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Email: speednews@speedcouncil.org Editor: Jared Hatfield February 18, 2008

E-Expo Career Fair offers networking opportunity

by Jared Hatfield, Editor students to interact with the compa-
nies if they were unable to attend on Companies attending
Engineering-Expo involves a Friday. The second day of the fair E-Expo Career Fair
variety of events including high is Saturday March 1 from 10:30
1. Ameresco, Inc.
school competitions, judged under- AM to 2:00 PM. The second day
2. ASAP Automation, LLC
graduate and graduate projects, will be held in the same place, the 3. Baker Concrete & Construction
public tours and open labs. How- first floor of Kersey Library. This 4. Big Ass Fans
5. C&I Engineering Inc
ever, one of the best opportunities year, in place of the resume book, 6. Cinetic Sorting Corp.
for Speed School students is the resumes will be distributed to com- 7. CMTA Inc
8. CNET Networks
Career Fair, where engineering fo- panies through the Symplicity web-
9. Consolidated Electrical Distributors
cused companies will set up infor- site. 10. Department for Environmental Protection
mational booths to recruit and in- The annual Engineering-Expo 11. Duke Energy
12. E-ON US
form students. provides an excellent opportunity 13. GCH INTERNATIONAL
The corporate career fair is for students to get a jumpstart on a 14. GE Consumer & Industrial
15. Gresham, Smith and Partners
spread over two days. The first day co-op search. Freshmen, who are
16. Humana Inc.
will be Friday February 29 from not likely to be thinking about co- 17. KABA-MAS LLC
11:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Companies op yet, should definitely attend to 18. Kentucky Pneumatics, Inc.
19. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
will be set up on the first floor of get a feel for what jobs they might 20. Kroger Company
the Kersey Library building, which want to eventually apply for. 21. Lexmark
22. Luckett & Farley Architects
is located directly behind the J.B. The Career Fair this year is
23. MAG Cincinnati
Speed building. much larger than previous years, 24. Marathon Oil Company
The second day of the career with more companies and some be- 25. Messer Construction Company
26. North American Stainless
fair will offer another chance for hind the scenes changes. 27. Northrop Grumman
28. Owensboro Municipal Utilities
29. Professional Services Industries, Inc.
30. Rockwell Automation
31. RW Armstrong
32. SABIC - Innovative Plastics
33. Tenaris
34. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
35. United States Air Force
36. University of Louisville ROTC
37. UPS
38. United States Marines
39. Valeo Sylvania Corp.
http://www.engineering-expo.com 40. ZirMed
 E-Expo Fellowship Upcoming
Schedule Announcement Events
March 1st Applications are now being accepted for March 1
the Zeon Fellowship. The Fellowship is to E-Expo
http://engineering-expo.com
8:00 a.m. be awarded to an ME graduate student
 E-Expo 2008 Officially (MEng, MS, PhD) enrolled full time (9 March 8—16
Opens Spring Break
hours or more). The award will cover tui-
 Participant Registration
Opens tion (amount equivalent to in-state tuition)
April 22
9:00 a.m. for two semesters (fall 2008 and spring Reading Day

 High School Competitions 2009). There is no additional stipend and

Begin t he a wa r d is no t re ne wa b l e.
April 23—29
 Speed Student Research Final Exams
Competition Begins
 1st Round of Tours begin Applications are available in the ME de-

10:30 a.m. partment and in Dr. Michael Harris’ office:

 Corporate Expo Begins JB Speed Building, room 216. Applicants

 Speed School Overview must submit a resume and a recommenda-
and Admissions Session
tion from a Speed School faculty mem-
11:30 a.m. ber. The application deadline is April 3rd.
 Keynote Address
 All other activities sus-
pended
12:30 p.m.
 2nd Round of Tours Begin
 Crime Buster Police
Cruiser Arrives
 Lunch Available for Pur-
chase
 High School Awards

1:00 p.m. Sudoku

 AH-64 Apache Helicopter 4
Lands behind Speed 6 4 2 8 5 2
 High School Pre-built
Competitions Begin 1 7 4 2 1 2 9 5 4
 Speed Student Research
Competition Finals 3 9 1 5 7 1 6 7

2:30 p.m. 8 7 8 3 4 1
 Corporate Expo Ends 8 6 7 4 9 1 4 7

4 5 3 6 4 2 1 9 6
4:00 p.m.
2 7 8 5 3 2
 Apache Liftoff
 E-Expo 2008 Officially 8
Ends
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