Strong interpersonal communication skills can foster success in both professional and personal situations. The “Let’s Talk” module focuses on building participants’ capacity to engage in meaningful, one-on-one conversations about challenging topics. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 21 at 7pm ET, join Kiran Mahtre as he presents "Let's Talk: Communicating about Problems." Engineering Futures is a program... Continue Reading →
TBP Member Named Dean of Pratt School of Engineering
Dr. Jerome P. Lynch, NY Iota ’97, has been named Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Currently chair of the University of Michigan's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, he will assume his new role on January 1, 2022. You can find more information about Dr. Lynch via Duke's online newsletter... Continue Reading →
Chapter Chats Sept. 7
One positive takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic is the realization that we do not always need to meet in person to provide timely valuable information to the members of Tau Beta Pi. While Tau Beta Pi provides numerous print and electronic resources to its chapter officers and members, sometimes direct interactions are more beneficial. As... Continue Reading →
Chapter Development – Planning Out the Semester
We are happy to announce the new Tau Beta Pi Chapter Development Committee, a group of Tau Bate alumni working on resources and programs to help TBP chapters in their efforts to grow and improve. The committee created a survey for past and current chapter officers to get a sense of what struggles or issues... Continue Reading →
Tau Bate Talks — Engineering Meets Complexity
You are invited to join us for the next Tau Bate Talk on Sunday, August 22, at 4 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Pacific. Are you interested in artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and/or modeling tools? Sebastian F. Ruf, Ph.D., CA A '11, will present "Engineering Meets Complexity: A Brief Tour through Interdisciplinary Modeling". Dr. Sebastian Ruf is... Continue Reading →
Student Advisory Board Seeks Feedback on Chapter Toolkit Resources
Header image: Student Advisory Board (SAB) members and SAB advisors on a 2020 virtual meeting. Tau Beta Pi's Student Advisory Board is requesting feedback on the TBP Chapter Toolkit. The Tau Beta Pi Chapter Toolkit is a living collection of documents which is ever growing and changing and kept up to date by the Student... Continue Reading →
TBP’s New Campaign Celebrates Members
Tau Beta Pi launched its new "I am a Tau Bate" campaign on June 15, 2021, TBP Founders Day. We are celebrating 136 years of Integrity and Excellence since TBP was founded in 1885 at Lehigh University. TBP now includes 250 active collegiate chapters, 47 active alumni chapters, and has initiated nearly 618,000 members. We... Continue Reading →
Camp Discusses American Infrastructure in Upcoming Tau Bate Talk
Join Janey Camp, Ph.D, P.E., to hear how the American Society of Civil Engineers assesses America’s infrastructure and what the proposed Presidential American Jobs Plan would do to bring our infrastructure back to a state of good repair. The ASCE and its 150,000 members have long advocated for the care of the nation’s infrastructure. Since... Continue Reading →
Tau Beta Pi’s Iowa Alpha Chapter Wins State Volunteer Award
The Iowa Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi has been selected to receive a 2021 Iowa Governor's Volunteer Award. This award recognizes Iowa Alpha's many years of service to the state through the Adopt-A-Highway program, according to the Chapter's Chief Advisor LeVern W. Faidley, IA A '67. The Iowa Governor's Volunteer Award (GVA) program honors the dedicated... Continue Reading →
Part Two: Tau Bate Grads Receive Accolades and Awards
Jeremy Capuder, NY Xi '21 Jeremy Capuder was the undergraduate valedictorian for the class of 2021 at Manhattan College. A civil engineering major from Albertson, N.Y., Capuder is a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Epsilon Sigma Pi and Chi Epsilon honor societies. He received the Manhattan College Presidential Scholarship, and scholarships from ACEC New York and... Continue Reading →
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