Tau Beta Pi
NY Nu Chapter Project Report
2013-2014
University at Buffalo
Table of Contents
Project Title
Page
General Meeting
2
Back to School Barbeque
4
Shoreline Clean Up
6
Resume Workshop
7
Buffalo Zoo
8
Bowling
10
Apple Picking
11
Honors Recruitment Dinner
13
Engineering Futures I
15
Michigan Graduate School
17
LinkedIn Information Session
19
Open House
21
Habitat for Humanity
23
Haunted Union
24
Trick or Eat
26
Movie Night
27
ESW Dinner
29
Ice Skating
31
Engineering Futures II
33
UB Bulls Basketball Game
34
National Engineers Week
36
Ice Cream Social
38
Relay for Life
40
Mini Golf
42
Tutoring
43
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Project number: 1
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Project name: General Meeting
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 9/11/13, 2/3/14, 3/26/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 6
Members: 59
Electees: 0
Participating: 4.5
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Discussed relevant issues and events throughout the semester semester.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Informed our members of our chapter’s practices
and plans
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Officers met prior to establish a list of topics that needed to be addressed at the meeting. Rented a
classroom to host meeting in.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): We successfully communicated changes and events for
the semester to our members.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating Members:
1. Christopher Becker
2. Emily Benz
3. Brian Bergh
4. John Billingsley
5. Forest Blanchard
6. Jaclyn Bronner
7. Jesse Burns
8. Mary Canty
9. Ryan Carpenter
10. Laura Chamberlain
11. Jeffrey Conese
12. Emily Congdon
13. Joseph Corcoran
14. Andrew Craft
15. Emma Cromp
16. Kyle Cunningham
17. Alexandra Curtis
18. Nick Davis
19. Christopher Diaz
20. Mark Falinski
21. James Favale
22. Zachary Fisher
23. Mohammed Ghasemi
24. Eli Grant
25. Jason Gringhaus
26. Joseph Groele
27. Jenna Gustafson
28. Shawn Hanley
29. Dana Havas
30. Kalli Haverkamp
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Matthew Hill
Courtney Kodweis
Jong Yeol Lee
Thomas Lutz
Andrew Lyons
Erica Marron
Elise Martin
Joseph Materski
Bryan Matthews
Dio Mazurek
Kayleigh Miller
Benjamin Mozg
Matthew Nesper
Emily Patt
Kerry Poppenberg
Robert Purkiss
Anna Racz
Jason Ross
Diana Rudz
Ryan Sans
Sarah Selk
Ian Smythe
Brianna Stewart
Alex Tomasik
Stephen Vitello
Mackenzie Ward
Dana White
Kevin Wilczak
Eunji Youn
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Project number: 2
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Project name: Back to School Barbeque
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 9/18/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 23
Electees: 1
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: We hosted a barbeque to welcome our members back for another year.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Fostering relationships within the Tau Beta Pi
Community
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Used an online document to determine how many people would be attending, so that we knew how
much food to order. Requested a grill at an on campus apartment complex.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: In total, we spent $80 on the food, drinks, dishes and eating
utensils. There were no personnel requirements.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): We accomplished our goal of having members socialize
in a comfortable setting.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating Members:
1. Brian Bergh
2. John Billingsley
3. Max Blaise
4. Ryan Carpenter
5. Laura Chamberlain
6. Charles Kwame Charles Debrah
7. Emily Congdon
8. Mark Falinski
9. Mohammed Ghasemi
10. Joseph Groele
11. Courtney Kodweis
12. Andrew Lyons
13. Elise Martin
14. Bryan Matthews
15. Emily Patt
16. Julia Petrullo
17. Kerry Poppenberg
18. Abhiram Rao
19. Willem Rohl-Hill
20. Jason Ross
21. Mike Rossi
22. Ian Smythe
23. Alex Tomasik
Participating Electees:
1. Jenna Gustafson
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Project number: 3
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Project name: Shoreline Clean Up
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 9/21/13
X Community/ Liberal Culture
__ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 1
Electees: 0
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Worked with Buffalo Niagara to clean up shoreline in site assigned by the
Riverkeeper organization.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Community service within the Buffalo community.
