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<p>All,</p>
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<p>I just received the following note from FEF/ Dr. Luo. Please read through it as it has much of the information and more of what we discussed last night!</p>
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<p>Of most importance is the CIC meeting in Chicago!!! Please let me know if you are interested in going as well as your year standing at OSU (3rd year, 4th year, etc) ASAP!!!</p>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Colin<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">All of the information that you need to be aware of this school year is available on the FEF website. You can go to
<a href="http://fefinc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk255162" previewremoved="true">
http://fefinc.org</a>; login and then go to Professors and then Professors Info. This is the page where you can choose what information you are looking for. If there is something you’re looking for but don’t see, please let me know.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Your<span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";"> students need to register
</span>on the FEF website as soon as possible (CIC delegates, scholarships recipients, anyone taking your class)</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* If they registered in previous years, they only need to update their profile – not create a new one</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* If they don’t update their profile, you (and company representatives) will not be able to view their information and it will look like they haven’t registered (if they haven’t logged in since 5/1/17, they have
been switched to “inactive” and need to change their status to “student”)</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* If anyone has problems with their profile, email me –
<a href="mailto:pam@fefinc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pam@fefinc.org</a>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">Internship/Co-Op Scholarships</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * Please remind your students that (if they have had an internship or co-op during 2017) they can apply for one of five $2000 scholarships that will be awarded in November</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * Deadline for submission is October 1, 2017</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * Information and applications are online <a href="http://fefinc.org/employment/internship-co-op-scholarship.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
here</a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Regarding <span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">
CIC delegate selection</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* The deadline for all your names to be submitted in order of preference is October 13, 2017 –
<a href="http://fefinc.org/choosing-cic-delegates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">click here for all the details</span></a></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* You may bring Juniors to the CIC if they are looking for an internship</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* <u><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">Please only bring students who have not already made a job commitment</span></u><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* Repeat delegates are only selected to attend a second year after all of the first-time attendees and students looking for internships have been exhausted; please include your repeat students who do not have
job commitments at the end of your list of selected delegates</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">AFS Wisconsin Regional & <span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">
Casting Competition </span>– February 14-16, 2018</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* Open to AFS student chapters comprising at least five students at accredited universities</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* December 1, 2017 is the deadline to submit your intention to participate</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* February 1, 2018 is the deadline for all entries to be received
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">* Application & more details – <a href="http://fefinc.org/images/PDFs/2018-AFSWisc-CastingContest.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
click here</a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">Ductile Iron Society Conference Attendance Offered to FEF Students – October 25-27</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * The DIS College & University Relations Committee is offering attendance at their meeting held in Plymouth, IN for
<u>UP TO 10 FEF students</u> on a first come-first served basis (includes technical presentations, conference dinners, and a tour of Rochester Metal Products)</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * DIS will underwrite each student’s actual travel costs up to $1000.00</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * YOU, as the FEF Key Professor, need to contact Chip Keough directly with candidates’ names to be considered –
<a href="mailto:jkeough@joyworksstudio.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
jkeough@joyworksstudio.com</a></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">Casting Congress
</span>– April 3-5, 2018 – Fort Worth, TX</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> * If needed, FEF will help with prof & student travel costs – we encourage all schools to attend this important networking event!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Here is a link to the <span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">
annual school survey </span>– <a href="http://fefinc.org/school-survey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
http://fefinc.org/school-survey.html</a> - the <span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">
deadline for submitting this is 9/29/17</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">.
</span>Thanks for your help!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif",serif,"EmojiFont";">Facility Tour Option</span> - Charter Steel in Saukville, WI is inviting any FEF school to visit and tour their facility. They are part of Charter Manufacturing
Group – which includes Charter Wire in Milwaukee and Ohio; Charter Auto in Milwaukee, Europe, and Asia; and Charter Durabar in Illinois. Our contact in Wisconsin is Kit Chaudoir in their HR Division –
<a href="mailto:chaudoirk@chartersteel.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
chaudoirk@chartersteel.com</a>. If you have interest in touring the Plant in Saukville, WI or one of the other plants, email Kit and she will work with you. They have hired some of our FEF students and want to continue to further develop their relationship
with FEF.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif",serif,"EmojiFont";"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please let me know. Have a great school year and see you in November (or before)!</p>
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