Steel Educators' Tip Sheet

March 2011

Applications are being accepted online until May 1, 2011

Full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors and Masters level graduate students are eligible for the AISC Scholarships and Fellowships. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be enrolled in civil, architectural or construction engineering, or construction management programs.

Thousands of dollars of awards are made possible by a number of generous donations. For more information on donors and for the award listing, as well as a list of the 2010-2011 award winners, go to www.aisc.org/universityprograms and click on the Scholarships / Fellowships link on the left.

The Educator Session will feature a research update, PE licensing update, and panel of design engineers on "what designers want new hires to know."

Tom Schlafly will open the Educator Session on Wednesday May 11 (8:00 a.m. – noon) with an AISC Research Update. Nancy Gavlin will provide a PE licensing update. The main feature of the program is a panel discussion titled, “The Simplicity of Complexity: The Road to Great Designs.” Thomas M. Murray, Virginia Tech, will moderate a panel of leading design engineers in a discussion of what designers want new hires to know and understand, and how faculty can incorporate design practices into their classes and research.

AISC will provide a travel stipend of up to $300 to all faculty who attend this session. In addition, attendees can receive CEU certificates for the Educator Session. Faculty planning to attend should register with Maria Mnookin, AISC Education Specialist, (312) 670-5418, mnookin@aisc.org.

Let your students know about special student events at this year's NASCC!

AISC will have a special student event at the NASCC on Thursday, May 12th, called Students Connecting with Industry Sessions (SCIS). Admission to NASCC and SCIS will be FREE to student members. In addition, students who attend the full SCIS will receive $100 towards travel and FREE admission to the Conference Dinner and Networking Event at Heinz Field on Thursday evening, May 12th.

The SCIS includes two morning sessions with tips on finding a career opportunity in these economic times, and tips on how to become a future leader. There is also an afternoon session called Direct Connect which will allow students to network with multiple great companies and leaders in structural engineering and the steel profession. For more information, go to http://www.findyourengineer.com/SCIS.html.

Questions about this event? Contact Brian Quinn, PE, or Lisa Willard, PE, at SE Solutions at Brian.Quinn@FindYourEngineer.com or Lisa.Willard@FindYourEngineer.com or Maria Mnookin from AISC at mnookin@aisc.org.