SEAW-YMF End of Summer Picnic

An excellent networking opportunity below! 

Come this Saturday for the annual YMF (end of) summer picnic at Gas Works Park! It looks like it’ll be 65 and sunny, perfect for some early fall lawn games. They will be providing BBQ from a local restaurant, so come down, get some free food and enjoy the sun before it disappears!

  • When: Saturday, October 2nd, 3-6pm
  • Where: Picnic Tables 4-5, Gas Works Park
    2101 North Northlake Way
    Seattle, WA 98103.

This is an all ages event, so if you are one of the Young members that
have been avoiding the happy hours this is a great opportunity to meet
some local engineers/colleagues. Also feel free to bring family and
friends, everyone is welcome!

RSVPs will be greatly appreciated so we can make sure everyone gets fed.
Also let us know if you have any dietary restrictions as well, so we can
do our best to accommodate them. Email: seawymf@gmail.com  

 

2015 Water Treatment Workshop – Register Now!

Just a reminder to register for the NWWA 2015 Water Treatment Workshop on Wednesday October 14th.  Details below and on the web page.

Overview: 

  • What: Join for an informative day on the topic of water treatment.
  • When: Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
  • Time: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Where: Alderwood Water & Wastewater, District Offices: 3626 156th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087
  • Fees: Registration fee is $70 for AWWA or WEF individual or utility members ($80 after Oct. 6th, includes lunch and refreshments. Small System scholarships are available, see the webpage for details
  • 0.6 Continuing Education Units (approved!)
  • More Information: Click Here

Click Here to Register! 

This workshop will review several topics including: Continue reading

Online Sustainability Course — Register Now

ESRM 320, Marketing and Management From a Sustainability  (ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY) Perspective:
Overview:
  • SLN: 14447
  • Instructor: Dorothy Paun, PhD, MBA, College of the Environment
  • Course Type: Online course (except for two mandatory in-person exams on 11/10 and 12/10)
  • Fees? Does not charge an additional fee
  • Credits: 5 credits, NW, and I&S.
  • Prerequisites: This course has no prerequisites.
  • Details/More Information: Click Here
Course Description:  Continue reading

Scholarships for Study Abroad – Info Sessions

Interested in Studying Abroad in the future? Read on to learn about funding workshops and information sessions coming up in the first two weeks of school. 

Info Session 1: Getting Started: Funding Your Study Abroad
Attend this information session to learn more about scholarships and planning for study abroad.This session is geared for students who are just starting to think about
study abroad.

Meeting Dates: Thursday, October 1st 3:30-4:30 PM or Wednesday, October 7th 3-4 PM. Click here to Sign Up/More Information

Info Session 2: Fritz Scholarship Application Workshop

Learn how to make your application more competitive! We’ll tackle the personal statement and CV section of the Fritz scholarship.  The Fritz scholarship is a study abroad
scholarship for undergraduate students majoring in the Humanities or
Social Sciences. You must have a 3.0 GPA and be admitted to your major
prior to applying.

Meeting Dates: Tuesday, October 6th 3:30-4:30PM or Friday, October 9th 12-1PM Click here to Sign Up/More Information

**All Workshops are in MGH 171

Networking Opportunity – Society of Women Engineers

If you’re a female undergraduate or graduate student and all too familiar with being in the minority, here is an opportunity to expand your network, develop professionally, find support, and help change this for the next generation! Read on to learn about a great outreach opportunity through the Society of Women Engineers: 

Time to Invent is an outreach program run by graduate students and focused on kindling a love of science and engineering in young girls . Once a month, our mentors visit a local elementary school and lead 4th and 5th grade girls through hands-on activities to encourage an interest in innovation and science/engineering. While activities are typically led by the graduate mentors, both undergraduate and graduate mentors are encouraged to participate in the activities! Check out our website here

WHY should you join?
  • Learn how to talk about your field or even your research to a very young audience
  • Help develop creative activities that demonstrate scientific/engineering concepts in an exciting way
  • Get to know UW female graduate/undergraduate students in other science/engineering field
  • It’s immensely rewarding!!