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper organized the event. Our officers verified that our members knew where
they were going and that they had transportation.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Worked along community members to clean up beach
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating member:
1. Joseph Kromphardt
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Project name: Resume Workshop
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 9/23/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College X Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 4
Electees: 0
Participating: 1
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Attended a resume workshop hosted by University at Buffalo’s Career
Services
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Aiding our members with their professional
development
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Career Services handled the logistics of this event
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our members learned about the fundamentals of a good
resume and were able to have their resumes reviewed.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating members:
1. Mohammed Ghasemi
2. Julia Petrullo
3. Willem Rohl-Hill
4. Alex Tomasik
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Project number: 5
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Project name: Buffalo Zoo
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 9/28/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 9
Electees: 3
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members and electees went to the Buffalo Zoo together
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Building relationships between our members and
providing an opportunity for electees to interact with current members.
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Ensured transportation for members and electees
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Entrance to the zoo was $7.25, which members and electees
paid for themselves.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees were able to interact and visit an
important place of the Buffalo community.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating Members:
1. John Bilingsley
2. Ryan Carpenter
3. Nick Davis
4. Mark Falinski
5. Bryan Matthews
6. Julia Petrullo
7. Kerry Poppenberg
8. Willem Rohl-Hill
9. Alex Tomasik
Participating Electees:
1. Jason Gringhaus
2. Dana Havas
3. Matthew Scholze
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Project number: 6
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Project name: Bowling
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/1/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 1
Electees: 3
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Group of electees went bowling with one of our officers.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Enable electees to interact and to ask questions
about our organization.
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Organized transportation for individuals wishing to attend.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Individuals covered his or her own cost to bowl.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): New electees were able to interact with each other and a
current member.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating member:
1. Steven Ostertag
Participating electees:
1. Jordan Jorgensen
2. Robert Secco
3. Xiang Xiong Shi
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Project number: 7
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Project name: Apple Picking
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/5/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 10
Electees: 7
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members and candidates went to local farm to pick apples.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Enable members and electees to develop
relationships while getting better acquainted with the Buffalo community.
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Organized transportation.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Members and electees paid for their own fruit and contributed a
few dollars to the driver of their group.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees all enjoyed apple picking in
beautiful fall weather.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating Members:
1. John Billingsley
2. Laura Chamberlain
3. Andrew Lyons
4. Elise Martin
5. Bryan Matthews
6. Julia Petrullo
7. Kerry Poppenberg
8. Willem Rohl-Hill
9. Ian Smythe
10. Alex Tomasik
Participating Electees:
1. Jhonnathan Chang Wu
2. Steven Coffed
3. Emma Cromp
4. Alexandra Curtis
5. Erica Marron
6. John Schneible
7. Xiang Xiong Shi
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Project number: 8
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which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
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Project name: Honors Recruitment Dinner
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/10/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College X Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Members: 15
Electees: 31
Organizing: _40__ Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Hosted a dinner with students and professionals from engineering companies.
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Enable our members to interact professionally and
try to obtain internship/job with companies present.
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
We contacted all the companies and set up the dinner at Banchetti’s, a banquet hall near school. We
prepared resume books to distribute to employers.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: To reserve the banquet hall, it cost about $1500 dollars to
accommodate about 75 people. The members paid $20 to participate. The companies paid $100 for
a table to advertise their company, a book compiling all of our members’ resumes, and dinner for one
company representative. Companies could also choose to sponsor the event by donating up to $500.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees were able to interact
professionally with employers in a small setting.
