CSULA IEEE Student Branch Activity Report Presented by Jane Dong 2006 IEEE Region 6 Southern Area Spring Meeting

Outline Introduction Activity Report ( )  General Meetings  Professional Development & Activities  Social Activities Future Plan

Introduction CSULA IEEE Student Chapter continues to play a leading role to  Attract more students to join IEEE  Promote engineering & Technology  Help current engineering students in professional development Organization structure and officers

CSULA IEEE General Meeting CUSLA IEEE General meeting is held 3 times per quarter Guest speakers are invited to give talks on  Recent advancement in various engineering fields  Industrial design projects  Professional development skills

CSULA IEEE General Meeting (cont.) Sample presentation topics:  “New Technology Trend in Biomedical Engineering”, Lei Sun, USC Research Scientist  “Automation in Power Engineering”, Sheridan Mascarenhas, Southern California Edison  “Resume Preparation and Interview Skills”, Cesar Gonzalez, CLSUA Career Center

Meeting pictures…

Professional activities In addition to the general meetings, CUSLA IEEE student chapter hosted a number of other activities to promote the advancement of engineering  Field Trip to Northrop Grumman  National Engineering Week Activities  Outreach and Open house activities

Engineering week activities Hosted Pop-stick Competition  Promote the engineering field to students from high school and community college ECST banquet  Highlighted event to celebrate the academic achievements  Provide support to a number of banquet events

Field Trip Field trip to Northrop Grumman on Mar 23, 2006  Sponsored by IEEE and Northrop Grumman  23 students attended this field trip and visited F-18 manufacture site  Networking with engineers in Northrop Grumman and received advice for professional development

ECST Open House ECST Open house was hosted in Winter, 2006  IEEE Student Branch provided significant help  Served in student question/answer panel to Introduce the engineering program Introduce the ECST labs and other facilities Answer questions on professional development Role models for other students

Open House pictures

MicroMouse MicroMouse Project  An educational project to enhance the students’ design skills  MicroMouse project includes Training on Microprocessor design -- Around 15 interested students received training on microprocessor and hardware design Building a working micro mouse -- 5-person team is working towards this goal

Social Activities CSULA IEEE Student chapter also hosted a number of social activities to provide community service.

Future Plan New board election in coming May  Meeting will be held to promote the IEEE and encourage more students to volunteer  Candidates will present their plan on IEEE activities Other activity plan  Continuation of MicroMouse project  Promote students to attend professional conferences  Future field trip  More outreach activities