CIS Open House

Feb 6th, 2014

Engineering Open House

Build your Creativity

• April 4th & 5th, 2014
• Organized by Steel Ring Honor Society
• Major outreach & recruitment event

Major Components

• Curriculum Display
• Limited Class Displays
• Freshman/Sophomore Displays
• Open Class Displays
• Graduate Student Displays
• Technical Displays
• Yellow Brick Award
• Other Departmental Events

Curriculum Display

• Lists the curriculum for new students
• Overview of the department
• Show degree options
• What professionals in field do

Limited Class Displays

• Show an aspect of what the department does
• Cannot include class work or project judged for another competition
• Interactive and relate to the public

Freshman/Sophomore Displays

• How underclassmen are involved in department
• First 2 years within department curriculum
• Less technical than other displays
• Show how younger students relate to field

Open Class Displays

• Class or individual project
• Can have been entered elsewhere
• Winner gets $1000 award
• Includes written portion
• Senior project classes (CIS 59x)

Graduate Student Displays

• Highlight research by graduate students
• Engaging to the general public
• Highlight real-world applications of research

Technical Displays

• Any Open Class or Limited Class display
• Requires a 2 page abstract
• Rough draft due Feb 27th
• Problem-and-solution format

Judging Displays

• Top 3 displays in each category will be recognized by CIS
• Department will choose 1 display for special recognition
• 1st place CIS displays will be judged for College of Engineering Awards
• Winners recognized at Engineering Awards Banquet April 10th

Yellow Brick Award

• Parade Float
  • 8w x 12l x 8h
  • Follow Open House theme
• Skit
  • 2 minutes or less
  • Show spirit & enthusiasm
  • Explain how department relates to theme

BNSF Challenge

• Scavenger hunt for young kids
  (ages 5 - 12?)
• Do some hands-on activity related to department
• Try to have some tangible take-away
• Aim for ~5 minutes of activity

Other Department Events

• Competition?
  • Scratch Games Competition
  • Modeled after ECE Lego Robots
• Other Ideas?
• Sponsored Prizes?

Schedule

• Feb 27th - Steel Ring Meeting & 3rd set of reports
• March 13th - 4th set of reports
• March 31st - Final reports
• April 4th-5th - Open House
• April 10th - Awards banquet

Other Needs

• Space for displays, student groups
• Signage & posters
• Layout & routing diagrams
• Promotion - emails/fliers
• Budget

The (Tentative) Plan

• Before Spring Break (March 14)
  • Curriculum Display
  • Limited Class Displays
  • BNSF Challenge
  • Department Competition
  • Executive & Promotion Committee

The (Tentative) Plan

• After Spring Break (March 14)
  • Float
  • Skit
  • Logistics
  • Route Helpers
  • Ceremony Runners
  • Finalize Displays

Tonight

• Create working groups for:
  1. Curriculum Display
  2. Limited Class Displays
  3. BNSF Challenge
  4. Department Competition
  5. Executive & Promotion Committee


• Next meeting date?