The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

News

November 8, 2005

First of all, congratulations to everyone that helped out with the homecoming float, because we took 1st Place!!  Special shout out and thank you to Becky Martin and Austin Rennick for heading up the homecoming float committee and dedicating themselves to making such a sweet float.  Now for the usual update: 

 

 


1.         Interview skills, Resume tips, and offer Negotiation Workshop

2.         EOH Committee Meeting

3.         General Meeting w/ Cummins

4.         Engineering Bar Crawl

5.         Participation Incentives


 

 

1. Interview skills, Resume tips, and offer Negotiation Workshop w/ ECS and Rolls Royce

            Tuesday, November 8th

            143 MEB @ 5:30PM

 

The Assistant Dean will be presenting tons of job hunting information, including:  resume tips, interview skills, and offer negotiation.  Also, representatives from Rolls Royce will talk about what they look for on a resume and how those skills translate to working at Rolls Royce.  Papa Del's Pizza will be provided. 

 

Space is limited to 25 people, so sign up now at:

http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu/signups.php

 

   

2. EOH Committee Meeting

            Tuesday, November 8th

            143 MEB @ 7:00PM

 

Come to the EOH Committee meeting and help plan ASME's Engineering Open House projects.  EOH is another great opportunity to get more involved with ASME, and should be a lot of fun!

 

Email Becky at rmartin2@uiuc.edu or Austin Rennick at rennick@uiuc.edu for more info.

 

 

 

3. General Meeting w/ Cummins

            Wednesday, November 9th

            5:30PM, Room TBA.

 

Representatives from Cummins will be presenting at the next general meeting.

For those of you that don't know anything about Cummins:

 

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies.  Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries, with more than 28,000 employees worldwide. Cummins reported sales of $8.4 billion in 2004.

 

As always, there will be FREE PIZZA!!

 

4. Engineering Bar Crawl

            What: Engineering Bar Crawl!

            When: Wednesday, November 16th 8 pm-2 am

            Who: All Engineers!!

            Why: To meet new people and have a fun time, of course J

 

Signup online at social.ec.uiuc.edu/barcrawl for your very own "Engineering

Pickup Lines" tshirt for just $5!

 

Questions? Email Melissa at mpelz@uiuc.edu   

 

5. Participation Incentives

 

Be active, win stuff!  It's that easy.  Every time you come to an ASME event, you get participation points.  Every time you get points, you increase your chances at winning free stuff, like iPods, gift certificates, and other great prizes!  All you have to do is show up!

 

 

That's all the news for this week, have a great week everyone!

 

Kevin Davis

University of Illinois

Publicity Director, ASME 

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