April 2017 - Epics-india - ecn.purdue.edu

EPICS Week 16 Announcements
by Pierce, Andrew L 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Important EPICS Week 16 Announcements ________________________________ Great Job this Semester, and Great Job in Design Reviews! Thank you all for the hard work and long hours you put in to help your community partners. We have seen so many of your projects start to make a difference in the community already. A special thank you to all of the team advisors, our fantastic group of TAs, UGTAs, and office workers for helping to make it happen. Finish out this last week strong. ________________________________ UGTA Applications Interested in being a UGTA in EPICS? Duties include lab maintenance, 3d printing, and helping out EPICS students in the labs. Email a resume to Jorge at mart1419(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mart1419@purdue.edu>. ________________________________ EPICS Ambassador Applications - Due April 27 Interested in representing EPICS? Ambassadors earn lecture credits while representing EPICS to other Purdue departments and external groups. See attached application. ________________________________ Don't Forget to Connect with Us on Social Media We especially love getting photos and videos of you all in action. Please connect with us whether you are coming back next semester or not, we want to keep in touch with all of our alums. LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Purdue-EPICS-5109739/about> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/epicspurdue/> Twitter<https://twitter.com/EPICSPurdue> Flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/epics_lib/> ________________________________ Delivery T-Shirts - Not Too Late! Are you delivering this semester, but after the awards open-house? You can still earn your delivery t-shirt by turning in your completed delivery checklist to the EPICS office before the end of the semester. ________________________________ End of Semester Checklist * Due This Week - see your TA for specific dates o Individual Evaluation Rubric o Project Evaluation Rubric o Notebook/Documentation o Final Reflection o Peer Evaluations o Course and TA Evaluations * Transition Document o You should leave a document showing next fall's team exactly what steps to take next and where all materials can be found. * Label all project materials outside your locker with TEAM NAME and FALL 17 - we will dispose of all unlabeled prototypes * Clean out your team locker o Don't dump your materials all over the lab - dispose of your own trash * Check your activity credits and attendance in MyEPICS - report any errors * Upload any materials from external sites to Sharepoint or provide instructions on their access ________________________________ Team Ecuador Needs Your Vote! Team Ecuador recently applied for a $50,000- $100,000 grant called "A Community Thrives" by USA Today. One of the important steps to qualify for final consideration is getting in the top 10 most votes in your category and I wanted to ask if you guys as a department could share the voting link on your social media platforms to help a Purdue Epics team win! http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/search/Purdue ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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Week 16 deliverable
by Neha Choudhary 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

HI all, Here is the list of week 16 deliverable. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Neha

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EPICS Week 15 Announcements
by Pierce, Andrew L 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

Important EPICS Week 15 Announcements ________________________________ EPICS First-Annual Awards Open House - THIS MONDAY - Armstrong Building - Kurz Atrium A few notes on the open house: * Please join us for this fun event to celebrate your success - there will be cookies. * Please cheer LOUDLY for your teammates and friends. * All are welcome - invite your friends and parents if you wish. * Dress for the event is business-casual, keeping in line with the weeks design reviews. [cid:image003.png@01D2B544.2FEFBD50] ________________________________ Design Reviews - Next Week * Design documents should have been uploaded this week - please do so ASAP if you haven't already. * Design reviews should cover the history of your design, but focus on the work you have done this semester. * Every team member should have presented at least one of the two reviews. * All teams should invite at least two (2) on-campus reviewers (faculty from other classes, etc.) to your review. * Design review dress code is business casual. ________________________________ Team Ecuador Needs Your Vote! Team Ecuador recently applied for a $50,000- $100,000 grant called "A Community Thrives" by USA Today. One of the important steps to qualify for final consideration is getting in the top 10 most votes in your category and I wanted to ask if you guys as a department could share the voting link on your social media platforms to help a Purdue Epics team win! http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/search/Purdue ________________________________ WECE Leadership Lecture - April 27 Lila Ibrahim is a 2010 Purdue Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumna and the 2017 Purdue Women of ECE Honored Alumna. She is the COO of Coursera, an educational technology company with over 24 million users. See attached flier for details on her on-campus lecture. ________________________________ Greater Lafayette Mini Maker Faire - postponed until October 14th. ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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Student Reviewers
by Neha Choudhary 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

Hi all, If you are still looking for opportunity to complete your activity credits, you can serve as a student design reviewer. You can sign up to the student design reviewer skill session(see below). Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Neha [cid:image001.png@01D2B4F5.DDF8E830]

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EPICS Awards and Delivery Shirts
by Pierce, Andrew L 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Hi Students, 1. Your team must submit your delivery checklists by the end of business hours this Friday to receive a delivery t-shirt at the awards open house. 2. You are all strongly encouraged to attend the awards open house on Monday, April 17 from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Kurz atrium in ARMS. There will be cookies, coffee, and punch served. We are really looking forward to this opportunity to celebrate your successes. 3. The dress code for the open house is business casual. Good luck with design reviews next week! Andrew Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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