Chapter Events
Events
You are invited!
Upcoming Events
General Body Meetings
Every Saturday
12:00pm | Zoom
Come and have a chat with us and other eligible students. You can ask any question you may have.
Zoom link: Here.
Meeting ID: 999 6142 6000
Passcode: 904163
Tau Beta Puzzle Hunt
April 11, 2021 (Sunday)
1:00pm-5:00pm | Zoom
The CA AB, CA Psi, and CA K chapters are collaborating to host a large-scale social event for all all of District 16! In our first ever Tau Beta Puzzle Hunt, all Tau Beta Pi initiates, members, and alumni are welcome to attend. Teams of 3-5 members will work together to solve space-themed engineering puzzles. We wanted a way for Tau Bates to connect, socialize, and network with each other since we could not do any in-person conference activities. The entire event will be hosted via Discord (including the introductory event overview and the concluding award ceremony).
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/ka94fW5X1drVke3f8
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/gxtMVhcZjj
Autodesk
April 16, 2021 (Friday)
1:00pm | Zoom
TBP, HKN, and TSA (Transfer Student Alliance) are co-hosting an event with AutoDesk. The event will be an introduction to state of the art CAD and CAE software, as well as generative design. This is open to all! We’re hoping with good attendance we can start a series of workshops next semester.
Please register! https://tinyurl.com/autodeskatcsun
Meeting ID:965 3690 6151
Passcode: 505413
Initiation Ceremony
April 24, 2021 (Saturday)
12:00pm-1:00pm | Zoom
All initiates who accept membership must attend the initiation ceremony of the semester.
Officer Elections
May 2021
TBA | TBA
Please nominate and be involved in our chapter, develop and improve the chapter, while gaining some leadership experience. Most importantly, enjoy the process and make some friends, at local, district and/or national level while being an officer to the chapter!
Beginner Level Android App Workshop
TBD
TBD | Zoom
Have you ever been interested in making an app but you don’t know how to get started? Then join us for our beginner level workshop! Habib Okanla, a Software Engineer at Facebook will be speaking at the event.
Zoom Link:
https://csun.zoom.us/j/89020334075?pwd=blpQKytiajJSdTdMT0F6WGRpRXp4UT09
Make sure to download Android Studios beforehand! https://developer.android.com/studio#downloads
See you next time!
Past Events
MataHacks
April 2-4, 2021 (Friday-Sunday)
TBA | Zoom
TBP has partnered with IEE, Layer8, and several other STEM clubs at CSUN to host a 48-hour virtual Hackathon. Students will be able to create their own products and present them to representatives of different industries. Students will have the opportunity to network with mentors and STEM-industry experts throughout the event. The Hackathon will give students opportunities to broaden their knowledge and their professional contact network and it will provide an exciting environment through which new friends are made, bonding over various new projects.
Leveling Up: Problem Solving and Decision Making
March 30, 2021 (Tuesday)
5:00pm-6:00pm | Zoom
Brainstorming is a common activity used both to generate new ideas and as a team-building experience. The “Leveling Up” module focuses on helping CI Professionals become effective facilitators for problem solving and decision making activities. Specific skills for facilitating brainstorming sessions are discussed, along with practical tools for helping groups distill the results of brainstorming into actionable solutions and activities to help spark creativity. Live Q&A welcome!
Registration Link: Here
This event is part of Engineering Futures Online.
Matamixer
March 27, 2021 (Saturday)
4:00pm-6:00pm | Zoom
Get excited about the upcoming Matamixer! This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow engineering students from different majors, as well as community and industry leaders!
Registration Link: https://matahacks.com/mixer
Keysight Technologies
March 26, 2021 (Friday)
3:30pm-5:30pm | Zoom
We are hosting an event with Keysight Technologies. There will be 2 parts spanning 2 hours. Session 1 includes an overview of Keysight, Keysight at universities, interview and resume tips, and expectations from Keysight. Session 2 will have a Q&A session with a panel of Keysight engineers, most of whom are CSUN alumni.
Meeting ID: 832 5860 4955
Passcode: 204933
FPGA Workshop
March 5, 2021 (Friday)
6:00pm-7:00pm | Zoom
This beginner level workshop is hosted by our very own alumni Austin Smith. Austin now works as a VHDL engineer at Raytheon working in VHDL, Verilog, and FPGAs. If you are interested in going that route or just learning, this is a great experience! There will also be a Q&A session afterwards where you can pick his brain.
Meeting ID: 878 1025 8663
Passcode: 832091
Don’t forget to register here! This event is dependent on how many people are interested in signing up, so let’s make it a success!
How to Get a Computer Science Job
February 25, 2021 (Thursday)
6:00pm-7:00pm | Zoom
Senior Android Engineer at Square Jonathan Nakhla will present useful strategies on how to obtain a job in the field of Computer Science.
Meeting ID: 878 1025 8663
Passcode: 832091
Don’t forget to register here!
