Corporate Packet
2015-2016
Dear Corporate Representative,
On behalf of The University of Texas at Austin Student Engineering Council (SEC), I
invite you to become a corporate partner with our organization during the 2015-16
school year.
As the umbrella student organization for the Cockrell School of Engineering, SEC
serves a diverse engineering student body and outstanding student organizations
which make up the core of the Texas Engineering community. With a council
con-sisting of internal members and representatives from student organizations across
all majors, SEC truly represents the unified voice of the engineering student
commu-nity. With every student in the Cockrell School of Engineering serving as a member
of SEC, and with almost 50 member organizations, SEC is a great avenue for your
company to make its presence felt across the entire school.
SEC enhances the Cockrell School student experience by providing events and
services that offer opportunities for academic enrichment, service, mentorship and
leadership experience, and community building. Our seven committees provide a
variety of events and opportunities for student involvement on and off campus.
Please explore the opportunites for corporate participation presented in this packet.
By supporting any of the events listed in this packet, you are making a key and
valuable contribution to the growth and advancement of Texas Engineers, present
and future. Our students welcome the chance to learn more about your company,
and this is a great opportunity for you to spread your name to talented potential
employees. It is through your generous contributions that we are able to continue
our legacy of excellence and serve as a catalyst for change in students’ lives.
Thank you for your interest in the Student Engineering Council and Cockrell School
student organizations. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or
com-ments, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Hook’ em!
Email:
Phone
: (713)-838-5368
Website:
sec.engr.utexas.edu
Katie Mark President Selena Ilbeig VP Executive Connor Vershel VP Finance Alex Wishlinski VP Membership Michelle Arjsad VP Operations Marco Heredia VP RelationsMarco Heredia
Vice President of Relations
Student Engineering Council
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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Date: November 2015 Anticipated Cost: $2000
The Cockrell School’s Student Engineering Council and the McCombs School’s Undergraduate Business Council come together during the fall semester to plan and host a week’s worth of fun and free events, commemorating the long standing rivalry between the Engineering and Business schools. Rivals Week provides a friendly environ-ment for students to take a breather from rigorous studies and compete for their representative side to showcase their pride and win a year’s worth of bragging rights as Rivals Week Champions. Corporate Supporters get to host one of the main events of the competition: Design, Build, Sell.
This casual event is a great place for corporate supporters to meet students from UT’s engineering and business schools. Rivals Week supporting companies’ names will be advertised on all Rivals Week promotional material, including print and web.
Date: October 23-24, 2015
Anticipated Cost: Levels available: $2000 and $1000
Safety Day Make-a-thon is an overnight design competition, in which student teams design and build a safety-themed machine while competing for cash prizes. Last year, in its inaugural year, 12 teams of 3-5 students competed in a Rube Goldberg-themed task. This design competition also incorporates the use of the new Longhorn MakerStudio where students can use 3D printers, laser cutters, and a workshop full of hand tools to design and create structures for their machines. As the main theme of the event is tied around safety, we invite corporate reps to come speak briefly about safety at the orientation meeting on Friday afternoon and return Saturday morn-ing to interact with participants and judge their completed designs.
Rivals Week: Engineering vs. Business
Safety Day Make-a-thon
The team pictured above won 1st place in last year’s Safety Day Make-a-thon.
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Date: October 2015Anticipated Cost: Can-matching Donations to Capital Area Food Bank
Halloween Canned Food Drive is an SEC-hosted event in which College Councils throughout the various colleges of the University, as well as Engineering student organizations, participate by donating cans to the Capital Area Food Bank in Austin. Corporate representatives are invited to support this great cause through can-matching donations and will be thanked at our general meeting and on the SEC website. Last year about 1300 cans were donated.
