Feb. 14, 2024
Dear Bucknell Engineering Community,
Happy Valentine’s Day! As we celebrate Valentine’s Day today and engineering next week with E-Week, we’ve got a special activity for you. Please take a minute or two to share what you love about Bucknell Engineering via this Google Form. We’ll compile the responses and include them in a future weekly update.
This exercise is particularly timely given some discussion we’ve had during College Leadership Council meetings about how we differentiate ourselves from our peers. I think your answers can help us see what we think makes us unique.
One thing that I love about Bucknell Engineering is the passion that our colleagues have for being leaders in teaching and innovation in engineering education. This was on full display last week in Austin, Texas, where we were well-represented at the KEEN National Conference.
One more thing…don’t forget to RSVP for the E-Week Dinner by Monday!
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The Bucknell contingent at last week's KEEN National Conference. (attended but not pictured: Joe Tranquillo)
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We did not hold a CLC meeting this week. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19.
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Bucknell Success at MIT Reality Hack |
Two Bucknellians — SingChun Lee and TJ Freeman ’25 — competed at last month’s MIT Reality Hack. Both were on teams that placed in the international competition that featured more than 500 hackers.
Teams were formed on the first night of the event, and they had two-and-one-half days to hack. SingChun’s five-person squad captured first place in both the Vitality Track and Startup Track, and finished third in the overall competition. Their project RECOVR gives disabled users the ability to control a virtual limb.
SingChun is already working with a student, Thu Le ’27, on related research that will examine how well EMG signals can be used to separate different gestures. Thu’s PUR proposal is to develop a virtual game controller to help someone who is disabled to more easily participate in gaming.
TJ’s team developed AIRBLOCKS
, which provides an interactive, collaborative way to learn about computational thinking and introduce the concept through spatial learning. The group finished in second place in the Education Track and was a finalist in the overall competition out of more than 100 teams. TJ plans to continue work with his teammates on this project.
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| Professional Development Opportunities |
Engineering Unleashed is offering 14 workshops
on various topics related to entrepreneurial mindset in three cities and two virtual options this summer. Interested? Contact Erin Jablonski to utilize one of our five all-inclusive tickets that cover registration and travel.
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Our faculty continuously advance knowledge in their fields, publish articles and papers, present at conferences, and receive recognition for their work. This section of this email recognizes those of you who are accomplishing those things. Have I missed something? Let me know here.
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| Tales From the Herd with Taylor LaMantia |
Our colleagues in Athletics featured computer engineer and women’s lacrosse player Taylor LaMantia ’24
in their latest Tales From the Herd story. Taylor has overcome serious injury, will complete the five-year engineering and management program in four years and will be moving to California following graduation to work at Netflix.
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Faculty/Staff Campus Community Ally Program |
The Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Advocacy Office runs the Campus Community Ally Program, with the goal of providing more focused training related to Bucknell’s sexual misconduct/relationship violence policies and how to be an ally to students.
This spring there are two cohorts to participate in the Campus Community Ally Program. You’re invited to sign up to participate.
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CoE Suggestion Box
Have something positive to share? An idea that will help our College reach our strategic goals? A question about a recent decision in the College? Click here to anonymously submit your item to the College of Engineering leadership.
Recent Suggestion Box Activity:
Submission (Feb. 7):
What should we do if scooters are parked in walkways, near doorways to buildings or other spots that impact pedestrian traffic?
Answer:
Bucknell University supports alternative transportation options that serve the needs of the campus community, but parking scooters and bicycles in the entryway of buildings is a violation of the fire code. There is parking available at outdoor bike racks. If you notice a scooter or bicycle parked in the entryway of a building, please contact Public Safety at x7-3333 to report it.
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