Mastering Your Schedule and Tasks
February 23, 2021 (Tuesday)
4:00pm-5:00pm PST | Zoom
Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list and uncertain of how to manage your time and tasks most effectively? Join Dr. Dirk Colbry to learn how to develop a trusted system and gain mastery over your task lists and schedules. Gain practical skills that you can put into practice right away to pare down your inbox, tame your to-dos, and get your calendar under control. Live Q&A welcome!
Free registration: here
This event is part of Engineering Futures Online, learn more about it here.
Saving for Retirement
February 23, 2021 (Tuesday)
1:00pm-2:00pm | Zoom
Come join speaker Paul Kimpel in a discussion of how to save for retirement.
Meeting ID: 857 4558 1131
Passcode: 389480
Registration Link: here
Smart Strategies for Managing Debt
February 15, 2021 (Monday)
4:00pm-5:00pm PST | Zoom
Matt Hennemann, a Northwestern Mutual Financial Advisor. will share information on the types of debt: the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. He’ll discuss rules of thumb, debt ratios, credit scores, budgeting, and optimization, refinancing, and consolidation considerations all while helping you “plan for debt.” There will be a short presentation followed by a Q&A so bring your questions!
Free registration: here
This event is part of Engineering Futures Online, learn more about it here.
New Member Orientation
February 12 &15, 2021 (Friday and Monday)
4pm – 5pm (Friday), 5pm-6pm (Monday) | Zoom
Come join us for a quick info session and learn what Tau Beta Pi is, and the full potential of Tau Beta Pi on campus and in the workforce. With over 600,000 members nationwide, the potential of the organization is unprecedented! Not mandatory, but recommended for invitees! See you there!
Prior to attending, please fill out this Google form:
https://forms.gle/bvXmhik1DEUoKNik6
Zoom Link: Here
Game Night
Every Friday
9:00pm | Zoom
Come and unwind after a long week! Hope you all like Jackbox Party and Among Us. Among Us is free on mobile and costs $5 to purchase from Steam.
Join the fun!
https://csun.zoom.us/j/99961426000?pwd=bHI2amJuTlgwZUtPNFcrY2k5R3pjdz09
Build-a-Bent
Deadline: December 2020
Email Submission
Are you passionate about creating cool things, Tau Bates? Well, we have an upcoming event for you! As we are unable to go to campus to polish the bent, we have decided on an alternative while the pandemic goes on. We are pleased to announce our first-ever Build-a-Bent Contest!
Let your imagination run wild! Think of any way to create a bent, which can include anything from drawing, software tools (3D printing, PCBs, programming, mathematical models, etc.), or physical designs, like carved into a pumpkin for spooky season. Email us back your final product and the top finalists from every category will be featured on our social media, including our TBP CSUN website!
Matahacks
November 6-8, 2020 (Friday-Sunday)
TBA | Virtual Meeting
TBP has partnered with IEE, Layer8, and several other STEM clubs at CSUN to host a 48-hour virtual Hackathon. Students will be able to create their own products and present them to representatives of different industries. Students will have the opportunity to network with mentors and STEM-industry experts throughout the event. The Hackathon will give students opportunities to broaden their knowledge and their professional contact network and it will provide an exciting environment through which new friends are made, bonding over various new projects.
Website:
http://matahacks.com/
Facebook event:
https://fb.me/e/19SmfSWcw
LinkedIn event:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/matahacks6718389265887318016/
TBP Alumni Panel
November 5, 2020 (Thursday)
4:30pm – 6:00 pm | Zoom
We will discuss the benefits of graduate school, advice posts for grads, and the complications endured during the pandemic.
Zoom Link:
https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/94637697178
TBP Recruiting Fair
October 22 and 23 2020 (Thursday & Friday)
7:00am – 2:00 pm | Online
Companies like BAE Systems, Cognizant, DeNovo, FM Global, Parsons, Raytheon and more everyday are looking to hire Tau Bates. More than 20 of the top U.S. engineering graduate programs such as MIT, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, Penn State, New York University, Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Iowa State, RPI, and more, will be participating. ONLY for TBP Members.
Link with details on how to register:
https://www.tbp.org/conv/joinCareerFair.cfm
Mini Meet the Clubs
October 16, 2020 (Friday)
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Zoom
Come meet Tau Beta Pi!
Zoom ID: 868 8595 0051
Passcode: TBPCAK
TBP Resume Workshop
Q&A Session #1: October 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM (last day to register October 8, 2020)
Q&A Session #2: October 16, 2020 at 5:30 PM (last day to register October 14, 2020)
10:00 am / 5:30 pm | Online
Have your resume looked over in one of two sessions hosted by industry professionals Rachel and Joey Alexander. Rachel currently works as an Assistant Engineer for Sacramento County Department of Airports which operates and maintains four airports, including Sacramento International Airport (SMF). Joey has performed a variety of IT related roles over a 14+ years. Currently, Joey is the IT manager for a local data company in Sacramento, CA. In this role, he manages a team of IT professionals that run a website used throughout the world.
