Chi Epsilon Active Meeting #1 Thursday, September 6, 2018 PLEASE SIGN IN

Chi Epsilon – Purdue University Officers President: Darryl Sexton Vice President: Josh Inaba Treasurer: Miranda Gollwitzer Secretary: Eleanor Carre Editors: Audrie Hillis Trevor Moore Marshals: Kendall Kyle Emily Lazo-Wasem Pledge Coordinators: Courtney Colosimo Ishan Gopalka Social Chairs: Thomas Schilling Whitney Weidenbenner Webmaster: Anthony Gray Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Bowman

Schedule of Events Date Time Location Event 9/6 6:00 pm PHYS 223 Active Meeting #1 9/26 7:00 pm TBA FE Exam Info Night 9/30 1:00 pm Happy Hollow Park XE Picnic TBD Grad School Info Night 10/25 Active Meeting #2 XE Social 11/6-11/8 ALL DAY Hampton Hall Pledge Board Signing 11/9 Active Meeting #3 11/11 4:00 pm Initiation *Can be downloaded from the XE Website

Membership Requirements • Must attend: - at least 2 of 3 active meetings (no more than 1 unexcused absences) - Initiation (11/11) • Excused absences will be granted only if you email the Secretary Eleanor Carre (ecarre@purdue.edu) 1 day before the event • Must fulfill 3 hours of community service by: - Tutoring (Re-evaluating for Spring ’19) - Attending any XE Community Service Event - Submitting an Individual Service Hours on Boilerlink

Tutoring • Sign up for all courses you would be comfortable tutoring • Not a commitment to regular tutoring • How it works: XE will get a request for a tutor Tutors will be matched based on the list generated from tonight’s meeting Tutor 3 hours = Semester’s worth of community service!

XE Buddy Program Buddy Program Sign Up One group event a semester One-on-one meeting with assigned buddy Promote positive attitude and foster confidence Cultivate academic success Promote XE

FE Exam Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination First step to be a licensed Professional Engineer Take the exam your senior year (typically final semester) Each engineering discipline has a varied list of topics Civils don’t have thermo on the exam Takes roughly 6 hours and has 110 questions Exam is taken on the computer Some Awesome Stats National average passing rate for Civil is 71% Purdue has a 92% passing rate!! FE Schedule Can be found on our website https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/FEReview.html

FE Exam Info Night WHAT? XE is hosting an event open to all Civils where we go over some background on the test to help you get started studying. Former XE President Emily Byl is coming to share some of her experiences and suggestions Topics covered… How certification works Test subjects What CE classes to take WHEN? Wednesday September 26th, Test format 7:00 pm WHERE? TBD

FE Online Review Materials WHAT? 5 sessions on Boilercast and slides of a 6th session from last spring Topics covered… “A to Z” about the exam and Ethics WHERE? Chi Epsilon Website, which also has more review slides and helpful information about the exam Geotechnical Engineering Dynamics Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems Structural Design Construction Materials Environmental Transportation Surveying

Grad School Info Night WHEN & WHERE : TBD Are you curious about Grad School? Get helpful advice from: Professor Abraham Jenny Ricksy, Grad Program Coordinator CEGSAC Panel – Q & A

XE Community Service Events Boo at the Zoo October 24-26, 2018 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00 pm Lafayette Zoo Contact: ecarre@purdue.edu Winterization November 10, 2018 Time: TBD Chi Epsilon will create a group to sign up with, more information to follow

XE Community Service Events Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP) – ENGL 620 Throughout Fall 2018 semester Sign up: https://volunteer.ace-in-testing.com Contact: ecarre@purdue.edu Lions Club – Vision Screening TBD Contact: bowmanmd@purdue.edu

XE Chapter Balloting Petitions to become installed chapters The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Boise State University

XE Social Events Intramurals https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RIgI4aEdeZC6Lr XE Social – October 25th at 7:00 pm @ TBD Other Ideas Exploration Acres

Purdue XE Scholarship – The Wood Award Professor Leonard E. Wood • Purdue 1953-2004 • The Woods have donated to Purdue’s: - XE Chapter - School of Civil Engineering - Co-op Program - Athletics • Wood Commons was built in his memory – for the dedication he demonstrated toward the student population

XE Scholarship – Purdue The XE Wood Award • $1000 award for Leadership / Academics • Must be an active XE member • Ideal way to apply – grab a friend and nominate each other! • The nomination form will be available on the XE website

Chapter Honor Member Nomination Rick Conner, PE, SE BSCE 1976 Purdue University President/COO/Partner of American StructurePoint since 1987 Grown company from $2.8 million annual revenue and 50 employees to $60 million annual revenue and 400 employees Led company to expand services and locations Involved in important projects including designing unique interchanges and creating a redevelopment plan for Speedway

https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ XE Website https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ Semester Schedule FE Review Information Community Service Information

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