Message from the Chair
Welcome. We send you this newsletter in the hope that it keeps you connected to IME and informed about department events, developments, and achievements.
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What Does PolyHouse Mean?
Justin wrote: "It was made clear from the beginning that all of us would have to step outside of our comfort zone. Truer words have never been spoken."
Read more about "What Does PolyHouse Mean?"Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers Honors IME Students
Three Industrial and Manufacturing students were among the five Outstanding Women in Engineering and Technology winners selected for 2010 by the Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
Read more about "Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers Honors IME Students"PolyGAIT busy in 2010
As Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies become increasingly popular enablers of process improvement, inventory tracking and supply chain management, the frequency of activity at PolyGAIT - the Cal Poly Center for Global Automatic Identification Technologies - is growing.
Read more about "PolyGAIT busy in 2010"Kurt Colvin’s Boeing Adventure
After spending his summer as a Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow and meeting with more than 200 Boeing engineers and managers, some of whom were Cal Poly alumni, industrial and manufacturing engineering professor Kurt Colvin observed, "Nobody in the world can do what Boeing can do."
Read more about "Kurt Colvin’s Boeing Adventure"Brown Trafton (IME 2004) selected for Cal Poly Hall of Fame
Stephanie Brown Trafton has hurled her way into the Cal Poly Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2004 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering grad who became the first Olympic gold medalist in Cal Poly history when she won the women's discus at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, was named to the Hall of Fame in October.
Read more about "Brown Trafton (IME 2004) selected for Cal Poly Hall of Fame"Cal Poly Engineering Alumnus Named California Fire Chief of the Year
Douglas A. Williams began his career in fire protection as an Explorer Scout in high school and worked as a firefighter while earning his degree in industrial engineering at Cal Poly.
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Calendar of Events
Winter Job Fair
Date: Jan 19, 2011 - Jan 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
Location: Chumash Auditorium
Students have the opportunity to meet over 150 employers seeking applicants from all colleges for Career, Summer, Internship and Co-op jobs!
Evening With Industry
Date: Jan 20, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
- 8 p.m.
Location: Embassy Suites
The Society of Women Engineers' annual networking banquet is an opportunity to network with company representatives from Boeing, Edwards Life Sciences, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, the CIA, JPL, and more.
Mustang Mentoring
Date: Feb 05, 2011
Time: 8 a.m.
- 3 p.m.
Location: Advanced Technologies Lab - Bldg. 007
This event gives students and Cal Poly alumni mentors the opportunity to develop mentee-mentor relationships.
National Engineers Week
Date: Feb 20, 2011 - Feb 26, 2011
Location: Cal Poly campus
E-Week celebrates engineering through off-campus outreach events, Wii tournaments, industry presentations, raffle give-aways, and more.
Open House - Poly Royal
Date: Apr 16, 2011 - Apr 16, 2011
Time: 8 a.m.
- 9:30 a.m.
Location: Bonderson Club Room
Engineering Alumni Welcome Breakfast: College of Engineering alumni are invited to join the Dean for a welcome breakfast.
Open House - Poly Royal
Date: Apr 16, 2011
Time: 10 a.m.
- 11 a.m.
Location: Building 192, Room 220
Come by and talk with current IME Cal Poly professors.
Open House - Poly Royal
Date: Apr 16, 2011
Time: 10 a.m.
- 4 p.m.
Location: Parking Lot H2
Club Showcase for alumni, parents, current and prospective students.
IME Banquet
Date: May 19, 2011
Time: 6 p.m.
- 8 p.m.
Annual department recognition banquet for students, faculty and alumni.