Hope everything is going well and that you are excited with the RLDC coming up this weekend! Is going to be great to meet students from other colleges and also to develope professionally. We are having general meeting Tomorrow! at 11:00 @ DM Smith with BASF(The chemical company).
1. GENERAL MEETING:
When? Thursday February 21st, 11:00 am
Where? DM Smith 105
What company? BASF (The Chemical Company), is going to be an interactive meeting, with Jeopardy and more!!!
FREE FOOD
2. CHEER OLYMPICS:
BOOOM ! The most refreshing day of the year has finally arrived. Cheer Olympics 2013 are just around the corner. Gather your friends, choose your team and prepare to cheer until you pass out… DEADLINE TO HAVE YOUR TEAM REGISTERED IS FEBRUARY 28TH!!
The proceeds are being donated to Charity
Teams: 6 people (may be co-ed)
Cover: $10/person
Location: 1030 McMillan Ave. (Behind Rocky Mountain Bar near Home Park)
Teams, get creative with your team name and outfits!
(OUTFITS ARE MANDATORY)
Please send Desi Marchand or Nina Gerov a FB message as soon as possible submitting your team (name and members)
more more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/584135504948150/591969514164749/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity
to pay online!--> http://gt-shpe.org/cheer-olympics-2013
The proceeds are being donated to Charity
Teams: 6 people (may be co-ed)
Cover: $10/person
Location: 1030 McMillan Ave. (Behind Rocky Mountain Bar near Home Park)
Teams, get creative with your team name and outfits!
(OUTFITS ARE MANDATORY)
Please send Desi Marchand or Nina Gerov a FB message as soon as possible submitting your team (name and members)
more more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/584135504948150/591969514164749/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity
to pay online!--> http://gt-shpe.org/cheer-olympics-2013
3. TASTE OF LATIN AMERICA:
We had our first Meeting Yesterday! is going to be a lot of fun, but we still need volunteers!! Email me if you are interested specially in dancing or acting, or advertising, or know someone who could cater hispanic food at a good price.
-Want to help out?
Please take a minute (it really only takes a minute) to fill out this survey, so we know who can help out with what!
Click here for survey! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YYS3QXS)
Click here for survey! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YYS3QXS)
4. SCHOLARSHIP:
a. HENAAC Scholarship
*Due April 30th
*US Citizenship is not required for some scholarship (check FAQs)
*http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/college/henaac-scholarship-application-guidelines
*Due April 30th
*US Citizenship is not required for some scholarship (check FAQs)
*http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/college/henaac-scholarship-application-guidelines
b. Scholarship Workshop Poll
Please fill out this survey if you are interested in attending a scholarship workshop hosted by GT-SHPE! >> http://goo.gl/n2SRA
The survey will take YOU 30 seconds to complete and will go a long way in terms of executive planning. The workshop will take place some time between mid-February and mid-March. Contact our Scholarship Chair, Kevin Okseniuk, at kokseniuk@gatech.edu with any questions. Thanks!
Please fill out this survey if you are interested in attending a scholarship workshop hosted by GT-SHPE! >> http://goo.gl/n2SRA
The survey will take YOU 30 seconds to complete and will go a long way in terms of executive planning. The workshop will take place some time between mid-February and mid-March. Contact our Scholarship Chair, Kevin Okseniuk, at kokseniuk@gatech.edu with any questions. Thanks!
c. SHPE Foundation:
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
-Deadline: May 1st
-Eligibility: Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship.
However, scholarships require a minimum High School and Undergraduate
2.75 GPA Graduate 3.00 GPA Dissertation 3.50 GPA both at the time of
application and throughout the scholarship period, and students must
be registered full time (12 hrs undergraduate / 9 hrs graduate) in a
science, technology, engineering, or math discipline. Please refer
back to this Web site for updated scholarship postings. NEED TO BE A
US CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
d. NON-US CITIZEN SCHOLARSHIP LIST:
http://hsf.gtorg.gatech.edu/Documents/scholarships_international_hispanics.pdf
There are exactly 122 available scholarships!
http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarships/
-Deadline: May 1st
-Eligibility: Eligibility requirements differ for each scholarship.
However, scholarships require a minimum High School and Undergraduate
2.75 GPA Graduate 3.00 GPA Dissertation 3.50 GPA both at the time of
application and throughout the scholarship period, and students must
be registered full time (12 hrs undergraduate / 9 hrs graduate) in a
science, technology, engineering, or math discipline. Please refer
back to this Web site for updated scholarship postings. NEED TO BE A
US CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
d. NON-US CITIZEN SCHOLARSHIP LIST:
http://hsf.gtorg.gatech.edu/Documents/scholarships_international_hispanics.pdf
There are exactly 122 available scholarships!
5. ALUMNI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM:
Want to be paired up with a SHPE Alumni ???? Fill out this survey!
6. CAMPING TRIP:
Want to go camping with SHPE??? We want to know how many of you would be interested:
Fill out this survey!!: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DQP287H
7. COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Mark your Calendars and volunteer in the different community service activities we are doing joint with GT-HSF this semester!!!
8. PROFESSIONAL:
HOUSTON, BP, which hires more than 700 university students for full-time, intern, and co-op positions in the U.S. annually, today announced the launch of the Ultimate Field Trip 2013 (UFT) in the U.S. for the first time. The UFT is BP’s flagship student competition that asks teams of undergraduates to solve a real-world energy challenge. This year, following three successful annual UK competitions, the UFT is going global and will be launched across three international locations. Teams from select universities in the UK, the U.S., and Trinidad & Tobago will be invited to take part in this year’s challenge.
Participating U.S. universities will include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. One winning team will be selected to represent the U.S. as part of the Ultimate Field Trip prize.
The winning teams from each of the three countries will come together for a unique two-week learning experience at BP facilities in Norway and the UK,where they will discover more about the energy industry and have the opportunity to network and collaborate as global working teams.
The UFT seeks to allow university Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the challenges facing the energy sector, specifically in oil and gas, and what a potential career may entail.
The brief
The brief is a truly international challenge and the participating teams are being asked to address an issue that BP is trying to address around the world.
The 2013 case problem:
Energy demand is growing. By 2030 the world will require 50 percent more energy than we use today. At the same time the cost of miles per gallon (MPG) will increase. As the world’s population continues to grow and becomes wealthier, travel is likely to increase, thus increasing the cost of MPG.
The challenge:
Develop a single technical innovation, which has previously not been demonstrated, to significantly reduce the cost of MPG per capita in your country by 2030. Your innovation can focus on one mode of passenger transportation from road, rail, water or air, or you can use a combination of each. The solution you develop must be technology-focused, practical,and innovative.
The prize
The winning team from each country will take part in a unique international two- week field trip at BP operational hubs for North Sea oil & gas exploration and production in Norway and the Shetland Islands north of Scotland, including the opportunity to work in diverse teams with the winners from each of the national competitions.
"We are thrilled to bring this highly successful STEM competition to the U.S. for the first time," said Simon Kho, head of U.S. University Relations at BP. "The teams from these outstanding universities will develop their most innovative ideas to help solve this year’s energy challenge, culminating with the winning American team joining teams from around the world to experience what a job in the global energy industry is like at a major BP location."
Students from the four participating U.S. universities are asked to register three-person teams to take part via BP.com, here,or go towww.bp.com/fieldtrip/usby February 28th, 2013.
"We had an amazing experience thanks to BP. It really has opened our eyes to what a career in the industry could be like," said Edward Kay of Team Aspire, the Strathclyde University trio which won the UK Ultimate Field Trip 2012. "The competition was really fun throughout and worth the effort. We would definitely encourage all student engineers and scientists to take part. You won’t regret it."
Notes to Editors
About the Ultimate Field Trip
The Ultimate Field Trip is an international competition BP runs each year. It’s aimed at science and engineering undergraduate and graduate students. It will challenge participants to solve a real-world issue -- one that could help us meet the world’s growing demand for energy safely and responsibly. Students enter in teams of three to answer a challenge posed by BP to win a unique two-week field trip in Norway and the UK. It is an opportunity to learn more about the challenges we face -- and experience first-hand the scope and scale of what we do.
