The SSOE Enginews

ISSUE 02 February 2015

MONTHLY UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS HELD BY STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

IN THE SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

This Issue:

Let it H2O(s), Let it H2O(s), Let it H2O(s)

Winter is here! You know what that means? Never leaving Benedum!
Hopefully you joined a few organizations last semester, and youll be
able to find out about their upcoming events in this issue of the Enginews. The Society of Petroleum Engineers has a great event on the
17th, and youll want to be sure to sign up for FSAEs event before
February 21st .
February means were one month away from E-week and ready for
our first Pre-E-week event the annual ESC Date Auction. If youre
looking to find a valentine or just want to have a good time with
friends, you wont want to miss this. More details can be found on
page 3.

ESC

Date Auction

Calendar

ASCE

SPE

The Series

IEEE

SEMFS

EWB

SWE

SASE

FSAE

Contact ESC

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As always, the Enginews is brought to you by Pitts Engineering Student Council (ESC). As the SSOE umbrella organization, it is our goal
to keep you informed and help you get involved!
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Engineering Student Council (ESC)

About ESC:
Engineering Student Council is a close-knit organization
that encourages both social and professional growth for
our members. We achieve this with a variety of activities
held each year. We were awarded Best Engineering Student Council in the nation in 2014 and plan to accomplish even more this year! We accept applications for
membership on a rolling basis more information on joining ESC can be found on our website!

Upcoming Activities

ESC Sponsorship Spotlight

Date Auction More information on this event can be

found on page 3. Date Auction will be Tuesday, February
10th, at 8pm in the Ohara Student Center.

Chevron is a Platinum level

sponsor of ESC. This corporation offers a wide range of energy-related products including
petroleum, lubricants, plastics,
and oils. Chevron offers jobs
here and abroad that are of special interest to chemical
(especially petroleum), civil,
electrical, and mechanical engineering majors--go look them up
to learn more!

General Body Meeting Because of Date Auction, our

next General Body meeting wont be until Tuesday February 24th at 9:30pm in Benedum 157.
Resume Workshop Right before our next GBM, ESC
will be hosting a resume workshop in Benedum 157. This
event is open to all students and begins at 8:30pm.
Adopt a Block The next Adopt-A-Block is Saturday
February 28th. Meet in front of Antoons at 10am!

www.chevron.com

Past Event Highlight

January Adopt-A-Block
Our officers had a blast cleaning up
the streets of South Oakland on a
snowy Saturday morning. Here they
are warming up with hot chocolate and
donuts after some hard work!

Engineering Student Council (ESC)

The Date Auction is the first official Pre-E-week event. Each department volunteers
5 dates, who are auctioned off to the highest bidders. Engineering students in the
audience compete against each other in a live auction for the dates. Each couple
also wins a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Departments win E-week points for
buying and selling dates, as well as overall participation points for having members
of their department in the audience.
This event is a lot of fun to go to with a group of friends- whether youre auctioning
yourself off, bidding for a date, or just there to watch- youre sure to have a good
time! All proceeds from the Date Auction go to the American Cancer Society.

February 2015
Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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SWE Coffee Hour

IEEE Meeting

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15

SWE Event

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SWE GBM

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The Series Event

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12

19

SWE Coffee Hour

Diversity Dinnerview

SPE Engineering
Energy Event

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SASE
Regional
ConChevron is a Platinum
level
sponsor
ference
of ESC. This corporation offers a
wide range of energy-related products including petroleum, lubricants,
plastics, and oils. Chevron offers jobs
here and abroad that are of special
interest to chemical (especially pe20
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troleum), civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering majors--go look
themHigh
up School
to learn more!
SWE
SWE E3
Engineering Day

NSBE Walk for Education

The Series Event

National E-week
volunteering

National E-week
volunteering

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27

28

IEEE Meeting

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NSBE Summit

ESC Sponsorship Spotlight

ESC Date Auction

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SWE Study Session

SASE Sustainability
Workshop
NSBE Summit

Sat

ESC Adopt-A-Block
ESC Resume Workshop
ESC GBM

1 March

SWE Coffee Hour

The Series Event

FSAE Unveiling

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Pitt ASCE will be holding executive board elections at the February general body
meeting. Please send us an email <PittsburghASCE@gmail.com> if you are interested in running for an officer position. For more information about a specific
board member position, feel free to contact the person who is currently serving in
that role, listed on our site here: http://pittasce.weebly.com/executive-board.html
Newly elected board members will "shadow" the current board for
the remainder of the spring semester and then officially begin their terms at the
start of the 2015-2016 academic year.
This is a great way to improve your leadership skills, get really involved in the civil
engineering department, and also make a difference in the world! Good luck to all
of the candidates and the future leaders of ASCE.

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

On Tuesday February 17th, the Society of Petroleum Engineers will be holding our second
annual Engineering Energy: Oil, Gas, and
You event from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the University Club. The event will consist of:

Two part event: Panel Discussion with industry leaders/Career Fair

Keynote Speaker Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Roberta Luxbacher (Pitt
Alum)

Exxon Mobil, Halliburton, Schlumberger, and more companies will be in attendance

Catered Food and Beverage served throughout the event

Attire is business formal

Come join us and learn more about the oil and gas industry. We encourage all other
disciplines to join us also!
In addition there is an upcoming information session with Schlumberger that can be
found on FutureLinks.

