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CCEC Networking Reception Opportunity for Graduating Seniors
As I am sure you are all aware, the ability to network in professional
situations is a critical component of securing employment and career
advancement after employment. The CCEC Dean’s Office is planning its
semi-annual networking/mentoring event to help graduating seniors
network with potential employers.
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CCEC Fab Grad Nominations
The College of Computing, Engineering and Construction (CCEC) is accepting nominations for the 2014 FAB GRAD AWARD. This Award recognizes an alumnus/alumna from the College who represents outstanding achievement in his/her profession and community service to Jacksonville and UNF. Nominees must be alumni for at least 10 years to be eligible. The deadline for nominations is 30 June 2014.
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Botball 2014 Florida Tournament
The University of North Florida hosts the Botball 2014 Florida Tournament on Saturday, 22 March 2014, at the UNF Student Union (Building 58W) in the 3rd-Floor Ballroom. The event runs from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
At the Botball regional tournament, students get the chance to showcase all their hard work by competing in an autonomous robotics tournament. This is a great opportunity for students, team leaders, mentors, and parents to network and interact with others who share an interest in educational robotics.
Volunteers are needed! If interested in volunteering at the event, please contact Shawn Broderick at 904-620-2987 or s.broderick[at]unf.edu at your earliest convenience.
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Degrees that prepare you for the 21st century: These five high-tech degrees could give you the skills needed for the high-tech career world. (article at Yahoo! Education) |
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Student engineering team reaches for the stars
UNF Mechanical engineering students Chelsea Partridge, a junior, and Jimmy Beeler, a senior, are among a team of engineering students that were selected by NASA to fly aboard the agency's G Force One aircraft to conduct experiments. The duo discussed their upcoming NASA experience on "UNF On The Record" radio show.
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Spring 2014 Open House
On Saturday, 01 March 2014, the University of North Florida held Open
House. This event provides an exciting and comprehensive look at many
of UNF's unique programs.
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UNF Engineering students use 3D modeling to rapid prototype steering gearbox for Osprey Racing
UNF School of Engineering students, members of the Formula SAE Osprey Racing Chapter, designed and constructed a prototype for a 90-degree, steering gearbox using 3D CAD/CAM software and a 3D printer.
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UNF Construction Management students win second-place at NAHB competition
A team of UNF Construction Management students won second place in the
national NAHB Residential Construction Management Competition, held 03 -
05 February 2014 in Las Vegas.
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UNF's Dr. Gerald Merckel is interviewed on Public Radio's "First Coast Connect"
Dr. Gerald Merckel, UNF Innovation Program director,
along with Rick Johnson and Jim Ryan of Sports Technologies LLC, joined
WJCT Public Radio's "First Coast Connect" show to discuss the concussion detection and reduction helmet system.
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FIRST LEGO League Northeast Florida Regional Tournament
The FIRST LEGO League held the Northeast Florida Regional Qualifier Tournament at the UNF Student Union (3rd-floor) on Sunday, 02 February 2014. The all-day event was sponsored by the UNF School of Engineering and is open to the viewing public.
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UNF participates in Timucuan Adventure Day
A team from UNF's EMMAPS Lab, including Dr. J. David Lambert (Construction Management), Terry L. Smith (Research Technology Services), and David King (Computing graduate student) along with Larry Treadaway
(UF), led the "Rain Watching 101" S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) activity for Timucuan Adventure Day at the Fort Caroline National Memorial
on 01 February 2014. Children and adults were trained on how to make
and report accurate rainfall observations as part of the Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS)
Network. CoCoRaHS is a
grassroots, non-profit, community-based, precipitation-monitoring
network of volunteers who take daily measurements of precipitation in
their own backyards. Over 130 children and adults participated in this
citizen science event.
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UNF Community-Based Transformational Learning in the STEM Disciplines
The UNF College of Computing, Engineering & Construction provides students in the STEM disciplines with Community-Based Transformational Learning opportunities.
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Engineering students recreate Mathews Bridge collision
A couple of engineering students, under the guidance of Dr. Adel El
Safty, associate professor of civil engineering, reconstructed the
recent Mathews Bridge collision for WTEV 47 Action News.Watch the interview ...
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UNF Makes Changes to Produce More IT Grads
 Jacksonville's demand for IT workers today is greater than its supply, and it's not only employers who are struggling to keep up. Jacksonville Business Journal's Carole Hawkins reports on changes being made by the University of North Florida's College of Computing, Engineering & Construction to get a larger number of qualified IT graduates into the workforce.
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Captured in video: Intro to Engineering students highlight engineering principles
Students in Dr. Juan Aceros' Introduction to Engineering course explore engineering principles in this fantastic video ...
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