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EERI UW Student Chapter – Friedman Lecture with Jay Wilson (Feb 11)

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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

University of Washington Student Chapter Meeting

Date: Monday, February 11th, 2019

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Alder Hall Auditorium, University of Washington

Join the EERI at UW student chapter for our February monthly meeting. The meeting will feature the Friedman Family Visiting Professionals Program Lecturer, Jay Wilson, the Clackamas County Resilience Coordinator with the Department of Disaster Management. He will be speaking about how emergency managers provide context for community risk management decisions. All are encouraged to attend – you do not need to be a member of EERI. More information about the presentation can be found in the attached flyer. An updated flyer with more information will be sent out soon. We are excited to have Jay Wilson visiting and we look forward to seeing you at this event!

Snohomish County Public Works 2019 Engineering Interns – Closes Feb 18th

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Good Afternoon,

I wanted to make you aware of our Snohomish County Engineering Internship opportunities for this year. One of the minimum qualifications is to have completed two full academic years of study at an accredited college or university (be a Junior or Senior). We are looking to fill multiple intern positions this year in our Design, Construction Management and Survey groups. Please see the posting link below for more details.

 

Intern – Engineering Intern – Public Works (Seasonal)

 

This opportunity closes Sunday, February 18, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Continue reading →

Job Opportunity with Gray & Osborne – Wenatchee Office

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The Wenatchee branch of Gray & Osborne is a satellite office of a regional firm headquartered in Seattle, WA.  Our office opened in 2014 under the Principal-in-Charge, Adam Miller.  We work on a multitude of different projects ranging from sewer, water, storm, transportation, including planning and construction management for all types of projects.  We are looking for an entry-level civil engineering student to assist the office in our engineering projects.  With a small office, young engineers have the opportunity to work on many of the various projects that we have.  We require a person with an engineering mind and great work ethic who will learn fast and work well with our team. We encourage any students to view the company’s website at http://grayandosborne.net/current_employmentWENCivilEIT0119.php < http://grayandosborne.net/current_employmentWENCivilEIT0119.php> or check out www.g-o.com <http://www.g-o.com>  .

resumes can be sent to bironmonger@g-o.com

*** CEE Juniors*** SPR19 & Senior Year Planning Info

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Hello CEE Juniors –

As you prepare for SPR19 registration, we wanted to highlight a few items of interest:

  • CEE 3XX Track Classes: As in WIN19, you will be registering on your own for SPR19. Please make sure to stay within your track. If you intend to go off-track, make sure you have discussed your plan with an advisor.

We are in the process of moving some things around so make sure to double check the time schedule course notes as we approach the Feb 15th period I registration

  • Structures Focus: If you are intending to focus in Structures, it is imperative that you take CEE 456 in spring quarter of your Junior year as indicated on the BSCE Senior Year Planning Sheet.
  • Senior Year Planning: We will be hosting Faculty Mentoring Sessions in April.

Continue reading →

ITE/SDOT Roundtable, Tuesday Feb 26th

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Good morning everyone,

The UW chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers invite all students to a roundtable discussion on transportation project development and delivery with Dongho Chang, Carter Danne, and Jonathan Dong, project managers with the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Come learn about the challenges of project development and delivery in the professional world, and bring your Seattle transportation-related questions for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities that Seattle will face in the coming years. We hope to see you there!

WHEN: Tuesday, February 26th at 6:00 PM
WHERE: Gould Hall 114
Free, and food will be served
Help us to plan for food – RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/iteatuw

WSEHA 2019 Environmental Health Scholarships

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The Washington State Environmental Health Association (WSEHA) scholarship program gives recognition to outstanding and deserving undergraduate students majoring in environmental health (or in an allied discipline) and who intend to take employment in the field of environmental health in Washington State upon completion of the baccalaureate degree requirements.

This year the Association will award up to $2,000 in one or more scholarships. Continue reading →

An invite to ‘Women Across Engineering: Innovating Solutions for Health’ event for your students

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Join us for BioExplore’s Women Across Engineering: Innovating Solutions for Health event, open to all students! As a celebration of the International Day of Girls and Women in Science, our event will feature women faculty and graduate students from a broad range of engineering departments on Monday, February 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in HUB 250. Pizza will be provided! The evening will comprise of:

·         Research flash talks,

·         Faculty panel, &

·         Dinner with faculty and graduate students

To attend, RSVP here. Sign-ups are on a first-come first-served basis, so RSVP now!

URL: tinyurl.com/WomenAcrossEng

Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship Now Open

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We are happy to announce the kick off of our Simpson Strong-Tie® Student Scholarship for Structural Engineering, Architecture, and Construction Management students for the upcoming Fall 2019/2020 school year.

The Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship program assists students who are pursuing undergraduate study in Structural Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management to support education and encourage the design and building of safer structures in our communities. Your school has been selected to participate in the program. The scholarship award is $2,000. The deadline to submit the application and required materials online is March 22, 2019. Information along with link to the online application is available on our website at: www.strongtie.com/scholarships Continue reading →

Online Courses Available for Spring 2019

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Register Now for Online Courses

 

Enjoy the convenience and flexibility of the University of Washington’s online courses. As a UW matriculated student, you may take some of the most popular online credit classes as part of your normal tuition load and pay an additional fee of only $120 per class. These select online courses are offered in a group-start format, which means you can interact with your classmates and complete the course during the normal quarterly calendar. Online courses help meet graduation requirements and allow you access to the university when you need it. Check out the following courses on the Seattle Time Schedule*. Simply register as you would for any other class using MyUW.  Continue reading →