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Hey First Year Students! Interested in getting involved in the EUS this year? Then this is an excellent opportunity to get involved by running for a position on the First Year Council. Elections are scheduled for the 25th, and the nomination forms will be due by next Tuesday, the 22nd at noon. The applicants will give a small speech during the tEUSday meeting, after the nomination forms have been verified. Nomination forms can be found here, as well as more info on what you can do on PP Council.
Pictures taken by; Jeremy Atkinson, Shane Beaton
We’ve already gone through 9 crazy fun-filled events and are moving into this second week of school with 8 more events to come including the ever notorious Frosh Retreat! (more…)
Imagine UBC; one of the largest university orientations in Canada. What used to be a day meant only for first years has now been expanded to include other years as well. UBC engineering will be providing a large number of new events for upper year students. What are these events? Read on! (more…)
Your Spirit Coordinators and VP Events are hard at work planning your Frosh activities for next September! Stay tuned for updates and more info throughout the summer, including a new Frosh website where you can register for Frosh Retreat online.
Frosh Week – September 9-18
The first two weeks back at school are all about showing first years what UBC Engineering is all about! These two weeks are packed with fun events, competitions, and plenty of free food and drink.
Frosh Retreat – September 18-20
The one event you can’t miss! An all-inclusive weekend retreat specifically for first years, this is the best way to get to know your fellow students and meet older, wiser students. For many students, it’s the best memory of all first year.
* Volunteers: If you would like to help out with any of the above events, fill out the volunteer form at http://ubcengineers.ca/Frosh/volunteer.html
The EUS Scholarship is here!
In order to foster growth, leadership, initiative, and innovation in the engineering community, the EUS feels it is important for the community to acknowledge and give back to those individuals who go above and beyond expectations and positively impact UBC engineering.
From now on, every year the EUS will give back $3000 in scholarships to engineering undergraduate students! Applications are due electronically to vpacademic@ubcengineers.ca on 31 May 2009 for the first batch of scholarships, which will be given out in September 2009. The $3000 is divided into four awards: two will be junior awards ($500 value each) for students entering second or third year. The other two will be senior awards ($1000 each) for students with fourth-year standing in September.
For full details and the application, please see the attached document: 2009 EUS Scholarship Application Form
Good luck on exams, and happy applying!
-Your Finally Outgoing Vice President Academics, AmandaLin
P.S. If you have troubles typing in the form portions of the application, please email vpacademic@ubcengineers.ca and ask for help!
The UBC Faculty Cup is now recruiting the planning committee for next year’s event. Join an amazing team of students as they help organize five faculties in a full day competition for the prestigious Faculty Cup!
The goals for the 2010 Faculty Cup include:
- Involving more students in this exciting event
- Growing the Faculty Cup to be one of the largest events on campus
- Becoming the premier event for inter-faculty involvement on campus
For more information on available positions and the application process, please see the attached document: facultycuprecruitment. Applications are due on Sunday, April 5 at midnight to jarrett.woodhouse@hotmail.com!
Engineer your way to victory in this team trivia contest, on March 26 from 6-830 pm in HENN 200!
$240 in cash prizes, food baskets, and more… and not just for winning the overall contest! Awards are given for funniest response, most team spirit, bonus round wins, and much much more!
Teams are coming from all over, not just UBC Engineering, so bring your friends and your thinking caps, and be prepared for an epic battle of wits! Rumour has it that teams may even be coming from as far as the University of Waterloo and that far-off distant land of UBC Science….
To register, email genius@ubcengineers.ca, listing the 6 total team members (or less), team name, and team affiliation (e.g. “3rd Year Mech Eng or “EWB”) if applicable. Space is limited so sign up today!
Stay tuned for more information!!
Wednesday, March 11 and Friday, March 13 from 12-1 pm, come out to CEME Microlabs and build your knowldge of AutoCAD! Spots are limited and almost gone, so register now! If you have your own laptop with AutoCAD, email ubc.eteam@gmail.com to register on a separate list.
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The pilot wave of ECCTs from November have been marked! The faculty is currently working on a distribution system using Vista, and you will receive your results very soon.
The next sitting of the Engineering Communications Competency Test will be held on March 24, from 6 to 830 pm in Wood 2 and 3. To take this test, you must have successfully completed a 1st year English course, or its equivalence, or be currently enrolled in a 1st year English course, or its equivalence.
Update: Due to the conflict with the PHYS 153 midterm, the faculty is attempting to change the date of the ECCT to March 23. Details will be confirmed soon.
Refer back to this post for more details on the ECCT, and stay tuned for more information!