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Awards
Description: Nominate your friends for the annual E-Week Awards! Voting starts Friday the 13th when the week officially begins. Prizes for winners will be presented at the Semi-Formal. Winners must attend the semi-formal to claim their prize!
Nominate or vote today! Host: Engineering Council
E-Week "Admit One" Prize Giveaway
Description: Starting on Friday, February 13th, come get your E-Week "Admit One" Studio Pass at the Engineering Council office or any E-Week event. Collect a sticker for each event you attend. At the end of the week, you'll get a number of raffle tickets equal to the stickers on your Studio Pass. We'll pick several winners at the E-Week Semi-Formal.
The Grand Prize is an XBox 360 Pro! Everyone and anyone is eligible to win, so come to as many events as possible to increase your odds and good luck! Host: Engineering Council
E-Week Dress-up Days
Description: Dress as your favorite characters from a movie that fits the theme of the day. Wear a cape on Superheroes Day, sport a Bulls jersey on Wednesday, or don a Jedi robe for Sci-Fi Thursday! Point Information: Earn extra points for your society by attending events dressed up in the style of the day's theme (2 points per person dressed up, 8 max per society).Host: Engineering Council
E-Week T-Shirts
Description: Come get your free E-Week t-shirt! Wear it to events for extra points and look stylish all week long! Point Information: Wear it to events for extra points (1 point per person, 4 max per society per event).Location: 103C Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Movie Poster Contest
Description: Create an E-Week movie poster in the style of your favorite films! Submit your entries to the E-Week mailbox in 103C Engineering Hall or e-mail to eweek@ec.uiuc.edu.
Entries are due Wednesday, February 18th. Voting will be held during Cheap Lunch on the 19th and 20th. Winners will be announced at the end of Cheap Lunch on Friday and notified by e-mail. Point Information: Societies will earn 3 points per movie poster submitted, max. of 15 points.Location: Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Pop Goes the Soda!
Description: Starting Monday, each society can stop by the EC office 103C Engineering Hall and pick up a pop-tab collection box, and start collecting pop tabs! Every time you open a can of soda, save the pop tab for your collection! The deadline to turn in your collection is Friday at 3:00 in the EC office. Point Information: Earn 1 point for every ten pop tabs you collect, with a maximum of 20 points possible (that's 200+ tabs!)Host: Engineering Council
SELP (Student Engineering Leadership Program)
Description: Become a better leader at the Student Engineering Leadership Program, a 3-day long event from Thursday, February 12th to Saturday, February 14th. For more details and how to register, visit elc.ec.uiuc.edu. Point Information: 15 points for registering and participating in SELPHost: Engineering Council
Cheap Lunch
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMDescription: Enjoy tastes of the local neighborhood for less! All week, we'll be serving up your favorite meals from Green Street at a discount for students and faculty. Location: Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Daily Movie Trivia
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PMDescription: Test your knowledge of the silver screen with our daily trivia challenge during Cheap Lunch. Winners get lunch on us (limit first 3 people to answer every question correctly)! Location: Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Engineers Bowl for Kids' Sake
Time: Monday, March 2nd, 6:00-8:30pmDescription: Register a team and raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters! The 2009 Engineers Bowl For Kids' Sake will take place Monday, March 2nd. Free food and pizza will be provided as well as door prizes and a trophy for the winner!
**Teams must fill out the registration form and turn it in before Wednesday, February 18th to guarantee their team will get the t-shirt sizes they want**
Visit http://service.ec.uiuc.edu/ for more information and to sign-up online. E-mail Chris Walton at walton2@illinois.edu to get a registration form and for more information** Point Information: Any society that registers a team will earn 30 points per team.Location: Illini Union Rec Room
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Friday — 13
Horror Movie Night
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMDescription: Join us for the kickoff of E-Week 2009 on our Friday the 13th Horror Movie Night! Vote here Location: 1320 DCL
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Sunday — 15
Dodgeball
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PMDescription: Do you like dodgeball? Do you like helping kids? Do you like great prizes?
