University of Tennessee Student Chapter of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
Hosts Engineering Venture Crew
Saturday, February 3, 2001

 

UT students Cherie Fuchs, Susannah Culbertson, and Jim Cheatham hosted our February 3, 2001 meeting.  We got a taste of what to expect if we study engineering at UT.   Some of the things we did included:

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Visited the engineering computer lab where Cherie Fuchs gave us an overview of life as an engineering student.  Those in attendance got to relate how they became interested in engineering.
UTvc2.JPG (65821 bytes)Tour of the campus and engineering labs by Ryan Moore, David Fowlkes, Yadav Gopalan, Travis Christensen, Sean Byrne, Katrina Shull, Anna Baumgartner, Nic Hiers, Susannah Culbertson, Jim Cheatman, Cherie Fuchs, Barry Thacker, and Carol Moore.
UTvc3.JPG (44723 bytes)Introduction by Jim Cheatham to the concepts of planning, mobilization and delivery.  He also broke us into teams to apply what we learned in a competition to build the tallest free-standing tower with limited materials. UTvc4.JPG (51074 bytes)Team 1
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Tallest free-standing tower. 
NEXT MEETING:

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Wilbur Smith & Associates
10:00 am


Where: Wilbur Smith Associates

Twelve Oaks Executive Park, Suite 490, Building II, 5401 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

See schedule

 

Welcome

Members Wanted

Agenda for Kick-off Meeting, Saturday, October 20, 2001

Schedule of Meetings for 2001 -- 2002

 

Summary of Previous Meetings:
(Schedule)

Meeting Hosted by Geo/Environmental Associates (October 2000)

Meeting Hosted by City of Knoxville
Engineering Department  (November 2000)

Meeting Hosted by TVA  (December 2000)

Meeting Hosted by Jacobs  (January 2000)

Meeting Hosted by
University of Tennessee ASCE Student Chapter (February 2001)

Meeting Hosted by Wilbur Smith and Associates (March 2001)

Coal Creek Watershed Community Service (April 2001)

Meeting Hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (May 2001)

Meeting Hosted by the Knoxville Utilities Board (June 2001)

Meeting hosted by Geo/Environmental Associates (October 2001)

Meeting hosted by City of Knoxville Traffic Engineering (Nov 2001)

Meeting hosted by Knoxville Convention Center (February 2002)

 

 

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