Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Welcome / Welcome Back Picnic Pictures

Thanks to all who came out to the Welcome / Welcome Back Picnic for the IE Graduate Students. A good time was had by all. Jimmy John subs were delicious, fun "get to know you" games were played, and football and Frisbee were thrown! Thanks to Sandy and Cheryl for setting up the food. It was great to see faculty at the event - Dr. Barany, Dr. Liu, Dr. Chandrasekar, Dr. Caldwell, and Dr. Wan.

Click here for photos of the event.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Upcoming Events

Prior to seminar today, we will have snacks in GRIS 360 from 4:00-4:30. The IE GSO hopes to see everyone there!! The plan is to have a weekly Seminar Snack Time prior to seminar each week.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug 26th) is the picnic at Squirrel Park which is located on the corner of State Street and Airport Road next to Purdue Village. The food will be Jimmy John subs, chips, drinks, and dessert. This starts at 5 pm. This will be location even if it is raining. If the weather is nice, then we will have Frisbee, soccer, and other sports available.

Friday is the PGSG picnic at Squirrel Park – Sandy sent an email out last week about this picnic.

IE GSO Orientation Social

A group of 30 students had a great time going on a Photo Scavenger Hunt followed by a social at Boiler Market. The challenge included the following tasks...

1. Tick tock, goes a big loud clock
Get a picture of everyone in the team looking at their watches in front of this location.

2. That's one small step for [a] man, one giant l
eap for mankind."
This quote is from a Purdue alum… take a picture with him in front of his building.

3. H20 is what an Engineer would call water
Take a photo with this famous fountain on campus.

4. Old John gave the land to start the university
Find his final resting place (grave) and everyone should act like a zombie in the photo!

5. This large block letter P sculpture symbolizes the importance of lifelong learning and self-improvement
Take a picture of people making other letters with the use of their bodies.

6. The chosen one is called Harry
But in this location lots of engineers are hanging out. Take a picture with the team reading books.

7. It all depends on your perspective
You would seem like a giant compared to this small scaled model of Purdue. Take a picture with one team member acting like Godzilla attacking Purdue.

8. Everyday reading is fun
Take a picture with all the team members and the Exponent in a unique way!

9. Where the wild things are?
Take a picture being wild in front of a Greek (Fraternity) House or with an actual animal

10. The expression Go Ugly Early started at this sweet shop
Take a picture showing us your sweetest look in front of Harry's

11. Feeling hungry late at night?
Go to this cafĂ© – they are open until 4 am! You can eat lots of Rice here. Take a group shot with the sign out front!

12. There are lots cool things on campus to see…
Take a picture where the team members are hard to find but are present. This is the “Can you find us?” photo.

13. STOP, Yield, Walk – Follow the sign
Do exactly what the sign says (any sign can work). The more creative, the better :)

Here are the photos from the event.

Monday, August 24, 2009

HIVE Lab Tour

On Friday, August 21st, Dr. Ji Soo Yi opened his HIVE Lab up to the new and current IE graduate students. Dr. Yi along with Sung-Hee (PhD student), Inkyoung (MS student), and Bum chul (BC, MS student and IE GSO VP/Treasurer) presented their current research to the interested students.

The students learned about BC's research on the ReadingMate, Inkyoung's research on SimulSort and Food for the Heart, and Sung-Hee's research on TagDive and DrugDive. Check out the group's website at https://engineering.purdue.edu/HIVELab/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage.

Check out the pictures of the lab tour here.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Upcoming Events


Thursday, August 20th
Welcome Party for New Graduate Students
Photo Scavenger Hunt - Meet at 6 pm in Grissom 155
Boiler Market Pizza Party after Scavenger Hunt
ALL STUDENT WELCOME - NEW AND CURRENT

Friday, August 21st
Human Factors Lab Tour
ALL STUDENTS WELCOME

The Healthcare and Information Visualization Engineering (HIVE) Lab
When: 2 pm
Where: GRIS 101

The Human-Integrated Systems Engineering (HISE) Lab
When: 3 pm
Where: POTR B20

Wednesday, August 26th
Welcome Picnic at Squirrel Park
ALL STUDENTS and FACULTY WELCOME
Begins at 5 pm