Important Dates
11/12 Resume Workshop
11/13 Consulting Engineer Info Session
11/15 FIRST Lego Competition
11/17 Climate Change Symposium
11/13 Consulting Engineering

FIRST Lego League (FLL) Competition on Nov. 15th
Help with this great competition for 9-14 year old kids who build a LEGO Mindstorm Robot on a 4'X8' table.  This year the topic is Climate Connections.  Please click here to sign-up and for more information.

MEP News and Events
Applied Trust Engineering – Interested in what a consulting engineer does?  Learn what this entails, explore different career paths and talk one-on-one with IT infrastructure engineers in the field.  The company tour and info session starts at 4:00p.m. (Sharp) at 1033 Walnut, Suite 300 (Take the Skip or Hop) on Thursday, November 13th.  Please register on CSO under “Career Events” and email Ann.Herrmann@colorado.edu for more information.

Attend this Symposium: "The Energy and Climate Challenge: Policy Advice for the New President" on Monday, Nov. 17th from 8:30a.m. - 10:30a.m. in UMC 235.  For more information visit: http://ei.colorado.edu/2008_symposium

Interested in Study Abroad? Presentations to cover programs, financial aid, eligibility, timelines, etc. are 30 minutes long and are held every Monday at 9a.m. in DUAN G2B60.  Visit this site for more information: http://studyabroad.colorado.edu

Career Services
Resume Writing Workshop:  This Wednesday, Nov. 12th from 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. Career Services will hold an engineering resume workshop in DUAN G116.  Learn the basics or improve your existing resume.  Sign up on CSO today.  To CSO.

Internships
Interested in Naval Research?  Look at the attached NREIP Poster for information about a 10 week summer research intensive.  Application is open, so grab this opportunity.  Get more information at www.asee.org/nreip.

$3600 paid summer internship for nonprofit or government agencies in Colorado.  Visit http://careerservices.colorado.edu/piie.html for more information.  Hurry, the deadline to apply is 5p.m. on Friday, October 31^st.

Scholarships
Engineering Merit Scholarship:  If you have at least a 3.0 GPA or will by May 2009 and are a full time student for the 2009-10 academic year, you are qualified for this scholarship.  Apply here.  Get your application in early!

Puksta Scholars looking for you... Do you have a strong commitment to civic responsibility and want to bring about positive change?  If so, you could be the next 2009-10 Puksta Scholar and receive a $4500 annual scholarship.  Apply here.

Want to pursue engineering, science, math, etc. Graduate school and need financial help?  Look into the KAUST Discovery Scholarship and the independent, merit-based, graduate-level university for the 2009 or 2010 fiscal years.  Check out www.KAUST.edu.sa for details and eligibility requirements.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund giving $1000 - $10,000 awards.  Must be a U.S. citizen, have minimum 3.0 GPA, apply for the FAFSA, and have plans to be enrolled full-time for the Fall 2009 semester.  Apply online at www.hsf.net

Become a Gates Millennium Scholar – Are you a full-time student for Fall 2009, have a minimum GPA of 3.3, and demonstrate leadership skills and financial need?  Then apply online at www.gmsp.org for a chance to become one of the 1,000 Gates Scholars selected each year.