Eta Kappa Nu General Meeting 1

Eta Kappa Nu General Meeting 1

Fall 2013The Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor

Society

www.hkn.ece.ufl.edu [email protected]

Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyAgenda• Member / Candidate Sign-In• Food!• Epsilon Sigma Chapter• What is Eta Kappa Nu?• Why Join?• Membership Requirements

Summary• Leaders Wanted!• Upcoming Events• Sign-Ups, Dues, and Deliverables


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyEpsilon Sigma Chapter

• We are the University of Florida’s branch of Eta Kappa Nu.

• We have a long history of serving the ECE department at UF. Events we have sponsored historically include student/professor luncheons and the ECE banquet.

• We also used to do our own unique course evaluations, and we are currently helping the department by offering exam reviews for all core EE classes.

Epsilon Sigma Chapter


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyMeet the Officers!

• President – Ralph Jacobi([email protected])

• Vice President – Brandon Pollack([email protected])

• Secretary – Glen Walters([email protected])

• Treasurer – Michael Bifalco([email protected])

• Webmaster – Forrest Voight([email protected])

• Tutoring Coordinator – Riley Duffy([email protected])



mailto:[email protected]






Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor

SocietyIcebreakerTwo Truths and a Lie

• Break off into groups of 4-6 people

• Each person says 3 things about them. Two of them are true, one of them is a lie. Try to guess which one is the lie!



SocietyMission and Purpose

• HKN honors electrical and computer engineering students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership, and character.

• HKN provides these students with valuable leadership and service opportunities that earmark them for prominent positions in industry and academia.



SocietyHistory

• Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) was founded at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1904 by Maurice Carr

• There are now about 200 chapters at universities across the U.S. and we are currently expanding into Canada

• There are about 300,000 members

• HKN members serve the community, university, and department in various activities



SocietyProminent HKN members

• Larry Page, founder of Google• Eric Schmidt, CEO Google• Amar Bose, inventor of the Bose

Speakers• Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail• David Filo, founder of Yahoo!• Henry Samueli, founder of Broadcom• Paul and Irwin Jacobs, founder of

Qualcomm• HKN members are on the Board of

Directors at many top tech companies including Google, IBM, Yahoo!, Motorola



SocietyWhy Join?

• Résumé EnhancerUse your HKN membership as a résumé enhancer when seeking a position or applying for graduate school. Employers prefer to hire HKN members for their leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills. • Leadership Opportunities Once a

MemberDevelop leadership skills to prepare yourself for professional careers by helping our chapter with one of our many leadership positions.• Network with Professors, Companies,

and ColleaguesGain numerous networking opportunities by joining an organization that has members in leading roles with corporations and universities. • Community Service Receive opportunities to help the ECE Department, fellow students, and the community through a variety of HKN events and programs.


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyThe IEEE-HKN Merger gets you a FREE year of IEEE membership

- If you are already a member of IEEE, send your member number to [email protected]

- If not, please go to www.ieee.org/join , click on Student/Graduate Student membership and begin the join process. When at the last page, Print the application and bring it to meeting two. DO NOT HIT SUBMIT. (Do not pay the $32 IEEE member fee.)



http://www.ieee.org/join


SocietyMembership – Scholastic Requirements

Undergraduate• 3/EG – Top one-fourth by GPA• 4-5 EG – Top one-third by GPA.

– Completed EEL3111C and/or EEEL3701C

Graduate• 7-9 EG – GPA of 3.9 or above.

– Completed at least one term.


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyMembership – Character and Leadership

Requirements

• General Meetings-Attend four of six general meetings

Sept 5th

Sept 19th

Oct 3rd

Oct 21st

Nov 7th

Nov 21st

• Attend Induction CeremonyTBD (During Reading Days)

Time6:15PM (Meetings)Likely ~3:00PM (Induction)


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyMembership Requirements Summary• General Meetings:

-Attend at least four out of six meetings.

• 2 Social Points

• 2 ECE Points

• 2 Community Service Points

• Induction Ceremony

• Lifetime Dues: $100.


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyMembership Requirements Summary

This form will be emailed out occasionally with updated points. This occurs more often towards the second half of the semester.



Summary• Leaders Wanted!• Upcoming Events• Sign-Ups, Dues, and

Deliverables


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyLeadership Opportunities:

Community Service Chair (Fall semester only!)• We need a temporary chair while our

current chair is off-campus due to a co-op at BP. Responsibilities would include running our Lego Robotics program, and planning 1-2 additional community service events.

High School Outreach Chair• We are looking for someone who is willing

to help us with setting up our new high school outreach program. Talk to Ralph and Brandon after the meeting for further details.



Leadership Opportunities:Tutoring Chairs!• A tutoring chair is a student who completed an EE

course with a high grade and is willing to help teach other EE students the fundamentals of the course through exam reviews before each major exam.

• We need tutors for the following core EE classes:• Circuits 1• Circuits 2• Digital Logic• Analytical Methods• Electronic Circuits 1• Electromagnetic Fields 1

• Tutoring chairs will also be responsible for knowing when each major exam is coming up, and informing the Tutoring Coordinator, Riley Duffy, at least 1 week beforehand so he can secure a room.

• If you are interested see Ralph after the meeting!

Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society





Deliverables


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyUpcoming Events: (also listed on our Calendar/Events pages on the website)

Social Point: Billiards/Pool SocialDate: Monday, September 9thTime: 5 PMLocation: Reitz Union Game Room

General Meeting 2Date: Thursday, September 19thTime: 6:15 PMLocation: LAR 234

ECE point: Student Professor LuncheonDates: TBD, likely late Sept/early OctoberTime: TBD, likely ~11:30 AM-12:30PMLocation: TBD, likely LAR234

Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyOngoing Community Service Opportunities

Textbook Donation• We are collecting old, college-level textbooks for

donation. Textbooks must be in good enough shape that they can be used by students and must have been published within the last decade.

• Donating two or more textbooks gives one community service point.

• We will accept textbooks at meetings and during office hours.

Canned Food Drive• We are collecting canned food goods for donation.• Donating six or more different canned food goods

gives one community service point. • We will accept cans at meetings and during office

hours. www.hkn.ece.ufl.edu [email protected]



Deliverables


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyToday’s Deliverables- Fill out New Candidate Information

form which is located by the food table.

Dues- Bring cash or check for $100

payable to “IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu” by Meeting 3 on Thursday, October 3rd.- Email [email protected] to find a

time to pay dues during the day if you cannot make it to Meetings 2 or 3.




SocietyIcebreakerThe M&M’s game

• Break off into groups of 4-6 people again

• A bag of M&M’s will be passed around, grab a small handful of them, and for each M&M you grab you have to say something about yourself.

• Try to take at least 3 M&M’s, the point of this game is to help people get to know you!


Eta Kappa NuThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society• See Ralph after the meeting

if you would like to be a chair, or email ([email protected]) ASAP.

• Don’t forget to fill out the New Candidate Information Form

• Bring your dues by October 3rd

These slides will be emailed to you on the HKN listserv.




Eta Kappa Nu General Meeting 1

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