Monday, January 11, 2016

Welcome Back!


Are you getting the SME text messages? 
text @sme2 to 81010
txt messages will remind you of
  • SME meetings
  • Campus events
  • Scholarship, internship, and other Math & ENGRing news


Engineering Lab Schedule
CLB 118 
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday
1:30 PM to 5:50 PM
Wednesday

12:00 PM to 4:20 PM
Come to open lab time to study and work on projects.
Bring a padlock if you have stuff you need to store in one of the lockers.  Snacks/pencils etc. for sale to raise $ for S.M.E.


Do you have questions about courses and programs?  Come to one of the information sessions:
Make an appointment with Nicole for Math and ENGRing advising questions:
Nicole.D.Foley@lonestar.edu
CLB 100D

For a list of all LSC-KW events - http://events.lonestar.edu/site/kingwood/





Club Rush -
Tuesday, February 2nd and Wednesday, February 3rd 
11:00-1:30pm in the atrium of the Student Conference Center.  
Be sure to visit the SME table!










  • Student Life will be providing lunch (first-come, first-serve) and giveaways.
  • Music will be playing throughout the event.



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    SME meeting dates: 
    1st and 3rd Thursdays 12:30-1:20 in CLB 118/116

    Tues/Wed Feb 2nd/3rd - Club Rush:  Come stop by the SME table!



    Feb 4th - Spring Semester Kick-Off!  
    Food, math games, math and engineering news, and a chance to meet everyone from your classes. Also, help us assemble stations for STEM day (Feb 12th)

    Feb 18th -Guest Speaker: Dr. Tom Means
    Communication in the Information Age: 
    Finding your voice, 
    Forming connections, 
    Pursuing your profession.     








    Dr. Means holds a Doctorate from Brigham Young University's Business School. He was a Distinguished Professor at Louisiana Tech university. Authored and co-authored four textbooks on business communication. Served as President of the Association for Business Communication for the Southwest Region. Recipient of the Teacher of the Year award from the Association of Women Students. Also served as Faculty Association President at Louisiana Tech. Taught for 25 years at Tech. Served as department head for six years. Besides the business college's basic business communication course, taught specialized communication course for computer information system majors. Married with six children. Served as head of the LDS church's employment center in San Antonio for two years.


    March 3rd - Guest speaker Charity Combs


    Phi:Connections to Infinity 
    and Beyond
    Charity Combs is a mathematics Professor at Lone Star Kingwood. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics from Norwich University, a Master’s of Aeronautical Science with Specializations in Safety Systems and Education Technology from Embry-Riddle, and a Master’s of Arts in Mathematics from University of Houston. She has been an adjunct professor at several colleges around the Houston area, including Lone Star Montgomery and San Jacinto College North. She has a private helicopter certificate, loves training and competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and is a mother of a headstrong 6 year old.





    March 14-18: Spring Break!


    March 29th 6:00-8:30 PM  - Jill Jarvis, Electrical Engineer, BigKidsSmallCity.com
     

    April 7th - Spring Fling and Crawfish Broil, prep for Reverse Science Fair

    April 8th-9th - A&M Engineering and Physics fest  
    April 16th - Reverse Science Fair  - volunteers needed!
    April 21st -Prep for Student Research Fair (April 23rd)

    May 5th - End-of-Semester Bash, the final countdown!

    Additional events: (volunteers needed!)
    STEM day - Feb 12th  8:00-12:00
    Reverse Science Fair - April 16th - http://www.lonestar.edu/reverse-science-fair-comes-to-lsc-kingwood.htm
    Student Research Fair - April 23rd - http://www.lonestar.edu/student-research-conference.htm






    Would you like to have service learning listed on your transcript?  Al you need are 15 hours + a little help from one of your teachers to fill out a service learning form.  If interested, email Jamie.L.Turner2Lonestar.edu















    Science Olympiad help needed:
    Langham Creek Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament, Division B & C, January 16, 2016

    email me if you are interested in helping out with this!  Jamie.L.Turner@Lonestar.edu


     

    Science and Engineering Fair judges needed:



    Pick one of the below days/schools (you are asked to choose a school that you don't know anyone at), then email Aaron Clevenson <aaron@clevenson.org> to let them know you are coming.  You will need to be there from 8am to 2pm - you just show up, they will explain how the judging works, and they will feed you lunch for coming. 

    1/26 - Hidden Hollow Elementary        
    2/11 - Elm Grove Elementary
    2/17 - Maplebrook Elementary
    2/18 - Lakeshore Elementary
    3/1 - Fall Creek Elementary
    3/3 - Timbers Elementary
    3/4 - Shadow Forest Elementary
    3/8 - Eagle Springs Elementary
    3/9 - Bear Branch Elementary
    3/10 - Atascocita Springs Elementary
    3/23 - Greentree Elementary
    4/5 - Pine Forest Elementary

    District Fairs                          all at Atascocita High School Cafeteria
    1/22 - set up                           4 to 6 pm
    1/23 - Secondary fair                   8 am to noon
    4/8 - set up                            4 to 6 pm
    4/9 - Elementary Fair                   8 am to 2 pm


     Know of any fun events coming up?  email them and we will post them!  Jamie.L.Turner@Lonestar.edu