Penn NSBE

Upcoming Event Tomorrow: SEO Meet and Greet

noreply@blogger.com (John H,) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +0000

Internship Open House Meet & Greet Event

Career Options for Engineering Students Interested in Investment Banking & Other Fields

Tuesday, November 17^th, 10AM – 2PM, Raisler Lounge (Towne Building)

Food will be provided

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) is the nation’s premiere summer internship program for talented students of color that lead to full-time job offers.

Since its inception, SEO’s Career Program has placed over 5,000 Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian and Native American students in internships that lead to opportunities in exciting and rewarding careers in the most competitive industries worldwide.

For more information visit: http://www.seo-usa.org/career

Deuces,

Introducing the Major Advisor Board

noreply@blogger.com (John H,) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:00 +0000

Good evening, everyone. In an effort to promote Academic Excellence, Penn NSBE has created the Major Advisor Board. Each board member is a undergraduate representative of the Engineering School, as well as other programs include Pre-Med, Wharton, and Liberal Arts. Contact them with any burning questions regarding courses to take, professors to talk to, and other excellent opportunities.

Bio Engineering: Chidi Ahaghotu

chukwc@seas.upenn.edu

Pre-Med: Chichi Erondu

chiomaerondu@gmail.com

Computer Science: Isaiah Green

igreene@seas.upenn.edu

Chemical-Biomolecular Engineering: Jenneille Jobson

jobsonj@seas.upenn.edu

Systems Engineering: Jacci Jeffries

jacci.jeffries@gmail.com

Electrical Engineering: Philip Asare

asare@seas.upenn.edu

Wharton: D'Andre Carr

daca@wharton.upenn.edu

Liberal Arts: Whitney Dublin

dublin@sas.upenn.edu

Don't forget early registration for Spring 2010 classes start on Monday!

If you have any links you would like to share, please post them in the comments.

Deuces,

Downloading free programs made simple.

noreply@blogger.com (John H,) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:47:00 +0000

Recently reformatted your computer? Forgot where to download your favorite browser?

Here is an excellent website that allows you to mass download some of your favorite free software. It has web browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome, as well as messaging software such as Skype and Pidgin, among other things. The list of available programs is quite extensive. All of these programs are readily available by going to the original programs' main website, but this site avoids unnecessary web surfing. Check it out.

http://ninite.com/

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5388408/ninite-bulk+installs-great-free-windows-apps

Edit: It has come to my attention that the site only contains Windows installers. Sorry, Mac users.

Deuces,

Back from Hiatus: Keeping Cell Phones Findable on Vibrate

noreply@blogger.com (John H,) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:36:00 +0000

Good morning everyone,

I hope everyone is having a pleasant Fall Break. Here is a tip for everyone that likes to keep their cell phones on vibrate, courtesy of LifeHacker.com:

"Matt shows us how to keep your cell phone on vibrate without losing it:

I prefer to keep my cell phone on vibrate all the time. Its just easier for me. But it poses a problem because I tend to lose my phone a lot, so calling it to find it is pretty much pointless. What I've done is set all my default tones to no ring (calls, txts, etc), and turned vibrate on for all. Then I set a custom ringer on my skype number, so if I need to call it to find it I can, and it still makes a full noise, without annoying me the rest of the day"

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5383537/from-the-tips-box-finding-cellphones-copy-file-path-in-finder-and-more-wave-filters/gallery/

Deuces,

Upcoming Technology: "The Sixth Sense"

noreply@blogger.com (Penn NSBE) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:49:00 +0000

Straight from the MIT's Pattie Maes Lab comes the "Sixth Sense", the newest in motion based technology. Users wear a camera and projector as well as pointers in order to capture movement. The camera responds to common gestures such as forming a your hands as a camera to take picutres. The camera also reponds to various objects placed in front of it to give more information about it, e.g. books, plane tickets, and even people. See for yourself:

TED-"The Sixth Sense"

Deuces.

More websites.

noreply@blogger.com (Penn NSBE) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:41:00 +0000

Have nothing to do today? Why don't you expand your mind with these websites.

TED.com is the official website for the TED (technology, entertainment, design) conference. Here you will find some of the most intelligent people in the people in the world talk about various topics including TED, politics, culture, and the like. The lectures are not that long (about 20 minutes), so you can always watch them as a study break.

FORA.tv is a similar website with more lengthy discussions akin to those held at Penn. These are not as technologically based, but are great to watch anyway. They cover topics such as the economy, green technology, culture, and others. Check it out.

Deuces.

Summer opportunities.

noreply@blogger.com (Penn NSBE) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:19:00 +0000

I hope everyone is having an excellent week so far. Here are some links for your enjoyment. These are most applicable to undergraduates.

