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Founded in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the oldest engineering
honor society in the nation. TBP stresses integrity and excellence in
engineering. Caltech's chapter is unique in that it is open to students in
all undergraduate options. For more information about the benefits of being a
member, you can read about our chapter's activities.
Upcoming events
District Conference:
hosted here at Caltech, April 5, 2008; tentative schedule below
·
9:00 –
9:30 AM: Welcome Breakfast
and Registration
·
9:30 –
10:00 AM: Introductions
and Icebreaker Activity
·
10:00 –
10:15 AM: ARDC – Presentation,
Advisor’s Role
·
10:15 –
11:00 AM: Chapter
Breakouts – by District Director
·
11:00 –
11:45 AM: Simulated
Semester Presentation/Activity
·
11:45 AM
– 12:30 PM: HQ
Report – Larry Simonson, TBP President
·
12:30 –
1:30 p.m.: Lunch
Break (Lunch provided by Chapter)
·
1:30 –
1:45 p.m.: Group Photo
·
1:45 –
2:15 p.m.: Caltech Campus
Tour – Engineering Group
·
2:15 –
3:00 p.m.: Guest Speaker
– Bill Nelson, Mission Manager, JPL
·
3:00 –
4:30 p.m.: Engineering
Futures – Team Chartering
·
4:30 –
5:00 p.m.: Q & A,
Travel Reimbursement, and Dinner Info
Make a Difference
Day: April 12, 2008
·
This counts for the community service
requirement for membership in TBP
Announcements
Election results:
·
President – Patrick Kim
·
Vice-President – Radhika Marathe
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Corresponding Secretary – Daniel Cullina
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Treasurer – Mike Xu
·
Recording Secretary – Arthur Chang
·
Cataloger – Suresh Sitaula
Congratulations to
our new officers, and thanks to everyone who voted!
Past Events
Polish the Bent: April 4,
2008
· Come out and
make our Bent shiny again (for the district conference)!
TBP Elections (via email): March
13-16, 2008
· Nominate someone and/or send in your votes
for president, vice-president, corresponding secretary, treasurer, recording
secretary, and cataloger!
General Meeting: March
3, 2008;
minutes below
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Events
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Polishing the Bent (in front of Powell-Booth)
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District conference: April 5
§
We provide rooms, they’ll run the
conference (they being the district headquarters people)
o
Community service
§
Learned at national convention the importance
of community service for the club – increased recognition, as well as
cash rewards for the club
§
Caltech Make-A-Difference Day
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Officer elections
o
Positions
§
President: interact with higher-ups, set up
meetings and inductions
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Vice President: Engineering Futures (a program
of different training seminars geared towards engineers)
§
Treasurer: file financial reports, collect
dues
§
Corresponding Secretary: filing reports with
National
§
Cataloger: handles catalog cards, reserves
rooms for meetings
§
Recording Secretary: takes minutes at
meetings, maintains website
o
Nominations
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President: Patrick Sungshik
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Vice President: Mitchell Wang
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Treasurer: Radhika Marathe, Mike Xu
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Corresponding Secretary: Dan Cullina
§
Cataloger: Suresh Sitaula
§
Recording Secretary: Arthur Chang
§
New advisor
o
Current adviser’s, Professor Vicic, term
is ending soon, need a new advisor
o
Needs to be TBP member as well; we want
someone who is younger, so hopefully will have more time and energy to direct
into the club (since they will be involved in less things on campus)
New member
induction: February 1, 2008,
at 7:30
PM in 102 Spalding
102nd National Convention: Dearborn, MI,
October 11-13, 2007
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