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Students from Across Tennessee Take
Part in Engineers Day
The Tickle College of Engineering was abuzz with activity on Thursday as the annual Engineers Day festivities brought more than 1,500 students
from across the state to campus. Dave Wilson, vice president at National Instruments, kicked the day off with an address at Thompson-Boling Arena. Wilson highlighted the various academic- and career-related thrusts of engineering, and how students following
those paths can change the world.
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IPS Seeks Donations for Hurricane Victims
The UT Institute for Public Service and one of its agencies, the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), are spearheading a drive across
campus to collect items for victims of Hurricane Matthew. All items will be donated to Remote Area Medical and be transported to North and South Carolina.
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Mench Named SEC Academic Leadership
Development Program Fellow
Dr. Matthew Mench, head of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, is among four UT faculty members selected to
participate in the 2016-17 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program. Other faculty members receiving grant funds are Dr. Suzie Allard, Dr. Charles Collins, and Dr. Beauvais Lyons.
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Compton Presents at ICMR Workshop
Dr. Brett Compton, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, presented at the International
Center for Materials Research (ICMR) workshop on additive manufacturing at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, October 20. His talk is titled "Processing and performance of graded and multifunctional cellular materials."
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SWE Chapter to Host Next Generation
of Researchers
 To help ensure that the next generation
of researchers is as diverse as the topics they study, the UT chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting an event to spark and nurture interest in STEM fields among high school girls. Tomorrow's Engineers Today will bring together girls from
around East Tennessee on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for a day exploring various aspects of STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math—education and careers.
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Open House for Graduate Business Programs
The UT Graduate Business Programs Office will host an open house for prospective graduate students from 6–8:30 p.m. Monday, November 7, in Room
402 of the Haslam Business Building. Registration begins at 5:45 p.m. Representatives from the Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS-BA), Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MS-HRM), Master of Business Administration
(Full-Time MBA Program), and Professional MBA (PROMBA) programs will present information on curriculum structure, application and admissions process, financial aid, and career services. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. Park in Volunteer
Hall Parking Garage at 1545 White Avenue. Please bring your parking ticket to registration for validation. For more information, contact: Graduate Business Programs Office, 865-974-5033 or email [log in to unmask].
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Eid to Speak on Disaster Recovery Topics
in Seminar
Mohammed S. Eid, a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will speak on "Framework for Optimal Disaster Recovery
Strategies: Integrating Environmental Vulnerability Indicators into Stakeholders' Objective Functions" at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 27, in Room 410 of the John D. Tickle Engineering Building.
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Chowdhury To Deliver Transportation
Seminar
Dr. Mashrur "Ronnie" Chowdhury will speak on "Development of a Security Platform for Vehicle to Infrastructure Network" at 3:40 p.m. Thursday,
October 27, in Room 327 of the John D. Tickle Engineering Building. The talk will also be webcast here.
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Student News and Opportunity
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CURENT Students Win IEEE PES Scholarships
Electrical engineering majors Jared Baxter and Summer Church were among several CURENT students awarded 2016-17
IEEE PES Scholarships. Since the program launched in 2011, 1,172 scholarships have been awarded to 723 students at more than 160 universities across the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This year, for the first time ever, 25% of the recipients were female.
CURENT students from the University of Tennessee, Northeastern University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were awarded scholarships.
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Counselor Applications are Open for
2017 Pre-College Summer Programs
Applications for counselor positions are being accepted for the 2017 Summer Pre-College Engineering Programs. Counseling gives UT students the
opportunity to inspire the next generation of engineers, enhance their own leadership skills, show Volunteer spirit, make a difference for others, and "Pass the Torch." Application deadline is Friday, December 9, 2016. The programs will take place in June
and July of 2017. For information, contact Jalonda N. Thompson, assistant director of the Office of Engineering Diversity Programs, at 865-974-0625 or at [log in to unmask].
