2005-2006 CSULA IEEE Student Branch Activity Report

Presented by Jane Dong

2006 IEEE Region 6 Southern Area Spring Meeting

Outline

Introduction Activity Report (2005-2006)

General MeetingsProfessional Development & ActivitiesSocial Activities

Future Plan

Introduction CSULA IEEE Student Chapter continues

to play a leading role toAttract more students to join IEEEPromote engineering & TechnologyHelp current engineering students in

professional development Organization structure and officers

CSULA IEEE General Meeting

CUSLA IEEE General meeting is held 3 times per quarter

Guest speakers are invited to give talks on Recent advancement in various engineering

fields Industrial design projects Professional development skills

CSULA IEEE General Meeting (cont.) Sample presentation topics:

“New Technology Trend in Biomedical Engineering”, Lei Sun, USC Research Scientist

“Automation in Power Engineering”, Sheridan Mascarenhas, Southern California Edison

“Resume Preparation and Interview Skills”, Cesar Gonzalez, CLSUA Career Center

Meeting pictures…

Professional activities

In addition to the general meetings, CUSLA IEEE student chapter hosted a number of other activities to promote the advancement of engineeringField Trip to Northrop GrummanNational Engineering Week ActivitiesOutreach and Open house activities

Engineering week activities

Hosted Pop-stick Competition Promote the engineering field to students from

high school and community college

ECST banquetHighlighted event to celebrate the academic

achievements Provide support to a number of banquet

events

Field Trip

Field trip to Northrop Grumman on Mar 23, 2006Sponsored by IEEE and Northrop Grumman 23 students attended this field trip and visited

F-18 manufacture site Networking with engineers in Northrop

Grumman and received advice for professional development

ECST Open House

ECST Open house was hosted in Winter, 2006 IEEE Student Branch provided significant help Served in student question/answer panel to

Introduce the engineering program Introduce the ECST labs and other facilities Answer questions on professional development Role models for other students

Open House pictures

MicroMouse MicroMouse Project

An educational project to enhance the students’ design skills

MicroMouse project includes Training on Microprocessor design

-- Around 15 interested students received training on microprocessor and hardware design

Building a working micro mouse-- 5-person team is working towards this goal

Social Activities CSULA IEEE Student chapter also hosted a

number of social activities to provide community service.

Future Plan

New board election in coming May Meeting will be held to promote the IEEE and

encourage more students to volunteer Candidates will present their plan on IEEE activities

Other activity plan Continuation of MicroMouse project Promote students to attend professional conferences Future field trip More outreach activities