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About Us
The California Psi Chapter at UC San Diego was established in 1994. Currently at about 200
members, both the size of membership and activities over the past several years has increased
dramatically. With regards to activities, the California Psi chapter interacts with other student
organizations in campus-wide events, as well as conducts its own endeavors, such as community service.
Community service is an important part of an honor society, as it is the duty of those who have excelled
in academics to act in an unselfish manner to promote the education and academic interest of others.
For this and other reasons, the participation of members in tutoring and outreach programs is highly
stressed. The California Psi chapter offers free tutoring services for all engineering students in lower and
upper division engineering classes. Members are also involved with the Student Outreach program in
which groups of 4-5 Tau Bates go to a local grade school once a week to teach basic science and
engineering principles through fun and exciting experiments.
The California Psi chapter seeks to advance all the disciplines of engineering and in the process,
increase the visibility and recognition of Tau Beta Pi on the UC San Diego campus. Through the tutoring
and outreach programs, as well as Tau Beta Pi sponsored engineering workshops and activities, it is the
hope of this chapter to encourage the distinguished scholarship, exemplary character, and unselfish
activity that is the basis of Tau Beta Pi as an honor society.
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Officers For 2011-2012
Akshay Chaudhari
President
Benjamin Ellis
Outreach Co-Coordinator, CSE Liaison
Robert Amezquita
Vice President
Scott Kato
Outreach Co-Coordinator
Samantha Evans
Vice President External
Justin Ow
Social Activity Co-Coordinator
Emily Schoenhoff
Secretary
Jia Wu
Social Activity Co-Coordinator
Charles Xue
Treasurer
Kevin Huynh
Project Manager
Milos Spasic
Alumni Relations Chair
Lancy Lin
BE Liaison
Kevin Chau
House Co-Chair
Alex Chan
ECE Liaison
Jun Yin
House Co-Chair
Zeeshan Barkatullah
MAE Liaison
Adrian Teng-Anmay
Tutoring and Mentoring Chair
Jennifer Cheng
SE Liaison
John Lee
Community Service Coordinator
David Priver
TESC Liaison
Christopher Rebert
Publicity Chair/Webmaster
Joseph Isaac Wong
Historian
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Table Of Contents
Event Title ..................................................................................... (Project Number) Page Number
Education and Professional Development
Projects Kick-Off ......................................................................................................................... (1) 6
MAE Faculty Mixer ...................................................................................................................... (2) 7
General Atomics .......................................................................................................................... (3) 8
Junkyard Derby ............................................................................................................................ (4) 9
Community Service
Tijuana Orphanage Trip Winter ................................................................................................... (5) 11
HKN-TBP Beach Cleanup.............................................................................................................. (6) 13
Feeding the homeless.................................................................................................................. (7) 14
Polishing the Bent........................................................................................................................ (8) 15
Tijuana Orphanage Trip Fall ........................................................................................................ (9) 16
Chapter and Social Events
Welcome Bonfire ......................................................................................................................... (10) 18
IM Dodgeball ............................................................................................................................... (11) 19
T-Shirt Design Contest ................................................................................................................. (12) 20
Rock Climbing .............................................................................................................................. (13) 21
Capture the Flag/Ultimate Frisbee .............................................................................................. (14) 22
IM Soccer ..................................................................................................................................... (15) 23
Potato Chip Rock Hiking .............................................................................................................. (16) 24
Laser Tag ...................................................................................................................................... (17) 25
Ice Skating.................................................................................................................................... (18) 26
De-Stress Game Night ................................................................................................................. (19) 27
IM Dodgeball ............................................................................................................................... (20) 28
Pool Social ................................................................................................................................... (21) 29
Meetings
Fall General Body Meeting .......................................................................................................... (22) 31
Winter General Body Meeting .................................................................................................... (23) 32
Spring General Body Meeting ..................................................................................................... (24) 33
House Events
Green House Event #1 ................................................................................................................. (25) 35
Jamba Juice House Gathering...................................................................................................... (26) 36
Green House Event #2 ................................................................................................................. (27) 37
Red House Boba Event ................................................................................................................ (28) 38
Red House YogurtWorld Event .................................................................................................... (29) 39
Red House Movie Night ............................................................................................................... (30) 40
Outreach
Engineers on the Green ............................................................................................................... (31) 41
High Tech Middle School ............................................................................................................ (32) 42
Tutoring
Tutoring ....................................................................................................................................... (33) 44
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
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TBP Projects Kick-off Meeting
9/27/11
Professional, Technical
1
0
1
1
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ This meeting is the first official meeting for all projects under the supervision of the TBP
Project Manager. The purpose of the meeting was to explain the project timeline,
expectations, and details.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ This project program is intended to raise professional and technical skills involved with
bringing an idea to market, from research, documentation, and prototyping to writing
proposals and forming a project team.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
This meeting incurred no additional costs.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
Due to the week 1 meeting time and little advertising, only two people showed up.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Low attendance may have been avoided by proper advertising, but one person showed
great interest in the program and has agreed to begin under the guidance of the project
manager.
vi. EXHIBITS
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
i.
