UPCOMING EVENTS

Online “Earning Your PE License” Information Session NOVEMBER 2 & DECEMBER 7, 2020

Are you ready to set yourself apart? Attend a complimentary session and find out how you can earn your PE license. Engineering professionals will be on hand to answer your questions and provide you with the information you’ll need to get started on your path to licensure.

The session will be held from 7–8 p.m. via the Zoom platform. The session is complimentary, but preregistration is required.

For more details or to register, please visit esd. org or contact Elana Shelef at 248-353-0735, ext. 119, or eshelef@esd.org.

ONLINE Live-Instructor FE/PE Exam Review Courses

Holding a PE license sets you apart from other engineers. Licensed engineers also enjoy higher salaries and faster career advancement, and become qualified to work independently as a consultant or business owner.

For over 75 years, ESD has been preparing engineers to pass the PE exam required for licensure in the State of Michigan. Let our experience help you prepare for and pass the exam on your first try. You’ll learn in a small online setting from expert instructors who have first-hand knowledge of the course material.

For details or to register for the review courses, visit esd.org or contact Elana Shelef at eshelef@esd.org or 248-353-0735, ext. 119.

Online Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, FEBRUARY 2–APRIL 29, 2021

This course is for candidates planning to take the computer-based FE Exam. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6–9 p.m. Contact Elana Shelef at eshelef@esd.org or 248-353-0735, ext. 119, for more information.

Online Principles & Practice of Engineering (PE) for Civil, Electrical Power, Environmental and Mechanical SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 6 – MARCH 27, 2021

The PE review course focuses on problem-solving techniques to help candidates prepare for and pass their specific PE exam. Courses are taught by academic and industry professionals. Civil and Environmental classes meet 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Mechanical and Electrical Power classes meet 1–5 p.m.

Online FE/PE Fast-Track Review Course TUESDAYS & THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 – APRIL 29, 2021 SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 6 – MARCH 27, 2021

This new course is for those ready to take both the Civil FE and PE NEW! exams. This fast-track course for will prepare candidates for Civil both exams and includes a test-taking strategy session. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6–9 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE

2021 Events

EARLY 2021: Future City Competition

MARCH 17: Gold Award Reception & Recognition

APRIL 14: Solid Waste Technical Conference

APRIL 26: Engineers Get Hired

MAY 4: DTE/ESD Michigan Energy Efficiency Conference and Exhibition

JUNE TBD: ESD Annual Dinner celebrating ESD’s 125th Anniversary

JUNE 7: ESD Annual Golf Outing

JULY 23–25: Campus Party USA Techfest

Visit esd.org for more on upcoming programs. Attention Students: We Want to Hear from You! ESD ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST

In an effort to promote and engage student voices and ideas about the profession of engineering, the TechCentury magazine will hold its 3rd Annual Engineering Student Writing Contest.

The contest is now open to all students attending Michigan universities and studying within any of the engineering disciplines or related fields. The top three entries will be published in the spring issue of TechCentury. The top awardwinning essay author will receive recognition at the 2021 Gold Award Reception and a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by Fishman Stewart, LLC.

Contest details % The student will write a 750-word essay on one of three topics listed below. % The student must be studying an engineering or related discipline at an accredited Michigan university. % Entries must be received by close of business, Friday,

November 20, 2020 via email to sthwing@esd.org. % The TechCentury Editorial Board will review entries and the top three essays (along with a student profile) will be published in the spring issue of TechCentury, both print and online. % The top essayist will be recognized at the 2021 ESD Gold

Award Reception as well as receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Topics Essayists should choose to write on one of the following topics: % How do you feel the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your engineering education, and how have you academically met the challenges it brings? % Why did you decide to pursue engineering (and your particular field) and how do you anticipate the work to evolve over the course of your career? % What do you consider the most amazing feat of engineering over the last 100 years, and why? How did it change the world of engineering?

Please send writing contest entries to sthwing@esd.org by Friday, November 20, 2020.