[UCLA IEEE] Week 1, Spring 2023
Fresh start!
General Announcements
Officer Name Tags!
Do you ever have trouble figuring out where the officers in the lab are? Officers now will wear name tags during their lab hours so you can more easily spot them! Each of them are unique to individual officers (you can ask to see what silly things people chose to put on the backs) but are identifiable by the blue IEEE lanyard!
IEEE Bucket Hats Available NOW!
Hey you! Yes, you. We know you've been dying to get your hands on some I triple DRIPPPPPP 🚿 The state of the art mIEEErch has arrived--buckIEEEt hats 🪣 🧢 so if you want to look as cool as your favoritIEEE models, pull up to the lab, Venmo us $18 at @uclaieee and find an officer who can help get you all swagged out 😎
This Week’s Events
We have a Google Calendar that is constantly being updated with our latest events. Click here to add it to your calendar!
Spring General Meeting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on April 5th in the Shannon Room Engineering IV
Hey Spring Breakers! What's that you say? IEEE is back at it again with new opportunities, socials, workshops, and more? Hang on, I'm getting something- oh, that's right! Don't miss our Spring General Meeting in the Shannon Room to hear about what IEEE has planned for you, and learn all about our election process for next year! As always, there'll be free food and good vibes :)
IEEE x ASME Arts & Hobbies Social
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on April 6th in the Mong Breezeway/Patio Engineering 6
Hi y'all- swing by ASME and IEEE's holding an Engineering Arts and Hobbies social in the Mong Breezeway/Patio on Thursday, April 6th :) Come through and engage in learning about different arts and hobbies like lion dance, origami, and more! There will be FREE BOBA! Feel free to bring your own art and hobbies to share with other if you would like to! RSVP here!
Next Week’s Events
IEEExSWExWATT Mocktail Mixer x Networking Night
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on April 13th in the CNSI Lobby
Looking to network with companies, faculty, and alumni while enjoying free food and mixing your favorite combination of drinks? 🍹 Then look no further because IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), WATT (Women Advancing Technology through Teamwork) and SWE (Society of Women Engineers) will be creating a safe space for everyone, especially for our women in tech/engineering, to do just that! 🌐 Invite your friends and drop in, talk to company reps, and meet new people. Come join us for this exciting event!
Projects
Micromouse Worksession
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on April 8th in the IEEE Lab
Hello Micromouse! Spring quarter is finally here. Stop by for a social + worksession with plenty of pizza, good vibes, and the company of your favorite Micro-Leads! You will have the chance to finish up the coding for Floodfill, and also to start soldering the components on your custom PCBs! Highly recommended to attend!
Opportunities/Plugs
IEEE Alumni Newsletter for Developing Software Engineers
If you're interested in growing as a software engineer you might be interested in subscribing to this Substack. It is written by an old IEEE alum, Ryan Peterman, who works at Instagram now as a software engineer. He recently wrote a post about the only 3 classes that mattered from the UCLA CS program. He's eager to answer questions about early software engineering careers, feel free to send him a DM if you have any questions at all!
Member of the Week
Kelly Couvrette
Year and major: Sophomore, Computer Science
Involvement with IEEE: OPS, Pocket Racers, GBs
Hobbies: Running, backpacking, crocheting, asking for Pocket Racer extensions, and doing cool things with cool people!!
Favorite memory with IEEE: When my PR car saw an arrow for the first time🥹🥹 they grow up so fast!!
Your most useless talent or fun fact: Saying the alphabet backwards. I can also touch my toes sometimes.
What you would be doing if time and money were not an issue: This!! My hot take is that I actually enjoy cs…
Piece of advice to our readers: Switch to CS
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