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Brian Bergh
2. John Bossung
3. Laura Chamberlain
4. Nick Davis
5. Mark Falinski
6. Joseph Groele
7. Matthew Hill
8. Andrew Lyons
9. Bryan Matthews
10. Steven Ostertag
11. Julia Petrullo
12. Willem Rohl-Hill
13. Ian Smythe
14. Alex Tomasik
15. Kevin Wilczak
Participating electees:
1. Abdelrahman Adelmoamen
2. Aaron Atlas
3. Jhonnathan Chang Wu
4. Steven Coffed
5. Joseph Corcoran
6. Chris Covel
7. Kyle Decker
8. Christopher Diaz
9. Jeffrey Duquette
10. Peter Eichensehr
11. Jason Gringhaus
12. Shawn Hanley
13. Matthew Hill
14. Jordan Jorgensen
15. Stephanie Kong
16. Thomas Lutz
17. Alexander Ma
18. Colleen Marren
19. Joseph Materski
20. Robert Purkiss
21. Nicholas Ruhland
22. Matthew Scholze
23. Sarah Selk
24. Brianna Stewart
25. Igor Sukhotskiy
26. Xilin Tan
27. Yuxiao Tan
28. Jonathan Tang
29. Mackenzie Ward
30. Yixiang Wu
31. Ryan Zeiger
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Project number: 9
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which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Engineering Futures I
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/12/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
X Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 2
Electees: 10
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Group Process Engineering Futures session
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Provide our members with key strategies for
handling group meeting
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Worked with Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Program. We had to secure a room and ensure had
appropriate number of participants.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees learned how to effectively plan
and conduct a meeting
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Andrew Lyons
2. Alex Tomasik
Participating electees:
1. Christopher Becker
2. Jaclyn Bronner
3. James Favale
4. Jason Gringhaus
5. Thomas Lutz
6. Kayleigh Miller
7. Anna Racz
8. Xilin Tan
9. Yuxiao Tan
10. Ryan Zeiger
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Project number: 10
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Project name: Michigan Graduate School
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/13/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
X Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 8
Electees: 24
Participating: 1.5
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Student from University of Michigan talked to our members and electees about
graduate opportunities at Michigan
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Inform our members of opportunities available after
undergraduate education
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Signed up for a classroom to host event in
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees learned about graduate
opportunities available at University of Michigan
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Brian Bergh
2. John Billingsley
3. Mark Falinski
4. Joseph Groele
5. Andrew Lyons
6. Emily Patt
7. Abhiram Rao
8. Alex Tomasik
Participating electees:
1. Christopher Becker
2. Jaclyn Bronner
3. Emma Cromp
4. Kyle Decker
5. Christopher Diaz
6. Alexander Elhage
7. James Favale
8. Jenna Gustafson
9. Jong Yeol Lee
10. Alexander Ma
11. Joseph Materski
12. Benjamin Mozg
13. Tenzin Nyandak
14. Robert Purkiss
15. Diana Rudz
16. Erika Salem
17. Ryan Sans
18. John Schneible
19. Robert Secco
20. Xiang Xiong Shi
21. Igor Sukhotskiy
22. Xilin Tan
23. Mackenzie Ward
24. Scott Will
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Project number: 11
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Project name: LinkedIn Information Session
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/22/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College X Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
X Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 3
Electees: 24
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Engineering Career Counselor presented on how to best utilize LinkedIn
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Help our members and electees present themselves
professionally and increase likelihood of professional opportunities
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
Obtained a classroom for the presentation. Coordinated with engineering career counselor to
determine time for presentation
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees learned about new, better ways
to use LinkedIn
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Mary Canty
2. Matthew Hill
3. Kerry Poppenberg
Participating electees:
1. Emily Benz
2. Forest Blanchard
3. Raymond Chen
4. Jeffrey Conese
5. Joseph Corcoran
6. Andrew Craft
7. Alexandra Curtis
8. William Hilliard
9. Jordan Jorgensen
10. Jong Yeol Lee
11. Erica Marron
12. Kayleigh Miller
13. Benjamin Mozg
14. Anna Racz
15. Ryan Sans
16. Matthew Scholze
17. Sarah Selk
18. Brianna Stewart
19. Igor Sukhotskiy
20. Xilin Tan
21. Stephen Vitello
22. Dana White
23. Ryan Zeiger
24. Jianghao Zhu
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Project number: 12
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
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Project name: Open House
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/26/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture X University/ College
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
__ Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 0
Electees: 9
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Students helped various engineering departments with Open House
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Work closely with engineering departments and
provide service to the University
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Students did as instructed by their individual department. Students completed volunteer form, which
was signed off by engineering department
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Students were able to develop relationships with their
