Friday, March 28, 2008

MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS !!! --- FROM AARON RE: 3/28 - 3/30/08

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone's doing great in classes. We've got a lot of really exciting things happening with the club, and it's time to get things going strong. We have our movie night tomorrow night at Movies 8. The show is at midnight. We need to be there about 11:15 PM.

We also have finally received our order of solar panels. Come out tomorrow and get to check them out.

StuFac day is next wednesday. Be sure to check with Dexter and let him know when you can be at the booth.

Here is a brief list of all the things that will be going on this weekend:

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Friday 3/28 1:30-5:00:
IMPORTANT
Golf Cart Data Collection and Design
Meet at SM 244 at 1:30 or go out to the mail room. We will be out there until at least 4:00
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Friday 3/28 11:15 until:
CRITICAL/ ALL HANDS
Movie night at Movies 8 (ALL MEMBERS NEEDED)
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Saturday Morning:
GOOD FOOD
Go support HP/MESA at the pancake breakfast
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Saturday Morning:
IMPORTANT
Hydro, Wind, and other power demonstration construction workshop.
Build a real generator!!!
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Saturday Afternoon:
Come visit TCC's booth at Springtime Tallahassee (not club related)
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Sunday:
IMPORTANT
Construct temporary mounts for panels and build water balloon launcher for StuFac Day.




There is a lot to be done, and we need everyone's support to make it all happen. If you would like to participate in any of these events or need further information, please contact me by email or call me at 850.251.9955 (Please leave your number if you leave a voice message).



Don't Forget: Next Meeting is April 4, SM260, 2:30



Thank You Everyone,
Aaron Bauldree
Chair - TCC Engineering Club
850.251.9955

Thursday, March 27, 2008

ATTENTION... UP-COMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

[ A ] -- MESSAGE FROM VERNON BABICH --

This is a breakdown of the things we are working on up until Monday.

Today, Thursday ( 3/27/08 ), we will be selling tickets in the student union for the movie night at Movies 8. Miguel has already gotten a table. The people who signed up to help have been contacted and this is just a reminder that we need all the help we can in the union from 11:00 am until 2:30 pm.

Friday we will all be working on the solar data in the engineering room from about 1:30 until 5:00.

Saturday morning after the MESA breakfast, everyone is welcome to come and help set up the energy displays for the Stu Fac Day presentation. We will also be creating a water balloon launcher for a fundraiser during the Stu Fac Day event.

Either Saturday or Sunday we will be building a mounting board for the solar panels which we will be putting on the golf cart Monday morning.

[[ COMMENT BY DOUG JONES -- Volunteers are needed for all these projects. Please get in touch with Vernon, Aaron, and/or Miguel if you can help. ]]




[ B ] -- REMINDER FROM BEN COWART (ASME) --

Your weekly reminder that the next ASME meeting will be Friday, March 28th at the Golden Corral on North Monroe Street.



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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A FLYER FROM TCC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM


I received this flyer today. For more information contact:


Catie Goodman
Program Coordinator-Internship Program
Tallahassee Community College
850.201.8281-Direct Office
850.201.8495-Reception
850.201.8295-Fax
goodmanc@tcc.fl.edu
Office: CT 242

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Prof. George Cobb killed in motorcycle crash

Sorry this is a bit late, but I did not think of posting it here until today. If you knew George well enough to mourn his passing, there will be a combination wake and memorial service at Finnegan's Wake on Sunday, March 16, at 3:00 PM. I hope that takes the edge off of what will be a sad Monday morning when I walk past his empty office.

Some of the students in the club may have had George for precalc or algebra, and I am pretty sure some of our club members are currently in one of his classes. If you want a different perspective on George than what you saw in class, you should read a column in the Tallahassee Democrat by local runner Gary Droze. George ran the 800 m in college at Auburn and was still an active runner in triathalons in his 60s. He also loved riding the Kawasaki motorcycle he was on when he died.

I will remember a teacher committed to excellence. Students who came out of his classes were generally well prepared to succeed in physics (even if they still did not remember how to solve log problems). I don't think a day went by that he was not thinking about a way to get his students involved in learning the math they would need to reach their career goals.

Obituary from the Tallahassee Democrat:

George Leslie Cobb Jr.
George Leslie Cobb Jr. George Leslie Cobb Jr. of Tallahassee, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. A celebration of George's life will be at 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, March 16, at Finnegan's Wake, 1122 Thomasville Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus College, Attn: Michael Reso, 304 S. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520. He was born Sept. 24, 1944. A graduate of Auburn University, he was a math professor at Tallahassee Community College and an avid runner, cyclist and motorcyclist. Survivors include his parents, George and Dorothy Cobb of Southern Pines, N.C.; a sister, Jan Cobb of Fayetteville, N.C.; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Susanne Cobb of Charlottesville, Va.; a daughter, Dominique Clothiaux of Moscow, Idaho; and a special friend, Missy Andric of Tallahassee, Fla.
Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on 3/14/2008.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

ASME MARCH LUNCHEON


Here is the flyer for the March ASME Luncheon Meeting. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

BUDWEISER / JACKSONVILLE TOUR


On Sat morning March 1, at 8:15am the TCC Ford 350 12-person van departed TCC for Budweiser in Jacksonville. Your driver was Doug Jones, and his “cargo” comprised 6 FAMU/FSU students and 2 TCC students.

We arrived at the Bud Brewery at 11:30 and caught the tour immediately – perfect timing. The formal tour ended at 12:25 in the “Hospitality Room” where persons over 21 enjoyed complementary beverages. Your Driver drank Root Beer! At this time we were joined by the plant’s environmental engineer who spent about ½ hour describing some of the more technical aspects of the plant and answering our questions.

We lunched at a quaint establishment on Jacksonville’s famous Riverside and returned to Tallahassee, arriving at about 6:45pm.

I have only a few photos, as my camera’s battery ran low; however, I expect to receive more pictures from others on the tour. I post mine now and the others as I receive them.












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