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MAE Faculty Mixer
11/2/2011
Academic
3
1
2
1
N/A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This event was an attempt to bring the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students and faculty
together in a social setting with food and drinks. In a closer setting, students would be able to
interact with one another and learn more from each other. They could also speak to the professors
in order to find out more about them and learn more about their specific research.
ii. RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
The goal of this event was to help the members and new initiates of the organization get a chance to
get to learn from each other and the faculty. With the faculty present, the students could learn
more to further their knowledge or interests in the field. In addition to that, the event would give
the students a chance to gain some familiarity with their professors.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
The cost of this event was about $50 for food and drinks. No other requirements were necessary
except for the room reservation.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
Due to the timing of the event, the turnout was very small. In addition to that, there was not much
time to advertise the event to the masses. For future events of this type, more will be done to
reach out to both the students and the faculty.
v. OVERALL RESULTS
The event had a turnout of four people, all students. There were no faculty members present.
However, it was informative in that the experience gained from managing the event will be used for
future planning.
vi. EXHIBITS
There were no photos taken during the event.
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
i.
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General Atomics Tour
04/13/2012
Professional Developement
6
12
3
5
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
Tau Beta Pi wants to produce engineers that are ready to become successful members of industry
when they graduate. This tour was primarily set up to introduce the members to what life is like
working for a large defense and power company. Some of the major products that General
Atomics works on are making pellets for Inertial Fusion targeting, designing Fusion reactors as well,
using algae for oil production along with creating unmanned fighter drones.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
None
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
The event turned out to be very successful. The tour was actually attended by the Vice President of
of Research of the company. All 18 students who had signed up for the tour were able to attend it.
We were given breakfast at first and a broad introduction into the general business portfolio that
General Atomics has. After that, we were given tours of specific labs. We were taken to their
Robotics lab, their inertial fusion targeting lab and at the end, towards one of the only functional
fusion reactors in the country, named TOKAMAK. This was a highly educational tour and there was a
lot of communication between the students and the company regarding technical as well as
professional development queries. Towards the end, General Atomics advertised a few job openings
specifically for UCSD TBP students also. Overall, this was probably one of the most successful
Academic events held this year.
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Project Number
4
Project Title
Junkyard Derby
Project Date
May 14, 2012
Project Area
Social
Number of Participating Members
4
Number of Participating Electees
0
Hours spent planning (total)
2
Hours spent participating (per person)
3-6
In conjunction with another group
HKN
i. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Junkyard Derby is a campus-wide race at UCSD open to anyone interested. The objective of the
project is to fashion a working racer out of discarded junk collected during the event. All racers
must be able to turn and brake without any problems. The racers are built over the span of two
twelve hour days and are then used in a tournament to determine the fastest car. In addition to
that, there are also awards for the most creative and unique designs.
ii. RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
Participating in the Junkyard Derby promotes the use of engineering skills, teamwork, and
planning. It is an opportunity for participants to learn more about how to design to specific
constraints in a given time period. It also gives them a chance to make friends and work
together in order to achieve a goal.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
The cost of participating in the race is a registration fee of $50 and a tool deposit of $25. The
deposit is returned upon completion of the event. The only other requirements are time and an
interest in the project.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
There were no special problems beyond the scope of the event.
v. OVERALL RESULTS
The members of Tau Beta Pi and Etta Kappa Nu were able to create a working racer. The team
felt that creativity in the project was more important than building the fastest racer, so the team
strived to create the most decorative racer. The finished product was a racer with cardboard
attachments in the shape of a shuttle rocket.
vi. EXHIBITS
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
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Tijuana Ophanage Trip
November 12, 2011
Community Service
1
2
2
8
n/a
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ The Tijuana Orphanage Trip is an event created to provide an opportunity for Tau Beta Pi
members to become involved in our society. Specifically, Tau Beta Pi Members from UCSD
travel with the Corazon de Vida Foundation to visit orphanages in Tijuana and help deliver
food and games to the orphans. The group of us that attended spent 4-5 hours in Tijuana as
we spent quality time and lunch with the orphans in the Casa Hogar Sion Orphanage.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Tau Beta Pi is dedicated to serving the community through outreach and community service.
The Tijuana Orphanage trip is a way for Tau Beta Pi members to go out into the community
and lend a hand in transporting donated food and games as well as spending quality time
with the children who lack family members.
COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○ The total cost of this trip is $160 in which four tickets were purchased at a cost of $40 per
ticket. Transportation was provided by one of the group members to be taken to the pick-up
location for the Corazon de Vida Foundation to bring us to Tijuana.
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
One problem was the last minute cancellation of one of the attending members. In this case,
the ticket was purchased for one of the initiates who had a last minute problem and
therefore could not come. The loss to our chapter would be the $40 for the ticket. However,
this cost goes into further funding to the Corazon de Vida Foundation.
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
○
v.
All of the members that attended enjoyed this event very much and are looking forward to
attend future trips of this sort. The orphans we visited all had smiling faces as we spent our
day playing board games and speaking with them.
EXHIBITS
○ See next page
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
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HKN/TBP Beach Cleanup
2012-01-28
Community Service, Social
5
1
1
6
HKN
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Clean up a large section of La Jolla Shores by picking up trash, then having a bonfire on the
beach and cooking s’mores and hotdogs.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Performing community service by cleaning up a local beach. Building community between
and within TBP and HKN by socializing and eating.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
None (as far as I know. Adrian, might you know more?). Used existing lighter fluid and
lighters found in storage.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
○
v.
HKN brought wood that was freshly cut and nearly impossible to light. Members from
HKN had to purchase real firewood.
Some people were reluctant to pick up trash from the beach.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Beach was significantly cleaner after we picked up the trash.
○ By time the bonfire occurred, the sun had gone down and the temperature dropped, but
people still had fun huddling around the pit, playing the guitar and eating s’mores.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Number
7
Project Title
Feeding the Homeless
Project Date
April 10th, 2012
Project Area
Community Service
Number of Participating Members
2
Number of Participating Electees
5
Hours spent planning (total)
2
Hours spent participating (per person)
3.5
In conjunction with another group
UCSD - Intervarsity
i. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Feeding the homeless was an event of which homemade food was brought to the homeless
in downtown San Diego. Not only did we pass out the food when walking around the blocks
of downtown San Diego, we also held conversations with the homeless whether they were
in a group or individually. We believe that feeding them and chatting with them is a way of
motivating them and we gain the knowledge of their experiences in life.
ii. RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ The members of Tau Beta Pi should not only focus on becoming successful themselves but
also to focus on helping others. Through helping others, we can better the society and
improve the life of all individuals leading to a higher level of comfort for everyone.
Knowledge and work should not be kept amongst ourselves but we should share it with
others. Feeding the homeless is a way of sharing our work and hopefully, benefiting those
we helped and in exchange, we gain the experience of interaction with strangers and learn
through those more experienced than us.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
We traveled in two carloads of people down to downtown San Diego. We partnered with
intervarsity who had another 5 carloads of people doing the same event. We did not spend
any money on food because intervarisity had carried the burden of making all the
sandwiches to pass out.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○ The only problem we had was that we ran out of food to pass out. A great way to prevent
this next time is to contact Intervarsity earlier and ask if they need help preparing the food.
If needed, and hopefully we will get approved, take some funding from TBP and purchase
some more food. The food that volunteers of intervaristy make are just peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches or tuna sandwiches. They also provided bottled water and bananas.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ This was a great experience for all and especially me. I never interacted with homeless
people before and now I do not have the same stereotype of them as I did before. I learned
that some homeless people choose to be homeless while others do so out of bad decisions. I
also learned that homeless people are not bonded together and they are really spread
apart. I am sure other volunteers learned a lot as they spend their time speaking with them.
The Tau Beta Pi members I spoke with after the event (4 of them) all enjoyed it very much
and wishes to come back out again.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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v.
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Project Number
8
Project Title
Polishing the Bent
Project Date
April 26, 2012
Project Area
Community Service
Number of Participating Members
1
Number of Participating Electees
4
Hours spent planning (total)
2
Hours spent participating (per person)
2.5
In conjunction with another group
n/a
i. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ The project was to gather members together to help polish the Tau Beta Pi Bent which is
about 3 feet in height and 1 feet in width. The bent is made of brass and polishing brass
takes quite a bit of time which means that there will be time for the members to bond
through conversations.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ One of the objectives of Tau Beta Pi is to bond the members. By doing so, we hope to
familiar ourselves with each other in the organization and when the time comes in the
future to depart from UCSD, we will still be able to relate to other members through events
such as bent polishing.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
We needed Brasso, a brass polishing agent. We also needed rags and gloves for people use
and wear while polishing the Tau Beta Pi bent. Lastly, we need each other’s help and
dedication to polish the bent as clean as possible.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
We ran out of rags and therefore, we had to use paper towel from the bathroom. I bought 6
dish rags for the 5 of us and I would recommend at least 12 rags for the 5 of us (these rags
are approximately 8inch by 8inch. Also, we used 3 bottles of traditional Brasso, I suggest
buying 4 bottles. Lastly, gloves are very helpful, please purchase these since Brasso may
cause harm to the skin and does burn on cuts.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ The event was productive. Not only did we bond our members (we recognize each other on
campus when 20,000 people come on the campus each day), we also polished our symbol. It
is nice and golden and will need to be polished again within the next 6 months. Picture
below shows how beautiful the bent is now.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
i.
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Tijuana Orphanage Trip
May 19, 2012
Community Service
3
0
3
10
n/a
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ The Tijuana Orphanage Trip is an event created to provide an opportunity for Tau Beta Pi
members to become involved in our society. Specifically, Tau Beta Pi Members from UCSD
travel with the Corazon de Vida Foundation to visit orphanages in Tijuana and help deliver
food and games to the orphans. The group of us that attended spent 4-5 hours in Tijuana as
we spent quality time and lunch with the orphans in the Hacienda Orphanage.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Tau Beta Pi is dedicated to serving the community through outreach and community service.
The Tijuana Orphanage trip is a way for Tau Beta Pi members to go out into the community
and lend a hand in transporting donated food and games as well as spending quality time
with the children who lack family members.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○ The total cost of this trip is $120 in which three tickets were purchased at a cost of $40 per
ticket. Transportation was provided by one of the group members to be taken to the pick-up
location for the Corazon de Vida Foundation to bring us to Tijuana.
ii.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
○
○
○
Two problems were involved in planning and during the trip and I propose a solution for
each of these problems.
The first problem was that the tickets were sold out faster than I was able to purchase them.
The original Tijuana Orphanage trip was planned 2 months ago for last month’s visit and
about 8 initiates wanted to go. However, tickets were already sold out 3 weeks before the
trip and therefore, the trip had to be canceled. This trip was created to make-up for last trip
and only 2 members wanted to participate instead of the initial 8 people. However, a
smaller group was easier to take care of than a larger group so it went well.
To fix problem one, please purchase the tickets as soon as people RSVP and make sure that
those who RSVP are confirmed to be going. Tell them that if they plan to attend, they will
need to be 100% sure and if they choose to cancel, they will be charged the cost of the
ticket (since Tau Beta Pi funds for them, it is not fair for us to pay for a ticket that end up not
being used). If members continue to RSVP after the tickets are sold out, let them know they
will be waitlisted and allow Corazon de Vida to contact you when there are more slots
available for our members.
The second problem dealt with the duration of the event. We were told that we will back
from this trip by around 4pm. However, due to border crossing (which took 2.5 hours) and
traffic, we made it back 2 hours later than planned.
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
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Welcome Bonfire
9/30/11
Chapter and Social Events
15
1
4
3
n/a
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ A social bonfire designed to reacquaint members of TBP with each other by
socializing and eating s’mores and sausages on the beach.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ The purpose of the bonfire was to help retain active members.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
The total cost of the event was $165 and approximately 10 person-hours.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
○
v.
Obtaining a fire pit was difficult, even at noon. Other organizations said they came
before 9 am to hold a pit. Negotiations were carried out and one pit was eventually
shared with CAB (a Revelle commuter organization).
Skewers were too short, making the experience slightly less enjoyable. Potential
solutions include using an open wire grid and investing in longer skewers.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ The event was successful in bringing members of TBP together. Attendees
socialized with each other and played games such as Ultimate Frisbee and Ninja.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
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IM Dodgeball
10/11/11, 10/18/11, 10/25/11, 11/1/11, 11/8/11
Social Events
5
8
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
1
5
(none)
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ This event allows TBP members to have a physical outlet during the weekdays. We
participated in a multi-organization recreation dodgeball league and had several members
each week (both male and female) come out to throw balls and spread the TBP name.
○ Throw balls at the opponent. Dodge balls coming from the opponent. Pick up balls that are
on the ground. Repeat until either a) you are out or b) all of the opponents are out.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Building community and bonding among members of TBP who enjoyed dodgeball. We also
spread the Tau Beta Pi engineering brand in areas where we are typically not mentioned.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
An hour of dedication every week, plus rec fee of $40 to UCSD Recreation Department.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
People had trouble finding who was in charge of TBP’s team. We also needed more girls to
come out and play dodgeball because the teams were co-ed.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ A few victories and a couple bruises, but our spirits were not crushed! Unfortunately, we did
not make it to playoffs, but we definitely practiced for next quarter where we finally did
make it to the playoffs.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
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T-Shirt Design Contest
11-07-2011
Chapter and Social Events
3
5
1
1
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Tau Beta Pi is committed to bringing more social events this cycle. The T-Shirt design contest
is meant to have two goals: 1) Bring out our design skills in order to generate a pool of ideas
for brand designs (t-shirts, banners, event posters) in the future. 2) Have an outlet and
showcase for some of the creative ability of our members
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ One of TBP’s goals is to increase communication between engineers of multiple disciplines
with the hopes of improving designs within the fraternity or community. This opportunity
also allows initiates to earn points for their initiation process and meet other engineers in
the fraternity that are involved in this cycle.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
○
Materials: Art supplies - crayons, colored pencils, paper, pizza, refreshments
Running time (1 hour) in a reserved room, creative and artistic skills of about 7-8 engineers
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
It was difficult to generate ideas that would be easy to convert to a Photoshop file. Ideally,
all of our designs would be drawn on a computer so it could be easily used and saved for
posterity.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ As a group, we created over 20 possible t-shirt design ideas and snapped photos of our work
to store in a database for the future.
○ As officers, we got to know this cycle’s initiates better. The initiates had the opportunity to
ask questions about events and opportunities at TBP and officer positions.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
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iii.
iv.
v.
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Rock Climbing
2011-11-20
Social
6
15
2
3
none
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ “Spend the night climbing with Tau Beta Pi - UCSD at the best rock climbing gym in San
Diego”. Members learned how to in-door rock climb on Vertical Hold's multiple bouldering
and lead climbing surfaces. This year, we'll be reserving the observation deck from 5pm-8pm
for added team bonding and opportunity to network. Registration was only $10 for
members/initiates, $15 for non-members. This included unlimited climbing time for the day,
gear, and staff on hand to belay you.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Tau Beta Pi wishes to foster personal and social development in individuals as well as an
overall team.
COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○ $15 per person @ Vertical Hold corporate event pricing. Space and private area was
reserved for us weeks in advance. Few hours of planning and shopping by the social chairs.
○ Food (wraps from Costco and refreshments were also provided).
SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○ No special problems.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ The event was a very smooth ordeal. Vertical Hold’s facility and staff were very
accommodating and helped us set up the perfect opportunity for members to try rock
climbing/bouldering and have fun on a weekday. TBP members and initiates saw the benefit
of joining an outgoing fraternity because rock climbing was at a discount and was plenty of
fun.
EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
i.
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Intramural Soccer
01/13/2012
Social
11
14
1
3
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
While studying engineering can often be time consuming and frustrating at times, Tau Beta Pi wants
to encourage our members to be balanced. We set up this event as a de-stress from studying so that
our members will be able to come together, reconnect with other members and form a community
within our organization.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
None
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
This event had an attendance more than what was expected. Initially, the plan was to play only
capture the flag with teams of five to six members each. However, around twenty five students
showed up to this event, along with random students on the field that we were playing at, joining us.
In the end, our group split up into two. One group continued to play capture the flag while the other
group started playing ultimate frisbee. It was a very fun event where lots of members and initiates
got to know each other in a very friendly and casual setting. After the event, almost all the
attendees went to have dinner afterwards at an on campus dining hall. The event definitely lived up
to its expectations as a lot of students were able to mingle and have fun at the same time.
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Intramural Soccer
01/15/2012
Social
8
7
2
6
Biomedical Engineering Society
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
While studying engineering can often be time consuming and frustrating at times, Tau Beta Pi wants
to encourage our members to be balanced. We set up this event as a de-stress from studying so that
our members will be able to come together, reconnect with other members and form a community
within our organization.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
$40 for team registration
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
IM Soccer was a really fun event for all the members. After a shaky start to the season and losing the
first two games, the team rebounded well and won the last four games in pool play. This gave us a
shot at making the playoffs where our team ended up making a deep playoff run all the way into the
finals. We unfortunately lost 1-0 in the finals in a very well contested game. As is the case with most
IM sports, this was a lot of fun for all the members who took part in it. The games were in a very
casual setting and we got to interact with not only one another, but also with members from the
Biomedical Engineering Society. It was a nice way to relax on lazy weekend afternoons. Overall, it
achieved the purpose it was meant for – forming a community of engineers.
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Potato Chip Rock Hiking Event
02-18-2012
Chapter and Social Events
3
7
2
5
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ When you’re in San Diego, one thing you must do is climb Potato Chip Rock. We wanted
organize a chapter event to climb this famed potato chip rock, so we planned a hiking trip
to the peak of the Mount Woodson Trail, which was a 8 mile round-trip adventure.
Snacks/water were provided.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ The hiking trip also allows members to become more acquainted with the natural resources
around the Poway/San Diego area and is a starting point for members who want to
participate in more hikes around San Diego. TBP members became an active part of the
natural community and we all got to know other initiates and members better.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
○
Supplies: water bottles, snacks, parking passes, gas reimbursements.
Personal: morning and part of the afternoon, physically strenuous hike.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
The hike was early in the morning so we had stragglers that came a little late. Event planner
was sick and heaving during the hike. Paid for parking passes but they were not needed.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Lots of cool pictures, everybody knew each other more at a personal level. Shared snacks,
hiking stories together. Members became more acquainted with the natural resources
around San Diego. It was a great event and it got officers thinking that they wanted to start
a future hiking group for other hikes in San Diego next year.
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Project Date
Project Area
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Hours spent planning (total)
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Laser Tag
2012-02-34
Social
5
7
1.5
2
none
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Members and initiates worked as a team to shoot players from other teams and capture
their bases in an indoor arena in a 15 minute game at Ultrazone in San Diego.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Building a closer bond between existing members and the new initiates.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
$14 per person for two games.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
Shortage of rides and moderate wait times at Ultrazone. Large turnout meant our
members had to be split into separate teams in the second round.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Lost our first game, but the majority of our members pulled off a victory in our second
game. Received mostly positive feedback from those who attended. People even went to
In-N-Out afterwards and continued socializing before going home.
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Ice Skating
2012-03-09
Social
3
14
3
2.5
none
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Tau Beta Pi sponsored a large ice skating event for initiates and active members to add to
our social event showcase. Our goal was to provide a fun way for initiates to see the
benefits of joining TBP (discounts for things to do around San Diego) and allow them to ask
engineering or chapter related questions. We sent members and initiates to the ice skating
rink at SD Ice Arena and the event one of the largest turnouts this year.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ This is one of the many events we prepared to build community and bonding between
members of Tau Beta Pi. As always, our goal was to foster teamwork and friendship among
engineers of multiple disciplines so that they may have a larger network to start projects.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
$8 per person.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
We ran into a problem coordinating rides, since there were not enough drivers, and one
driver wanted to leave early.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Received a large amount of positive feedback. Everybody seemed to have enjoyed the
event. Officers received several inquiries about officer positions later during the year, so it
was a good way to reach out to new members about opportunities within the honor society.
