RIT Mechanical Engineering Freshman Orientation Mechanical Engineering We

RIT Mechanical Engineering Freshman Orientation Mechanical Engineering … We Design The Future

Academic Advisors Prof. Bill Scarbrough Lecturer Mechanical Engineering Learning Community #1 Dr. Steve Boedo Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Learning Community #2 Dr. Lawrence Agbezuge Professor Mechanical Engineering Learning Community #3

Academic Advisors Dr. Risa Robinson Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Learning Community #4 Dr. Satish Kandlikar Professor Mechanical Engineering Learning Community #5

First Year Student Helpers Ms. Diane Selleck Undergraduate Student Records Ms. Joli Blaha First Year Student Coach for MELC 1 and MELC 2 Ms. Amy Hortop First Year Student Coach for MELC 3, 4, 5 Course Withdrawal Advising for 1 st year students

ME Department Administration Dr. Hensel Department Head Program Leadership Academic Conduct, etc. Dr. Nye Associate Department Head Course Withdrawals for upper divisions students Change of Program, Co-op, etc.

Your Academic Advisor • … will be your academic advisor during your time here at RIT, for the next 5 years. Take time to get to know them now. • … can assist you with course selection, career advise, and getting connected with assistance resources available in the department, college, and institute • … should remain informed of your progress – they can’t help if they don’t know what issues you are facing

Fast Facts about the RIT ME Department • First Accredited by ABET in 1968 • Kate Gleason College of Engineering – The Only Engineering College in the USA Named after a woman. • 30 Faculty in the Department • 615 Undergraduate Students • 115 Graduate and Dual Degree Students • 130 Entering first year students (direct to ME) • 36 th Largest BSME Graduates in USA (ASEE) • One of the most competitive entry programs at RIT

Degrees and Options Offered • • • Bachelor of Science (BS) Aerospace Engineering Option Automotive Engineering Option Bioengineering Option (Coming Soon) Energy and the Environment Option (Coming Soon) Advanced (Graduate) Certificate in Vibrations Engineering • Master of Science (MS) • Master of Engineering (MEng)

Educational Objectives The objectives of the Bachelor of Science degree program in Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology are to prepare all of our graduates to: • • • Apply fundamental knowledge, skills, and tools of mechanical engineering. Practice mechanical engineering in support of the design of engineered systems. Accept the professional and ethical responsibilities to function as an engineer. Contribute and communicate effectively within and across teams. Continue their development as lifelong learners. Possess a broad education and knowledge of contemporary issues. And, to prepare some of our graduates to • • Work as engineers in aerospace and automotive industries. Enter graduate programs and succeed in obtaining graduate degrees at the Master’s and/or Ph. D. level.

First Year Schedule Please verify that you have the courses listed below for Fall Quarter PLEASE CONFIRM Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Freshman Seminar 0304 -203 Materials Processing 0304 -343 + Lab Engineering Design Graphics 0304 -214 Physics I and Lab Chemistry I 1011 -208 Chem. Of Materials / Lab Problem Solving / Computers Math Class 1016 -xxx Liberal Arts 05 nn-xxx FYE 1105 -051 Wellness Activity

Math Sequences Foundations Sequence Normal Sequence Accelerated Sequence

Student Handbook Review • ME Department Undergraduate Handbook is your guide – Please read this handbook carefully – Use this handbook when you meet with your advisor to plan your academic program – Use the course checklist, and update it each quarter – Keep copies of AP/Transfer Credit/CO-op Evaluations in this folder – Read and understand the academic conduct policy, and the computer use policy – we take these very seriously! – Refer to the course withdrawal procedure in the appendix • AP Credit sheets will be in your mail folder, please save your copies in the pocket of your handbook

Liberal Arts Worksheet • • • Start working on your liberal arts worksheet now! You must satisfy both the CORE and CONCENTRATION Requirements! Your Liberal Arts Worksheet needs to be approved by Liberal Arts Office of Academic Advising, not by Mechanical Engineering! • Must have SAT 560 V or higher for Writing & Literature I • Lib Arts Classes chosen to fit your schedule, and have other 1 st year MEs from your freshman seminar section grouped together

