The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME Weekly Newsletter 10-16-06

 

1. Bar Crawl!!!
2. Intramural Volleyball
3. Roundtable with Equistar
4. Professor Lunch with Dantzig
5. Resume Database
6. ASME sponsored lecture by Alexander Rankin

 

 

1. Bar Crawl!!!

 

The ASME Bar Crawl is THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17^TH. We will be starting at 9:00 pm at Geovanti’s. If you haven’t paid for your t-shirt yet, please bring $7 to pay for that. Once you have paid for your shirt (or if you have already paid), you can pick it up at Geovanti’s. Thanks to everyone who signed up! It’ll be a blast!! Questions, email Kaz at kharun2@uiuc.edu.

 

 

2. Intramural Volleyball

 

For those who have signed up for intramural volleyball, the ASME team has been cancelled. We are sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

 

 

3. Roundtable with Equistar

 

Come to our roundtable with a leading chemical manufacturing company, Equistar, on Tuesday, October 24^th. Meet the company representatives and talk to them in a relaxed, one-on-one atmosphere. Signups are online at http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu/signups.php. Space is limited, so sign up soon! More info on this later.

 

 

4. Professor Lunch with Dantzig

 

Come to our professor lunch with Jonathan Dantzig, a professor in the MechSe department. It is this Thursday, October 19^th at noon at the Illini Union Ballroom (on the second floor of the Union). Meet with him and get to talk to him in a relaxed atmosphere. Signups are online at http://asme.ec.uiuc.edu/signups.php. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

 

 

5. Resume Database

 

Some of the top companies in the industry have been asking ASME for the resume's of ASME members.  If you would like to be included in this database, please contact Michael Hong at mkhong1@uiuc.edu. This is a great way to get your name to the people that matter. Submit your resume today!

 

 

6. ASME sponsored lecture by Alexander Rankin

 

You are cordially invited to a lecture by Alexander Rankin, the founder and former president of Vulcan Spring and Manufacturing Company. The title of his presentation is “The Path from an Entrepreneur to a THEY .” The lecture is tomorrow, October 17^th, at 2005 MEL from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Papa Del’s pizza and soda will be provided prior to the lecture. One more thing… the lecture is sponsored by ASME! Come and listen to one of the best in the business and discover how to make yourself more successful.

 

 

 

Ok, that’s it for this week. Sorry about the long email, but there is a lot going on in the next few weeks!

 

Jonathan Grim

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

ASME Publicity Director 2006-2007

jdgrim2@uiuc.edu

 

 

This is the weekly newsletter for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or would like to be removed from this list, please contact me at jdgrim2@uiuc.edu. Thank you.