Big Update!

You may have noticed (and we apologize for it) the overall lack of updates via the website.  We decided to do a bit of restructuring of the site, and get rid of some extra baggage.  All blog and update entries (including for the SAE project) will be included in the main feed on the hompage, so no need to search for what you're looking for.  The sidebar to the right is reserved for special events, such as tours and the car show.

Moving along though, we are very pleased with the development of the ASME Student Chapter in the Fall semester.  We have a great core group of active members, and are continuing to recruit new people.  We have achieved USGA gold status, and are built good relationships with the faculty and other engineering societies.  The Sikorsky Tour was a success, as was the Car Show (see below for photos).  The one area we would like to focus on is recruiting even more members, especially freshmen who may not be aware of what we do.  Like the new UNH ASME Facebook Page here!  Also, current UNH students please join our page on insideUNH/ChargerConnection. Click here!  This is important as part of our USGA Gold Status, as well as for participation in the next e-board elections, which will likely be done via electronic ballot.

Moving along to the Supermileage project, as most members are aware, it is being run as a Senior Design Project.  This is the key to avoiding the issues of past years, as proper engineering, planning, and testing are an absolute requirement, and the responsibility of the seniors leading the project.  This doesn't mean that underclassmen have less of a role, in fact, the opposite is true.  There are opportunities to help with solid modeling, driver systems, and safety systems.  Also, manufacturing is starting to get in full swing, so there are opportunities for people of all class and skill levels to help out in the labs and machine shop.  It's a fun, hands-on learning experience.  There will be occasional SAE-related updates on this site, but smaller updates and work times will be communicated via email, as well as on our Facebook Page.  Like the UNH Supermileage Team here!

It's a bit late, but I have a few photos from our 2nd Annual Car Show on my Flickr page.  Click on the photos for full size, or to navigate to see the others.

I also have a set for photos related to the Supermileage Project.

As a senior who is not formally part of the ASME e-board this year (I am one of the Seniors leading SAE though), I am extremely impressed with the progress of this year's leadership, as well as the involvement of the members.  I'll defnitiely continue to help out with the website, and I'll be back next year for the car show!

-Matt

First Meeting and 2 Events

ASME had a successful first meeting, where we went over some of the things that we will be doing/ did during the month of September.  Our main focus is on the upcoming car show, where we hope to see a lot of people showing up and enjoying the views.  ASME members who wish to participate in the show please contact Joe Olenick.  The meeting also touched upon the future of the club, and what direction we hope to take it; we hope to acquire Gold status, so that our club will be able to do a lot more in the future.  Regular meeting times, and E-board meeting times will be decided soon.

The movie night was also a succuess. The Hurt Locker was a great movie to watch, and the pizza was great.  We appreciate all those who showed up.

The joint Meet and Greet was sucessful for AICHE, but the ASME E-board was dissapointed to not see any mechanical freshman show up.  We hope to see more mechanicals show up as we all settle in to the new school year.

Fall 2011 SAE Update

SAE is now a senior design project, where the seniors will follow good engineering practices and management in a class setting.  ASME will continue to support the project with our memebers as the main work force, but the upper management and design will be done solely by the seniors.

More information will come soon.

Irene is Postponing...

OK so apparently the University of New Haven, is postponing move in day to an unknown later date.  Also students are apparently suppose to evacuate.  Therefore classes are postponed, the club fair is postponed, and ASME's first meeting after the club fair is postponed.

Hopefully everyone's plans for this upcoming week were not set in stone...

FYI

For those who follow the website and for those who are new to it, I will begin doing something different so that it will clear that there is a new post on a certain page.

Below or next to each link (depending on how long the link is) will be a date such as "8/4/2011," showing when the page was last updated.  Therefore it will never be a mystery when something has been updated.  The only exception to this rule will be the home page, the two about pages, and the contact page, as they will not be updated as frequently.

I will post "New" next to links that have just been created, and will change to a date after an update, or when a sufficient time has passed to make it "old," without anything next to the link.  I will make my best attempt to keep the website up to date and clean.  If you have any suggestions, complaints, etc.  Please feel free to post comments or contact the E-Board.

Update on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 12:22PM by ASME

I will also try to get the dates correct...