This program is also the beginning of a graduate student-focused group within the UW section of Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a global organization supporting the success of women in STEM fields. SWE at UW has fantastic networking opportunities with employers and other professional women, leadership workshops, conference presentations, and more.

If you’re interested in Time to Inventcome to our info session on Wednesday, October 7th, at 4:30pm in CSE 403. Some snacks will be provided (RSVP). Continue reading

AWMA PNWIS Student Environmental Challenge! $4000 in prizes

Interested in competing against other university students for amazing prizes? Then read on to learn about the AWMA PNWIS Student Environmental Challenge, a competition that will be held in Stevenson, Washington on November 4 – November 6, 2015: 

Eligibility: The EC competition is open to all students who are registered for the PNWIS Annual Conference and have not been out of school for more than one full year. The competition will be a combined event for graduate and undergraduate students competing equally  (Click here to Register for the PNIWS Annual Conference).

Benefits of the PNIWS Annual Conferences:

  • Take advantage of the low student registration rate 
  • Networking opportunities:  meet environmental, engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and legal professionals from all corners of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
  • Attend and participate in talks focused on current developments in environmental science, engineering, law, and regulation.
  • Visit exhibitor booths to discover job opportunities and network with consultants, vendors, and other environmental professionals.
  • Student activities include:  the Environmental Challenge, Student Paper Competition, the Fireside Social, PNWIS Bingo, Career Panel, and more.
  • Student volunteers needed! Student volunteers will receive extra benefits.
  • Questions or interested in volunteering?  Please contact Student Programs Chairs Matt Moroney or Melody Kieneker.

Goals of the 2015 Environmental Challenge:  Continue reading

2015-2016 Undergraduate Advising Handbook – now online!

CEE Majors!  The 2015-2016 Undergraduate Advising Handbook is now online at the CEE Undergraduate Resource webpage.   This will be particularly helpful for incoming majors who want to learn more about the CEE Department and the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) degree.

Here are just some of the topics you’ll find inside the Advising Handbook:

  • CEE Departmental Honors ProgramDid you know we had one?
  • Overview of the BSCE curriculum and suggested courses for lower-division students — like CEE 100, CEE 291, and BIOL 180 (for those interested in environmental engineering).
  • Recommended Senior-Year Coursework  — Preview which 400-level CEE courses faculty recommend for students interested in…(select your area of interest…construction, transportation, structural, geotechnical, environmental, water engineering…or simply general civil engineering!)
  • Advisor tips — How to best stay in touch with advisors, make an appointment, and get on a wait list for a class; how to find a student lounge (or two) in More Hall, and much more…
  • And more: Scholarships, CEE Continuation Policy, Academic Misconduct Policy, National Society of Professsional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers
  • An academic timeline for your timely progress to degree
  • Faculty and staff directory – the information you need at a glance.

Please take a look through the Handbook.  If you’d like a printed copy, pick one up in More Hall 201 (Departmental Reception) starting in autumn quarter.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact CEE undergraduate advisors, Mariko or Brian, at ceadvice@uw.edu.

Spaces still available in CEE498J Sustainable Roads

Read on to learn about this exciting class, instructed by Professor Steve Muench. There are a few spots left, so sign up now if you are interested! 

What we will do in the CEE 498J – Start Something Big

This class is an opportunity to get in on the beginning of something. The UW has indicated an interest in building a “Greenroad” on campus in the coming years. A
Greenroad is a road that is built to substantially higher sustainability standards than normal. This class will cover roadway sustainability and the Greenroads
Rating System – developed right here in Civil Engineering and used worldwide. We will hear from its developers (all UW graduates), and use it as the basis for our
term project: to craft proposals for making four different Greenroads on campus. These proposals will be used by UW to advocate for one of these roads and,
ultimately, to build that road.