department and help throughout Open House
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating electees:
1. Emily Benz
2. Jesse Burns
3. Emma Cromp
4. Jenna Gustafson
5. Shawn Hanley
6. Kayleigh Miller
7. Diana Rudz
8. Xiang Xiong Shi
9. Scott Will
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Project number: 13
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
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Project name: Habitat for Humanity
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/26/13
X Community/ Liberal Culture
__ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 0
Electees: 2
Participating: 6
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Students worked with Habitat for Humanity on a local house
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Promote community service and develop community
ties
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Habitat for Humanity coordinated the placement and provided required tools. We ensured
transportation for our members.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Helped with the renovation of a local house
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating Members:
1. Alex Tomasik
Participating electees:
1. Aaron Atlas
2. Timothy Dwyer
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Project number: 14
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
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Project name: Haunted Union
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/30/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 3
Electees: 10
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members and electees went through a haunted house constructed by the
University’s Student Association
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Provided opportunity for members and electees to
socialize
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Haunted House was constructed by Student Association. As it was on campus, transportation did not
need to be arranged
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members and electees were able to interact in holidayoriented venue
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. John Billingsley
2. Julia Petrullo
3. Willem Rohl-Hill
Participating electees:
1. Jaclyn Bronner
2. Jesse Burns
3. Jeffrey Conese
4. Timothy Dwyer
5. Kalli Haverkamp
6. Joshua Schmid
7. Christopher Spakoski
8. Stephen Vitello
9. Dana White
10. Jianghao Zhu
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Project number: 15
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
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Project name: Trick or Eat
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 10/31/13
X Community/ Liberal Culture
__ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 0
Electees: 2
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Students went door to door collecting non-perishable food items for the Food
Bank of WNY __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Provide a community service
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) _X_ Yes ___ No
_Center for Student Leadership and Community Engagement__________________________
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): __Our electees successfully collected food to donate to
the Food Bank.___________________________________________________________________
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating electees:
1. Kyle Cunningham
2. Christopher Spakoski
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Project number: 16
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
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material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Movie Night
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 11/8/13, 11/23/13, 3/6/14, 4/3/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 3
Members: 27
Electees: 6
Participating: 6
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members and electees watched various movies at the on campus theater or at
member’s house
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Provided opportunity for members and electees to
socialize
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
University at Buffalo Student Association or student member set up the event. Our members checked
in with an officer prior to the movie
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Students were able to socialize and enjoy a movie
together
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. John Billingsley
2. Forest Blancard
3. Mary Canty
4. Ryan Carpenter
5. Jhonnathan Chang Wu
6. Raymond Chen
7. Andrew Craft
8. Emma Cromp
9. Mark Falinski
10. James Favale
11. Jenna Gustafson
12. William Hilliard
13. Jordan Jorgensen
14. Courtney Kodweis
15. Erica Marron
16. Elise Martin
17. Benjamin Mozg
18. Matthew Nesper
19. Emily Patt
20. Julia Petrullo
21. Kerry Poppenberg
22. Robert Purkiss
23. Willem Rohl-Hill
24. Jason Ross
25. Ryan Sans
26. Jonathan Tang
27. Alex Tomasik
Participating electees:
1. Lindsey Kehl
2. Maliek Likely
3. Samantha Persic
4. Yadu Ramachandran
5. Timothy Valint
6. Nicole Wawrzyniak
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 17
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: ESW Dinner
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 11/12/13
__ Community/ Liberal Culture X University/ College
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
__ Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 16
Electees: 0
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Students attended dinner hosted by University at Buffalo’s Engineers for a
Sustainable World Club
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Develop relationships with other student
organizations and socialize within our organization
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
ESW planned the event. We distributed necessary vouchers.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Students paid for their individual purchases at the dinner
V. Special Problems N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our members were able to interact with members of our
