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Request for Feedback on CEE Online Classes from Laura Lowes

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A message from Laura Lowes, CEE Department Chair:

All, I hope that you, your family and your loved ones are doing well during this challenging time and that you are finding creative ways to accomplish school work, continue jobs, engage with friends, stay active, and stay safe.

Today I am writing to ask that you provide CEE faculty and advising staff with feedback on your online classes and educational experiences via an anonymous google poll.

A fully online curriculum is new to most of us in CEE. Faculty and teaching assistants are working hard to provide you with the best possible educational experience, but many of us are teaching our first fully online class this quarter and are still learning the nuances of online education. The anonymous poll is intended to provide us with a better understanding of what you think is working well and what could be improved, so that we can make adjustments as the quarter progresses.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide thoughtful responses to the questions provide in the poll.

Coronavirus Notes and Precautions

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A message from the CEE Department

In order to help us maintain some simple and effective hygiene and procedural precautions with respect to the evolving SARS-CoV-2 situation, a number of important reminders are summarized below. Please remember that even if you are in a low-risk group for COVID-19, others around you, including your co-workers, friends, and family may be in high-risk groups, and are depending on all of us to do everything we can to protect them.

(1) WASH, WASH, WASH – Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use a >60% ethanol- or isopropyl alcohol-based disinfectant if soap and water are not available, especially after using the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose/coughing/sneezing. Always wash your hands with soap and water if they are visibly dirty. Remember the guidance on wash time (at least 20 seconds, or enough to sing Happy Birthday twice), and be sure to clean between your fingers, under your fingernails, and the backs of your hands. For full CDC guidelines on proper hand-washing to minimize disease transmission, go here.

If you run out of hand sanitizer or were not able to find any due to the recent run on suppliers, note that we have several liters in the More Hall front office that we can distribute to others in the department (including those in Wilcox, Wilson, Harris, and Hall) as needed.

(2) Be sure not to touch your face with your hands, whether your mouth, eyes, nose, etc. We all know this can be hard, since research shows that most of us sub-consciously touch our faces many times per hour. Every one of those touches has the potential to lead to self-infection. It is VERY IMPORTANT to be especially careful about this.

(3) If you have to cough, please be sure to cover your mouth by coughing into the inside of your elbow/arm. Don’t cough into your hands, as this can simply transfer virus-containing droplets onto your hands which can then lead to contamination of any other surface you touch. Even if you are not infected, everyone around you will appreciate this

(4) VERY IMPORTANT: If you develop mild symptoms of the virus (e.g., fever, cough, shortness of breath, other cold- or flu-like symptoms) please STAY HOME, call your doctor for advice, and let your co-workers, advisors, and/or supervisors know as soon as possible how you are doing. Unless you are in life-threatening condition, please don’t go to a clinic, Hall Health, or your doctor’s office without first calling for advice, so as to limit the possibility of spreading the virus (or if you are not infected with nCoV, to limit the possibility of exposing yourself to someone who is). Work can wait until you have recovered.

(5) For additional guidance and information on what you can do to minimize risks of transmission, and what to do in case of illness, the UW, King County Public Health, WA State DOH, and CDC websites are very helpful resources (a lot of the tips are common sense items, but there are quite a few you may not have considered):

(6) Make sure you are signed up for UW Alert, so that you receive any emergency alerts re: campus conditions, since the situation is rapidly evolving. Go here to sign up.

(7) Stay in touch. If you need to stay home sick, please let your family, advisors, and/or supervisors know, so we can help make arrangements for you to keep up with work responsibilities (and so that we know you’re doing okay).

(8) Stay tuned for any announcements regarding changes in campus operations.

We may be in for some challenging times in the coming WEEKS, so please take care and keep yourself as informed as possible.

2020 Steve and Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecture – Feb 27

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The 2020 Steve & Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecture is coming soon. Professor Dorothy Reed will be this year’s speaker and the title of the lecture is: Reducing risk: Enhancing energy infrastructure resiliency. There will be a reception to follow, and it’s free to attend!

When: Thursday, February 27 from 3:30-4:30pm

Where: Alder Auditorium

Learn more about the lecture here.

UW EcoFest and EcoVillage Exhibition Invitation

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The central UW event will be EarthFest on Red Square, April 22 (Earth Day) from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. This event will primarily be an exhibition space for groups across UW who can connect with attendees around sustainability, particularly through the lenses of action, equity, diversity and environmental justice.

UW Sustainability wants this to be an inclusive event, with a broad and diverse range of exhibitors and participants. They also want to make sure it will be an engaging and informative experience for our attendees.

Uw Sustainability is asking UW student groups, departments and other organizations interested in participating to fill out an Exhibitor Application, letting them know how they will connect with attendees. They are especially looking for groups who will provide attendees with a hands-on activity or knowledge they will take away from the event. 