Course Withdraw Procedures • Discuss your situation with the Course Instructor. If they agree, ask them to fill a W form. • Discuss your situation with your Academic Advisor. If they agree, ask them to fill a W form. • Schedule a 15 minute appointment with Mrs. Hortop or Dr. Nye, to explain your reasoning, and your plan for catching up on your course work. • If all advisors agree, then Diane will withdraw you from the class. • DO NOT USE “W” AS A CRUTCH. USE THIS TOOL SPARINGLY DURING YOUR CAREER! • “W” will appear on your permanent transcript. DEADLINE IS October 15, 2004! MUST BE DONE BY THE END OF WEEK SIX!!!

Extracurricular Activities • • • SAE Formula Racing Club SAE Aero Club Human Powered Vehicle Competition Team American Society of Mechanical Engineers Society of Automotive Engineers Society of Women Engineers Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Society of Black Engineers Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honorary Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary

Course Equivalencies • Advanced Placement Credit • Transfer Credit • Project Lead The Way Credit

Academic Assistance Resources • • Freshman Seminar Faculty = Academic Advisor Faculty – Course Instructor Engineering Learning Center Learning Development Center KGCOE Office of Student Services Counseling Center Math Lab Physics Lab

Communications is CRITICAL! • Your Advisor! • Departmental Mail Folders by M. E. Office – Please check them regularly • RIT email is abcnnnn@rit. edu • If you use another email account, make sure you forward your RIT email address! WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ACCOUNT FORWARDING! • PLEASE CHECK AND USE YOUR RIT EMAIL REGULARLY -- THIS IS USED FOR MANY PURPOSES THROUGHOUT YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER. • We cannot help you if we don’t know what issues you are facing

Summary • Academic Schedules should be all set for Fall Quarter, pick up most current version in the breakout sessions, coming next… • We’re pleased to have you here at RIT with us. • Please meet in individual sessions with your advisors… rooms are on the next slide • Exchange information with your advisors, and resolve outstanding scheduling issues. • We will visit your freshman seminar classes in week 5, to prepare your winter quarter schedules

AP / Transfer Credit Questions Math Placement Questions Liberal Arts Questions Freshman Seminar Group 1 – ME LC 1 Room 09 -2030 Blaha, Scarbrough Freshman Seminar Group 2 – ME LC 2 Room 09 -1129 Nye, Boedo Freshman Seminar Group 3 Room 09 -1139 Selleck, Agbezuge Freshman Seminar Group 4 Room 09 -1149 Haines, Robinson Freshman Seminar Group 5 Room 09 -1159 Hensel, Kandlikar, Hortop

Freshman Seminar Group 1 – ME LC 1 Room 09 -2030 Scarbrough, Blaha BALDUCCI, NICHOLAS R LOPEZ, PHILLIP MEDRAN BROWN, JASON E LUCCHESI, MICHAEL JOS CHARLTON, SEAN C MC LOUD, KENNETH BRUC FELIZ, FELIX NORTON, MICHAEL MERED FRISICANO, MARK LOUIS SANDO, KEVIN MICHAEL FROST, ZACHARY P SIDERI, STEVEN D GILBANE, JAMES CAMERO SKUBE, MICHAEL F HANSON, BRIAN KEITH SVINGALA, FORREST ROB HAYLES, JOHN P WADSWORTH, STEWART M KRIVONAK, ANDREW LOUI WALKER, NICHOLAS ELWO KUSNIERZ, THEODORE TH YANG, CHRISTOPHER P LA MANNA, JACOB M