It was fun socializing afterwards at In-N-Out.
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Project Date
Project Area
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Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
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Game Night
2012-03-17
Social
3
1
2
2
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Game Night’s goal was to provide and advertise food to allow members to destress and be
competitive in a number of XBOX or board games. A public room on campus was reserved,
food and refreshments were provided, and we emailed members for game suggestions.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ The Game Night event was meant to build community and be an intellectual outlet for
members this year. We encourage students to achieve academic excellence by providing a
efficent way to take a break during finals week.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
○
Julia paid roughly $25 for pizzas.
Room and screening technology was reserved weeks in advance. Borrowed board games
and video game consoles from various charitable members of TBP.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
vi.
Event was on St. Patrick’s day so there were only a few people at the event.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Low turnout because of St. Patrick’s day. But lots of games and pizza was provided! If we
could do this again, we would not have it on St. Patrick’s day, as we the previous Game
Night we had 10+ people attend.
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Project Number
Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
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i.
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Intramural Dodgeball
04/17/2012
Social
9
3
2
6
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
While studying engineering can often be time consuming and frustrating at times, Tau Beta Pi wants
to encourage our members to be balanced. We set up this event as a de-stress from studying so that
our members will be able to come together, reconnect with other members and form a community
within our organization.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
$40 for team registration
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
The event went really well. The name of our team was aptly, ‘Tau Beta Pi(rates)’ and we finished the
season undefeated, going 14-0 in the pool play. This event helped our members bond with one
another as well as gave a chance for some of the electees to get to know the members. Since it was
an IM sport, it went on for a period of seven weeks. Different members came during different days,
but there was always a strong Tau Beta Pi presence there. Invariably, we would always go out for
dinner after the matches since they were in the evening. It was a great way to relax with fellow
members and the event definitely succeeded in living up to its objectives.
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Pool Social
5/1/12
Social
2
5
1
2
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Playing billiards at the UCSD Game room
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Social networking; bringing initiates and members together. Discussing the initiation
program, and benefits of being a member or officer.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
$15.50
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
n/a
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Successful event overall; initiates got to know some of the officers, as well as networked
with each other.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
○
n/a
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Hours spent planning (total)
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Spring General Body Meeting
05/09/2012
Professional/Academic
49
0
3
2.5
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
Tau Beta Pi at UCSD wants to help engineers on campus be as successful as they can be. This
meeting was primarily held in order to let the members aware of the different opportunities they
have in the coming months. It was also an avenue through which all the active members of the
organization could meet with all of the initiating members in order to help build a strong
engineering community on campus.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
$125 for pizza dinner
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
This was the most important GBM of the year because of all the materials that were discussed
during it. This was the time that we had our annual voting for ‘Professor of the Year’ award,
where Dr. Gabriel Silva from the Department of Bioengineering won. In addition to that, the date
for the annual banquet as well as the food that people would want to see at the banquet was
discussed and voted upon. Last but certainly not the least, we had elections. All the positions
were keenly contested and there was a lot of discourse amongst all the candidates. The members
in attendance had a lot of intelligent questions for the people who were running and some really
interesting ideas were hatched out for the upcoming year. All in all, all but two positions for
officer positions were filled during the elections. These positions will be advertised in the Fall of
2012 and voted upon at the same time also. The number of members who showed up to this
event was great and it was a very successful event overall.
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Winter General Body Meeting
01/19/2012
Professional/Academic
24
28
1
1.5
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
Tau Beta Pi at UCSD wants to help engineers on campus be as successful as they can be. This
meeting was primarily held in order to let the members aware of the different opportunities they
have in the coming months. It was also an avenue through which all the active members of the
organization could meet with all of the initiating members in order to help build a strong
engineering community on campus.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
$125 for pizza dinner
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
This was one of the largest events of the year which attracted TBP members. Almost all of the
initiates were able to attend the event. During the event, the President spoke about the different
opportunities there were for the Tau Beta Pi members including: TBP inCircle/Connect, specific
perks for being members such as the Faculty Lunch Program and discounted stoles for active
members as well chances for members to come up with their own events. In addition, there was
an extensive discourse about the initiation process and general feedback about, including things
that should be changed in upcoming initiations. Upcoming events were advertised and people
were introduced to the different officer positions they could run for. In addition, different
internship applications and summer research opportunities were presented for the members.
After the meeting, there was extensive mingling over dinner between current Tau Beta Pi
members and the new initiating class. Overall, this event went really well because the members
got a chance to see the different activities happening on campus as well a chance to interact with
fellow engineers.
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Spring General Body Meeting
05/09/2012
Professional/Academic
49
0
3
2.5
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
Tau Beta Pi at UCSD wants to help engineers on campus be as successful as they can be. This
meeting was primarily held in order to let the members aware of the different opportunities they
have in the coming months. It was also an avenue through which all the active members of the
organization could meet with all of the initiating members in order to help build a strong
engineering community on campus.
