Tau Beta Pi is calling on student members to submit a redesign framework for the Association's website. The 2011 Convention approved recommendations for a consistent redesign across all pages of the TBP website. The deadline to submit your sample design and code is March 1, 2012. Up to two members from the winning team will... Continue Reading →
Engineering Education, November 2011
This past Saturday across the United States there were FIRST LEGO League regional competitions. From Mississippi to Colorado, K-12 students competed with their LEGO robots performing novel tasks. Click here to read about the competition sponsored by Mississippi State University's College of Engineering through Shell, or read about the 84 teams that took part in... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI: November 2011
The Tau Beta Pi Convention press release is now available. Images from the Convention will be uploaded here. Currently, there are 18 images of award winners and other important moments from this year's Convention. Τ Dr. John D. Villasenor, VA A '86, recently wrote a guest opinion article for The Chronicle of Higher Education. In... Continue Reading →
In the News, November 2011
Bucknell University has announced that three student-athletes have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 2 Men's Soccer Team. Read the news release Thomas E. Caso, PA H 2012, is one of the three honored. Caso is a senior mechanical engineering major. This is his third straight appearance on the All-District Team. He is... Continue Reading →
Recognizing Superior Achievement
At this year's Tau Beta Pi Convention in Indianapolis, the Michigan Epsilon Chapter at Wayne State University received the 2011 R.C. Matthews Outstanding Chapter Award recognizing them as the top chapter of Tau Beta Pi for the 2010-11 school year. The report from the Committee on Awards cited MI Epsilon for their "exceptional membership program,... Continue Reading →
Making News: Colleges & Chapters
The West Virginia Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at West Virginia University, is hosting a fall Bicycle Drive to repair and donate bikes to local residents in need in time for Christmas. Bikes can be donated up until November 16th. WV Alpha is partnering with Positive Spin, a local nonprofit organization. Read the full... Continue Reading →
Engineering Leaders, November 2011
Virginia M. Rometty, IL G '79, began her career at IBM in 1981 as a systems engineer. Earlier this year it was announced that Rometty will become the next CEO & president of the IBM Corporation beginning on January 2, 2012. Most recently she was senior vice president and group executive, IBM sales, marketing and... Continue Reading →
Awards, Opportunities, & Scholarship
Missouri University of Science and Technology recently announced alumna and woman student of the year award winners. Anna Louise Osborne, MO B 2011, received the Woman Student of the Year Gold Award. Osborne is a senior majoring in civil and architectural engineering. Click here to read the news release Τ Tau Beta Pi is hosting... Continue Reading →
K-12 STEM Activities and Initiatives
The Tennessee Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, along with the Great Smoky Mountains Alumnus Chapter, participated in their first MindSET module at Holston Middle School earlier this week. Fifty-three middle school students took part in the MindSET bridge building module. Newton's Laws, the engineering design process, and the flexibility of beams, were the math... Continue Reading →
Community Service & Other Chapter Activities
The Texas Eta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at The University of Texas at Arlington, has a park cleanup scheduled for October 15th, following a bent polishing activity. Click here for a map and to learn more about the scheduled community service activity along the trails to Johnson Creek. Τ Earlier this month, the bi-annual... Continue Reading →
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