Engineering and systems management support for agriculture THE BRAE WEEKLY The Weekly Newsletter for the BioResource & Agricultural Engineering Department 1 WEEK 1~ September 25th, 2018 WELCOME BACK BRAE Department! Campus is quite quiet without students around so we in the BRAE Department are excited to have you back on campus! To the new members freshman and transfer students, welcome to the BRAE Department family! We are happy to welcome you in and greet you with open arms. Make it a point to stop by office hours, join department clubs, and introduce yourselves in the front office. We are here to make your college experience the best it can be. Are you ready for a great meal?? THIS THURSDAY, the department will be hosting the annual WELCOME BACK BBQ in the BRAE Labs!!!! Arrive at 5:00 for fun and games. Dinner will be served at 6:15. Come by for good times and even better food! Welcome Back BBQ Page 2 Calendar Page 3 Updates Page 4-6
2 WELCOME BBQ! BEST MEAL OF THE WEEK! SERVED BY BRAE FACULTY The BRAE Department is happy to host a Welcome Back Barbecue served by Faculty! Dinner is FREE for BRAE/ASM Students Guests are $5/meal September 27th 5:00PM for Special Contests BRAE Labs Dinner served at 6:15 If you have class until 6:00 show up after! If you have class at 6:10, grab food and run to class! We look forward to seeing you soon!
September/October Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BRAE Welcome Back Barbecue 30 1 2 3 Fall Career Fair First General AES Meeting 4 Fall Career Fair 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PAAC Meeting 6:00PM 8A-4C 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PAAC Meeting 6:00PM 8A-4C
4 INFORMATION SESSION Come and meet our team! Thursday, October 11th CIC Building - Room 186-B202 11AM - 1PM Career Opportunities Coast-to-Coast Granite Construction is a full-service general contractor, construction management firm, and construction materials producer. Since 1922, Granite has built some of America s largest infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, rail, and power. Granite is comprised of highly professional teams serving public and private clients throughout more than 60 offices nationwide. Building tomorrow starts with you Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you do. Recruiter Contact Information Kathleen Armstrong, Regional HR Manager Central CA Region Phone: 805.879.5304 Email: Kathleen.Armstrong@gcinc.com
5 Internships and Entry-Level Job Opportunities Available Nationwide We hire problem solvers, entrepreneurs, and those that are team-focused. We value passion, hard work, and a serious commitment to delivering the maximum value to our clients, our shareholders, and the communities in which we live and work. Formal education and training is important, but we are also looking for those with a genuine passion for the construction industry, demonstrated hands-on experience through internship/co-ops, and actual work experience. If what we build excites you as much as it does us we would like to hear from you! Construction Engineer Plant Engineer Quality Control Engineer Coordinate production schedules Assist in evaluating production through cost accounting and quality control Coordinate maintenance procedures Monitor environmental compliance Assist with the implementation and maintenance of Quality Management systems including; QC Plan, laboratory accreditation, QC/ QA project management Prepare and analyze job costs Develop project schedules Maintain engineering files and records Assist in the preparation of job generated drawings Assimilate data for change orders and claims Environmental Engineer Equipment Engineer Safety Engineer Coordinate environmental programs using established guidelines, including all aspects of the permitting and compliance processes Provide engineering solutions to meet environmental needs Assist in the oversight and Build relationships with our administration of equipment employees to better understand maintenance, management, and risks and resource needs repairs of Granite s equipment fleet Communicate the corresponding regulations which relate to the safety of our work Assist with the coordination and administration of our Safety and Health Management System Take-off Technician Analyze plans and specifications Perform computer aided preparation of quantity take-offs Verify site conditions, review construction methods and equipment utilization Assist in preparing bid documents and developing construction schedules Find Us: Where to Apply graniteconstruction.com/careers linkedin.com/company/granite-construction twitter.com/granite facebook.com/graniteconstruction instagram.com/graniteconstruction
6 Hi EWB, Meetings: Monday- Critical Global Engagement Club, Project Team Meetings Tuesday - IMPACT Thursday - Tea Time Our first General Meeting will be on Wednesday 9/26 from 7:00-9:00 pm in the ATL (building 007) Project Team Meetings will officially begin Monday 10/1 All Project Team Meetings will now take place in building 38 Critical Global Engagement Club: Sustainability Task Force (STF) is transitioning into Critical Global Engagement (CGE) Club. CGE Club is open to everyone and is a space to critically examine ethical global engagement and development and how we fit into a global framework. We will host workshops, activities and discussion and work on projects to improve the socio, economic, cross-generational and environmental sustainability of EWB. This week we will be doing an introductory workshop and introducing future projects. Join us Mondays 6-7pm in 38-220! NO MEETING. Project Meetings are every Monday from 7:00-9:00 pm for Local Projects, Nicaragua, and Malawi, and 8:00-10:00 pm Thailand and Fiji. NO MEETING THIS WEEK UNLESS NOTIFIED BY PM s. Feel free to try out different project teams and be sure to introduce yourselves to the PMs if you re new to EWB! Here are the team room locations: Fiji: 38-121 Local Projects: 38-204 Thailand: 38-219 Nicaragua: 38-220 Malawi: 38-225 IMPACT: IMPACT, Engineers Without Borders volunteering team, works with nonprofits across SLO County to carry on the tradition of thinking globally and acting locally. IMPACT organizes volunteering events that unite EWB members and fellow Cal Poly students with local nonprofits dedicated to the community EWB Cal Poly knows and loves. This quarter we will be fixing up the big IMPACT board to be used next year, so come join us if you love a good art project. Email ewbimpact@gmail.com to find out when our next workday is. NO MEETING. Tea Time is a time to chat with the president and vice president about anything and everything. It s basically open office hours and we d love to see you! It s every Thursday 11am-12pm. We will be on the 2nd floor of the lib. Look for our EWB shirts/boxes of tea! NO MEETING.
6 Meetings are Thursdays 6-7 pm in room 8A-4C in lab 4. It s in the BRAE building! This Weeks Meeting Solidworks Lesson PAAC officers will be teaching Solidworks so we can begin our designs for robotics competitions. Please download Solidworks and bring your laptops to the meeting. Project of the Week Tabletop Robot Design Help us design the base of our line following robots! How to Download Solidworks for FREE Log into your Cal Poly Portal Under my Apps, click Technical Service Request Click the New Service Request tab Search for Solidworks in the Publisher ASABE Robotics Competition Every year, PAAC builds tabletop robots that accomplish harvesting tasks. The guidelines have not come out for 2019 yet, but information about past competitions can be found bellow!