Hello students, Welcome back, to week 9! We hope you're refreshed from the long weekend and ready for the final sprint! *THIS WEEK* 5/26 - 6/1 Wednesday 5/28 - David E. Wedge Awards Ceremony - EB Atrium, 4pm - 6pm - Please join us *at the annual David. E Wedge Awards Ceremony, *where the Maseeh College will acknowledge faculty and staff excellence in a variety of categories, including teaching, diversity, mentorship, and service. This ceremony is a celebration of the dedication, innovation, and passion that our faculty and staff bring to the classroom each day, and an opportunity for us to come together as a community and honor those among us who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to Maseeh College! - BIKE MONTH: ITE-STEP Group Social Ride - PSU Urban Plaza, 5pm - ITE-STEP will be hosting their own social ride around the Downtown Portland Waterfront, and afterwards celebrate the end of Bike Month with games, food, and lots of time for socialization. We hope you'll join! More group rides can be found on the Shift2Bikes calendar, <https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/> with ITE-STEP events listed on the *flier attached*. Sunday 6/1 - BIKE MONTH: Bike Summer Kick Off - Peninsula Park <https://maps.app.goo.gl/p4bTTAfF4VyWaxEE8>, 1pm (3pm ride) - ITE-STEP members will attend the Bike Summer kickoff ride to celebrate the start of Pedalpalooza and the start to summer! Community event starts at 1pm, ride starts at 3! More group rides can be found on the Shift2Bikes calendar <https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/>. *NEXT WEEK* 6/2 and beyond Thursday 6/5 - CEE Final Capstone Presentations - EB 102 and EB 315, 4pm - 6pm - Please join us for the CEE graduating seniors' final Capstone presentation! Our graduating students have spent the better part of their senior year putting their coursework into practice on real-world engineering projects, spanning multiple disciplines and a diverse mix of clients. Come check out the hard work and incredible designs these students have been putting together over the past few months! - CEE Graduation Celebration - ASRC 5th Floor Terrace, 6pm - 8pm - Differing from the college-wide commencement ceremony, the CEE Graduation Celebration is a more personal chance for graduating students to relax and celebrate with their friends, family, and staff and faculty from the CEE Department. Some short speeches will be made, graduation gifts will be given, and our annual Student Awards will be presented! Please RSVP by Friday 5/30 <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvqrJrX0wdOA9otvq41euw3oyK-y1I8vB_Jw1eVdjZ3VpW1g/viewform> . *flier attached* *RECURRING* throughout spring term Mondays - STEM Academic Coaching - EB 425, 12pm - 4pm - Academic Coaching sessions are where students can get help with learning strategies, reading & study strategies, time management, goal setting, motivation, and more. Book an appointment, or drop in! *flier attached* *--* *The CEE Department office is open Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm, *with remote assistance available on Fridays. Please email ceedept@pdx.edu for the fastest response, as this inbox is monitored by all staff. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Portland State University Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept@pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee *--* *The CEE Department office is open Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm, *with remote assistance available on Fridays. Please email ceedept@pdx.edu for the fastest response, as this inbox is monitored by all staff. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Portland State University Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept@pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee