EE Department: Announcements

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam

Published On: Friday, July 11, 2008

The fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam (formerly EIT) will be offered at Cal Poly starting with the October 25, 2008 exam. The FE exam at Cal Poly is being offered as a pilot program by the California Board fo*r ***Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and is open to all current Cal Poly students. The registration deadline is August 22, 2008 and the registration form is available at:**

** http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/eit_lsitapp.shtml. **

The application form will be updated to include Cal Poly as an approved site for Cal Poly students. In the meantime, the Board has asked that the students write ~SRequest the Cal Poly Site~T on Question 10 of the application. ****

EE Department Scholarships, 2008-09

Published On: Tuesday, July 08, 2008

SCHOLARSHIPS

1. WARREN R. AND DANTZA ANDERSON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ACADEMIC - 2 @ $1200

• Major:  Electrical Engineering
• Highest GPA for current level junior
• Student must be making satisfactory academic progress
  

2.  ANRITSU COMPANY ENGINEERING - 1 @ $4000

• EE major
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Financial need
• Junior or senior class level with the possibility of renewal for the junior level student
• Focus must be placed on the disadvantaged (see addendum) student to the extent possible
  

3.  ISAAC R. BARPAL - 2 @ $5000  

• 1^st scholarship to a highly qualified first time freshman who has met the scholastic criteria for admission
• 2^nd scholarship to the student with the best overall GPA at the end of his/her junior year; student must be senior level in the award year

4.  ALONZO R. AND DONALD A. CARRANZA - 1 @ $2500 

• EE major
• Maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA
• Financial need
• Undergraduate class level
• Preference to students from Humboldt (#12) or Del Norte (#8) counties (see county column), or Santa Maria Valley: Santa Maria, Righetti, or St. Joseph High Schools. If student is from these high schools, it is noted next to county. If none, then to an otherwise qualified applicant from California.
  

5.  COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP - 1 @ $5000

• EE Major
• Incoming freshman
• High academic standard
  

6.  ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP - 1 @ $500

• To Electrical Engineering MS student with a minimum 3.2 GPA

7.  DR. AND MRS. CHAN F. LAM ACHIEVEMENT - 1 @ $800

• To student with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Financial need

8.  ALLEN J. LARSEN MEMORIAL - 1 @ $2800 or 2@ $1400

• To students with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Student should demonstrate a serious interest in an electronics career
  

9.  HORACE C. MORANA - 1 @ $1500

• EE major
• Financial need
• Good academic standing
  

10. RANTEC POWER SYSTEMS - 4 @ $1000

• EE major
• Junior or senior class level
• Recommended minimum 3.0 GPA
• Student must have an interest in power electronics
  

11.  RAYTHEON COMPANY - 1 @ $1000

• EE major
• Financial need
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Junior or senior class level
• CA resident
  

12. MICHAEL ORION SASS - 1@ $600

• EE major
• Financial need optional
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Open class level
  

13.  CHARLES (CHUCK) PETER WHITE - 1 @ $900

• EE major
• Focus on electronics (donor originally specified EL major)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Must be in good standing
• Mrs. Frances White, donor and mother of Chuck, prefers financial need.

14.  CHEVRON - 1 @ $1500

• Class level: Sophomore, junior or senior in EE
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to interact with faculty & peers
• Involvement in campus and/or community service

COLLEGE-LEVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

1.  CHRONES - 4 @ $2000

• Must be awarded to CENG students from San Luis Obispo and the surrounding rural area, and other rural areas of California

2.  ADELE AND ALDO ALESSIO - 30 @ $2000 (3 for EE)

• Majors: open within the College of Engineering
• Class level: open
• GPA: students must maintain a 3.0 Cal Poly cumulative GPA and complete a minimum of 36 degree applicable units per academic year

3.  HERBERT E. COLLINS - 7 @ $1250 (1 for EE)

• Worthy and promising students who have proven themselves entitled to special assistance (need points not mandatory)
• Scholastic achievement: minimum 3.0 GPA
• Advanced status: junior, senior, or graduate
• Preference to California residents

4.  HAROLD R. FRANK - 35 @ $1250 (5 for EE)

• Financial need
• Good academic standing
• Class level open

5.  CAL POLY MEMORIAL - 1 @ $1000

• Class level: open
• May use need, scholastic achievement, objectives/goals, extracurricular activities, major, geo origin, or any category of student not in contravention of law
• One or any combination of these categories may be used

6.  HELEN SANDERCOCK - 1 @ $1200

• Class level: open
• Financial need required
• Scholastic achievement