Engineering in Service to Society iCheckpoint October 14, 2009

ESS… directly applies engineering concepts to the problems of sustainability, poverty, and societal improvement.

directly applies engineering concepts to the problems of sustainability, poverty, and societal improvement.

Engineering in Service to Society Group Organization & Communication – Leigha Curtin Meetings – Needhi Shah & Evan Wool Identity – Todd Pixton & Phill Grabacki Academics - Mark Rubinkowski Blogs - Chris Goulet Educational Activities - Suzie Chung, Imran Haddish, Stephanie Chua & Nora Sadik Social Activities - Eric Eckstrum & Jaime Kelleher Eng 198 Applications - Aalekh Priolkar

Group Organization & Communication – Leigha Curtin

Meetings – Needhi Shah & Evan Wool

Identity – Todd Pixton & Phill Grabacki

Academics - Mark Rubinkowski

Blogs - Chris Goulet

Educational Activities - Suzie Chung, Imran Haddish, Stephanie Chua & Nora Sadik

Social Activities - Eric Eckstrum & Jaime Kelleher

Eng 198 Applications - Aalekh Priolkar

Group organization maximizes productivity 20 Members from variety of majors Elected Positions iChair: Kevin Wolz Vice iChair: David Hanley Secretary: Nora Sadik Treasurer: Needhi Shah Corporate Liaison: Peter Mouche Social Chair: Jaime Kelleher

20 Members from variety of majors

Elected Positions

iChair: Kevin Wolz

Vice iChair: David Hanley

Secretary: Nora Sadik

Treasurer: Needhi Shah

Corporate Liaison: Peter Mouche

Social Chair: Jaime Kelleher

Member Info Sheet aided communication Major Cell Phone Email Residence Unique Interest Blog Majority of communication via EMAIL

Major

Cell Phone

Email

Residence

Unique Interest

Blog

Full group meets once per week Everyone provided their own alternative Outcome: kept at original Wednesdays from 5-7pm in Engineering Hall 106B Situation: find a new time, instead of every “hectic” Wednesday

Everyone provided their own alternative

Outcome: kept at original Wednesdays from 5-7pm in Engineering Hall 106B

Situation: find a new time, instead of every “hectic” Wednesday

We decided to create an Executive Committee Composed of mostly elected members Meets 1 hour every Monday night Sets meeting agendas Fosters decision making Makes full meetings more productive

Composed of mostly elected members

Meets 1 hour every Monday night

Sets meeting agendas

Fosters decision making

Makes full meetings more productive

“ Doodle.com” helped find meeting times Everyone enters their normal weekly availability Doodle reports back when the most members can meet

Everyone enters their normal weekly availability

Doodle reports back when the most members can meet

Creating an Identity through Facebook

Connecting for Academic Help/Advising Everyone posted CURRENT and PAST classes Example: I had a problem in Chem that I couldn’t get I found Todd through the Facebook list We worked together on the problem

Everyone posted CURRENT and PAST classes

Example:

I had a problem in Chem that I couldn’t get

I found Todd through the Facebook list

We worked together on the problem

Blogs foster a more personal communication Fosters creativity – David’s project idea Reflecting on group activities Expressing your thoughts to others so they can relate, clarify, help, etc. Seeing things from others’ perspectives Helps you get to know other group members – Pae & Thailand

Fosters creativity – David’s project idea

Reflecting on group activities

Expressing your thoughts to others so they can relate, clarify, help, etc.

Seeing things from others’ perspectives

Helps you get to know other group members – Pae & Thailand

Toured the Waste Transfer Station Explored project options related to recycling on campus Learned about the separation, bailing, storage, and shipment processes Discussed current recycling situation on campus

Explored project options related to recycling on campus

Learned about the separation, bailing, storage, and shipment processes

Discussed current recycling situation on campus

Toured the Business Building Only LEED certified building on campus Explored possible related project ideas Discussed sustainability of other campus buildings

Only LEED certified building on campus

Explored possible related project ideas

Discussed sustainability of other campus buildings

Brought in speaker on NetZero Energy homes Christian Douglass is a graduate student in IESE Does research on sustainability and NetZero Energy homes NetZero = produces as much energy as consumes Explored possible related project ideas

Christian Douglass is a graduate student in IESE

Does research on sustainability and NetZero Energy homes

NetZero = produces as much energy as consumes

Explored possible related project ideas

Attended Campus Recycling Meeting Explored project options related to recycling Learned about other student groups interested in recycling Learned about the recycling situation on campus

Explored project options related to recycling

Learned about other student groups interested in recycling

Learned about the recycling situation on campus

Attended live premiere of Age of Stupid Documentary on the consequences of global warming Enhanced discussion of possible projects

Documentary on the consequences of global warming

Enhanced discussion of possible projects

Doubled as a team bonding event! We even made the Daily Illini!

We even made the Daily Illini!

Social events will foster team cohesiveness Proposed social events: Piano Man at Canopy Club Broomball tournament Corn maze Sand volleyball Team dinner

Proposed social events:

Piano Man at Canopy Club

Broomball tournament

Corn maze

Sand volleyball

Team dinner

Applying topics from Eng 198 Asking questions: What kind of project? Initiative: Attending meetings and scheduling speakers Brainstorming: Exploring project ideas Networking: iPicnic, iLaunch, iSA’s, iFA’s

Asking questions: What kind of project?

Initiative: Attending meetings and scheduling speakers

Brainstorming: Exploring project ideas

Networking: iPicnic, iLaunch, iSA’s, iFA’s

Conclusion ESS has started from scratch and become a fully functioning group Members have connected in a variety of ways

ESS has started from scratch and become a fully functioning group

Members have connected in a variety of ways