The Series (CSC, ESMD, ESW, IEEE, RAS)

"The Series" is a collection of workshops/meetings between
Design Hub and other organizations on campus to teach students different skills in engineering.
Design Hub will be hosting the following events during February:
Business models/Lean
Startup 2/5/15
Ideation Methods 2/19/15-We will
teach different ideation methods (ie, 6 hats) by examining industry trends. Each officer
has a station at a table and takes teams through different methods.
Social Entrepreneurship 2/19/15- (working with Enactus) Conduct ideation through
the framework of helping other people rather than making money. Also, reach out to
the community for problems/pain points, etc.
Ideation Panel # 2 2/26/15
The times and locations are still to be determined. However, if students have questions
they can email pittdesignhub@gmail.com or subscribe at our new website http://
pittdesignhub.com/.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

This month IEEE will be holding two general body meetings on February 3rd and on
February 17th. A couple of other upcoming events will be a game night and movie
night. IEEE will be hosting a soldering workshop and Arduino workshop- the dates
and times are to be determined. In addition to those two workshops, IEEE will be
hosting a couple of other workshops as part of The Series workshops. If you would
like more information about The Series you can contact them at
thepittseries@gmail.com. Also if you would like to be added to IEEEs emailing list,
you can contact us at ssoeieee@gmail.com.

Scientists, Engineers, and Mathematicians for Service (SEMFS)

Are you a scientist, engineer, or mathematician that enjoys giving back to
the community and working with K-12 students? Do you love conducting
exciting experiments and teaching others about all that the STEM fields
have to offer?
If so, Scientists, Engineers, and Mathematicians for Service (SEMFS) is the club for
you! SEMFS holds multiple outreach events
each semester in an effort to excite students about the STEM fields. If SEMFS
sounds interesting to you, please feel free
to join us on Tuesday evenings at 8:30 pm
in Benedum G30 or email us at
semfs.pitt@gmail.com.

Engineers Without Borders (EWB)

Come to our committee meetings to
become more involved with the following:
International Brazil Project- Meet
Thursdays at 8:00pm in Benedum 158
Local Urban Garden Project- Meet
Thursdays at 7:00pm in Benedum 158
Fundraising- Meet Tuesdays
at 6:30pm in Einstein's
Learn more: pittewb.wordpress.com
Contact us: ewb.USA.pitt@gmail.com

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

February is VERY BUSY elections month and job seeking
month! Come out to some of our events. Even if you've never
been to one before, we welcome everyone!
Our first event is a Coffee Hour (2/3, 10-11am in the student org
lounge) to mingle with the EBoard and talk to them about different positions in SWE. We have a GBM on 2/4 at 8:30pm in BEH 102 to formally
present the positions available... the theme is Death by Chocolate, so we will have
lots of chocolate!!!
We have a study session on 2/7 from 11-1 in BEH G26... get some work done!
We are having a Post Grad Option Networking Event on 2/9 from 6:30-9pm in BEH
102.
On 2/16 from 6-8 pm we are holding our annual Diversity Dinnerview with NSBE,
SASE, and SHPE in the William Pitt Union. Register at www.pitt.edu/~pittswe and
email pitt.diversity.dinnerview@gmail.com with any questions.
Other Events:
2/19 - Coffee Hour at 9am in the student org lounge
2/20 - High School Engineering Day 8am-4pm (sign up to volunteer
at www.pitt.edu/~pittswe)
2/21 - Elementary Engineering Extrvaganza 7am-2pm (sign up to volunteer will be
at www.pitt.edu/~pittswe)

Phi Sigma Rho Social Engineering Sorority

Phi Sigma Rho welcomed its new class of 8

associate members this
past month. Say hello to
the lovely ladies in the
alpha-epsilon class!

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)

Join SASE as we go to Boston for the SASE Regional Conference. The conference will be on February 14.
We will also be having a Sustainability Tech Workshop with ESW on February 9.
Volunteer with us at the Carnegie Science Center during E-week for a free tshirt and a tickets to go to the Carnegie Science Center for free on another
day. Volunteering will be on February 20 and 21. If you are interested, contact us
at pitt@saseconnect.org.

Pitt Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE)

Contact PittESC:
Email:
PittESC@gmail.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/
UPittESC
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/PittESC
Website:

Pitt ESC
ESC OFFICE HOURS (G32B):
MON: 9-9:30am, 10-11am, 2-2:30pm, 3-4pm, 4:30-5pm, 7-8pm

http://pittesc.weebly.com

Enginews
ISSUE 02 February 2015

TUES: 9-10:30am, 12:30-2pm, 6-8pm

WED: 3-5pm, 6pm-7pm
THURS: 9-11am, 12:30-2pm, 6-8pm
FRI: 10-11am

To submit an event for the SSOE newsletter, please send an email

to pittesc@gmail.com before the 1st of each month with a short description of your event!

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