1. The Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture,
and Technology Student Council has had a very successful semester,
and we owe our loyal sponsors much appreciation. It is because of
your generous support that we have been able to achieve all of the
accomplishments highlighted in this semester’s newsletter.
Thank you for your contributions.
CEAT Career Fair
A Taste of the Suite Life
Every year it seems that CEAT hosts the best career
fair that can’t be topped the next year, but each year
Student Council proves this wrong, and this year
was no exception. The 2014 College of Engineering,
Architecture, and Technology Career Fair was the
biggest career fair in Oklahoma State University
history. Nearly 200 companies were in attendance,
offering internships, co-ops, and full time jobs.
Coordinators Paige Cloud, chemical engineering
junior, and Clay Patterson, mechanical engineering
sophomore, successfully led Student Council
members and Freshman Council members, making
the day of the event run smoothly.
This year, the pair also introduced a new, more
informal dinner hour for companies to recruit
students specifically looking for full-time positions.
The amount of interest turned the Senior Dinner
Night into a two-night event. Overall, this year was
a huge success thanks to the coordinators and hard
work of the Student Council members. Thank you
again to our sponsors for helping us to continue to
put on the best career fair year after year.
On October 4th, six Student Council members had
the opportunity to watch the Cowboys triumph over
the Iowa State Cyclones from a slightly different
perspective. Every home game, the OSU Student
Government Association gives away a handful of suite
tickets to organizations, and thanks to the application
by member Erin Westbrook, she and five others
enjoyed a whole new part of Boone Pickens Stadium.
From the fresh cinnamon rolls to welcoming the
Cowboys onto the turf, Student Council had a great
opportunity to represent CEAT during one of OSU’s
favorite pastimes. We owe a huge thank you, not
only to SGA, but also to King Aerospace, who opened
their suite to a few members as well. Speaking from
experience, the suite life is a good life, and Student
Council is grateful for both SGA’s and King Aerospace’s
generosity. Go Pokes!
— Erica Poe, Industrial Engineering Senior
— Bailey Bruns, Chemical Engineering Junior
Grand Opening
— Emily Henning, Architecture Junior
Dean Paul Tikalsky and members of the Student
Council executive team unveiled the newly remodeled
CEAT Student Excellence Center in the Advanced
Technology Resource Center on November 14th. The
area had been under construction since last spring,
but is now a comfortable lounge and study area
exclusively for CEAT students, who will have 24/7
access to the space. CEAT students were involved in
the design of the space, even having the opportunity
to test out different furniture options. The grand
opening ceremony featured the winner of a student
Rube Goldberg machine contest, which pulled the
doors open to welcome guests for the first time. The
space will soon be home to CEAT Career Services and
some CEAT advisors, previously housed in Engineering
North.

2. In late September, nearly 50 members and club
representatives from the CEAT Student Council
traveled to Guthrie, Oklahoma for a semi-annual
retreat. This year’s fall retreat took place at Avid
Extreme Sports Park, which is known for its unique
and exciting paintball courses. Council members split
into two teams and competed against each other on
four courses, the final and most popular of which was
a castle-themed setting, complete with moat. In the
final game, appropriately titled, “Storm the Castle,”
one team charged the fortress while the other
attempted to withstand the attack.
The afternoon concluded with a “joust” round, in
which all of the willing contestants with paintballs
left over open fired on each other until everyone
ran out of ammunition. In the end, the green team
accumulated the most wins and went home to
Stillwater sweaty and victorious.
Student Council Fall Retreat
— Emily Henning, Architecture Junior
Cheap Lunch
CEAT Student Council’s Cheap Lunch is off to another
successful semester. Run as a weekly non-profit event,
Cheap Lunch is solely to provide the students of OSU
with an affordable lunch option, hench the name
“Cheap Lunch.” The number of students per week
has increased every semester, now serving 20 more
people per week than last semester, with an average
of 200 students per week. By halfway through the
semester, 421 pizzas totaling 3,368 slices had been
served. Cheap Lunch head David Meyer wanted more
data to analyze and work with, so he introduced
another variable to the statistics tracked: weather.
Interestingly, pepperoni and vegetarian pizzas sell out
quicker when it is colder.
The final Cheap Lunch of the semester will be held
on November 20th, and rather than the usual $2 per
plate fee, hungry students will be asked to donate
canned foods and other non-perishable items that will
be sent on to the Oklahoma Food Bank.
— Matthew Hobbs, Mechanical Engineering Senior

3. Club Spotlight: ASTEK
CEAT Freshman Council
Guest Writer — Karlyn Willis, Architecture Junior
The CEAT Freshman Council took in 18 new students
this semester. The group is led by coordinators
Courtney Wolfe and John Hiett, and acts as an
introductory organization to the Student Council. The
group began the year by meeting for a surprise retreat
at Boomer Lake in Stillwater, where the members
got to know each other—through activities like kayak
races and egg tosses—as well as the responsibilities of
membership.
The Freshman Council is currently coordinating a
winter clothing drive to benefit the Salvation Army.
The group will also be serving at the Community
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma as part of their
philanthropy responsibilities.
— Andrew Cordray, Mechanical Engineering Freshman
Architecture Students Teaching Elementary Kids,
or ASTEK, was started by the OSU chapter of the
American Institute of Architecture Students in 1999.
This program sends groups of architecture and
architectural engineering students to fifth grade
classes around Stillwater once a week for eight weeks.
During these visits, the college students present
interactive lessons about architecture ranging from
city planning to technical drawings to structure. At
the end of the program, the elementary students
use their new knowledge to design and build small
models of individual buildings and create a town.
Since ASTEK was first started, over 5,000 fifth grade
students have participated in the program.
After the program is complete, the college students
set up a gallery show at the architecture building
to showcase the projects organized into cities. This
semester, 14 different fifth grade classes participated
in the ASTEK program. On the evening of November
17th, over 120 students and parents visited the OSU
School of Architecture to enjoy refreshments and
view the unique cities. ASTEK leaders engaged with
families from the Stillwater community and fifth
graders were able to proudly show off their hard
work. The gallery show was a huge success and a
great way to end the fun experience. ASTEK has been
a great tradition for both the School of Architecture
and the community of Stillwater for many years past
and hopefully for many more to come.