University of Nebraska - Lincoln ASME

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

UNL ASME Student Section Competition

The ASME Student Section Competition, formerly called Ingersoll-Rand Competition.

The purpose of the ASME Student Sections Contest is to encourage us as engineering students to become total professionals by participating in technical events that expand on their academic pursuits, by building character toward good citizenship, and by learning more about real world engineering.

For more information about the competition, click on this link ASME Student Section Competition.

UNL ASME 2007 - 2008 Student Section Competition Summary

Category 1 - Preliminary Report & Monthly Reports	Amount	Points
Preliminary Report
Monthly Reports

Category 2 - Meetings
Outside speakers that are not engineering faculty
Joint meeting with ASME senior section
Engineering faculty speakers
Video Presentations
Joint meeting with other student groups
Business meeting
Planning meeting
Executive meeting

Category 3 - Tours
Tours within 100 miles
Tours between 100 to 300 miles
Tours further than 300 miles

Category 4 - Social Functions
Picnics
Dances
Intramural Sports
Parties
Attending Sporting Events
Student/Faculty Get-Togethers
Others

Category 5 - News Articles
Newsletter distributed to student members, etc
Article about ASME student(s) activity published in ASME senior section or regional newsletter
Article about ASME student(s) activity published in school, university, or alumni newspaper
Article about ASME student(s) activity published in city or national newspaper or magizine
Radio or television news coverage of ASME activity.
Current student section Home Page on the Web

Category 6 - Membership
Send letter or email to underclass students outlining ASME purpose and benefits
Make oral presentation to underclass students concerning ASME
Enroll underclass students in ASME
Hold membership social to encourage the enrollment of new members
Enroll upper-class students in ASME
Participate in an ASME program to atrract new student members
Enroll graduate students in ASME

Category 7 - Service Activities
Donate blood
Engineering Open House
Habitat for Humanity
Tutoring
Raise money or collect goods for the needy cause
Participate in K--12 engineering-related activities
Recycling or conservation project
Diversity Action program
Long-term services
Others

Category 8 - District Student Conference
Serve as conference host
District conference attendence score
Old Guard Oral Presentation
Old Guard Poster Presentation
ASME Design Contest
SLTS attendence
Nomination for student representative to SCC
Athletic participation
Conference contest participation
Serve as SLTS host
Old Guard Technical Web Page Presentation

Category 9 - Professional Development
Arthur L. Williston Paper Contest
Old Guard Oral presenter at Congress
ASME Student Design Contest team at Congress
Charles T. Main nomination submitted to district leader
News article by ASME student for publication in ASME News or Mechanical Advantage.
Attend a technical conference or trade show
Oral presentation by ASME student at non-ASME student conference
Poster presentation by ASME student at non-ASME student conference
Attendance by ASME student at a non-SLTS leadership or management conference
Author by ASME student of refereed journal article
Participation by ASME student in national or international, technical writing contest excluding the Arthur L. Williston Paper Contest
Participation by ASME student in national or international design contest, excluding ASME Student Design Contest
Paricipate in Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or equivalent examination
Outgoing officers prepare a summary report for incoming officers
Services by ASME student on a professional, engineering-related committee
Students from Districts A to F communicate professionally with students from Districts G to J.
Participate in extracurricular professional development course
Participation by ASME member in professional society-sponsored internship or position such as the WISE program
Participation in the Human Powered Vehicle Competition

Category 10 - Upgrade Activities
Presentation by local ASME member at a seminar to explain benefits and encourage upgrading
Graduating student farewell party with student section advisor or ASME representative discussing upgrading
Mail letter to recently graduated students to encourage them to maintain their ASME membership
Mail letter to students who have graduated more than one year ago to encourage them to maintain or reapply for ASME membership
Name/home addresses of graduating students
Participate in an ASME program to recruit new or delinqent members
Creative ideas

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