May 14, 2007

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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ORDER OF THE ENGINEER - Graduation is quickly approaching! This means that you should consider participating in the Order of the Engineer ceremony on June 16 (MU Lounge). This is a pledge, taken by graduating engineering students, to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession and to serve humanity. As part of the process you will be given a steel ring to wear to remind you of your obligation to society. Ring sizing takes place May 7-9 in the Owen Hall Atrium between 1:00-4:00 pm. Cost is $20. All ABET-accredited engineering majors are eligible to participate. Contact Civil and Construction Engineering Department students Sean Clark (seandrafts@hotmail.com) or Juan Hernandez (hernanju@engr.orst.edu) for additional details. More information can be found at http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/.

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Monday, May 21, 5:30 p.m., BEC. Business Enterprise Center After Hours: Heather McGowan and another speaker will be presenting on and discussing with participants "Setting Up Your Accounting System & Cash Is King: Managing Cash Flow." Details.

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IN THE NEWS
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Racecars, bridges, robots and everything in between were on display at the Kelley Engineering Center Friday afternoon as students from every department of the college of engineering got a chance to display their latest work. The Daily Barometer

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, May 21, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Wine-Glass Mode Disk Micro Electro Mechanical Resonator" presented by Mohamed A. Abdelmoneum, Technology Development Group, Intel. Details.

Wednesday, May 23, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "The bandwidth-shortage problem: lack of efficiency or scarcity of resources?" presented by Bechir Hamdaoui, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Real-Time Computing Lab, University of Michigan. Details.

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Tuesday, May 15, 2-4 pm, KEC 3114. PhD Oral Preliminary Examination - Hai Chiang. Major Professor: John Wager; Committee: Albrecht Jander, Douglas Keszler, Thomas Plant; GCR: Janet Tate. "Development of Oxide Semiconductors: Materials, Devices, and Integration." Details.

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JOBS
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Did you know that you can subscribe to the EECS Jobs List that will send you e-mail when new jobs are posted? Internships and even a few on-campus jobs get advertised there as well. Subscribe here.

Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students.

Are you looking for a summer job writing software? How about one that lets you work on cutting-edge open source software that helps non-profits make the world a better place? Code for Change Summer 2007, Denver, CO, June 4 – August 17, 2007. WHY: Because we need talented programmers like you to help non-profits recruit volunteers and supporters online and make a difference on issues ranging from stopping global warming to preventing human rights abuses. Details.

HP interviewing on Second Life May 15-17. HP will be interviewing in the virtual world for real-world jobs! This is a first for HP and I encourage OSU students to try it out, especially if they are already Second Life players. Please pass the word and encourage students to apply for an interview in this event. We would love to make this a success story! Details.

Rentrak Corporation is looking for more fantastic developers to add to our team. If you're used to being the smartest developer in your class (but are too humble to admit it), and are looking for a place where you can work alongside talented peers building great software on interesting projects, then you're exactly the type of developer Rentrak is looking for. Details.

Epic Systems Corporation, a rapidly growing healthcare software company in Madison, Wisconsin, is currently hiring for a number of technical positions, including Software Development. As a Software Developer on our Research and Development team, you'll be involved in all aspects of development - user interface, database management systems, custom control creation, web integration, communications, and data analysis. Details.

Test Engineer - Software Design Engineer, Xerox Corporation. Test process design for printer circuit boards and engineering support of product development. In this position you will be responsible for: designing and implementing production test fixtures to test printer control circuitry, includes designing hardware and software, and working with mechanical design team and support technicians; documenting and supporting test fixture deployment to contract manufacturers, typically in Southeast Asia/China; trouble-shooting prototype circuitry. Details.

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