Halloween Canned Food Drive
Study Breaks
Date: December 2015 and May 2016 (Right before finals) Anticipated Cost: $1500 each semester
Study Breaks is an event hosted by SEC to give students the chance to relax and take a break from the stress of finals week. Snacks are distributed, and students get to participate in various stress relieving activities including free chair massages, arts and crafts, and a petting zoo.
E-Week
Date: February 2016 Anticipated Cost: $5000
E-Week is the Cockrell School of Engineering’s celebration of National Engineers’ Week. E-Week brings all the en-gineering student organizations together in friendly competitions hosted by different student organizatons. The final standings are announced at the closing banquet and the winners are awarded a trophy. Corporate support-ers are encouraged to participate in E-Week events, which provide a casual environment for representatives to interact with a diverse engineering student body. E-Week supporting companies’ names will be advertised on all E-Week promotional material including print and web.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) hosts the ASME 500 event in which teams design and race cars.
Human Foosball, hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), was an amazing event that won “Best Event” for E-week 2015.
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Date: February/March 2016 Anticipated Cost: $650
Faculty Appreciation Week celebrates the student-faculty relations in the Cockrell School of Engineering. SEC will host several events to show the students’ appreciation for our wonderful faculty. Some of these events include Trivia Throwdown, Thank-You Card Tabling, and Breakfast for Faculty. We would appreciate your help in thanking our wonderful faculty members who prepare us for the industry.
Faculty Appreciation Week
Dr. Yerraballi was awarded “Outstanding Faculty” in the Biomedical Engineering Dr. Julien was awarded “Outstanding Faculty” in
the ECE Department.
Dr. Ramshorn Pageant
2015 Dr. Ramshorn participants during the costume portion of the competition. Date: February 2016
Anticipated Cost: $1000
Dr. Ramshorn is a co-ed engineering pageant in which participants representing various student organizations showcase their talents and demonstrate their passions for their organizations and for engineering. The winner of the competition is crowned “Dr. Ramshorn” and earns points for their organization in the final stretch of our week-long E-week competition. Corporate representatives are invited to judge the competition, which is a great opportunity to interact with students in an informal environment.
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Poster Exhibition Competition
Date: April 2016Anticipated Cost: $700
The Annual Poster Exhibition Competition is hosted by the Cockrell School Engineering Student Services and the Student Engineering Council. It is a wonderful opportunity for engineering undergraduates to present their research findings to a panel of judges. In the past, the judges have consisted of members of the Engineering Advisory Board, professors, and graduate students, but we would like to have company representatives serve as judges as well.
Electronic Recycling Drive (E-cycling)
Date: Spring 2016Anticipated Cost: Various support levels available (below) E-cycling cultivates a culture of sustainability and environ-mental responsibility. As many electronic components can be salvaged and reused, the recycling drive aims to increase electronic recycling in the Austin area community by provid-ing a convenient drop-off site for unwanted electronics such as batteries, computers, and appliances. Last year, over 10,000 pounds of safely recycled electronics were donated. Corporate supporters will be featured in promotional material based on support level.
Poster: $250 Radio: $500 Tote bags: $1000 Print Ads: $1500 Banner: $2000 (last year was hung over South Congress)
Corporate Chili Cook-Off
Date: February 2016 Anticipated Cost: $150
Corporate Chili Cook-Off occurs just before the Spring EXPO Career Fair. This event provides a spirited, casual way for companies to network with students on a smaller scale be-fore the large EXPO fair later in the week. Companies engage in a friendly competition where they provide homemade chili samples and students vote for their favorites. This event is hosted by one of SEC’s seven committees, the First-Year Engineering Committee (FEC), whose contact information is below. Please reach out to the email below for further information.
Without your help we would not be able to support the Cockrell School of
Engineering through the many events we host. We greatly appreciate your
interest in our organization and look forward to working with you in the future!
Marco Heredia
Vice President of Relations
Email:
Phone
: (713)-838-5368
Website:
sec.engr.utexas.edu
Thank you for your contributions to
the Student Engineering Council at
the University of Texas at Austin!
