APEG-MAPS Student Newsletter

Student Newsletter Third Edition
This is the third edition of the APEG-MAPS Student Newsletter, which is provided to engineering and geoscience undergraduate students across the province. The APEG-MAPS Student Newsletter provides an update on current issues important to students, upcoming activities, and other relevant information. It will cover a variety of different topics and new suggestions are always welcome.

APEG-MAPS Student Video Contest
APEGBC wants you to show the world why you love Engineering or Geoscience! You can do this by sending us a 2 minute video that answers the question “Why do you love Engineering or Geoscience?” The winners of this contest will receive a trip to APEGBC’s 2011 Annual Conference & AGM in Kelowna BC and a $1000 prize. APEGBC’s Annual Conference and AGM will be held from October 14-16 and is a great place to network and interact with some of BC’s leading Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. Once the videos have been submitted and the content approved, APEGBC will post the eligible videos on a dedicated YouTube page. The winning video will be shown at APEGBC’s Annual Conference. More>>

Top 10 Tips on Salary Negotiation
Elizabeth Croft, P.Eng. is an NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for BC and Yukon and is also a professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at UBC. Elizabeth has given numerous talks and educational sessions to promote women in engineering from elementary school through graduate studies, and industry careers. Elizabeth has also shared her insights on salary negotiation with thousands of undergraduate engineering and geoscience students at industry nights for the past fifteen years! If you have not been able to catch her in person, check out her top 10 countdown on salary negotiation. More>>

Upcoming Events
Click here to see upcoming events at your school. More>>

Meet a Professional Engineer – Mike Wrinch, P.Eng.
This feature provides a closer look into the career of a Professional Engineer.  This issue we will be featuring Mike Wrinch, P.Eng. Mike has been an active volunteer with APEGBC since he was an EIT. He has been involved with APEGBC in several different ways including a member of APEGBC Council from 2008 to 2010. More>>

Meet a Professional Geoscientist - Bryan Brassington, P.Geo.
This feature provides a closer look into the career of a Professional Geoscientist. This issue will feature Bryan Brassington, P.Geo., who has been a Professional Geoscientist since 2008 and is currently an Enviromental Consultant at Telus. Bryan is currently the Branch Representatives Chair and has also been actively involved with his local branch for many years. More>>

Featured Branch: Okanagan
APEGBC has fifteen regional branches that organize events and activities for local members, acting as a direct regional link for their members to the Association.  This feature highlights the activities of local APEGBC branches and shows you how you can get involved. This issue we are featuring our Okanagan Branch. Mike Ball, P.Eng., is the current Chair for the Okanagan Branch and has provided great insight into the events and future plans for their branch. More>>

Student Society Feature: BCIT CSCE
In each issue of this e-newsletter, we will be featuring a new student society to give students an inside look at the work of engineering and geoscience student societies across the province. This issue we will be taking a closer look into the BCIT Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Student Chapter. More>>

Geoscience Course Syllabus
Before this year, all geoscience students have been following the academic requirements as outlined in the 2006 Geoscience Syllabi. As of 2011, APEGBC has aligned its syllabi in geoscience for Geophysics, Geology and Environmental Geoscience to the Geoscientists Canada Knowledge Requirements. This alignment has affected the academic requirements for registration.This feature outlines the changes that have been made to the Geoscience Course Syllabus. More>>

UBC Student Receives National Scholarship
Audrey Seibert-Timmer has been selected by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) as one of the top five undergraduate engineering students in Canada for her extensive volunteer work and leadership skills. This scholarship is awarded to young women across Canada who are proven leaders, active in their community and volunteer work, and act as mentors to other young women to encourage them to pursue a career in engineering. More>>

Student Program - 2011 Spring Semester Review
My name is Amit Plaha and I am the Student Program Coordinator at APEGBC. In this position, I work with undergraduate engineering and geoscience students from across the province to introduce APEGBC and the role the Association will play in your professional future. This feature outlines what events and activities we offered as part of our APEG-MAPS program last semester. More>>

Games
Click here for some fun games and the answers to the puzzle. More>>

Experience Reporting
Engineering and geoscience undergraduate students are able to get up to one year credit from pre-graduate work experience towards their 4 years of work experience that is required to become a professional member. APEGBC has created this guide to assist and support engineering and geoscience students in the reporting of their work experience obtained during pre-graduate work experience. This guide outlines how to record your pre-graduate experience, what is required to receive credit towards your engineering or geoscience in-training status as well as certain steps that you should take.

Please click here to access the guide.  If you have any questions, please contact Amit Plaha, Student Program Coordinator at aplaha@apeg.bc.ca.

APEGBC Student Advisory Committee
In October 2009, APEGBC created a student advisory committee to get greater input from students in the development of the APEG-MAPS Student program. This committee is comprised of representatives from engineering and geoscience undergraduate student societies across the province.

As many of our members have recently graduated, we are currently in the process of filling out these positions.

APEG-MAPS Membership
APEGBC recognizes that today’s students are the future of the professions and is here for you through our Member Advantage Program for Students. APEG-MAPS is all about making contacts, establishing a viable career path, and getting acquainted with your future professional association.

If you are not a current MAPS member, you can register online using the following link: www.apeg.bc.ca/maps

Cost: $25.00 + HST = $28.00

Please note: All UBC, UBC Okanagan, UNBC and BCIT Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Students have the membership fees paid for through the school’s professional activity fund, so if you are a student at one of these schools, no payment is required when you register.

Facebook & Youtube
APEGBC invites you to join our APEG-MAPS Facebook Page. This page provides a venue for students to learn about upcoming events and initiatives, ask questions about registering as an EIT/GIT and to interact with your fellow MAPS members.

Check out our Youtube Channel! If you have a cool engineering or geoscience video that we should post here, please contact Amit Plaha, Student Program Coordinator.

Features:

THIRD EDITION

APEG-MAPS STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST

10 TIPS ON SALARY NEGOTIATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEET A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

MEET A PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST

FEATURED BRANCH

STUDENT SOCIETY FEATURE

GEOSCIENCE COURSE SYLLABUS

CEMF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

STUDENT PROGRAM - 2011 SPRING SEMESTER REVIEW

GAMES

EXPERIENCE REPORTING

FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE