Student Activities

ECE ProgramStudent Activities: Fall 2024 Opportunities

Department Seminars (Suggest at Least 1/Semester)

Check Calendar for most up to date information: https://www.ece.utah.edu/calendar/ Links to an external site.

Department Social Events (Suggest at Least 2/Semester)

Sept 12 noon-2pm(tentative) ECE Welcome Back BBQ

Check Calendar for most up to date information: https://www.ece.utah.edu/calendar/ Links to an external site.

Educational Experiences (Suggest at Least 1/Semester)

Attend an Undergraduate Research Educational Presentation and fill out the URES Evaluation Form (https://our.utah.edu/education-events/ures/ Links to an external site.)
- Academic Success Skills: Time Management
- Annotated Bibliographies and Citation Ethics
- Citation management
- Community based research
- Conflict of interest 101
- Contextualizing your research
- Crafting effective abstracts: a guide for undergraduate researchers
- Create eye-popping research presentations with Adobe
- Data, visualization and research posters
- Data visualization: bringing the human touch to data science.
- Demystifying graduate school and tips to conquering imposter syndrome.
- Design process for product development.
- Discipline specific writing: engineering
- Doing library research.
- Funding grad school
- Giving and receiving helpful feedback
- How to keep up with literature?
- How to read a research article
- Images in scientific writing.
- Increasing diverse representation in research.
- Internships and research.
- Intersectionality and research methods.
- Introduction to public speaking.
- Introduction to the institutional review board (IRB).
- Introduction to the lab archives ELN
- Letters of recommendation.
- Literature reviews.
- Making an impact with research.
- Micro aggressions and research.
- NSF graduate research fellowship – preparing as an undergrad.
- Personal statements.
- Positionality and research.
- Pursuing research opportunities as an undergraduate: navigating challenges and exploring solutions.
- Remote undergraduate research.
- Research data management fundamentals.
- Résumé building.
- Stress care
- Strong writing in stem.
- The craft of a research question
- Translating your research to a general audience.
- Winning research experiences for graduate school

Applying for the UROP program Aug 27, 11am (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
Why You Matter in Research Sep 4, 12pm (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
Finding Your Journey with Energy Sep 18, 11am (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
Old, Rare, or Unique: Intro to Special Collections Research Sep 26, 11am (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
The Science of (Funny) Science Communication Oct 24, 12pm (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
Burnout: Why it happens and what you can do about it Oct 30, 1pm (virtual) Registration Links to an external site.
The following options are all on-demand at https://our.utah.edu/education-events/ures/ Links to an external site.

Utah RF & Wireless Day (Free) (Weber State University) Sept. 27 https://www.weber.edu/ece/UtahRFDay2024.html Links to an external site.
Grid Resilience Symposium (Free) (UofU) Sept 12-13 SMBB https://resilience.utah.edu/wired-grid-resilience-symposium/ Links to an external site.
ECE Demo Day, Dec 6 9-12pm, Alumni House

Online Webinars Links to an external site. (IEEE is a great source and Free! could look for other options)
Attend an undergraduate conference in a topic within Electrical or Computer Engineering
Participate in undergraduate research related to Electrical or Computer Engineering
Participate in an internship experience performing tasks in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Career Activities (Suggest at Least 1/Semester)

Part-Time & On-Campus Job Fair August 21, 10-1pm, Union Ballroom Registration Links to an external site.
STEM Internships & Career Fair October 1, 9-2pm, Union Ballroom Registration Links to an external site.
Pathways Computing Expo October 2, 10-4:30pm, Alumni House Registration Links to an external site.
Schedule an appointment with our career coach, Britian Roos Links to an external site.
Utilize https://careers.utah.edu/ Links to an external site. webpage and explain how what you used and how it will help your career.
Attend a career event not listed (please discuss with an ECE instructor or advisor)
Share Engineering with a Kid or Prospective Student
Volunteer to help with Engineering Day or a High School Outreach Event (if interested please email Amy.Verkler@utah.edu)

Student Success Activities (Suggest at Least 1/Semester)

Join a student club (https://campusconnect.utah.edu/home_login Links to an external site.) (Some Department clubs - IEEE, Society of Women Engineerings (SWE), Women in Computing (WIC) , Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers(SHPE), National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE), Engineers without Borders, CubeSat Club, Utah Student Robotics, Aerospace Club at the U)
Attend a skills workshop Links to an external site. or other event from the University Counseling Center Links to an external site..
Setup an appointment and meet with a student success coach (discuss tools for success): https://ssc.utah.edu/tools-for-success.php Links to an external site. (or through Navigate U platform)
Setup an appointment and meet with a wellness coach (build a plan based on a discussed goal): https://wellness.utah.edu/wellness-coaching/index.php Links to an external site.
Attend an appointment or event sponsored by a University of Utah Center for which you identify (e.g. Center for first-generation success Links to an external site., TRIO, Center for Disability & Access Links to an external site., Center for Student Access & Resources Links to an external site., Center for Community and Cultural Engagement Links to an external site., American In )
Schedule and attend a session with the Price College of Engineering Counselor Links to an external site.
Attend a student success activity not listed (please discuss with an ECE instructor or advisor)