Academic            Involvement             Career             Resources

ACADEMIC

• Scholarship

        1.  National: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
  

• Material Handling http://www.mhefi.org/
  - Due in March

• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) http://www.iienet.org/

• Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society

• Contact Dr. Kramer: bradleyk@ksu.edu, (785) 532-3434, or Teresa Ivy: teresai@ksu.edu, (785) 532-5606, for further opportunities available in the department.

                 2.  National: All Engineering

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers http://www.smei.org/
  - Due February 1st

• Society of Women Engineers http://www.swei.org/
  - Due February 1st

• Contact Dr. Kramer: bradleyk@ksu.edu, (785) 532-3434, or Teresa Ivy: teresai@ksu.edu, (785) 532-5606, for further opportunities available in the department.

                3.  National: General

• http://www.fastweb.com/
  - Due February 1st

• http://www.scholarships.com/

• Google search to find a scholarship that will fit you

                4.  University

• www.ksu.edu/sfa
  - Deadline for continuing students to renew scholarships or be available for a new one is February 1^st each year.

• Penny Forsyth -1046 Rathbone, pennyf@ksu.edu, (785) 532-6686

•  Jim Hohenbary – 112 Eisenhower, jimlth@ksu.edu, (785) 532-6904

• Financial Aid Office – Fairchild Hall, Room 104, (785) 532-6420
  - fax: (785) 532-7628, e-mail: ksusfa@k-state.edu
  

• Classes

                 1.  Time commitment and level of difficulty of classes                      

                2.  University General Education (UGE)

• List of all UGE classes http://www.engg.ksu.edu/advising/uge.html

                3. Course Descriptions

• K-State Course Descriptions http://courses.ksu.edu/catalog/undergraduate/

• K-State Line Schedule http://courses.ksu.edu

• Industrial Engineering specifics http://cheetah.imse.ksu.edu/prosundergrad3.html

    4.  Generic College of Engineering Advising Info

• Link to Advising http://www.engg.ksu.edu/advising/index.html

    5.  Enrollment

• Handouts (flowcharts, UGE courses, etc.) usually available in the IMSE library

• Pre-enrollment for the Spring semesters begin in October and for the Fall semesters in March
  - During this time you should set-up a time with your advisor (sign-ups usually hanging on their office  doors)
  - At this meeting be prepared with your DARS report and what classes you would like to take

     6.  Study Aids

• Study Rooms
  - IE Library Rm 235 Durland Hall is available to all IE Students
  - Rms 1082 - 1088 Fiedler Hall can be checked out through 1042 Rathbone Hall
  - Rms 1061 - 1068 Rathbone Hall are available to anyone as long as a class in not scheduled
  - Any other quiet place that can be found is best!

• Hale Library
  - There are boundless quiet spaces here. Take advantage! 

• Fielder Library
  - Good place to study with classmates, especially if you are going to need access to computers.

• Old Tests
  - Tests for most general classes (i.e. Calculus) can be found at the Reserves Desk on the main floor in Hale Library.
  - Make a friend with a few older IEs so after they have finished most classes you can study from their old tests.

  7.  Study Abroad

• Popular places for engineering students 
  1. Czech Technical University, Prague Czech Republic 
          - Links to the University http://www.cvut.cz/en/
          - List of courses taken by IE students (including transfer credit received, please have this
            approved again with Asst. Dean Hightower, Rathbone 1042)
                     - Processing Lines (218 1100E) = IMSE 555
                     - Economics of the Enterprise (238 1054E) = IMSE 501
                     - History of Technology (213 100-E) = HIST 518  
  2. Deakin University in Geelong, Australia 
  3. University of Limerick, Ireland
            - Link to the University http://www.ul.ie
            - Courses taken
                      - Project Planning and Control (IE4248) = technical elective; content is very similar to 
                        IMSE 806: Engineering Project Management
                      - Engineering Management (EE4018) = IMSE 501
                      - Marcoeconomics for Non-Business (EC4112) = ECON 120
                     - Modern European Political Thought (PO4022) = 300+ Social Science elective
                     - Irish Traditional Music (MU4136) = Restricted Elective  

• List of students who have studied abroad
        - Spring 2004
               1. Brandon Converse – University of Wollongong, Australia
               2. Katie Gavin - University of Wollongong, Australia
               3. Andrew Sellers – Czech Technical University, Prague
               4. Jesse Wilson – Czech Technical University, Prague
               5. Adrienne Dykstra - Czech Technical University, Prague
       - Fall 2003
               1. D’Ann Wadsworth – Deakin University in Geelong, Australia
       - Spring 2003
               1. Tawny Albrecht – Czech Technical University, Prague
               2. Clay Crane - Czech Technical University, Prague
               3. Craig Haverkamp – Czech Technical University, Prague
               4. Jessica Heier – University of Limerick, Ireland
               5. Nyla Polli  -  Czech Technical University, Prague
               6. Lane Roney - Deakin University in Geelong, Australia

• Link to Mentors for International Experiences – http://www.engg.ksu.edu/mie/

•  Link to IAESTE (national site) http://aipt.org/subpages/iaeste_us/index.php 

• Scholarships, loans – see Lucille Wiley in Financial Aid Office & Jim Hohenbary in 112 Eisenhower

  8.  Graduate School  

• Get information from faculty
       - Credit as undergraduate
       - Schools  

9.  Honors Program  

• Research done to complete the Engineering Honors Program can be used as a departmental technical elective

• Research Opportunities
        - COMING SOON: Research topics of IE students