Engineering Connections News - Oct. 24, 2023

Tuesday, Oct. 24. 5 p.m., ESCEND space (Engineering Center south lobby, near the Violet Peak cafe)
Stop by this info session to learn how you can earn your entire Engineering Management or Entrepreneurship minor in Lisbon, Portugal, in fall 2024. You’ll have the chance to complete an internship with an international company, and experience cultural activities and excursions around Portugal!

Thursday, Oct. 26. 4-6 p.m., The Connection bowling alley in the UMC
The University of Colorado Engineering Council is hosting a Halloween celebration at The Connection this Friday. Stop by for free bowling and snacks — plus meet your student government representatives for the College of Engineering and Applied Science! 

Oct. 27-29
If you want treats — not tricks — this Halloween, join CU's Residence Hall Association (RHA) at their spookiest event of the year. Make this killer night part of your Halloweekend plans and sign up for set-up, tear-down, scaring, and event staffing roles. Help make a night of fright possible for the CU students brave enough to face "Nightmare in Barbieland." Bring your friends and your fastest shoes … Ken and Barbie want to dance the night away.

If you are interested in co-creating fun and engaging events in Williams Village to support first-year engineering students, Joshua Yuen-Schat wants to collaborate with you to make them a reality! Please schedule a time to chat with him about your idea. He would love to connect with you virtually or in-person over coffee or tea! 

Want to improve your academic experiences, like studying, test-taking or time management? Sometimes it can be nice to just talk it out with someone. Peer academic coaches are upper-class undergrads who have a passion for helping others. They undergo extensive, ongoing training by professional academic coaches. Meet this year’s coaches — next up is Olivia!

"I am an aerospace engineering student, and this will be my second year as a Peer Academic Coach. I wanted to become a peer coach to give students the support I wished I had as a first-year student when I was struggling. Academic coaching was a huge game-changer for me, and I wanted to be able to provide that for others. My hobbies consist of games (video/board) as well as flying, sports, baking/cooking, and reading!" Learn more about Olivia and see her coaching schedule.

Join our Engineering Wayfinders as they help prepare you for spring 2024 registration. They will walk you through your degree audit, help you select classes for your major, and review enrollment essentials like add/drop/swap.

• Every Wednesday through Nov. 15, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Wednesday Zoom link
• Every Thursday through Nov. 16, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Thursday Zoom link

Plus, visit the Wayfinders website for more opportunities to connect through drop-in hours and tabling events! 

Have you noticed that the tests you’re taking in college are a lot different than the tests you took in high school? Check out our website for tips and techniques that can help you better understand how to prepare for these new ways of being assessed. You will also find a collection of top, research-based tools and strategies the Academic Success Team in CEAS has provided to help students just like you!

• BOLD Center tutoring services are free and available to all CU Engineering students. They offer in-person drop-in tutoring and appointment-based tutoring in calculus, physics, computer science and more.
• Looking for homework help, tutoring or exam prep for your applied math or physics courses? The Academic Help Room is \available in Will Vill East classroom E103.