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 Innovation
Crossroads Initiative Offers Research Opportunity
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has launched a new DOE-funded entrepreneurial initiative called Innovation Crossroads. They are searching, nationally, five great energy innovators who would work at ORNL for up to two years to transform their clean energy
ideas into new businesses. The benefits to those selected are significant: an ORISE stipend with benefits, access to business mentorship, and up to $350k in CRADA funding at ORNL.
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Volunteers Sought for FIRST Lego League
The FIRST Lego League Knoxville Qualifying Tournament, scheduled for December 3, 2016, is seeking volunteers to fill judge and referee roles.
FIRST Lego League is an international program that teaches students ages 9-14 about engineering and science through the development of competitive robotics and research projects. Judges will focus on providing feedback in the area of robot design, research
projects, and core values. Referees will be tasked with scoring the competitive robot performance game. If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact Dr. Rachel McCord ([log in to unmask])
for more information.
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Engineering in Guatemala
Spaces are available for the TCOE Global Initiative program's Alternative Spring Break in Guatemala, scheduled for March 11-17, 2017. Students
will visit the colonial town of Antigua, former capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala, and use engineering skills to construct a classroom for indigenous students. While in Guatemala, students will learn about Mayan cosmology and hear lectures from opposing
sides of the Guatemalan Civil War. Program fee is $1,799 per person plus airfare. Registration deadline is November 21, 2016. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available.
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Vol Court Speaker Series and Pitch Competition
Underway
The Vol Court Speaker Series and Pitch Competition kicked off on October 12. Vol Court is a six-week entrepreneurial speaker series hosted by
the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. The series culminates in a pitch competition where attendees put what they’ve learned to use by pitching their ideas to a panel of judges. Winners of the Vol Court Pitch Competition receive cash, rental
space in the UTRF Business Incubator and legal and accounting services. Vol Court is a free event open to all UT students, faculty and staff.
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Orientation Leadership Positions Available
Positions are open for Orientation Leaders for 2017. Orientation Leaders (OLs) serve the University of Tennessee by helping to welcome and transition
more than 12,000 new students and families to the university while interacting with first-year students, transfer students, families, non- traditional students, university faculty and administrators, and the other OLs. They serve as peer advisors and resources,
as well as role models, for program participants. Students may be nominated for the roles here.
Staff volunteers may sign up to help with OL interviews here.
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Student/Faculty Research Awards
The Student/Faculty Research Awards are awards to be used to advance the work for both faculty and graduate students. Every award requires a
student PI and a faculty PI. The benefit to both should be evident in the proposal. This mechanism is intended to help support student research; give students experience writing grants; and foster the mentoring relationship between faculty and graduate students.
Grants up to $5000 will be awarded to student/faculty pairs who submit proposals for funds to support research or creative projects.
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Dialogue Course on Nationality Offered
for All Majors
 The
psychology course PSYC399: Intergroup dialogue on Nationality will be offered in the first session of spring 2017. There are no prerequisites. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of any major. The course is aimed to bring both international
and foreign born students and US students together to discuss commonalities and differences of experience and work towards social justice. For information, email Joel Muller at [log in to unmask].
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Engineering Advising
Spring Timetable is live on MyUTK.
Spring 2017 Registration Dates
- Juniors (60 + hours earned) October 24 and 25
- Sophomores (30 + hours earned) November 7 and 8
- Freshmen (zero to 29 hours earned) November 21, 22, and 23
Students who are taking EF 151/157- 152/158/Physics 135/137-136/138 and Math 141/147-142/148 and Computer Science 102-130 are advised in the Engineering Advising Office located in room 316 A Perkins Hall. Students please check your UT e-mail and schedule
your advising appointment using the link inside the Grades First e-mail you receive.
Students who are in Good Academic Standing and have completed EF 151/157 – EF 152/158 or Physics 135/137- 136/138 and Math 141/147 – 142/148 are advised in their major department with faculty or professional advisors. MABE and CBE students will be receiving
a Grades First e-mail to schedule advising appointments with your professional advisers. Other engineering majors, please contact your major department/faculty adviser to schedule an advising appointment.
