welcome to tau beta pi! meeting 1 february 3, 2015 7:30 pm cse e121
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WELCOME TO TAU BETA PI!Meeting 1
February 3, 2015
7:30 PM
CSE E121
President: Welcome to Tau Beta Pi!• TBP is the oldest engineering honor society
• Founded in 1885 at Lehigh University • Purpose: To honor engineering students with high scholarship and
character• 241 collegiate chapters• 33 active alumni chapters
• Florida Alpha Chapter• Founded in 1961 and first chapter in Florida• Awarded “RC Matthews Most Outstanding Chapter” NINE times! • Member of District 5 with Puerto Rico, Georgia, and South Carolina
• Officer Introductions
President: Welcome to Tau Beta Pi!
Our 53 Fall 2014 Initiates
Our symbol, the Bent
President: Our Website• www.uftbp.com
• Events• RSVP to an event
• Candidates• How to Join• Important Dates• Progress• Paperwork Instructions• Candidate FAQ
• Members• Benefits • Officers
President: Scholarship Opportunities• TBP Scholarship: 220 scholarships at $2,000 each!
• http://www.tbp.org/scholarships.cfm • Due April 1st, must be full-time undergraduate in Fall and Spring
• $1,000 if Fall only
• Current candidates are eligible, as long as initiated this semester!
• Florida Alpha Active Member Scholarship: $250! • tinyurl.com/activescholar• Due at 11:59 PM on March 31st • Requirements:
• Be active: attend Member Meeting, Candidate Election, Officer Elections, and one other “non-meeting” event
• Attend one E-Futures event• Your level of activity will be taken into account
• TBP Laureate: $2,500 and trip to Convention!
Eligibility Requirements• Attend 3 out of 4 general body meetings
• Not required to attend Meeting 3 (Candidate Election)
• Attend at least one social• Complete 6 hours of community service with TBP
• Attend one GatorTRAX session (3 out of 6 hours)
• Complete informal interview• Attend the Electee Only social• Fill out a Catalog Card• Pay one-time $100 dues by Meeting 4 • Attend Initiation!
Graduate Coordinator• Graduate paperwork due Wednesday, February 11th
by 5 PM • Questions? Contact Felipe at
Padfolios
• $15 each (cash or check to TBP)• Available tonight or at the TBP
office (Weil 278)
BEC Representitave • Career Showcase: Technical Day February 4th 9am-
3pm, O-Dome
• SWE Evening with Industry February 4th 5:30 – 7PM, Ustler Hall • Harris, Dow, Intel, Microsoft, CIA, Pratt & Whitney, General
Electric• Send resumes to [email protected] to be put on a CD for
the recruiters
• IIE Accenture Info Session February 11th 7:15 – 8:15 PM in CSE E221
BEC Representitave •E-Week begins February 12th!
• Chiles Elementary School’s "Engineering Night" at 6:30 – 7:30pm on February 19th • Need as many engineering disciplines as possible! • Contact Amy Haberman ([email protected]) for
more information
E-Futures• February 8th at 1 PM in NPB 1101 (Team Chartering)
• Open to ALL students (even non-TBP, non-engineering, etc) so please invite people to come out!
• Non-pizza lunch will be provided• There is no cost to attend!• RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/efrsvp
GatorTRAX• Elementary/Middle School GatorTRAX
• Saturday, February 21st from 9 AM – 12 PM in Weil 270 • Please arrive at 8:45 AM
• High School GatorTRAX• Circuit Scribe Event at Eastside High School• Feb 17th (10:15 – 11:55 AM) and Feb 18th (12:55 – 2:40 PM)• Sign-up with the Google form online
Service Chairs• First Adopt-A-Street clean-up is this Saturday, February
7th • Meet at the commuter lot at 9 AM to carpool • Sign-up: http://tinyurl.com/tbp-service-signup-S2015
• Project Makeover: February 22nd from 9 AM – 12 PM
Tutoring for Engineering Excellence• Tutoring sessions are Wednesdays from 6 – 8 PM in
Marston L308 starting this week
• Those who have already qualified to tutor are free to come and tutor for any tutoring session
• Those who have not yet qualified may come to a tutoring session to take a qualifying exam in chemistry, physics, or calculus
• Questions: Contact Ben ([email protected]) or Elliot ([email protected])
Tau Beta Pi Day• Pi Run Committee
• Publicity Chair: advertising through COE, flyering, managing on-line sign up.
• Volunteers Chair: receive volunteer requests, organize shifts for race day.
• Equipment Chair: order tables, running clocks, bibs. Contact radio station.
• Contact Josh Wagner ([email protected]) if you would like to volunteer!
Dates / Job Opportunities• http://tinyurl.com/tbpmasterlist• http://tinyurl.com/tbp-links
THANK YOU!Next Meeting: February 17, 2015 at 7:30 PM
CSE E121