1. What Engineering is Not Drawing stuff (CAD) Building stuff Train driving Architecture Microsoft CNE Cisco CNA Home Depot “lot engineer” Radio/TV “engineer”

2. Why many of you may not continue: Curriculums are too rigid Too much work Work too much “I don’t do well in video courses” Too much partying/time at the beach Two- and four-legged pets Going home every weekend to visit pets Don’t take responsibility for your own learning Do you see a problem as an opportunity? You study for a test two hours before the test starts You learn material long enough to pass a test Psychology

3. Profound thought of the day Engineering does not become you; you become an engineer

4. Associative and distributive properties in algebra? The law of sines and cosines ?  sin  = a c b cos  = tan  = ? Pythagorean's theorem ? Slope of a straight line ?

5. "Does a college degree pay off?" The question comes in light of findings that while the median annual salaries for graduates is falling, tuition is on the rise, putting many students in the position of carrying more debt and being less able to afford it. "Those in the 'professional' fields, like law and business, have the most to fear," but "there are a few bright spots." For example, "degrees in mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering consistently rank at the top of surveys of best-paying entry-level jobs. A straight-out-of-school petroleum engineer with a bachelor's degree commanded an average starting salary of $93,000 this year." The article notes that these findings are backed up by the National Association of Colleges and Employers' recent survey on job offers.

6. In the next 10 years,  50% of the engineering work force will retire. Estimates are, there are about 2,000,000 engineers in the US. That’s 100,000 retirees per year. Each year about 70,000 engineers graduate with a BS. Will there be jobs???