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---+!! Freshman Engineering Success Program ---++ FESP <span style="letter-spacing: -0.12pt; word-spacing: 1.44pt; top: 21.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Welcome to the College of Engineering! We are excited about your interest in the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17pt; word-spacing: 5.49pt; top: 34.2pt; width: 470.9pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Guaranteed Internship Program and one of its requirements: the Freshman </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.09pt; word-spacing: -0.07pt; top: 47.2pt; width: 213.8pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 267pt 2pt 11pt">Engineering Success Program (FESP). </span><span style="top: 60.2pt; width: 2.8pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 478pt 2pt 11pt"> </span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.14pt; word-spacing: -0.03pt; top: 73.2pt; width: 83pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 398pt 2pt 11pt">What is FESP? </span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 1.41pt; top: 86.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">The Freshman Engineering Success Program is a program designed to get you motivated about </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 1.53pt; top: 99.2pt; width: 470.6pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">your engineering studies at UIC so that you will have a rewarding and successful experience at </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: 0.47pt; top: 112.2pt; width: 470.5pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">UIC. Through a series of sessions and group projects, you will be encouraged to learn more about </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; word-spacing: 0.1pt; top: 125.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">your engineering discipline and how to build an engineering sense by using your existing math and </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.14pt; word-spacing: -0.01pt; top: 138.2pt; width: 71.5pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 409pt 2pt 11pt">science skills. </span><span style="word-spacing: -0.15pt; top: 151.2pt; width: 5.2pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 476pt 2pt 11pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.17pt; word-spacing: 0.51pt; top: 164.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Specifically during the fall semester, you will participate in at least two FESP general sessions and </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 0.16pt; top: 177.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">two team-based mini-projects. FESP will also provide teaching assistants to help you in your math </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 0.91pt; top: 190.2pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">and science coursework throughout the year. In addition, the program will introduce students to </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: -0.08pt; top: 203.2pt; width: 344.8pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 136pt 2pt 11pt">the many resources at UIC that can help them achieve academic success. </span><span style="top: 216.2pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 478pt 11pt 11pt"> </span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.18pt; width: 72pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 409pt 2pt 11pt">Who we are: </span><br /><span style="word-spacing: 0.28pt; top: 13pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">FESP is a coordinated effort by the six engineering departments at UIC: Bioengineering, Chemical </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; word-spacing: 6.18pt; top: 26pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Engineering, Civil & Material Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer </span><span style="word-spacing: 0.65pt; top: 39pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Engineering, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. Faculties from each department lead the </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: 4.09pt; top: 52pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">general sessions and organize the break-out sessions and mini-projects in their respective </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; word-spacing: 4.69pt; top: 65pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">disciplines. In addition, interaction with local student chapter engineering societies and </span><span style="word-spacing: 3.4pt; top: 78pt; width: 470.6pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">junior/senior level teaching assistants is also provided to enhance early experiences and to </span><span style="word-spacing: 0.53pt; top: 91pt; width: 470.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">encourage students to be self-directed in their educational planning process and overall academic </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: 0pt; top: 104pt; width: 40.6pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 440pt 11pt 11pt">success. </span> <span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; width: 2.8pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 478pt 2pt 11pt"> </span><span style="word-spacing: -0.03pt; top: 13pt; width: 117.9pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 363pt 8pt 11pt">FESP Requirements: </span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: -0.09pt; word-spacing: 1.04pt; top: 32pt; width: 470.9pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 11pt">Successful completion of the Freshman Engineering Success Program for Fall 2015 </span><span style="word-spacing: -0.02pt; top: 45pt; width: 220.4pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 260pt 11pt 11pt">requires meeting the following criteria: </span> <span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 478pt 2pt 11pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.11pt; top: 13pt; width: 18pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt 29pt">1) </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 0.91pt; top: 13pt; left: 46pt; width: 343.6pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt">Attend each of the two general sessions in Fall 2015 (held during the 3</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; letter-spacing: -0.12pt; top: 13pt; left: 389.6pt; width: 6.6pt; height: 7.9pt; border-width: 1pt 0px 5pt">rd</span><span style="word-spacing: 1.01pt; top: 13pt; left: 396.2pt; width: 30.6pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt"> and 5</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; top: 13pt; left: 426.8pt; width: 6.3pt; height: 7.9pt; border-width: 1pt 0px 5pt">th</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.07pt; word-spacing: 0.8pt; top: 13pt; left: 433.1pt; width: 47.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 0px"> weeks of </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; top: 26pt; width: 390.5pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 54pt 11pt 47pt">ENGR 100). The dates are 9/8/2015 or 9/10/2015 and 9/22/2015 or 9/24/2015. </span> <span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 442pt 2pt 47pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; top: 13pt; width: 18pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt 29pt">2) </span><span style="word-spacing: 1.41pt; top: 13pt; left: 46pt; width: 432.2pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 12pt 2pt 0px">Participate on two mini-projects during the Fall 2015 semester. Completion of the mini-</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: -0.02pt; top: 26pt; width: 338.1pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 107pt 2pt 47pt">projects is necessary to qualify for the Guaranteed Internship Program. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; top: 39pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 442pt 2pt 47pt"> </span> <span style="top: 52pt; width: 18pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt 29pt">3) </span><span style="word-spacing: 1.79pt; top: 52pt; left: 46pt; width: 434.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 2pt 0px">Attend the discipline-specific sessions (determined by your major). These sessions will </span><span style="word-spacing: -0.08pt; top: 65pt; width: 366pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 79pt 2pt 47pt">meet during Weeks 6-13 of the Fall 2015 semester. Details to follow shortly. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; top: 78pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 478pt 2pt 11pt"> </span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.09pt; top: 91pt; width: 18pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 11pt 29pt">4) </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: -0.02pt; top: 91pt; left: 46pt; width: 327.5pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 117pt 11pt 0px">Maintain a GPA of 3.2 or greater for your first and second semester. </span> <span style="width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 425pt 2pt 47pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.18pt; top: 13pt; width: 18pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt 29pt">5) </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.13pt; word-spacing: -0.02pt; top: 13pt; left: 46pt; width: 163.9pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 264pt 2pt 0px">Attend required tutoring sessions. </span><span style="top: 26pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 461pt 2pt 11pt"> </span><span style="top: 39pt; width: 2.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 461pt 2pt 11pt"> </span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.14pt; word-spacing: -0.02pt; top: 52pt; width: 436.7pt; height: 12.5pt; border-width: 0px 10pt 11pt 28pt">Graduation begins today . . . with the Freshman Engineering Success Program! </span> %INCLUDE{Contact}%
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