Section Meetings

Region 5 Conference and Competitions – Paper Competition Winner

Congratulations to UA student Jordan Kennedy for winning the Ozark Section Paper Competition and placing 1st runner up in the Area competition!  Jordan will be continuing on to the Region 5 conference to compete in the conference-wide presentation competition.  Jordan will be joining student teams competing …

Woman in Engineering – Monday, Feb 12th

Two experts in forced labor issues will give a seminar on modern-day slavery Monday in Bell Engineering Center.  The seminar is hosted by the newly-formed Women in Engineering student branch at the University of Arkansas. Women in Engineering is a program of the Institute of …

Officers for 2018

Thank you again to all who voted in the 2018 election.  Our officers for 2018 include:
Matt Francis – Chair (mattfrancis@ieee.org)
Silke Spiesshoffer – Vice Chair (sspiessh@uark.edu )
Robert Saunders – Sec/Treasurer (rsaunders@uark.edu)

Paper Competition: Submit your papers!

UPDATE: Paper competition –Papers are due , December 15th!  The rules are online! Contact mattfrancis@ieee.org for more details.
Students: Interested in showing off your skills… and possibly winning some $$?  The rules for the 2018 Region 5 competitions are online!  The section will host pre-region competitions this fall, and competitors …

Ozark Section Holiday Party – Reserve your spot today!

Mark your calendars, the 2017 Ozark Section end of year banquet will be at 6:30p the evening of Thursday, December 14th at Mermaid’s in Fayetteville.  We have 40 places reserved for our students, members and your guest.  Come help us celebrate an exciting year supporting …

Interested in Senior Membership?  Join us this Friday to learn more

Has it been 7 years since your undergraduate degree?  Have you considered applying for senior membership?  Friday, Dec. 1st we will be hosting a Senior Membership drive.  Join us for lunch at the Center Space at Startup Junkie in Downtown Fayetteville (NOTE: new location) for an information session …

Thanks for coming to the 2017 Electric Car Rally and Startup Crawl!

The electric car rally was a HUGE success!  We had cars from Toyota (Prius), Chevrolet (Volt and Bolt), a Tesla model S, and a Phillip Crippen’s own conversion, a Ford Ranger.  Over 1000 attended the startup crawl and we had great attendance at the rally.  …