For further information, contact: Damon Maida, damon.maida@mslgroup.com, 646-500-7745
BP launches the Ultimate Field Trip 2013, introducing the global competition for young STEM talent to the U.S.
Undergraduates at MIT, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois, and Georgia Tech to compete in global energy challenge
Undergraduates at MIT, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois, and Georgia Tech to compete in global energy challenge
Participating U.S. universities will include:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of California at Berkeley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Institute of Technology
HOUSTON, BP, which hires more than 700 university students for full-time, intern, and co-op positions in the U.S. annually, today announced the launch of the Ultimate Field Trip 2013 (UFT) in the U.S. for the first time. The UFT is BP’s flagship student competition that asks teams of undergraduates to solve a real-world energy challenge. This year, following three successful annual UK competitions, the UFT is going global and will be launched across three international locations. Teams from select universities in the UK, the U.S., and Trinidad & Tobago will be invited to take part in this year’s challenge.
Participating U.S. universities will include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. One winning team will be selected to represent the U.S. as part of the Ultimate Field Trip prize.
The winning teams from each of the three countries will come together for a unique two-week learning experience at BP facilities in Norway and the UK,where they will discover more about the energy industry and have the opportunity to network and collaborate as global working teams.
The UFT seeks to allow university Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the challenges facing the energy sector, specifically in oil and gas, and what a potential career may entail.
The brief
The brief is a truly international challenge and the participating teams are being asked to address an issue that BP is trying to address around the world.
The 2013 case problem:
Energy demand is growing. By 2030 the world will require 50 percent more energy than we use today. At the same time the cost of miles per gallon (MPG) will increase. As the world’s population continues to grow and becomes wealthier, travel is likely to increase, thus increasing the cost of MPG.
The challenge:
Develop a single technical innovation, which has previously not been demonstrated, to significantly reduce the cost of MPG per capita in your country by 2030. Your innovation can focus on one mode of passenger transportation from road, rail, water or air, or you can use a combination of each. The solution you develop must be technology-focused, practical,and innovative.
The prize
The winning team from each country will take part in a unique international two- week field trip at BP operational hubs for North Sea oil & gas exploration and production in Norway and the Shetland Islands north of Scotland, including the opportunity to work in diverse teams with the winners from each of the national competitions.
"We are thrilled to bring this highly successful STEM competition to the U.S. for the first time," said Simon Kho, head of U.S. University Relations at BP. "The teams from these outstanding universities will develop their most innovative ideas to help solve this year’s energy challenge, culminating with the winning American team joining teams from around the world to experience what a job in the global energy industry is like at a major BP location."
Students from the four participating U.S. universities are asked to register three-person teams to take part via BP.com, here,or go towww.bp.com/fieldtrip/usby February 28th, 2013.
"We had an amazing experience thanks to BP. It really has opened our eyes to what a career in the industry could be like," said Edward Kay of Team Aspire, the Strathclyde University trio which won the UK Ultimate Field Trip 2012. "The competition was really fun throughout and worth the effort. We would definitely encourage all student engineers and scientists to take part. You won’t regret it."
Notes to Editors
About the Ultimate Field Trip
The Ultimate Field Trip is an international competition BP runs each year. It’s aimed at science and engineering undergraduate and graduate students. It will challenge participants to solve a real-world issue -- one that could help us meet the world’s growing demand for energy safely and responsibly. Students enter in teams of three to answer a challenge posed by BP to win a unique two-week field trip in Norway and the UK. It is an opportunity to learn more about the challenges we face -- and experience first-hand the scope and scale of what we do.
For further information, contact: Damon Maida, damon.maida@mslgroup.com, 646-500-7745
9. Just for FUN:
10. ALSO:
1. Look at our web-page:
2. Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/GTSHPE
3. Join our FB page:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/149795238371384/
Saludos,
Guri.
Maria Silva Willson
Industrial & System Engineering '15
Secretary - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (GT-SHPE)
Georgia Institute of Technology
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