Engineering in Service to Society

iCheckpoint

October 14, 2009

ESS…directly applies

engineering concepts to the problems of

sustainability, poverty, and societal

improvement.

Engineering in Service to Society

Group Organization & Communication – Leigha Curtin

Meetings – Needhi Shah & Evan Wool

Identity – Todd Pixton & Phill Grabacki

Academics - Mark Rubinkowski

Blogs - Chris Goulet

Educational Activities - Suzie Chung, Imran Haddish, Stephanie Chua & Nora Sadik

Social Activities - Eric Eckstrum & Jaime Kelleher

Eng 198 Applications - Aalekh Priolkar

Group organization maximizes productivity20 Members from variety of majors

Elected PositionsiChair: Kevin Wolz Vice iChair: David Hanley Secretary: Nora Sadik Treasurer: Needhi Shah Corporate Liaison: Peter Mouche Social Chair: Jaime Kelleher

Member Info Sheet aided communication

Major

Cell Phone

Email

Residence

Unique Interest

Blog

Majority of communication via EMAIL

Full group meets once per week

Everyone provided their own alternative

Outcome: kept at original Wednesdays from 5-7pm in Engineering Hall 106B

Situation: find a new time, instead of every “hectic” Wednesday

We decided to create an Executive CommitteeComposed of mostly elected

members

Meets 1 hour every Monday night

Sets meeting agendas

Fosters decision making

Makes full meetings more productive

“Doodle.com” helped find meeting times

Everyone enters their normal weekly availability

Doodle reports back when the most members can meet

Creating an Identity through Facebook

Connecting for Academic Help/Advising

Everyone posted CURRENT and PAST classes

Example:I had a problem in Chem that I

couldn’t getI found Todd through the Facebook

listWe worked together on the problem

Blogs foster a more personal communication

Fosters creativity – David’s project idea

Reflecting on group activities

Expressing your thoughts to others so they can relate, clarify, help, etc.

Seeing things from others’ perspectives

Helps you get to know other group members – Pae & Thailand

Toured the Waste Transfer Station

Explored project options related to recycling on campus

Learned about the separation, bailing, storage, and shipment processes

Discussed current recycling situation on campus

Toured the Business Building

Only LEED certified building on campus

Explored possible related project ideas

Discussed sustainability of other campus buildings

Brought in speaker on NetZero Energy homesChristian Douglass is a

graduate student in IESE

Does research on sustainability and NetZero Energy homes

NetZero = produces as much energy as consumes

Explored possible related project ideas

Attended CampusRecycling Meeting

Explored project options related to recycling

Learned about other student groups interested in recycling

Learned about the recycling situation on campus

Attended live premiere of Age of Stupid

Documentary on the consequences of global warming

Enhanced discussion of possible projects

Doubled as a team bonding event!

We even made the Daily Illini!

Social events will foster team cohesivenessProposed social events:

Piano Man at Canopy Club

Broomball tournament

Corn maze

Sand volleyball

Team dinner

Applying topics from Eng 198Asking questions: What kind

of project?

Initiative: Attending meetings and scheduling speakers

Brainstorming: Exploring project ideas

Networking: iPicnic, iLaunch, iSA’s, iFA’s

ConclusionESS has started from scratch and become a

fully functioning group

Members have connected in a variety of ways