A memorial service for Mr. Self will take place at 10 a.m. January 26th at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street in Lawrence. Self is feature in the Lawrence Journal-World, KU Endowment Article, KSHB News, and the Chicago Tribune.
Prominent donor and the namesake behind the SELF Engineering Leadership Fellow Program passed away Sunday at the age of 91. On behalf of the SELF Alumni, we would like to send out our heartfelt thanks, thoughts, and prayers to the Self Family. The gifts and opportunities that both Al and Lila bestowed upon the University of Kansas as well as the students is truly immeasureable. Many of the projects, trips, and involvements that have shaped many of our careers and lives were made possible only through the generosity of Al and Lila Self. He was truly a successful leader, forward thinker, proud Kansan and inspiration for so many of us. He will be missed.
A memorial service for Mr. Self will take place at 10 a.m. January 26th at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street in Lawrence. Self is feature in the Lawrence Journal-World, KU Endowment Article, KSHB News, and the Chicago Tribune. See photos from the latest SELF Retreat in early October 2012. Join the SELF Facebook group while you're at it, all found here. SELF Fellows from all four classes participated in the retreat at the 4-H Center in Rock Springs.
The SELF Foundations Workshop occurred on January 12th and 13th. All SELF classes shared a meal, Thursday, January 12th, before the sophomores were excused to participate in the 2012 Leadership Challenge. Freshmen began the afternoon with a presentation from Dr. Perry Alexander of EECS. The juniors’ and seniors’ first activity of the workshop included a scavenger hunt, where teams incorporated important locations into clues for freshmen members to find. Fellows were then led to M2SEC, the new engineering research facility, and taken on a guided tour by employees of JE Dunn and Treanor Architects. The afternoon was completed with a presentation and discussion with Dr. Cory Berkland, a Chemical Engineering researcher and professor. The presentation discussed how to market your ideas and touched on Dr. Berkland’s journey into the engineering profession.
On Friday students gathered at the School of Engineering for an early breakfast and then split into their respective classes for a variety of activities. The freshmen class heard from Dr. Ron Barrett about Aerospace Engineering and then about bridge fatigue from Dr. Caroline Bennett and her CEAE graduate students. Then they visited the EcoHawks shop and heard from Dr. Chris Depcik of Mechanical Engineering. Juniors discussed their upcoming Capstone Project and its impact for the School of Engineering. Finally, seniors participated in a financial discussion from Melissa Cole, a Benefits Specialist at KU, and Leticia Gradington from Student Money Management Services at KU. After traveling to Shawnee for lunch at Eggtc., Fellows had the opportunity to visit Perceptive Software, a Kansas City- based software company. Students received advice for job-seekers from Perceptive human resources representatives. The workshop was concluded with several games of dodgeball: Perceptive vs SELF. Perceptive won every game. 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.
Story from the Lawrence Journal-World The senior class of the Self Engineering Leadership Fellowship Program plans to share their insights on the energy and environment in Brazil at a lecture set for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Spooner Hall. The Fellows completed part of their capstone project this summer by traveling to Brazil, visiting Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The group gathered information about Brazil's energy infrastructure, environment, engineering industry, and economy by visiting with professors, an environmental lawyer, companies and universities/research centers.
If you would like to stream the Lecture Series Live, visit the host site here https://desktopconnect.ku.edu/brazillecture2/. 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.
The SELF Class of 2012 spoke on Wednesday through their speaking series on their recent Capstone Project. The first speaking event was on economic development and engineering expansion in Brazil. | Photos
The second part of the speaking series on the capstone project is on environmental stewardship and energy management in Brazil. It will take place on Wednesday, November 16th on the first floor of Spooner Hall at the University of Kansas. 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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