As part of the UW EarthFest, there will be a space to highlight experiential research and other forms of creative scholarship that transcend the boundaries of the campus and allow UW members to engage with other communities: EcoVillage. UW Sustainability invites UW student groups, departments, and other organizations to participate by showcasing artifacts, models, prototypes, and hands-on activities that can serve as elements of an imaginary ecovillage. The limits are your imagination!

Priority will be given to groups who apply by March 9, 2020.

See more information and apply here.

If you have any questions regarding EarthDay, contact Toren Elste at tee10@uw.edu. For information about the EcoVillage contact Isabel Carrera Zamanillo at micz@uw.edu

2020 Steve & Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecture Coming Feb 27

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Please save the date for the 2020 Steve & Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecture on Thursday, February 27 from 3:30-4:30pm at the Alder Hall Auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture in Alder Hall lobby.

Professor Dorothy Reed will be this year’s speaker. The title of Professor Reed’s talk is: Risk Reduction Through Energy Infrastructure Resiliency.

We look forward to seeing you there. No RSVP required.

You can even check out previous years’ lectures here.

Campus Sustainability Fund Application Due Dec 1

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The Campus Sustainability Fund 2019-2020 Funding Cycle 2 is now open and seeking proposals from the UW campus community. The upcoming application deadline is December 1st. 
The CSF grants over $400,000 per year to student-led projects that advance sustainability on UW’s campus. The CSF supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and encourages project teams to align with these diverse goals.
For more information on our Funding Cycle process, criteria, and past funded projects, visit their website “How to apply.” If you have any questions or would like to talk more about developing your idea, reach out to csfproj@uw.edu.
The CSF has 3 Funding Cycles during the academic year, if you miss the December 1st deadline, there will be another opportunity to apply the following quarter. See more information on our yearly deadlines here.

Construction Career Fair – November 4th

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Construction Management is hosting their annual career fair on November 4th and, as always, CEE students are invited to attend.

What: Construction Career Fair

When: Monday, November 4th, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Where: HUB Ballroom (2nd floor, room 211)

To-Do: Get an internship or full-time job with a construction company

More on the Fair

There will be 84 construction companies there (my, that’s a lot) looking for folks like you to employ. Both full-time jobs and summer internships are available at this fair. In the past we have had lots of our students attend this fair and they have found it VERY rewarding. If you are interested in construction, this is the one career fair you cannot miss. Every construction company is there. Come prepared with resume, attitude, and enthusiasm.

Heavy construction loves civil engineers

Some may know that my professorship is sponsored by The Beavers Charitable Trust, a heavy civil construction industry organization. Amongst construction firms, heavy civil firms (those that build things other than buildings – like roads, dams, treatment plants, bridges, etc.) LOVE civil engineers. They often look for them preferentially because you have the skills they are most looking for – an ability to logically approach an ill-defined problem and come up with a workable solution. They love your creativity, your technical ability (yes, you have that – ask any non-engineer…that’s our reputation), and your problem-solving skills. If you don’t know who to look for at the fair (84 is quite a lot of companies), try these (they have all hired UW CEEs before):

  • Atkinson Construction (Julian Yamaura used to work there)
  • Clark Construction (they are buildings, but they own Atkinson)
  • Flatiron
  • Graham Construction
  • Granite Construction
  • Kiewit
  • Manson
  • Nova Group
  • Shimmick
  • Stacy and Witbeck
  • Skanska USA
  • Walsh Group

Carlson Student Leadership Award, Apply today! (Deadline 4/29/19)

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The Carlson Center is currently accepting applications for the Carlson Student Leadership Award. This award recognizes civic leadership and public service engagement.

The award is open to students from all three campuses and is due on Monday, April 29. Please circulate widely within your networks!

Have you made a positive impact in your community? Apply for the Edward E. Carlson Student Leadership Award!

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Nominate an engineering faculty member for UW CC@E FACET recognition

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The CC@E is introducing a new program called FACET. Between now and March 29, students can recognize a UW Engineering faculty member who has made a distinguished mark on the students’ academics and career/professional development. Recognized faculty will be honored at an annual Spring breakfast hosted by the CC@E.

Students who submit a recognition by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 29 will be entered into a raffle for one of five $20 Amazon gift cards; please submit at: tinyurl.com/facet19

UW Peer Health Educators volunteer application

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Hi there!  My name is Maya, and I am the Volunteer Coordinator for the Peer Health Educators, a student organization that exists under the official University of Washington Health & Wellness office. Briefly, Peer Health Educators are student volunteers who facilitate workshops, organize events, run health campaigns, and inspire passion for student health issues in groups all over campus.

I am reaching out to you because we are currently in the process of recruiting students to join our 2019 volunteer cohort. We’ve just released our application (which is due February 15th) and are hoping that you could pass on this announcement to your department. While your department may not be directly related to the work we do, we strive to involve the widest variety of backgrounds, interests, and perspectives within our program as possible because diversity is necessary for widespread outreach, education, and impact. We’d really appreciate it if you could help our efforts to reach the most amount of people we can by informing your students of this opportunity.

Here is the link to the application:

Here is a link to the Peer Health Educator website:

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