Freshman Seminar Group 2 – ME LC 2 Room 09 -1129 Boedo, Nye BOURGOIN, CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, CRAIG MICHAEL BROWNLEE, STEVEN ROBE OELKERS, MATTHEW GARY CHIN, DANIEL OPILO, STEPHEN E CHOY, DANNY DAHJIN PADULA, MATTHEW MARK CONDOR, STEPHEN B SALTER, TIMOTHY ALLEN DENNISON, RYAN SBORDONE, BRANDON LOU DOMBOVY-JOHNSON, MATT SCHIELD, CODY WILLIAM FALCONE, SALVATORE II SHEARER, GARRETT PARK FAVALORO, TIMOTHY MIC STELL, ANDREW BRIAN GAHLER, JOHN CHARLES SWIFT, KYLE JAMES GILBANE, BRIAN P TERRILL, ROBERT K KAHLER, BENJAMIN WILL WEIMANN, DANIEL SCOTT WEIR, WILSON PATRICK

Freshman Seminar Group 3 Room 09 -1139 Agbezuge, Selleck ALLARD, MICHELLE ELIZ O CONNELL, DANIEL EML BALDI, RYAN S OZIMEK, MARK J BEATTIE, GREGORY S REHBAUM, NICHOLAS ANT BELLANDI, ERIK GABRIE SAWTELLE, VERONICA L DAVID, BRIAN MATTHEW SLIPPEY, ANDREW JAMES FERRARA, JOSEPH MICHA SMITH, JEREMY STEVEN GOLDBERG, MICHAEL JOS SWEET, STEPHEN MILO HARSON, BENJAMIN ANDR TAYLOR, EVAN A HENRY, ROBERT EDWARD UCAK, SINAN KOSLA, DAVID JOSEPH WAGER, BENJAMIN MICHA MECK, REME JOHN CLARE WRIGHT, KYLE S MINIUM, JESSE AARON FARCHIONE, LOUIS ARTH ROSA, JASON MANUEL KARRE, BRYAN D VOSS, MARK STEPHEN MOORE, ANTON JASON

Freshman Seminar Group 4 Room 09 -1149 Robinson, Haines ALVAREZ, ANTHONY C MARZELLO, PAUL JOSEPH ANDERSON, MARGARET MA MC CORMICK, BRYAN MIC BIRD, ALEXANDRA NASH, AARON A CORRIGAN, MAX O NEIL, SHAWN MICHAEL EGAN, MICHAEL EDWARD PORTER, DAVID W GAISSER, MICHAEL JOSE PRZYBYLEK, BROOKS ELL HADCOCK, KYLE JOHN RACKUS, LINAS KEISTUT HUDSON, ROBERT DOUGLA ROBB, DANIEL WILFRED HUNT, JAMES VINCENT SANCHEZ, CINTHIA V JOHNSON, KELLY LYNN SANTOS, TIAGO TOSCA D KENTCH, AARON M SCHNEIDER, JOSHUA PET MARSH, BENJAMIN JAMES SHOUM, ASHLEY A

Freshman Seminar Group 5 Room 09 -1159 Kandlikar, Hensel, Hortop ANDERSON, RYAN S LIVELLI, MARK BABIN, NICHOLAS JOHN MARTINEZ, MARTIN NOAH BRACKBILL, TIMOTHY PE MC CELVEY, JAMES DRIS BROOKS, ANDREW MATTHE MC CREARY, JAMES KENN COOKE, DWIGHT ADRIAN MOSES, BRIAN THOMAS FEATHERALL, JOSEPH T NASO, JARRETT SCOTT FRANK, IAN JOSEPH PONIKIEWSKI, ARTUR GATLEY, SAMUEL I ROYLANCE, JOHN J GEORGE, SHIJO SAM SALVO, ANTHONY FRANCI GRECO, MATTHEW R SOJDA, ALEXANDER KENN GUERRETTE, JONATHAN J SONES, MATTHEW W HAFER, ALEXANDER T SUMMERS, DANIEL C HOZDIC, JOSEPH CHRIST THOMAS, CHARLES WILLI JONES, MATTHEW EDWARD UNDERHILL, ROBERT JAM LEWIS, DAVID PAUL