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MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS Robo
Fish and the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP): February
Happy Hour MIT Club of South Texas Community Service 2003 Club of South Texas Membership Drive If you need to contact us about a specific event, please see the contact information for that event. MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas Flagship Event Nanotechnology and Energy: Houston’s Future In The Balance Dr. Richard Smalley, Rice University Renowned
experts in their respective fields discuss the world energy outlook,
implications for Houston, and the opportunity to retain 21st century
energy dominance. International
Dining Club With
the advent of the New Year, our focus will shift back to the Continent of Asia
but will remain within the NATO alliance. Our next International Dinner will be
at the Rumi Restaurant, named for the greatest Sufi poets ever. Some of the
dishes planned for us are Kofte, Doner, Sis, Bulgur Pilaf, Kenefe etc.
Translations will be provided to only those who attend!! We
had Iranian cuisine last April. This will give us the opportunity to compare the
cuisines from two nearby countries. The Restaurant does not have a liquor
license so please free to bring your own and create a Happy Hour to start at
6.30pm. Dinner will be served at 7.00pm. The cost is $20, which covers food, soft
drinks, coffee, tax, and tip. The address is 6106 Westheimer, Houston, Texas
77057 (tel.: 713.978.RUMI). The restaurant is located near the Galleria, in the
same shopping center as Bering’s, at the intersection of Westheimer and
Greenridge. Click here for a map.
The restaurant also has its website: www.therumi.com. Please RSVP to Anwer Hussain at home on
281.752.9123, or via e-mail , by Wednesday,
January 22. Seating is limited to 25 people, so 2003 dues-paid members (& their
guests) have priority. Also,
at some dinners in the recent past, we were charged for no-shows, so if you
can’t make it, PLEASE CALL ME! I
hope to see you there! Finally,
the International Dinner following this is planned for March 2003.
Further details in a future e-mail and/or newsletter, or check our web
site. -Anwer
Hussain Robo
Fish and the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP): An Evening With Professor
Dick K. P. Yue '74 The MIT Club of South Texas
is proud to present an evening with Professor Dick
K. P. Yue '74, MIT Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of
Hydrodynamics & Ocean Engineering at MIT. As the number two person in the
Office of the Dean of Engineering, he is actively engaged in the overall
administration of the School and in its educational and research initiatives.
Professor Yue was the originator of the MIT OpenCourseWare
concept and its formulation, and played a major role in its adoption by MIT.
Professor Yue will take us into some of the seminal research he did on
fish motion and propulsion which is paving the way for radically improved means
of moving ships and underwater vehicles.
Professor Yue is one of the originators of UPOP, a real world practicum
for undergrad engineering students. Professor
Yue will give us a status report on MIT's latest venture in connecting students
with the real world, and let us know how we may be able to participate in this
exciting program. Location: Schedule: Dinner: Presentation Only: To
RSVP:
Please return the coupon by Wednesday,
January 29th. (Tickets or
confirmation will not be sent.) Questions? Contact Stacey Nakamura by email or phone at (281) 486-4782 (evening) 2003
Leadership in Education Program This
is the tenth year that the MIT Club of South Texas will sponsor a teacher to
attend the MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers.
The one-week summer program gives the teacher an update of the
state-of-the-art in chemistry, physics, mathematics and the life sciences; an
understanding in principle of the synthesis, processing, properties, and
performance of conventional and innovative engineering materials; and an
introduction to the design and manufacture of important engineering systems,
including management and techno-economic decision making.
The teachers who have attended in the past have likened it to drinking
science out of a fire hose. In part
through your generous contributions to our Leadership in Education program, we
are able to cover all of the travel and living expenses of the teachers that we
sponsor. We
will be sending invitations to many of the school districts in this area
inviting them to help us identify candidates who are leaders in educating the
youth in our community. The
selection of a winner is based on the candidate’s enthusiasm as an educator,
the credibility among peers, the ability to stimulate students in science and
technology, and interest in making a difference in our community.
If you know a teacher in the South Texas area who you think meets the
selection criteria, encourage him or her to apply. If teachers do not receive information from their
administration, then they should contact Ed Rinehart (713-965-4563, office or
281-679-7608, home) to get application information. The deadline for applying is
February 28, 2003. If you would
like to lend your financial support to this worthy effort, you can do so
conveniently by including your contribution along with your dues. -Ed Rinehart February
Happy Hour -Yezmin
Acle Attention
Recent Graduates: We Will Be
Contacting You ! As
VP of Young Alumni Relations, I will be working with you to develop Club
activities of interest to recent graduates.
Details will be announced shortly. If
you have ideas and suggestions for these types of activities, please contact me
via email -Yezmin Acle MIT
Club of South Texas Community Service
The
MIT Club of South Texas would like to solicit donations and/or tutoring from
local area alums in support of the new Catch the Teen Wave program sponsored by
M.D. Anderson YMCA in Houston’s Northside.
Catch the Teen Wave is designed as an after school program for ages 13-17
offering a wide range of activities such as tutoring, sports/weight training,
community service, and yoga to name a few. The pilot program began in November with hopes to begin
full operation on January, 2003. If
you are interested in donating time and/or monetary gift (designated or
undesignated), please contact Raul
Valdez
at 713.245.7645. A wish list from
Catch the Teen Wave program sponsor Maria D. Arcos is available.
Program hours are Monday-Thursday 3:30pm to 6:30pm and Friday 1:30pm to
6:30pm. If you have other community service ideas, please contact Raul Valdez or at 713.245.7645 2003
Club of South Texas Membership Drive It’s
time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South Texas membership drive.
The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership
for 2003. Membership in the club
runs coincident with the calendar year, which means that those members who paid
their dues before October 1, 2002 need to renew now for 2003.
Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current
undergraduate and graduate students and their parents.
Your dues in the local club are used to pay for mailing announcements and
the newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the
Institute, award prizes at local science fairs, and improve local science and
math education through our Leadership in Education Program (LEAP). Although we do benefit from some administrative assistance
from the Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from
MIT or from the Alumni/ae Association. Click
here for a Membership Coupon Last
year was one of our best membership years ever for our local club, and we’d
like to make next year another winner. Join
today to get the maximum benefit from your membership! President
- Steve Murdoch Interested in becoming involved
with the MIT Club? Contact Steve
Murdoch at (713) 932-9363 or by email. Stay
tuned for details on 2003 Club Events: -
February
21 Happy
Hour TBD -
March
Aeros Hockey -
Spring
BioHouston Speaker -
Spring
Robotics -
Spring
Offshore Platform Technology -
Spring
Reliant Stadium Tour
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