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Monday, October 12, 2009
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In this issue of Blueprint Weekly E-News - October 12, 2009

ALL COE STUDENTS:
1. JA Titan (Entrepreneur Competition), Oct. 21
2. Order of the Engineer, for 2009-10 seniors and graduate students
3. National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) Meeting, Oct. 27
4. Egypt Study Abroad Info Session, Oct. 15
5. Do you have a grandparent who attended UNL College of Engineering?

OMAHA STUDENTS:
See listings above.

COE GRADUATE STUDENTS:
See listings above.

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1. JA Titan (Entrepreneur Competition), Oct. 21

Nebraska Engineering hosts teams of UNL students in Lincoln and Omaha to compete in a web-based business simulation game for CASH PRIZES. For more information contact: Chelsi Klentz-Davis, 472-3060 or cklentz@unl.edu.

http://engineering.unl.edu/events/jatitan/

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2. Order of the Engineer, for 2009-10 seniors and graduate students

Join a fellowship of engineers who have graduated from ABET-accredited institutions. Informational meeting: Nov. 30, 4-5 p.m., Rm. N105 SEC (Initiation Ceremony: Dec. 9, 5 p.m., N129 SEC). For more info contact Dr. Larry Ehlers, 489-6773 or leehlers@windstream.net. Note: due to different accrediting authority, Construction Management students are not eligible.

Learn more about the organization at www.order-of-the-engineer.org

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3. National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) Meeting, Oct. 27

The National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) is holding their general body meeting: October 27 at 6:30 p.m. For the Omaha campus, the location will be PKI 210; for Lincoln: TBA. The mission of NSBE is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers and membership, which is open to all who support this mission.

For more info contact: Dr. Terri Norton, 402-554-2564, tnorton3@unl.edu

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4. Egypt Study Abroad Info Session, Oct. 15

Learn about this exciting opportunity to participate in the first-ever Nebraska Engineering Study Abroad Program in EGYPT! Attend a brief info session: Thursday, October 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. in SEC 237.

Questions about this program? Contact Rena Becker: rbecker2@unl.edu.

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5. Do you have a grandparent who attended UNL College of Engineering?

Engineering Communications plans to do a story comparing “then and now” for the college’s 100th anniversary. If you and your relative who attended Nebraska Engineering are willing to participate, please respond by Oct. 23.

Contact: Carole Wilbeck, 402-472-0451 or cwilbeck2@unl.edu.

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