I hope you all plan to attend. Even if the area is not your #1 interest area, you will likely pick up some valuable information. I’ve included our mentoring session prep/expectations document as well as our Senior year planning document to this email. Please take a look at them in preparation and we will see you today at the sessions!

Senior Year Faculty Mentoring Sessions

These sessions will be an opportunity for you to hear from faculty from each area of focus to help you plan your Senior year.

Details for these sessions are attached and can be found on the the Ugrad Advising Calendar.

To help you prepare for these events, we’ve attached two .pdf’s: an Expectations and Preparation document and a Step-By-Step Senior Year Planning email w/ attachments.

Week 4	4/20/22	Wednesday	12:30 – 1:30pm	Construction – Mueller 153
	4/20/22	Wednesday	3:30 – 4:30pm	Structures – More 234
Week 5	4/25/22	Monday	3:30 – 4:30pm	Geotechnical – More 234
	4/29/21	Friday	12:30 – 1:30pm	Environmental – More 221

CEE 442 Schedule Update for AUT22

CEE452: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures will be changing the class schedule to MW 830-1020 in Autumn 2022.

CEE 452: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Old Time: MW 130-220, F 1030-1220

New Proposed Time: MW 830-1020am

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or concerns about this day/time update!

Counseling/Mental Health Resources

During times of added stress, it is important to maintain proactive self-care (get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, practice stress reliving techniques, etc.) and UW has many resources available to you.

If you have questions about any of the resources below, believe they might be of value to you, or you’d like a referral, please let us know.

UW Counseling Center

The UW Counseling Center has merged with Hall Health Mental Health units to provide mental health resources to the UW campus community. Please take a look at their website to see all of the resources available to you. They are also providing tips with how to deal with stress related to the COVID-19 outbreak and is offering their services remotely.

The Counseling Center is a free, confidential resource for students and offers professional services for stress management, coping strategies, and ways to manage conditions like anxiety and depression. You can make an appointment by calling 206-543-1240.

Husky Health and Well-Being

Husky Health and Well-Being offers a wide range of health and wellness services, from exceptional medical care and counseling services to recreation classes, safety resources, peer advocates, trainings and more. Their goal is to support health, safety, and well-being so you can make the most of your UW experience.

CareLink

CareLink is a free, confidential helpline for UW employees (mainly faculty and staff) that is staffed by licensed professionals who can talk with you about how to navigate difficult life situations and   help with stress management. They can also refer callers to one of their affiliated therapists for in-person counseling sessions. You can reach a representative 24/7 by calling 866-598-3978.

Senior Year Planning Worksheet: Step-by-Step Process (attached)

We have developed a new Senior Year Planning document (attached). The goal is to help you better understand the Technical Elective and Upper Division Engineering & Science Elective requirements so that you can identify and prioritize these classes. This document is targeted toward rising seniors but is applicable for all CEE majors. We will also be hosting Senior Year Faculty Mentoring Sessions in April so engaging with this process now will help you prepare for those sessions.  If you have any questions, please let us know.

Graduating Seniors

If you are graduating in SPR22, your refreshed degree audit should show that “all requirements are met if in progress courses are completed.” If your audit is showing that you are missing requirements, please let us know asap.

Some other items that you should be considering as you wrap up your degree:

              FE Exam (BSCE/BSENVE Juniors and Seniors)

Your BSCE and BSENVE junior year 300-level curriculum is set up to prepare you to take the FE Exam, which in turn provides you with your Engineer in Training License (EIT).  The majority of CEE majors  will take the FE Exam(Civil or Environmental) in the summer after the Junior year. Information can be found here.

• • Please note that the FE Exam schedule may be impacted by COVID19. It is our recommendation that you create an account and try to sign up to take the FE exam. If there are delays, you will be informed of them during the registration process.

Letters of Recommendation (BSCE/BSENVE Juniors and Seniors)

Whether you are applying to graduate school or for a full-time job after graduation, you will need letters of recommendation from CEE Faculty. We recommend choosing a few faculty members, either who you’ve taken classes with or who are in your area of focus, to reach out to. They are expecting to hear from you so do this sooner rather than later.  When you contact them, make sure you are providing them with enough information (who you are, your goals, next steps, etc.) that they can write you a personal letter.

Connecting with your CEE Advisers

Undergraduate advisors are available twice a week for drop-in advising (T & W 11am-12pm) as well as through advising appointments posted on our calendars here.

If you can’t find a time that works with your schedule, feel free to email ceadvice@uw.edu with your availability and we will do our best to find you a time. When you schedule an appointment with us, we will follow up with a zoom link.  If you have a “quick” question, you can also email them to ceadvice@uw.edu.