Trinity University Student Branch IEEE Central Texas Section Faculty Advisor: Farzan Aminian Phase I Proposal September 6, 2014 San Marcos, TX

IEEE Central Texas Section Chapter Leadership Team Student Branch: Trinity University Branch Officers: Niti Nararidh (President) Eric Schluter (Vice-President) Sang Choi (Treasurer) Eric Kang (Secretary) Greg Marifian (Activities Chair) Madeline Yin (R5 Chair) Kalen Vos (Meeting Coordinator) Faculty Advisor: Dr. Farzan Aminian Office Term: August 2014-May 2015

IEEE Central Texas Section Past Utilization of CTS Funding EventDescription and Impact Estimated Expenditure ($) Pizza talk (With Refreshments) Membership Drives 5 pizza talk programs by professors and experts will be hosted throughout the academic year Membership drives helped to maintain and expand the current member base and allowed for larger events. 400 Engineering Socials Meetings IEEE social events such as barbeque socials will be organized to allow members of IEEE to get to know one another and promote interest in other events. IEEE Meetings focused more towards explaining goals and projects to all IEEE members. 250 Engineering Research Drive IEEE sponsored function where students can meet professors to discuss available research positions. Several students researched with professors during summer Bi-monthly problem solving competition An electrical engineering problem solving competition with rewards given to the most creative solution. Problems will be posted every two weeks. 150 Professional Writing Workshop 2 Professional Writing workshops will be held by Dr. Joshua Schwartz, to teach students the tools required for technical writing. Funding will be used to cover for refreshments 100 R5 Conference Registration (Phase II) All CTS funding went to registration for the event. This opportunity provided our members with a chance to apply their design and technical skills to a creative project. Trinity IEEE students ultimately achieved 3 rd place in the ethics competition. 800 Total 1800

IEEE Central Texas Section Chapter Plans l IEEE Pizza talk with Board of Advisors and Guest Speakers l Trinity Research Drive l IEEE Socials and Chapter Meetings l IEEE Weekly Tutoring Sessions l Off Campus IEEE Events l IEEE Technical Writing workshop l IEEE R5 Competition l Engineering Socials and Meetings

IEEE Central Texas Section Purpose of Funding l Organize interesting events in order to raise IEEE presence on campus l Increase attendance of events l Food and refreshments for students and speakers attending events. l Promote inter-class and interdisciplinary interaction with events

IEEE Central Texas Section Phase I Funding Request EventDescription Estimated Expenditure ($) Pizza Talks & Membership Drives 5 pizza talk programs by professors and experts will be hosted throughout the academic year Membership drives will help maintain and expand the current member base and allow for larger events. 300 Engineering Socials & Meetings IEEE social events such as barbeque socials will be organized to allow members of IEEE to get to know one another and promote interest in other events. IEEE Meetings will be focused more towards explaining goals and upcoming projects to all IEEE members. 200 Off Campus Public EventsEvents with other engineering and science organizations in San Antonio.200 Engineering Research Drive IEEE sponsored function where students can meet professors to discuss available research positions. 125 Weekly Tutoring Sessions for Electric Circuits and Electronics I IEEE will sponsor weekly tutoring sessions for students in need of help in the Electric Circuits (Fall) and Electronics I (Spring) Courses. 125 Professional Writing Workshop Professional Writing workshops will be held by Dr. Joshua Schwartz, to teach students the tools required for technical writing. Funding will be used to cover for refreshments 50 Total 1000

IEEE Central Texas Section Further Funding l Trinity University Engineering Department l Provided on a need basis l Previous Uses l $1000 towards R5 Competition Travel and Registration Expenses l Trinity University Student Government l Provided after proposal evaluation l Previous Uses l $500 towards Food and Lodging in Corpus Christi R5 Conference(2014)

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