Imagine day has arrived!  And with it, the beginning of the best Frosh week UBC has to offer, Engineering Frosh 2010!  Jam-packed with events of all kinds, first years are encouraged to come check out all of our events, with upper years welcome as well.

And of course, with a start of a new year, we also go through another year of jealous students from other faculties besmirching our cairn.

This year however, those unfortunate students will have far more surface to cover.  Students at large have modified the cairn, however the change is rather less noticeable until you get close up;  the Cairn has grown in size by about 2 feet.

Significantly wider, taller, and bigger than it was before,  the EUS is currently looking for first years to become Keepers of the Cairn to help keep the grandeur of this Cairn intact.

Students interested in becoming keepers of the Cairn are encouraged to contact the VP Events at vpevents@ubcengineers.ca.

Come tour all of the engineering clubrooms to help with your decision of which department to choose!

Each departmental club will have fun activities and/or presentations that showcase what’s special about that program. First years get the opportunity to ask questions of senior students who have been through everything before.

The first tour leaves at 3:30 pm sharp and the last tour leaves at around 4:00 pm.

Meet at the Cheeze and split up into groups, after which a tour guide will lead your group around for some good times. Hope to see you all there!

The EUS and APSC Student Development have teamed up once again to hold final exam review sessions. MATH 253/MATH 263 and MATH 255/MATH 265 sessions will be offered jointly. Information as follows:

Math 255/265: Dec 6 @ 3-6, Dec 8 @ 12-3pm, Kaiser 2020/2030, $2/session
Math 253/263: Dec 7 @ 2-5, Dec 8 @ 4-7pm, Kaiser 2020/2030, $2/session

As well, the professor of CHEM 154 will be running her own review session. Information as follows:

Monday, December 7 @ 1-3pm, Hebb Theatre, FREE!

Thanks, and good luck on finals!

Please join us on this Thursday, December 3 from 12:15-12:45 pm in the Frank Forward Courtyard to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massacre at l’École Polytechnique: On December 6, 1989, an armed man walked into an engineering class at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. After forcing the men to leave, he stated that he hated feminists, and over the next twenty minutes, he shot and killed fourteen women before turning the gun on himself.  As a result, Canada established December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Lin Watt, EUS President, will be emceeing the short program of speakers, which includes our Dean, Dr. Tyseer Aboulnasr.  The program will be followed by a reception in Kaiser 2020/2030.  Stay tuned for a forthcoming video that will also be shown at the reception.

The UBC Engineering Competition is now accepting application forms!  Basically the qualification round to get into the Western Engineering Competition, we will be holding all 6 WEC events at UBC within the coming weeks!  For details on each event, and how to apply, click here.

2:00 – 5:00 pm
Friday, 30th of October 2009
Meet @ the Cheeze

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Hey first years! Are you worried about your academic life at UBC? Don’t like your courses but have to take them anyway? Can’t decide at all on a specialization for next year? Your PP academic representative is working hard to fix problems like these, but he needs your help! Please fill out this short survey to help the EUS know what you are having troubles with.

Click here to see your new First year council!

First year council represents the largest department within engineering.  Click here to see who’s running and hear from each candidate on why you should vote for them. (voting starts on Friday, eleven o’clock at the Cheeze!)