Are you an undergrad interested in your PhD? Then the McNair Scholars program might be right for you. Here you participate in a 6 week summer research program mentored by a faculty member. The research experience is one many great benefits of the program. The deadline for this is March 23, 2009.

Perhaps you are interested in working after graduation. The MLT prepration program may be of interest to you. Here you get summer workshops and training to become a leader in the business world and get an edge in the competitive market. This is wonderful for networking as well. This program is only open to rising juniors (Spring semester sophomores), but freshmen can apply for next year. The deadline for this is April 15, 2009.

Once again, the links:

McNair Scholars: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/aap/mcnair/index.php

MLT Prep: http://www.ml4t.org/join/programs/prep

Deuces.

Some useful applications.

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Spring Break is almost here, and so are the due dates for various due dates for projects and assignments. In the advent of long nights at the computer, let's save our eyes and time.

Courtesy of lifehacker.com comes F.lux an application that controls the brightness and tint of your monitor corresponding with the time of day. That way when the sun sets, the screen darkens slightly to match it. We don't have 18 hours of sunlight, so don't give your eyes that much.

Also from lifehacker.com comes E.gg Timer. It is a web application whereby you can set a countdown for whatever time you like. It is perfect for timing breaks or budgeting how much time you want to spend on an assignment.

The source websites:
F.lux
E.gg Timer

Happy studying, all.

Back to school tip

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:27:00 +0000

Welcome back to campus, all. Here is a tip to start the new semester well:

Add your schedule and office hours for classes now to a calendar before it gets too busy. That way you always know when and where to contact your professors and TAs. My current favorite is Google Calendar, but any work fine. Use a paper calendar if you are so inclined.

Register for the National Conference!

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:06:00 +0000

I am sure that most of you have registered for this year's National Convention in Las Vegas, but if you have not the early-bird registration fee is still in effect until Friday, January 16. Until the 16th registration will cost $105 after which will cost $140 through February 15th. If you miss that you will have to pay the on site price of $205. Registering early not only saves you money, but also allows the committees to make proper arrangements in order to make the event as pleasant as possible.

Register now!

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:06:00 +0000

On behalf of Penn NSBE, I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!

Academic Excellence

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:06:00 +0000

Hey everyone. It has been a while, hasn't it?

November is academic excellence month. That means it's time for an academic excellence post! I'll keep it short since everyone is studying right now. I know I have to get back to it myself!

This one is from Pick The Brain, a productivity blog.

Raising your GPA (and keeping it high).

Happy studying, everyone!

FRC Reminder

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Hey guys, don't forget to register for FRC by October 5th make the early bird deadline! It is $70 for members now, and $85 until the 17th. Hurry!

Midterm Update

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:04:00 +0000

Hello everyone, I hope midterms are going well. Since the semester is going in full swing, it would be best to give some pointers in order to keep your brain in shape.

I know how difficult is to stay awake in class and while working. Here are some tips to help you get through them. I found these at Wikihow.com. I follow some of these tips myself.

2nd GBM: October 2nd

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:09:00 +0000

Check it out:

1st GBM

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:19:00 +0000

Our first General Body Meeting (GBM) is coming up this Thursday at 7pm. Check it out:

It's a new semester!

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Welcome back all to a fresh, new semester here at Penn. To all of the newcomers, welcome! I suppose after a restful, but far too short summer, you do not want to get back to the hustle and bustle of hard work. But fear not, because we at NSBE will motivate you to achieve greatness this semester. Here are some articles that will psyche you up and get your brain moving before classes start. This set comes from the website Zen Habits which is an excellent source productivity and inspirational articles. Be sure to explore it after reading these articles.

Rules on working efficiently.
Inspirational Videos
Motivation
More Motivation

Another round of links will come soon.

2-Hype!

Saturday Shout-out: The First

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:29:00 +0000

This week's shout-out goes to NSBE's own Philip Asare. Phil served as Telecommunications Chair for NSBE last year and has now moved on to become Regional Chair for Telecommunications. Congratulations, Phil!

If you want to have a shout-out directed to you or one of your friends, please send your name, major, and current accomplishments to penn.nsbe.tcomm@gmail.com.

Welcome.

noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Hodrick) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:55:00 +0000

Welcome to the official blog of the University of Pennsylvania's chapter of NSBE. Here you will find features not found on the main site such as: links to engineering related news and opportunities; updates to our various events of the year; as well as NSBE Chronicles, an in-depth look at two of NSBE's major events, the Fall Regional Conference and the Spring National Conference. Please also stay tuned to "Saturday Shout-Outs" where we showcase one of our NSBE members.

Now you're playing with power.