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Spring Calendar of Events
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Another Group of Bright Engineering Graduates

In December over 60 students completed their engineering degrees with the 1,739 students who left CSU to take their step into the career world. This year’s College of Engineering (COE) commencement address was delivered by Dr. John Brophy, a 1984 graduate of our Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Brophy is currently Project Element Manager of the Ion Propulsion System for NASA's Dawn mission, and he addressed the importance of being passionate about what you do and the surprising changes and opportunities that lay ahead.

Commencement is always a memorable time for our students and an important event to share with families and friends. This graduating class was particularly special for me because I said goodbye to freshmen I had taught while serving as head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. It was a joy to witness their tenure as students, leading to their goal of graduation and becoming engineers.

Like faculty and staff, I am proud to report that this group of alumni, which echoes our spring class last year, was very successful in securing engineering positions or being accepted into graduate school. Companies interested in recruiting our bright students may work with John Haines, Engineering Career Center Liaison. He welcomes calls from individuals who want to learn more about recruiting our engineering students (visit the recruitment site for more information).

I hope to see many of you throughout the spring semester and wish all of you the best in 2007.

Dr. Sandra Woods
Dean of Engineering

CSU Provides Quality Education at Low Cost

Colorado State University has earned a place on a 2006-2007 list of 100 colleges and universities that provide the highest quality educational environment at the lowest possible cost. Based on entering freshmen GPA and SAT scores and the cost of tuition/room and board, CSU was one of only three Colorado schools making the list. To read more about the national study, visit the CSU website.

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Engineering Students Take Stage for Theater Innovation

Students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), in collaboration with CSU's Theater Department, have invented an innovative, unique product that manages theatrical stage effects.

In October, Keystroke, formerly known as RAMBox, was honored as Projection Product of the Year at the 2006 International Live Design Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The product, which was licensed by Rosco Laboratories in 2005, is a software and hardware solution designed to run theatre stage effects by controlling Windows-based computer programs (PowerPoint presentations, sound cues, etc.) from a DMX lighting control board. Because it is a cost-effective solution, Keystroke will allow modest-budget theatre designers and events specialists to significantly upgrade their projection-design capabilities.

Tony Maciejewski, ECE department head, sees this as...“an exciting achievement for our students to develop a unique product that is licensed and marketed to consumers.”

Keystroke was created and developed three years ago by a team of cross-disciplinary undergraduate students led by ECE Professor John Mahan and former Theatre Professor Barry Cleveland. The original senior design team continues to follow the success of Keystroke. Four team members, along with Professors Mahan and Cleveland, attended the conference in Las Vegas to accept the design award.

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Collaborative Research Benefits Colorado

Economic analysis consistently indicates research universities contribute to a strong, prosperous economy for the state in which they reside, particularly when they collaborate with other universities and industry leaders.

Colorado's major universities partner on projects involving biomedicine to engineering to human and animal health, which in turn leads to more research and educational opportunities, new technology and creation of jobs and companies. Collaborative laser research, for instance, at CSU's College of Engineering, the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines generates tens of millions of dollars in annual research expenditures for the state. But not only does laser research benefit the state economically, faculty and students are being exposed to new ideas and resources from their peers.

Read more about laser research and the growing interest it draws from companies in and out of Colorado at the CSU website.

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Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming COE Events

The college is hosting several events throughout the spring semester, open to alumni and friends of the college. Take a look to see if something is of interest to you.

Network with engineers and learn about research trends...
February 7 - Engineering Innovations Breakfast
$10 per person payable at door; Fort Collins Hilton

Know a young adult interested in an engineering career...
February 10 - Engineering Exploration Day
CSU Campus, COE Building, Room 100

Recruit CSU engineering students for your company...
February 20 - Career and Internship Fair
Registration is required for a booth; CSU Lory Student Center

Learn about advance engineering degree opportunities at CSU...
March 2 - Prospective Graduate Student Visit Day
Registration is required; CSU Lory Student Center

Learn about hydrologic science and related fields...
March 19-21 - Hydrology Days
Submission of papers welcome; CSU Lory Student Center

Enjoy an evening of entertainment and CSU memories...
March 31 - Annual Alumni Awards Dinner
$50 per person, $75 per couple; Fort Collins Hilton

Visit Colorado State University's events calendar for campus-wide activities.

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Stay Connected When Changes Happen

Staying in touch with CSU and the College of Engineering has its benefits... such as information on the latest research and trends in engineering, advancements the University is making in instruction and education, and opportunities to reconnect with friends and colleagues across the nation. This communication is relayed through either phone calls, emails or postage mail.

When you have a change to your residence, business or email address, please inform the college by completing an on-line form or send the College of Engineering Development Office an email.

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