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Orientation Agenda
Solomon EisenbergSenior Associate Dean, Academic [email protected]
Welcome toBoston University College of Engineering
Home to over 60 Colleges and Universitiesincluding 9 major research universities
Approximately 250,000 students in the city
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THE best place in the world to be a graduate student!
The City
Boston UniversityCharles River Campus 33,500 students; ~17,000 graduate & professional
16 degree granting Schools & Colleges
~3900 faculty
Medical Campus – Boston South End Approximately 2 miles via shuttle bus
3 Departments & 2 Interdisciplinary Divisions
4 Undergraduate degree programsBiomedical, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical
1550 Undergraduate Students
22 Graduate degree programs (MEng, MS, PhD)
800 Graduate Students
120 Faculty; 25 research faculty; 80 postdocs
The College of EngineeringA t a G l a n c e
Graduate Programs• Christen Bailey: BME Graduate Coordinator
3-5759; [email protected]
• Cali Stephens: ECE Academic Programs Manager3-0092; [email protected]
• Seth Robertson: ME Academic Programs Manager 3-2812; [email protected]
• Elizabeth Flagg: MSE/SYS Academic Programs Manager
8-0351; [email protected]
ENG Research Funding
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EPIC - Engineering Product Innovation Center
A unique hands-on facility to educate all engineers on product design-to-deployment-to-dustainability.
Facility Includes:• Computer Aided Design• 3-D Printing• Robotics• Laser Processing• Supply chain management
ENG – Construction UnderwayCenter for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering
Student Account Information
Presented by: Isabel TeresoGraduate Programs Office
Email: [email protected]
Two fees everyone is responsible for…The Community Service Fee of $20 that is charged each semester.
The Sports Pass gives students tickets to some BU sports home games. This $130 fee is charged each semester. Please go to the Link, Money Matters tab, to waive the Sports Pass Fee if you don’t wish to attend gates.
Students must be in compliance each semester. This includes:
- Immunizations are current and up to date - current BU alert emergency contact phone
number- student account settled- MVL – Mass. vehicle registration (US citizens and
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Students can check their compliance on the Link.
International students are required to check in with ISSO or their home department each semester to maintain their status.
Changes to students’ home address or other contact information should be updated on the Link.
Compliance…
Important Locations…881 W Commonwealth Avenue – questions about health insurance; schedule appointments with a practitioner (617.353.3575).
Registrar’s Office and Student Accounting Services are located at 881 Commonwealth Avenue. (In school deferment loan form is available at the Registrar’s office.)
ISSO is located at 888 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd floor. (617-353-3565)
More information…Students who are US citizens and permanent residents may waive the cost of BU health insurance if you can prove you have health insurance – see the Link, Money Matters tab, for further information.
International students cannot waive the BU medical insurance.BU does allow for EFT (electronic fund transfers) for tuition payment – please contact Student Accounting Services for further information – 617.353.2264, 881 Commonwealth Avenue or [email protected].
Students’ accounts must be settled by September 16, 2015.The last day to add a class is September, 16, 2015. Please see your packet for a detailed list of important dates for the fall semester.
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Who We Are
Dave Brown, Assistant DirectorWorks with ME students
Subhadra England, Assistant DirectorWorks with BME students
Kathleen Fay, Assistant DirectorWorks with ECE students
Job Search PreparationResume & Cover Letter Review, Networking & Interviewing Skill Development
Job PostingsBU CareerLink
Connect Students & EmployersCareer Fairs, Information Sessions, On-Campus Recruiting, BU CareerLink
Connect Students & AlumniCareer Advisory Network, Networking Nights
What Do We Offer?
Upcoming Events – Fall 2015Job Search Workshops:
Resume & Cover Letters, Interviewing, Summer Planning and Networking Strategies
Career FairWednesday, October 7
Company Information Sessions (CIS)October & November, February-April
On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)October-December, January-April
Networking Nights (by Department)November & mid-March
Career Fair 2015
Wednesday, October 7th11:00am to 4:00pm
George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall
Register online through BU CareerLink to speed the check-in process
BU CareerLink
• Your own account• Upload your resume• Search for jobs• Sign up for the Career Fair and other events• Look who is coming to interview on campus
What Next?• Update your resume and cover letter• Continue to expand your network• Join our Linked In, Facebook and Twitter• Use BU CareerLink & other web resources• Apply for jobs through company websites• Seek out the advice of faculty members• Attend on/off campus career fairs• Communicate with us!
Send weekly emails! Updates on flyers, flat screens, posters, in classrooms & more!
Come Visit!