NOTE: Engineering students will be taking Math courses together again in Spring 2017. Please look for sections with the following professors:
- Math 141-Kevin Sukanek
- Math 142- Tim Schulze
- Math 241- Mike Gilbert
- Math 231- Mike Berry
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Engineering Professional Practice
Stay up-to-date with Engineering Professional Practice information and events by clicking the “Like” button on the program’s Facebook
page, visiting its website at www.coop.utk.edu, or calling 865-974-5323.
Featured Student: Jillian Schwendeman
 This week's featured student is Jillian Schwendeman, a biomedical engineering major
from Marietta, Ohio. Schwendeman has worked two coop rotations with ChoiceSpine. She worked in the Engineering Research and Design department.
The engineers assigned Schwendeman different tasks as they needed to get projects done. She helped a lot with editing and creating drawings for their parts. Her knowledge of the SolidWorks program is very strong at this point and she used it about 80% of the
time for everything she was assigned. She was also given design tasks for improving certain instruments. At times it was challenging for her to complete the design tasks that she was given and since she didn’t have much experience it was difficult to fulfill
the expectations that the engineers wanted.
Schwendeman learned to ask a lot of questions and to ask others for their input or ideas. Collaboration is a very important aspect for engineering related work. The experience has taught her how to work in a professional setting and was able to gain a lot of
experience with not only engineering, but communication and responsibility in the workplace.
Students, please note: If you receive a co-op or internship offer, please contact Engineering Professional Practice for help with paperwork and any preparations you may need – [log in to unmask],
865-974-5323, or 110 Perkins Hall.
Students may read more about their peers' co-op experiences by logging into their Engineering Professional Practice profile via www.coop.utk.edu,
clicking "Resource Library" (on the left margin) and selecting "Students at Work–In Their Own Words." For information on engineering co-op and internships, contact [log in to unmask] or
865-974-5323.
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Center for Career Development
New Career Consultant for the Tickle College of Engineering
 Travis Greenlee is the new Career Consultant for the Tickle College of Engineering in the UT
Center for Career Development. He is looking forward to working with students, faculty, and staff within the TCE. He will be reaching out and making connections with faculty, staff, and student organizations to learn more about current projects and how he
can assist with future endeavors. Greenlee will start taking student appointments and presentation requests after November 1, so don’t hesitate to contact the Center for Career Development.
Workshop:
STEM In Action: Careers in Science & Math
4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 2
Room 225, Center for Career Development Room
This event is part of the Career Conversations for Arts and Sciences series, and it will feature a panel of individuals utilizing their science and math degrees in different ways. Explore real-world options via a facilitated panel discussion and questions and
answer session.
For more information, contact Kertesha Riley, STEM Consultant, at [log in to unmask]; or call 865-974-5435. Check out www.career.utk.edu for
a list of all upcoming events.
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Multicultural Student Life
The Academic Support Unit (ASU) in Multicultural Student Life supports the academic success of students through a variety of services:
The Tutoring Program provides free tutoring to students in a variety of subject areas.
The Book Loan Program allows students to borrow up to two textbooks free of charge. Students must return the borrowed books at
the end of the semester. Applications for the Book Loan Program are at multicultural.utk.edu.
The Final Prep Sessions provide students with a quiet and comfortable environment to study for their final exams. Students have access to tutoring in a variety of subjects. The Black Cultural Center extends its hours in order to accommodate
those students who wish to have additional studying time. Stress relief activities and snacks are also provided for students to aid in their studying.
The Student Success Center offers a variety of academic support.
Academic Coaching: A one-one-one meeting with a trained GTA who can help with time management, goal setting, and more. Call 865-976-6641 to make an appointment or stop by 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, third floor of Greve Hall.
Supplemental Instruction: Out of class study sessions with trained student SI Leaders. No appointment necessary. Please see the schedule
for details.
Tutoring: Drop in or by appointment sessions available. Students can check the schedule for details. More
tutoring options may be available through the SSC. Contact SSC if you are in need of tutoring for a subject not currently listed on the website.
UT LEAD: Many SSC services are currently available for UT LEAD students. Read more >>
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