December 2004, Issue #35
Letter from the Editor
Happy holidays! The year went so fast, it's hard to believe that it's almost over. This is the last newsletter of 2004 and it's a good one! We have great articles, challenges, links, amazing information, contest results and even a holiday treat.
Don't forget to start planning for National Engineers Week (eweek) 2005. In case you aren't aware, eweek is a week-long celebration of engineering that takes place in February. The 2005 festivities will be held Feb 20-26. One of the benefits of eweek is that you can usually talk an engineer into coming to your classroom to talk about engineering. Eweek said that last year, 40,000 volunteer engineers visited schools to help promote the profession. If you are a student, let your teacher know about this opportunity. If you are a teacher, call a local engineering firm and ask for their assistance. For more information about how to get involved and what other people are doing for eweek, visit their site http://www.eweek.org.
This month our feature is optical engineering. ABET accredited optical engineering is taught at University of Alabama, Huntsville and the University of Arizona. Usually, it falls under the umbrella of Electrical Engineering and can be taken as an area of emphasis. It's a fascinating area of study if you enjoy learning about things like lasers and fiber optics. This issue also provides several links for optical engineering exploration.
Last month we promised we would have a holiday treat for you! Here's the deal — the first 10 people that send me an email with the name of my second book as the subject line will get a free engineering pin. It's the perfect fashion for National Engineers Week or any other engineering event. The people you see every day will be so envious of you…they will want to know where you got it. Be sure to include your shipping address and which design you want. Hint… visit any bookstore to find out about the second book and visit the EESC store to pick out a pin design (http://www.engineeringedu.com/store).
If you know of students, educators or engineers that would be interested in this kind of information please forward this newsletter and encourage them to subscribe.
Happy Holidays,
Celeste Baine
celbaine@engineeringedu.com
