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This year’s High School Design Competition was hosted on November 8th. Students competition had the choice of entering the main competition—Rock Hop Jayhawk—or a Lego Mindstorm Challenge. The students competing in Rock Hop Jayhawk had to build a device that would leap horizontally, vertically, and at an angle. Overall, there were 19 schools and more than 50 teams at the competition this year. Junior Hanna Cosgrove was the project leader for the Competition. Odessa High School took home the top prize at the Lego challenge. The top two teams at Rock Hop Jayhawk were from Maur Hill- Mount Academy and Lawrence High. Photo is courtesy of the Lawrence Journal-World.
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Allyn Risley, President of LNGas and a 1972 KU School of Engineering graduate, will give personal reflections on engineering and business in the petroleum industry. His address, sponsored by the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, is slated for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Spahr Engineering Classroom.
SELF freshmen and students in the Engineering Learning Community teamed up this year to host the annual Engineering Family Day on Saturday, September 10, in the Eaton Hall atrium. The event was held as part of the University-wide Family Weekend. Representatives from 10 Engineering student organizations attended to tell students and their family members about the exciting activities they have planned for this year.
Conway Ekpo, KU School of Engineering alumnus, came and spoke about his experiences as a student and how it translated to his career as a lawyer in New York City. He began his career as an architectural engineer at Turner Construction, but after practicing for a few years in the business changed his focus to study law. He attended Rutgers University’s School of Law and began his career in New York City soon after graduating. The experiences and perspective that he shared were not only inspirational, but also shed light on the versatility of an engineering degree.
Erik Deddens, ‘13 With a four-runner total time of 1:38:49, the SELF Class of 2015 placed second in the team division of the Crunchy Chicken Challenge. The annual event is in it's third year, and is a fundraiser for the University of Kansas Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The event brought in over 170 runners, including many SELF Fellows.
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