Calendar
Date / Time | Title | Location | Info |
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Tuesday, October 03
4:00 PM
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Leadership Workshop: Recognize and Reduce Unconscious Bias | EB Event Space | Learn how to thrive in any team or environment by understanding what unconscious bias is, how it can impact you, and how to reduce it. |
Tuesday, October 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Faculty Teaching and Learning Luncheon | EB Event Space | |
Thursday, October 19
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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College Lecture- Karl Fails | JSB Auditorium | |
Thursday, October 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Leadership Certificate Info Session | EB Event Space | Learn how this engineering leadership program can benefit you as a student and make you stand out to recruiters after graduation. |
Thursday, October 26
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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SIOY Intellectual Property Info Session | EB Event Space | Learn from an IP pro the basics of protecting your innovative ideas and the resources available on campus to help you. |
Wednesday, November 01
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Leadership Workshop: Becoming an Expert Problem Solver | EB Event Space | Recruiters hire engineers to be problem solvers. Learn attributes of excellent problem solvers and boost your skills! |
Wednesday, November 01
11:59 PM
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SIOY Application & Funding Deadline | Applications currently open— apply now! Your team can receive up to $400 in funding to prototype your project. To request funding, follow directions on the SIOY application. Questions? Email sioy@byu.edu. Submitted applications are reviewed weekly until the application deadline. | |
Thursday, November 09
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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College Lecture – King Husein | JSB Auditorium | |
Friday, November 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Faculty Teaching and Learning Luncheon | EB Event Space | |
Thursday, November 30
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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SIOY Speed Mentoring (Mentor Alliance) | Clyde Building (CB) Step-down Lounge | Be mentored by BYU College of Engineering alumni and other industry professionals. Deliver your idea or product pitch, answer questions, and receive high-quality feedback from the mentors. You may just find a mentor for your team for the duration of SIOY and beyond. |
Thursday, December 07
4:00 PM
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Leadership Workshop: Leverage Your Strengths | EB Event Space | Certified coaches teach how to use and develop your natural strengths to become the best version of yourself. |
Friday, December 15
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Excellence in Teaching | EB Event Space | |
Thursday, January 11
4:00 PM
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Leadership Workshop: Creating Collaborative Environments | EB Event Space | Learn and practice communication skills to enhance collaboration and team effectiveness. |
Tuesday, February 13
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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SIOY Showcase | EB Event Space | This preliminary judging competition determines the seven teams that will advance to the Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY) Finals competition. Students, faculty, and the public are invited to attend this fair-style event. |
Thursday, February 15
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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SIOY Finalist Mentoring | Engineering Building (EB) | Mandatory - Prior to the final event, each finalist team will be coached by a private mentor in the development of their short presentation. This presentation coaching will focus on including all aspects of the judging rubric while being engaging and entertaining. |
Thursday, February 29
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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SIOY Final Competition | EB Event Space | The seven finalist teams will give their presentation to judges in front of a large crowd. Each finalist team will receive $4,000 just for competing in the final event. Finals competition winners will receive additional cash awards of 1st place- $8,000, 2nd place - $6,000, 3rd place - $4,000, and Crowd Favorite - $2,000. Those that attend will get free pizza and have a chance to win awesome prizes! |
Thursday, March 28
4:00 PM
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Leadership Workshop: Crucial Conversations | EB Event Space | All teams face problems. Successful teams candidly discuss and resolve them. Learn proven principles to handle difficult conversations. |