Sign up for the Engineering Freshmen Committee's Spring Dodgeball Fundraiser outside of the Engineering Council office (103C Engineering Hall)! The tournament will kick off E-Week and will be held in the MAC room of the ARC on Sunday, February 15th from 1-4 p.m. Teams will consist of 6 players with optional subs (2 max). The cost is $5 per player, $30 per team and all proceeds go to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) an organization whose sole purpose is to help needy children survive. Each player on the winning team will receive a gift card to Jamba Juice and the title of EFC Dodgeball Champions! Point Information: Each society that forms a team will earn 20 points per team.Location: ARC - MAC Room
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Freshmen Committee
Monday — 16
Blood Drive
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PMDescription: Come donate blood on Tuesday. Be sure to tell them that you are donating for E-Week and tell them what society you represent. Teams participating will earn both E-Week and Service Incentives points. Sign up online at service.ec.uiuc.edu in advance for additional points! Point Information: 3 points will go to every society for each person donating. Every society with three-four participants earns 15 points, for five-nine people societies earn 30 points, and for ten or more people societies earn 50 points. 3 bonus points will be awarded to individuals for a double red cell donation. An additional 2 points will be awarded to each person who signs up online in advance. Location: University YMCA Basement
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Cupcake Eating Contest
Time: 7:00 PM - 7:30 PMDescription: Teams of 3-5 people will compete to eat the most cupcakes in rounds. For example, in round 1, the first person in each team will eat as many cupcakes as they can. The top half of teams that have eaten the most cupcakes will continue on to round 2. Then, a second person on the team will eat as many cupcakes as they can! And so on...The team that eats the most cupcakes in the final round will win! Point Information: Winning team gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third place gets 5 points. Every other society that forms a team or teams and competes will get 2 points.Location: MSEB (Materials Science and Engineering Building-2nd floor hallway)
Host: Undergraduate Materials Organization
Animated Movie Night
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PMDescription: It's Animation Day, so enjoy a favorite animated film in-between the video games and other E-Week events. Vote for your favorite below! Vote here Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament
Time: 8:30 PM - 10:30 PMDescription: Come duke it out in a Super Smash Bros. tournament! Prizes for the top 4 competitors and food for everyone! Please bring your own controller if you have one. Sign-up here Location: 106B3 and 106B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Tuesday — 17
Silicon Valley Startup Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PMDescription: For more information e-mail Blaine Fahey at bfahey2@illinois.edu Location: Siebel Center
(Find on Google maps)Host: Illini Entrepreneurship Network
Pool Tournament
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMDescription: Compete in a pool tournament with your fellow engineers! Point Information: The winner will earn 10 points for his/her society, 2nd earns 7 points, 3rd earns 5 points, and everyone else gets 1 point (limit 5 points per society for individual participants- i.e. the max you can earn is 15 points if you have 6 or more people in your society compete and one wins and the others earn 5 more points).Location: Illini Union Rec Room (during
(Find on Google maps)Host: National Organization for Business and Engineering
A Night in the Batcave
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMDescription: Make your way to the Rec Room in the Illini Union basement for a night of bowling, billiards, and a showing of 'The Dark Knight'! Location: Illini Union Rec Room
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Bar Crawl
Time: 9:00 PM - 2:00 AMDescription: 9-10 Legend's 10-11 Brother's 11-12 Firehaus 12-2 Joe's Sign-up for a shirt size* in Engineering Hall or outside the SHPE office *Must sign-up by Friday to guarantee size. Location: Campus Bars
Host: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Wednesday — 18
Giant Mafia Game
Time: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PMDescription: Discover all the mafia members in the giant game to save the town! Point Information: 7 points to every surviving player (mafia or townspeople). 1 point to everyone else (max. of 5 per society).Location: 106B3 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Alpha Omega Epsilon
Skyscraper Design Contest
Time: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PMDescription: Build the tallest free-standing structure with the materials given and win! Point Information: Winning team gets 10 points.
Second place gets 7 points.
Third place gets 5 points.
All other participants get 1 point (max. of 5 points per society).Location: 106 B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: IEEE
Quarterback Challenge
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PMDescription: Play a game in order to determine the best skill set for a quarterback by testing throwing power, accuracy, and vision. Point Information: Winning pair gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third place gets 5 points, individuals get 1 point (max. 5 per society).
Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall-Bardeen Quad
(Find on Google maps)Host: National Organization for Business and Engineering
Ins and Outs of Internships
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PMDescription: Speakers with internships at places like KPMG will come speak about their experiences and success. Location: 106B8 Engineering Hall
Host: National Organization for Business and Engineering
Dance-Off
Time: 7:00 PM - 7:30 PMDescription: We provide the music, you show off your moves. Compete in a one-on-one dance off. The winner of each pair moves on to the next round. Last one in is the winner!
Point Information: Winner gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third gets 5 points, individuals get 1 point each (max. of 5 per society).Location: 106B3 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: National Society of Black Engineers
Paper Airplane Contest
Time: 7:00 PM - 7:30 PMDescription: Build a paper airplane that flies farther than anyone else's! Point Information: The winner gets 10 points, second gets 7 points, and third gets 5 points. All others earn 1 point per person (max. of 5 per society).Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall
Host: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Poop the Potato
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PMDescription: Get as many potatoes as you can into a bag using only your legs! Teams must try to get as many potatoes as they can into a paper bag in three minutes using only their legs. Point Information: Winner gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third gets 5 points, all others earn 1 point each (max. of 5).Location: 106B6 Engineering Hall
Host: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Egg Drop
Time: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PMDescription: Design a device to protect an egg from cracking. Put your engineering skills to the test! Participants will be divided into groups of 2-3 and will have to construct their devices within a time limit. Point Information: The winning team (i.e. the egg that survives the longest) will earn 10 points, or 5 points each if the team consists of more than one society. Second place earns 6 points, or 3 points each if 1+ society is competing. All other participating societies will earn 2 points each.Location: 106B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Freshmen Committee
Mario Kart Wii Tournament
Time: 8:30 PM - 10:30 PMDescription: Enjoy some Wii racing as you battle your fellow engineers for fun and prizes. Food for everyone! Prizes will be awarded to the top 4 racers.
Please bring your own controller if you have one. Sign-up here Location: 106B3 and 106B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Sports Movie Night
Time: 8:30 PM - 11:00 PMDescription: It's Sports Day, so enjoy a favorite athletic film in-between the video games and other E-Week events. Vote for your favorite below! Vote here Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Thursday — 19
Hot Chocolate Party
Time: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PMDescription: This is a fun way to warm up, drink hot chocolate and have some friendly competition with a marshmallow toss where you and your partner take turns throwing a marshmallow into each other's mouth as you move progressively farther away from each other.
Point Information: Winning pair gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third place gets 5 points, all other pairs get two points each.Location: 106B3 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: National Society of Black Engineers
Guitar Hero Tournament
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMPoint Information: Winner earns 10 points, second place earns 7 points, third place earns 5 points, all others earn 1 point each (limit 5 per society).Location: 106B1 and 106B8 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMLocation: ARC
(Find on Google maps)Host: Biomedical Engineering Society
The Towering Marshmallow
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PMDescription: Compete against other groups to build the tallest tower out of tooth picks and mini-marshmallows. Use your resources wisely and think creatively to win. You will have 20 minutes to build your tower. The remaining 10 minutes will be for scoring. Teams will be made of 3-4 participants. Point Information: Tallest tower wins 10 points, second place wins 7 points and third place wins 5 points. The most creative tower (to be deemed by the judges) will receive 3 additional points. The tower must stay standing for 1 minute after time is called. All other participants earn 1 point each.Location: 106B6 Engineering Hall
Host: Structural Engineers Association
Scavenger Hunt
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMDescription: Participants start at a table set up in Engineering Hall. They will be given a quest to go obtain some predetermined object from a person located in one of the various buildings on the Engineering quad. The location of the person must be figured out from the quest which will be sort of like a riddle. When the participant figures out the building and goes there, they will find the person there with a bright yellow exclamation mark above their head. They will need to do some silly task for this person, like the chicken dance, to get the needed object and bring it back to the table at engineering hall. Point Information: The winning team earns 10 points, second earns 7 points, third earns 5 points, all other participants earn 1 point each.Location: 106B3 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Technological Frontiers Society
Olympic-Style Sports Events
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PMDescription: Win the gold medal by performing best in a series of mini sports challenges! Point Information: winner gets 10 points, second place gets 7 points, third place gets 5 point, all others get 1 point each (limit 5 per society).Location: 106B1 and 106B8 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Tau Beta Pi
Plane Design Contest
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PMDescription: Design and build a balsa wood airplane that will have either the longest flight time or fly the greatest distance. Point Information: 10 points for first place, 7 points for second place, 5 points for third place, 1 point for each other participant.Location: 106B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Bags Tournament
Time: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PMDescription: Participants will be split into teams and compete in a bags tournament. Point Information: Winners earn 10 points for their society, second earns 7 points, third earns 5 points, and all other teams earn 2 points for their society.Location: 106B3 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Freshmen Committee
Halo 3 Tournament
Time: 8:30 PM - 10:30 PMDescription: It's a Halo 3 tournament and there are prizes for all four members of the winning team! Please bring your own controller if you have one. Sign-up here Location: 106B3 and 106B6 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Sci-Fi Movie Night
Time: 8:30 PM - 11:00 PMDescription: It's Sci-Fi Day, so enjoy a favorite science fiction film in between the video games and other E-Week events. Vote for your favorite below! Vote here Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Friday — 20
Order of the Engineer Ceremony
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMDescription: Please see the OOE page for more information. Location: Grainger Grand Gallery (2nd Floor)
(Find on Google maps)Host: Engineering Council
Zombie Race Across Engineering Quad
Time: 7:15 PM - 8:30 PMDescription: Be the most convincing zombie to cross the quad, or be the first to make it across without breaking zombie stride! Point Information: Fastest and best zombie each get 7 points.Location: 106B3 and 106B6 Engineering Hall-Bardeen Quad
Host: Technological Frontiers Society
Capture the Flag
Time: 8:30 PM - 10:00 PMDescription: A big game of capture the flag! Point Information: All members of the winning team get 2 points.Location: 106B1 Engineering Hall-Bardeen Quad
(Find on Google maps)Hosts: IAESTE
National Society of Black Engineers
Saturday — 21
Semi-Formal
Time: 8:00 PM - 12:00 AMDescription: Celebrate the conclusion of Engineers Week 2009 by coming to the Semi-Formal at the Refinery of Champaign. Tickets will be available in Engineering Hall during Cheap Lunch and at the offices of Engineering Council and Society of Women Engineers starting February 1st.
Saturday night, buses will be picking up students outside of the Illini Union Bookstore on Wright Street at the following times:
7:30, 8:00, 8:30
Buses will leave the Refinery to bus people back at the following times:
11:00, 11:30, 12:00 Location: Refinery
(Find on Google maps)Hosts: Engineering Freshmen Committee
Society of Women Engineers
*If your organization would like to host events that have been unassigned, please contact the Society Competition Chair, Chris Walton.
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