Register here:
https://sites.google.com/tbp.org/resume-workshop/home
Officer Election
May 2, 2019 (Thursday)
12:30pm – 1:30pm | JD4440
Please nominate and be involved in our chapter, develop and improve the chapter, while gaining some leadership experience. Most importantly, enjoy the process and make some friends, at local, district and/or national level while being an officer to the chapter!
Nominate here: https://forms.gle/WuiAT5kFLZPLR1We8
Position description here: www.tbpcsun.com/officers
Membership page here: www.tbpcsun.com/members
Panda Express Fundrasier
TBD
TBD | TBD
Join us for a quick lunch break at the restaurant (to be confirmed) ! If you missed the orientation and would like to know more about Tau Beta Pi, this is the perfect time to speak to our officers and have all your questions answered! Or, you can just come and hang out with us! Get to know your peers, or your future colleagues!
51st Anniversary Banquet
April 19, 2018 (Friday)
5:30pm – 7:30pm | Thousand Oaks Room, USU
All TBP members and CSUN students are invited to join us for the evening, along with our officers, professors, dean, district directors! Dinner will be served, and Spring 2019 initiates will be presented with their membership items – TBP pin, certificate, and membership card.
We also want to take the opportunity to congratulate members and students who made it to the commencement! RSVP here!
SensorTile and Its Development Platforms
April 11, 2019 (Thursday)
12:00pm -2:00pm | JD4440
This event is presented by IEEE SSCS (Solid State Circuits Society) chapter in San Fernando Valley.
The presentation will be given by Andrea Vitali from ST Microelectronics. The title of the presentation is “SensorTile and Its Development Platforms.”
Please RSVP here.
Unity Workshop with ACM
March 28, 2019
6:30 PM | JD1618
Learn how to use Unity, and use it tools to make awesome games and 3D renders of objects. No Prior knowledge of coding is required, but please be able to pre-install Unity before the event.
Bent Polishing
March 27, 2019
12noon – 1pm | In front of Johnson Auditorium
Did you notice the trestle-like metallic bent in front of the Johnson Auditorium? Ever wonder what is that? That’s the official emblem of Tau Beta Pi and is held in high regard by all engineering professionals. Before each initiation, potential initiates will gather and polish the Bent as a part of our tradition for initiation.
Engineering Futures
March 15, 2019 (Friday)
3:30pm – 6:30pm | JD4440
Engineering Futures was established 20 years ago in response to a need to provide engineering students training in the “soft skills,” those non-technical skills necessary for success in the workplace but rarely included in engineering curricula.
Register Will Start Soon. Stay Tune!
Pi Day 2019
March 14, 2019 (Thursday)
11:00am – Sold out | JD Breezeway
In conjunction with the annual celebration on March 14 commemorating the mathematical constant π, California Kappa will have a bake sale selling pies to fellow students. We will table at the TBD from TBD, or until we are sold out, whichever comes first!
Tour - Edwards Air Force Base
February 22, 2019 (Friday)
8AM – 2PM (This Includes Travel) | Edwards AFB
We will be heading to the Air Force Base for a tour! The trip is fully sponsored, so students interested can enjoy the benefit to visit the base without having to worry about the cost of travel!
Citizens and non-citizens are welcome to join us!
Register here.
New Members Orientation II
February 13, 2019 (Wednesday)
11am – 1pm | JD4440
Come join us for a quick info session and learn what Tau Beta Pi is, and the full potential of Tau Beta Pi on campus and in the workforce. With over 600,000 members nationwide, the potential of the organization is unprecedented! Not mandatory, but recommended for invitees! See you there!
New Members Orientation I
February 12, 2019 (Tuesday)
3pm – 5pm | JD4440
Come join us for a quick info session and learn what Tau Beta Pi is, and the full potential of Tau Beta Pi on campus and in the workforce. With over 600,000 members nationwide, the potential of the organization is unprecedented! Not mandatory, but recommended for invitees! See you there!
Welcome Back: Spring 2019
February 7, 2019 (Thursday)
3pm – 5pm | Burbank Room, USU
What’s better than having the first chapter event in Spring 2019 with free snacks, pizza and drinks, while spending time with your friends and members with some board games? It’s free for all CSUN students! Drop by!
Meet the Clubs
January 29-30, 2019 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
11am – 2pm | Oviatt Quad
The officers will be tabling at Meet the Clubs On January 29th and 30th from 11am – 2pm at the Oviatt Quad across the Oviatt Library. Come by and say hi to our current officers and members!This is also a great opportunity to learn more about Tau Beta Pi and our current officers, and grab some Tau Beta Pi freebies while you are there!
” Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession “
” Nation’s second-oldest honor society in the United States “