School of Engineering Weekly E-Newsletter

Week of November 7, 2016 Vol. 7– Issue 5

Announcements

Advising Time Switch and More! More inform ation on Page 2.

Engineering Service Learning. More inform ation on Page 8.

CITRIS events. More inform ation on Page 9.

Important Dates:

** Open Registration: November 7

** Finals Week: December 10-16

If you need assistance, please

contact your advisor

Internships, Jobs, Fellowships,

& Graduate School

New: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) New: Institute for Broadening Participation

American Councel of Engineering Companies Scholar-ship

Rentec Direct's Tech Mastery Scholarship

Nourish Technology Inc. CSE Intern

Nourish Technology Inc. ME Intern

CRM Administrator & Applications Programmer (Contract)

Biosense Webster

The Air Force Research Laboratory

GEICO Achievement Award

Entry Level Jobs and Internships at Pfizer

Santa Cruz Biotechnology-Entry Level Computer Science position

GoEngineer webinars

AccessComputing

Pathways to Science

NASA internships, fellowships and scholarships

California Energy Commission energy analyst

Find more opportunities at: http://engr-

advising.ucmerced.edu/resources/internships

Visit our website at http://engr-advising.ucmerced.edu/

Academic Advising

Registration Week Advising WALK-IN Monday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm—3:00 pm Tuesday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm—3:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm - 3:00pm Thursday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

**See advising website for your advisors specific

availability**

Last Names A-E (all students) – Nadia Margison (nmargison@ucmerced.edu)

Last Names F-L (all students) – Christina Mayo

(cmayo@ucmerced.edu)

Last Names M-Q (all students) – Phung Colvin

(pcolvin@ucmerced.edu)

Last Names R-Z (all students) – Karla Gonzalez (kgonzalez34@ucmerced.edu)

Resources

Stem Resource Center– Free tutoring, STEM courses

Location: AOA 114

Website: http://stemresourcecenter.ucmerced.edu/

Tutoring Schedule:

http://stemresourcecenter.ucmerced.edu/tutoring

Bright Success Center– Peer Assisted Learning Support

available start February 2nd.

Location: KL 222

Website:

http://learning.ucmerced.edu/programs/tutoring

Note: Please check the website as the schedule will continue to

develop. All sessions are free of charge, no sign-ups needed.

Center for Career & Professional Advancement (Career Services)

Center for Career & Professional Advancement has open walk-in hours

every day from 10 am to 2pm to assist you with career related

questions.

If you would like to talk to the STEM Career Specialist, Robert

Goodman, please email him at rgoodman@ucmerced.edu.

Advising/Student Services Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook!

Need to contact your academic advisor? Check here for more information.

Registration Information! It’s that time of the semester where Spring 2017 Registration is right around the corner!

Don’t forget to check your student portal (my.ucmerced.edu) for your specific registration time window

(look under “MyRegistrationTime”).

Please feel free to email your advisor

with override requests and any further

questions/concerns. We are all happy to

help!

Important Dates

Please check the Students First Center website for important information regarding deadlines, such as: - Priority Registration/Open Registration - Finals Week http://studentsfirst.ucmerced.edu/

Important Dates

Fall 2016 Semester

The School of Engineering hopes the semester is going well

for everyone. Please come visit us at SE2 Rm 315 with any

questions!

Don’t forget about tutoring at the STEM Resource

Center and PALS Program!

Fall 2016 Semester

STEM TUTORING

STEM tutoring for Fall 2016

semester has been

posted! Click the

link below for the

most current

tutoring schedule:

http://

stemresource-

center.ucmerced.edu/tutoring

Fall 2016 Semester

Mandatory First Year Advising Meetings

Calling all First Year Engineering Students!

In efforts to help your transition into UCM, we ask that you please

check your emails regarding your Mandatory First Year Advising Meeting

and come during walk-in hours to meet with us.

Walk-In times for these meetings will be extended to ensure we can meet with all of you!

Monday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm—3:00 pm

Tuesday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm—3:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Thursday: 10:00am - 11:45am, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

For more information checkout the Engineering Website:

http://engr-advising.ucmerced.edu/registration/firstyear

Workshops, Events & Sessions

Speed Resume Workshop

Description:

Students attending this workshop will be able to re-

ceive a resume review in 5 minutes from the Center

for Career and Professional Advancement.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

12:00 PM—1:00 PM

Location: COB 110

http://engineeringservicelearning.ucmerced.edu/events/speed-resume-2

Introduction to Soldering

Description:

Participants will learn soldering hands-on and actually be able to practice soldering. The presenter will go over students to soldering basics, creating joints, connections, stripping wires, insulating wires.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

12:00 PM—1:30 PM

Location: SE 160

http://engineeringservicelearn ing.ucmerced.edu/events/basics-soldering -6

Engineering Service Learning Workshops

Sign-up for any of the following events at:

http://engineeringservicelearning.ucmerced.edu/events

Workshops, Events & Sessions

Please check calendar for any updates:

http://citris.ucmerced.edu/calendar

CITRIS @ UC Merced

Workshops, Events & Sessions

Sophomore Optimum Series (SOS)

Date: October 27, 2016, November 10, 2016

Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: SSB 250

Study Abroad Workshop

Date: November 16, 2016

Time: 2:00pm—3:00pm

Location: TBA?

http://hire.ucmerced.edu/events

Scholarship Opportunities

For the application and more information, please visit:

http://engr-advising.ucmerced.edu/resources/career-resources/internships-research-opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities

IBP (Institute for Broadening Participation) has upcoming grad fellowship and undergraduate scholarship deadlines.

Browse 77 different fellowship and scholarship listings here:

http://pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?u=&r=&s=&i=&link=&sm=&sd=&sy=&endm=&endd=&endy=&sa=either&p=YesPortable&o=either&c=either&f=&dd=&ft=&submit=y&adv=adv

Or use our advanced search feature to narrow down their selections:

http://pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?adv=adv

Students can also sign up to receive notifications about programs:

http://pathwaystoscience.org/form.aspx

The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)

www.PathwaysToScience.org

The mission of the Institute for Broadening Participation is to increase diversity in the Science, Technology, En-gineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce. We design and implement strategies to increase access to STEM education, funding, and careers, with special emphasis on reaching and supporting individuals from under-served communities and underrepresented groups, including underrepresented minorities, women, persons with disabilities, first generation college students, and students from underserved communities. The Institute for Broadening Participation is a 501(c)(3) organization, tax ID #20-1891162. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

http://pathwaystoscience.org/giving.aspx

Internship/Research Opportunities

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

Tues, Nov 8 (all in KL 397)

Info Session for Paid STEM Summer Internships in Germany, 10:30 am (flyer)

Germany Info Session for Undergraduate & Graduate Students (study, internship, research opportunities

and scholarships), 12:30 pm (flyer)

Faculty & Researcher Opportunities in Germany Info Session, 1:30 pm

Engineering Humor