Carry on the Effort with the APWA Student Chapter

Beyond this class, the newly formed American Public Works Association (APWA) student chapter will be the custodians of this “build a Greenroad” effort moving
forward. To get something like this done it takes student effort and influence, and the APWA student chapter will be well-equipped with the support of APWA’s
Washington Chapter members (engineers in consultants, contractors, and public agencies). Ultimately, through the APWA student chapter you have the opportunity to
contribute to infrastructure that will actually be built on campus and serve the greater good for generations to come.

About Greenroads

Greenroads (www.greenroads.org) is a sustainability rating system for roadways. It awards points for sustainability best practices and can be
used to certify sustainable roads. It has been used across the U.S. and in several international settings to rate and certify over $8 billion worth of roads. It was
developed here at the University of Washington and features the contributions of over 30 students. In 2013 the Greenroads Foundation was one of only 10 winners of
the White House “Champions of Change” award for transportation. It is only fitting that this UW-developed system be used to create the first ever Greenroads on a
University campus right here at its birthplace.

Spaces still available in CEE498J Sustainable Roads

Read on to learn about this exciting class, instructed by Professor Steve Muench. There are a few spots left, so sign up now if you are interested! 

What we will do in the CEE 498J – Start Something Big

This class is an opportunity to get in on the beginning of something. The UW has indicated an interest in building a “Greenroad” on campus in the coming years. A
Greenroad is a road that is built to substantially higher sustainability standards than normal. This class will cover roadway sustainability and the Greenroads
Rating System – developed right here in Civil Engineering and used worldwide. We will hear from its developers (all UW graduates), and use it as the basis for our
term project: to craft proposals for making four different Greenroads on campus. These proposals will be used by UW to advocate for one of these roads and,
ultimately, to build that road.

Carry on the Effort with the APWA Student Chapter

Beyond this class, the newly formed American Public Works Association (APWA) student chapter will be the custodians of this “build a Greenroad” effort moving
forward. To get something like this done it takes student effort and influence, and the APWA student chapter will be well-equipped with the support of APWA’s
Washington Chapter members (engineers in consultants, contractors, and public agencies). Ultimately, through the APWA student chapter you have the opportunity to
contribute to infrastructure that will actually be built on campus and serve the greater good for generations to come.

About Greenroads

Greenroads (www.greenroads.org) is a sustainability rating system for roadways. It awards points for sustainability best practices and can be
used to certify sustainable roads. It has been used across the U.S. and in several international settings to rate and certify over $8 billion worth of roads. It was
developed here at the University of Washington and features the contributions of over 30 students. In 2013 the Greenroads Foundation was one of only 10 winners of
the White House “Champions of Change” award for transportation. It is only fitting that this UW-developed system be used to create the first ever Greenroads on a
University campus right here at its birthplace.

Consider the Viterbi School of Engineering for Graduate School!

Interested in going to graduate school? Read on to learn about the Viterbi School of Engineering in Los Angeles and how you can get involved in their program: 

The Viterbi School of Engineering welcomes students from across the U.S. to explore graduate programs at the USC campus in Los Angeles. Students have the opportunity to:

  • Tour the USC campus and the engineering facilities
  • Meet current students to learn about graduate student life
  • Attend faculty-hosted workshops on applying for graduate study and funding
  • Receive an application fee waiver to apply for graduate programs at the Viterbi School

Graduate Engineering Preview Day
October 30, 2015

Students with a background in engineering, math or science are welcome to attend to learn about Master’s degree programs offered by the Viterbi School. A limited number of travel grant stipends are available for highly qualified students.

Learn more and Register at viterbi.usc.edu/mspreview.

Graduate Open House
December 4, 2015

Students with a background in engineering, math or science are welcome to attend to learn about Master’s degree programs offered by the Viterbi School. A limited number of travel grant stipends are available for highly qualified students.

Learn more and Register at viterbi.usc.edu/gradopenhouse.
***Webpage and registration will open on November 2nd.