Engineering NewsCollege of Engineering, Iowa State University

National Engineers Week February 20–26
National Engineers WeekAs part of the celebration of National Engineers Week, February 20–26, an E-Week brochure has been published, and a variety of events are scheduled to showcase the engineering field. Campus highlights include
February 22: Career Expo 2005, 1–7 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum, will have representatives from 150 companies on hand to visit with students and faculty; a faculty-employer after-hours reception will begin at 7 p.m.
February 23: The eighth annual spaghetti and gumdrop competition for high school students will take place.
February 25: Preview Day provides incoming minority students an opportunity to experience campus life and learn more about the diversified curricula of the college.
February 26: Scholars’ Day honors 160 incoming students (includes Preview Day participants) who are receiving scholarships.
For more activities, see Intranet.

In addition, Iowa State’s Dean Mark J. Kushner, the University of Iowa’s Dean Barry Butler, and their faculty colleagues will host a legislative breakfast at the State Capitol on February 22 to highlight the importance of the engineering colleges to the state. A display featuring information about the colleges’ programs and engineering’s role in the state’s economic development efforts will be on display in the rotunda all week.

On February 21 in Mason City, the two deans will give the first of five presentations to Iowa Rotary clubs explaining how the colleges work together and the importance of engineering in people’s lives.

Share your honors and awards
The College of Engineering has created an on-line database for faculty and staff to share their recent honors, awards, and achievements. To enter information, go to the Intranet and click on the Faculty/Staff Honors and Awards Database.
Pratt & Whitney engine to be dedicated February 22
An F-100 Pratt & Whitney engine, donated by the Iowa Air National Guard (ANG) to the Department of Aerospace Engineering, will be dedicated on Tuesday, February 22, at 4:30 p.m. in the Howe Hall atrium. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the ceremony and the reception that follows.

“The F-100 is a wonderful addition to our learning lab and museum,” says Tom Shih, AerE chair. “This engine is used in the F-16 fighter aircraft and is recognized for its performance and reliability. It will provide our students an excellent opportunity to see and examine the many components of this highly sophisticated engine and gain an appreciation of how it works. We are very grateful to the Iowa Air National Guard for donating it to us.”

Five members of the Iowa ANG will be on hand for the dedication.

NSBE focuses on involvement
Iowa State’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) was recognized at the Region 5 Conference in Houston, Texas, last fall for having the most activities in the Missouri Zone. That record pace continues this semester with a variety of professional development and outreach activities. Special outreach events planned as part of NSBE Week (February 14–19) include the following:
Tuesday—fundraiser (selling doughnuts) and going around to meet and greet engineering faculty members; funds will be used for attending the national conference in Boston in March
Wednesday—NSBE t-shirt day; A Walk for Education at the North Grand Mall, 6–7 p.m.
Saturday—Science and Engineering Exposition for middle school students, 10 a.m. –2 p.m.

For more information on all of these activities, please contact Nikki Taylor.

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