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
$125 for pizza dinner
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
This was the most important GBM of the year because of all the materials that were discussed
during it. This was the time that we had our annual voting for ‘Professor of the Year’ award,
where Dr. Gabriel Silva from the Department of Bioengineering won. In addition to that, the date
for the annual banquet as well as the food that people would want to see at the banquet was
discussed and voted upon. Last but certainly not the least, we had elections. All the positions
were keenly contested and there was a lot of discourse amongst all the candidates. The members
in attendance had a lot of intelligent questions for the people who were running and some really
interesting ideas were hatched out for the upcoming year. All in all, all but two positions for
officer positions were filled during the elections. These positions will be advertised in the Fall of
2012 and voted upon at the same time also. The number of members who showed up to this
event was great and it was a very successful event overall.
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Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
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Green House Event #1 - Fall Cycle
November 08, 2011
House Events
4
6
2
1.5
n/a
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ The green house leaders organized an event for the initiates which was a social event at
Tapioca Express. We purchased a drink for everyone and held a 1.5 hour conversation with
everyone. This was our means of bonding the initiates and making them more comfortable
about initiating for Tau Beta Pi.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ This event was a way for members to interact with initiates. It helps bond the initiates so
that they would not feel alone in the initiation process for Tau Beta Pi. Four members were
there to help spawn discussions as well as answer questions. By doing so, we hope to
befriend future members and using this friendship, help guide Tau Beta Pi to an even more
active society.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
The event provided one drink per person at tapioca express. This amounts to $38.65.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
Our problem was that we did not provide enough detail for the actual location that we were
going to be in. As some of us are strangers to others, there was no way of finding out who
were Tau Beta Pi members are our local Tapioca Express. We fixed this problem by holding
up a small banner and we will wear our Tau Beta Pi shirts in our future events.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ This was a very successful event. Almost all of us were very talkative and therefore,
everyone learned a lot about each others’ personal lives. We had small discussions about
our future goals and careers, our majors, and had questions about Tau Beta Pi answered.
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Project Title
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JambaJuice House Gathering
11/09/2011
House Events
2
5
1
1
N/A
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Red house event for socializing over drinks at Jamba Juice. Initiates were given the
opportunity to get to know one another and ask any questions about Tau Beta Pi, and the
initiation process.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ To provide a means for initiates to network with other members/initiates of Tau Beta Pi and
also to allow initiates the opportunity to ask any questions or state concerns regarding Tau
Beta Pi.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
Cost of drinks for 7 people was $29.70. House leaders (Myself and Zeeshan) were required
to be present.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
None.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Overall it was an excellent social get-together and was simple and required little planning. I
would definitely recommend it for future house events.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
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Green House Event #2 - Fall Cycle
January 24th, 2012
House Events
3
4
1
1
n/a
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ The green house leaders organized an event for the initiates which was a social event at
Tapioca Express. We purchased a drink for everyone and held a 1 hour conversation with
everyone. This was our means of bonding the initiates and making them more comfortable
about initiating for Tau Beta Pi.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ This event was a way for members to interact with initiates. It helps bond the initiates so
that they would not feel alone in the initiation process for Tau Beta Pi. Four members were
there to help spawn discussions as well as answer questions. By doing so, we hope to
befriend future members and using this friendship, help guide Tau Beta Pi to an even more
active society.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
The event provided one drink per person at tapioca express. This amounts to $29.93.
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
We did not have any special problems.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ This was a very successful event. Almost all of us were very talkative and therefore,
everyone learned a lot about each others’ personal lives. We had small discussions about
our future goals and careers, our majors, and had questions about Tau Beta Pi answered.
vi. EXHIBITS
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Project Area
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Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
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Red House Free Yogurt world
04/13/2012
House Events
2
4
1
1
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Free frozen yogurt from Yogurt World for all attendees
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Social networking; bringing initiates and members together. Discussing the initiation
program, and benefits of being a member or officer.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
$17.53
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
n/a
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Successful event overall; initiates got to hear about officers’ experiences in TBP as house
leaders and officers. Several initiates seemed interested in officer positions.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
○
n/a
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Red House Movie Night
5/2/12
House
2
0
1
1
i.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ House event to help initiates get any remaining hours they still have left.
ii.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ Social networking; bringing initiates and members together. Discussing the initiation
program, and benefits of being a member or officer.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○
$19.93 for pizzas
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
○
v.
Nobody showed up except for the house leaders. This was somewhat expected as only one
person RSVP’d and then later cancelled. In the future, use the RSVP list as an indicator as to
whether the event should be cancelled or not.
OVERALL RESULTS
○ Only the house leaders showed up. We talked about upcoming elections for TBP and various
officer positions.
vi. EXHIBITS (Attach)
○
n/a
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Hours spent planning (total)
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Engineers on the Green
09/21/2011
Social/Outreach
34
0
5
3
N/A
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
One of the objectives of Tau Beta Pi is to ensure that the entire engineering population at a
university can create a strong community. ‘Engineers on the Green’ was an event at the beginning of
the year that was meant to give incoming freshmen a chance to learn about the different
organizations in the engineering department on campus. This gave a chance to all the members of
Tau Beta Pi to get to know incoming engineering students, as well as others who wanted to join
engineering organizations, what the organization is all about, along with how they could benefit
from it
ii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
None
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
None
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
This event attracted over 300 students to our booth over the course of the three hour event. We
had several carnival type games set up where students could come and chat with all of our officers
as well as other active members. Through this event, the new students learned about the tutoring
and mentoring opportunities that they can avail of. Several attendees mentioned that someone in
their family is a Tau Beta Pi member they were motivated to be eligible to join the organization. In
addition, the representatives of Tau Beta Pi also helped in answering any general engineering
questions that the new students had, along with providing advice for specific majors. Overall, it was
a great event where we were able to help out a lot of engineers with advice and guidance for their
stay at UCSD. It was also a great tool to help spread the name of Tau Beta Pi on campus, to not just
the engineering community, but the entire university community also.
