www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
NEXT WEEK (The Read
House)_____________________________________________
Monday, June 14,
Topic: “What You Don’t Know Can Bite You” -
Mack McCarley, P.E., Qore Property Sciences
What does it take to prepare a site for
new construction? What if there’s a
contamination issue or how do you even find out if a site is alright to build
on? Mack McCarley from Qore
Property Sciences will discuss environmental assessments, due diligence, and
other factors surrounding the preparation of properties and mitigation of
environmental issues.
Invocation/Pledge Chair for June: Jack Wagner
OUR PREVIOUS
MEETING________________________________________________
Topic: “The
Gail Campbell,
Breakdown of Lottery Funds
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¾
70% of
lottery revenue goes to ticket winners and
operations
¾
30% of
revenue goes to Lottery Scholarships (rest of 30% will go to Pre
K)
¾
Total of
awards for Lottery Scholarships as of
¾
Total
funding for UTC as of
Data from UTC
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There were 1,200 students identified as
2003 graduates who met the initial eligibility for TELS (Tennessee Education
Lottery Scholarship). Of those
1,200 students, here is the breakdown of
eligibility:
¾
59 students
are eligible to take Summer classes in order to qualify for TELS, because they
have earned less than 24 hours and a TELS GPA of at least
2.5
¾
246 students
are not HOPE eligible, because they have more than 24 hours but do not have a
2.75 TELS GPA
¾
490 students
are HOPE eligible, because they have 24 or more earned hours with at least a
2.75 TELS GPA
¾
405 students
will not receive any type of e-mail, because these have a really low TELS GPA
and/or too few earned hours to make them total 24 by the end of the summer
school sessions.
Difference in TELS GPA and UTC GPA
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¾
TELS GPA
includes all developmental courses taken and repeated courses. If you have repeated a course, both
grades will be included when calculating the GPA for TELS
purposes.
¾
For the UTC
GPA, the highest grade of a repeated course will be
used.
2003 or 2004 high school graduates from home schools
registered in
2003 or 2004 high school graduates from
Tennessee high schools or some high schools near the Tennessee border, score at
least 19 on the ACT test, and whose families live in Tennessee are
eligible.
The ACT test score requirement may
increase to 21 or decrease, in the case of home schooled high school graduates
by 2005.
All applicants for the scholarships
must complete a federal form OMB # 1845-001, Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
If multiple scholarships are received,
they must total less than the cost of attendance. The HOPE scholarship is applied
first. Then other federal or
athletic scholarships are applied.
Engineering COOP students must be given
an exemption on the timely enrollment by the school’s lottery scholarship
coordinator.
Students are given one opportunity to
receive the HOPE scholarship. After
24 hours of course credits, their GPA is checked to see if they will remain
eligible for the scholarship. There
is concern from club members that this scholarship and the GPA requirement may
encourage students to take easier college courses and avoid the science, math,
and engineering courses. Faculty
are preparing for requests of extra credit and grade challenges by students who
want to maintain their TELS GPA.
Thanks to Judy Driggans for the meeting
summary.
FUTURE MONDAY
MEETINGS_____________________________________________
June 21:
“Girls, Inc., Activities at
UTC” - Cecelia Wigal,
June 28:
“Six Sigma Green Belt
Training” - George Aslinger, Aslinger &
Associates
July 5:
No Meeting, Independence Day
July 12:
“TVA Nuclear Program
Activities” - Mark Burzynski, TVA Nuclear
July 19:
“TVA and Clean Air Act
Compliance” - Mike Scott, Title IV Program Mgr, TVA
July 26:
“” - Fred Strohl,
WHERE WE MEET
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We meet at The Read House, and lunch is $11. Parking is free at the Days Inn across
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS?
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If you have any questions or
suggestions about program items please call Tiffany Gibby at
423-751-3168 or email her at tjgibby@tva.gov. You can find references to other
Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.