school’s ESW club
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Christopher Becker
2. Emily Benz
3. John Billingsley
4. Jaclyn Bronner
5. Ryan Carpenter
6. Laura Chamberlain
7. Raymond Chen
8. Emma Cromp
9. James Favale
10. Jenna Gustafson
11. Kalli Haverkamp
12. Thomas Lutz
13. Andrew Lyons
14. Elise Martin
15. Emily Patt
16. Jason Ross
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
NYN
Chapter Project Report
Project number: 18
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Ice Skating
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 2/8/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 12
Electees: 0
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members went ice-skating at ice rink near school
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Foster friendships among our members
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
We organized transportation and time for the event
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Individuals paid for their own skates and skating time
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members enjoyed themselves while skating with other
members
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. John Billingsley
2. Forest Blanchard
3. Laura Chamberlain
4. Andrew Craft
5. Emma Cromp
6. Jenna Gustafson
7. Erica Marron
8. Benjamin Mozg
9. Emily Patt
10. Ryan Sans
11. Matthew Scholze
12. Alex Tomasik
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter Project Report
Chapter:
NYN
Project number: 19
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Engineering Futures II
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 2/12/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College X Profession/ Engineering
__ Chapter/ Social
X Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 8
Electees: 0
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Effective Presentation Skills Engineering Futures Session
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Improve members’ presentation skills
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
Worked with Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Program. We had to secure a room and ensure had
appropriate number of participants.
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members were given tips on how to become better
presenters and how to prepare professional presentations
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating members:
1. Abdelrahman Abdelmoamen
2. Jesse Burns
3. Emma Cromp
4. Dana Havas
5. Benjamin Mozg
6. Ryan Sans
7. Xiang Xiong Shi
8. Alex Tomasik
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 20
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: UB Bulls Basketball Game
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 2/15/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture X University/ College
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
__ Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 10
Electees: 0
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Tau Beta Pi NYN attended the Engineering alumni basketball game
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Develop relationships with club members and
engineering alumni. Foster sense of school spirit
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
University at Buffalo Athletics and Alumni Association set up this event. Our members checked in with
an officer prior to the game
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Supported our school’s basketball team and socialized
with individuals within and outside of our club
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Forest Blanchard
2. Jaclyn Bronner
3. Laura Chamberlain
4. Andrew Craft
5. Alexandra Curtis
6. Jason Gringhaus
7. Erica Marron
8. Kayleigh Miller
9. Anna Racz
10. Stephen Vitello
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 21
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: National Engineers Week
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 2/16/14-2/21/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture X University/ College
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
X Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 26
Electees: 0
Participating: _5_
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members participated in events hosted by different University at Buffalo
engineering clubs throughout National Engineers Week
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Foster sense of community among different
engineering clubs and express our pride in engineering
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
University at Buffalo Student Association in conjunction with various engineering clubs create and run
the events
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our members used their engineering skills to compete in
a variety of activities with other engineering students
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Emily Benz
2. Brian Bergh
3. John Billingsley
4. Forest Blanchard
5. Jaclyn Bronner
6. Jesse Burns
7. Mary Canty
8. Laura Chamberlain
9. Andrew Craft
10. Christopher Diaz
11. Jason Gringhaus
12. Shawn Hanley
13. Erica Marron
14. Elise Martin
15. Joseph Materski
16. Kayleigh Miller
17. Benjamin Mozg
18. Julia Petrullo
19. Kerry Poppenberg
20. Diana Rudz
21. Ryan Sans
22. Sarah Selk
23. Brianna Stewart
24. Alex Tomasik
25. Stephen Vitello
26. Dana White
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 22
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Ice Cream Social
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 3/31/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 2
Members: 15
Electees: 3
Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Hosted an ice cream social for our members
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Fostered a sense of community among our members
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
We purchased supplies and obtained a room for the social
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: We spent about $40 on ice cream, toppings, bowls, spoons and
napkins.