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High Tech Middle School Outreach
1/11/12
Outreach
3 (Scott Kato, Gary Ng, Robin Felver)
3
5
5
Salk Institute Outreach
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This was an outreach event for High Tech Middle School located in 2359 Truxtun Road, San Diego,
CA 92106. TBP joined the Salk Institute Outreach program in the extraction of DNA through a small
lab experiment. The middle school students were given materials and a set of instructions with
which, they performed the scientific method. Students collected plant DNA is small vials, which they
got to take home and share with their friends and families.
ii. RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
TBP strives to serve the community and promote young students in their interest in the sciences.
This event gave young students simple, step-by-step exposure to a highly complex scientific process.
The individuals who participated in the event promoted science and engineering, as they aided the
students in their scientific discovery, as well as answered any questions the students had about the
experiment or future science related opportunities.
iii. COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
Costs: Transportation
iv. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
Most of the problems lied in the fabrication of the experiment to make it friendly to middle school
students. However, the Salk Institute handled all the difficulties related to obtaining the materials
necessary.
v. OVERALL RESULTS
The event was a success. The students were excited and let their curiosity take hold during the
experiment. They were excited throughout and thrilled to be able to take home their DNA. Overall,
the participants also enjoyed themselves, being able to answer questions about their background
and futures and get the students interested in science.
vi. EXHIBITS
None
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Project Title
Project Date
Project Area
Number of Participating Members
Number of Participating Electees
Hours spent planning (total)
Hours spent participating (per person)
In conjunction with another group
i.
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TBP Tutoring
6/4/12 (whole year)
Academic
help
help
100+
3-4
Eta Kappa Nu / Jacobs School of Engineering
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
○ Tau Beta Pi tutoring has always been one of this chapter’s most successful ongoing
programs and continues to do so. We have made several major changes this year that we
hope will aid in both the advancement and the sustainability of the program.
○ At the beginning of the year, Tau Beta Pi teamed up with Eta Kappa Nu (the Electrical and
Computer Engineering honor society) under the Jacobs School of Engineering to provide a
more comprehensive range of courses available for tutoring. The IDEA student center, which
is in charge of undergraduate affairs for the school of engineering, secured a room
dedicated to tutoring and the tutoring center was named the “IDEA Study Lab.” The IDEA
Study Lab is conveniently located on the 4th floor of Jacobs Hall, Room 4600, and is
available 24/7. The room contains a white board, two smaller group study rooms with white
boards, several large desks and chairs, and convenient furniture.
○ Other changes this year have focused on making the process of requesting tutors and
fulfilling those requests more convenient.
i. We now use a Google Doc form to share and update tutor requests. This aids in
the process of managing tutors and tutor requests more efficiently.
ii. We provide online access to a calendar that marks tutors’ lab hours during the
day, as a “walk-in” tutoring alternative. This calendar is displayed on each of our
organizations’ websites.
○ Here are a few testimonials from those received tutoring from Tau Beta Pi that highlight
their appreciation for the program:
i. “... was not only a tutor who knew his material really well and was able to explain the
material, but he was also very patient. I felt like [his patience] came in handy when tutoring ... it
allowed the student to ask more questions [in order] to fully grasp the material.”
ii. “... is an awesome tutor! He is really helpful, outgoing, and patient. I learned a lot from
him, especially [in] MAE 9, which was the most difficult class I was taking.”
iii. “... was extremely helpful in that one hour that I would see her a week.”
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This year has definitely been an exciting one for Tau Beta Pi tutoring. However, there is still
a great deal of room for growth. Some of the goals we have for next year are as follows:
i. Hiring volunteer tutors through the IDEA Student Center to expand coverage
ii. Moving toward a more automated system to better organize tutor requests and
keep track of tutor points, as well as increase convenience
iii. Providing a way to distinguish TBP, HKN, and IDEA tutors in order to maintain an
image of excellence, as well as keeping our organizations accountable for their
tutors.
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i.
RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI
○ To provide our fellow students with convenient and exemplary academic assistance
regarding any courses related to engineering.
ii.
COST AND PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
○ Several meetings throughout the year to discuss planning and progress.
iii. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
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Sometimes seemed disruptive of the COSMOS program, since the room was shared as part
of the IDEA Study Lab.
Had minor issues with tidiness of the room.
iv. OVERALL RESULTS
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v.
The program has demonstrated a tremendous amount of success and growth, and will
hopefully continue to do so in the following years to come.
EXHIBITS
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