• Make an Appointment:Call: 617-353-5731Email: [email protected]
• Walk-in Hours:Tuesday 1:30pm - 4:30pmWednesday 9:30am - 12:30pmThursday 9:30am - 12:30pmFriday 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 to 2:00Jonathan Rosen [email protected]
We can help you…design your dream job, light-up your LinkedIn, and inspire your interviews!
When and where?Tues, Sept 29th 6p-8pTues, Oct 20th 6p-8pTues, Nov 17the 6p-8p
ERB 203
Dr. Jonathan Rosen, Director Innovation ProgramsKirstie Miller, Director Professional Programs and Corporate Relations
Don’t miss these great sessions on “How to Steer your Career!”
Academic Conduct Topics
• Plagiarism: not giving credit to someone’s work/ideas/text/images
• Fair use: laws that allow use of other person’s content under certain conditions
• Course expectations: rules established by instructor in support of learning objectives and assessment (e.g., collaboration)
Recurring Problem Areas
• Using a graphic from the internet without attribution• Cutting and pasting text from someone else’s work in a
graded assignment• Submitting source code authored by another person• Using someone else’s idea without giving them credit
It is difficult to make
predictions, especially
about the future -- Mark Twain
Amending the Constitution is notoriously hard, which is why it has happened only 27
times in American history — 10 of which were passed en masse when our country
was founded.
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51Scenarios – Any problems here?
It is difficult to make
predictions, especially
about the future -- Mark Twain
Amending the Constitution is notoriously hard, which is
why it has happened only 27 times in American history —10 of which were passed en masse when our country was
founded.
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Library of congress via wikipedia (pub domain)
Work for hire
Photo by T. LittlePoor reference
Huffington Post
Washington Post - verbatim
public class StringExample{ public static void main(String[] args)
{ String s1 = "Computer Science";int x = 307;
String s2 = s1 + " " + x;String s3 = s2.substring(10,17);
String s4 = "is fun";String s5 = s2 + s4;
System.out.println("s1: " + s1);System.out.println("s2: " + s2);System.out.println("s3: " + s3);System.out.println("s4: " + s4);System.out.println("s5: " + s5);
//showing effect of precedence
x = 3;int y = 5;
String s6 = x + y + "total";String s7 = "total " + x + y;
String s8 = " " + x + y + "total";System.out.println("s6: " + s6);System.out.println("s7: " + s7);System.out.println("s8: " + s8);
}}
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gExample.java
Summary Feedback from Faculty
• Don’t copy and paste from Wikipedia• Follow course rules stipulated by the instructor • Plagiarism is never acceptable• If you do something unacceptable, be forthright in
communicating a mistake• Course site access can and have been used to identify
misconduct
More Information
BU ENG Policy on academic conduct• http://www.bu.edu/eng/current-students/grad/conduct-
code/
Fair Use and Plagiarism• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#Common_misund
erstandings
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Meghan ThommesPresident
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Elizabeth ShenkSecretary
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Fall Events• Fall Welcome Social
Thursday, September 10th, 7 PM, at the Lansdowne Pub (Fenway)• General Assembly
Friday, September 18th, 4:30 PM• Intramurals
All year! (sign up for fall sports at booth)• PhD Movie Viewing
October (TBD)• Pub Nights
1st, 3rd, & 5th Fridays of every month, 5:30 PM, at the BU Pub• September: 4th, 18th
• October: 2nd, 16th, 30th
• November: 6th, 20th
• December: 4th, 11th
• Visit the Graduate Programs Office (GPO) for your SAGE sticker!
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• BME Representative• ECE Representative• ME Representative• SE Representative• BI Representative• LEAP Representative• International Representative
Requirements• Plan one event per year
(which you attend for free!)
• Assist in planning one event per year
• Attend board meetings• Attend the fall retreat
Nomination Form:www.bu.edu/sage/home/nominations
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Solicit Input
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Mental health services on medical campus
Get InvolvedAttend an Open Meeting in September (look for the e-mail!)
Be a leader in your college or [email protected] bu.edu/gplc
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Work on• Delivery• Speech organization• Eye contact• Gestures• Avoiding “filler” words (e.g. uh, um, like)
Meetings1st and 3rd Monday, 6 PM – 7 PM
• August 31st
• September 21st
• October 5th
• October 19th
LSEB (Life Science and Engineering Building)24 Cummington MallRoom 103
Sample Meeting StructureJoke of the Day
• Why is the pH of YouTube stable?Word of the Day
• MitigatePrepared Speeches
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Table Topics (Impromptu Speeches)• Please review “Canned Unicorn Meat” on Amazon.• Describe how you would react to the zombie apocalypse.
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