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our members were able to relax and socialize with each
other
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. John Billingsley
2. Jaclyn Bronner
3. Ryan Carpenter
4. Laura Chamberlain
5. Joseph Corcoran
6. Joseph Groele
7. Jenna Gustafson
8. Matthew Hill
9. Courtney Kodweis
10. Erica Marron
11. Julia Petrullo
12. Matthew Scholze
13. Xiang Xiong Shi
14. Brianna Stewart
15. Bich Vu
Participating electees:
1. Robert Barber
2. Laura Godly
3. Andrew Tennenbaum
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 23
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Relay for Life
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 4/11/14
X Community/ Liberal Culture
X University/ College
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
__ Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 7
Electees: 7
Participating: 8
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Participated in University at Buffalo’s Relay for Life
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Join our school community to support the fight
against cancer
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) X Yes ___ No
This event is organized by the University and the Relay for Life organization. We created a Tau Beta
Pi team to participate
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Registration fee of $10 was paid by the individual participants
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): We volunteered among other students and supported
cancer research
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Jesse Burns
2. Laura Chamberlain
3. Matthew Hill
4. Matthew Nesper
5. Julia Petrullo
6. Willem Rohl-Hill
7. Alex Tomasik
Participating electees:
1. Robert Barber
2. Paul Baumann
3. Laura Godly
4. Mustafa Kamal
5. Maliek Likely
6. Samantha Persic
7. Yadu Ramachandran
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter Project Report
Chapter:
NYN
Project number: 24
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Mini Golf
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: 4/17/14
__ Community/ Liberal Culture __ University/ College __ Profession/ Engineering
X Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
__ K-12/MindSET
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 1
Members: 5
Electees: 0
Participating: 2
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members went mini-golfing at course near school
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Provide an opportunity for our members to interact
outside of the classroom
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
We organized the time and transportation
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Individuals paid for their own mini-golf game
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Members enjoyed themselves and socialized through a
fun round of mini-golf
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
Participating members:
1. Emma Cromp
2. James Favale
3. Matthew Hill
4. Robert Purkiss
5. Ryan Sans
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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter:
Chapter Project Report
NYN
Project number: 25
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below. Any additional information
which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous
material that would not be useful to other chapters.
Project name: Tutoring
Project
Area:
Date(s) of Project: Whole Academic Year
X Community/ Liberal Culture
X University/ College
__ Chapter/ Social
__Education/ Prof. Dev.
Number of persons who participated in this project
(Please attach a list of names.)
Hours spent on this project.
Organizing: 4
__ Profession/ Engineering
__ K-12/MindSET
Members: 11
Electees: 0
Participating: 120
DESCRIPTION:
I. General Description: Members tutored students in various engineering classes
II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Use our academic success to help others
III. Organization & Administration: (in conjunction with another group?) ___ Yes X No
We determined which members wanted to tutor and for what classes. This listing was then posted on
our website as well as the engineering department’s website
IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: N/A
V. Special Problems: N/A
VI. Overall Evaluation/Results (Be Specific): Our members were able to perform community service
and aid their fellow students
VII. Index of Exhibits: N/A
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Participating members:
1. Christopher Becker
2. Jaclyn Bronner
3. Jesse Burns
4. Mary Canty
5. Jhonnathan Chang Wu
6. Dana Havas
7. Erica Marron
8. Dio Mazurek
9. Kayleigh Miller
10. Tenzin Nyandak
11. Dana White
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