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Upcoming Events and Meetings

Power Lunch with Professor Brunet

Have your lunch on the ECE Department while talking with the Chief Advisor for ECE, Professor Brunet. Sign up at the HKN Office or show up the day of. Meet at the HKN Office at noon and walk over to the Union. Have all your questions about research, graduate school, life as a professor, fields in ECE answered by an ECE professor!

Second General Meeting

Eta Kappa Nu is having its second General Meeting. Come and get an update on everything that has been going on this semester, as well as ways to get involved for the rest of the spring. As always, we will be serving free Papa Johns Pizza - dont miss it! Please note that we would be having it in 103 Talbot Lab.

HKN Graduation Cords and Stoles

Attention all graduating seniors! Want to stand out in the crowd at graduation? HKN is now taking orders for cords and stoles. Stoles are a steal at $25 while cords are $15 each. A complete set is a bargain at $32. For placing the order contact Sukhada Palkar at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Happy Hour at Legends

Join your fellow HKN members for drinks and some free appetizers. Meet us at Legends on Friday!

Barcrawl with IEEE and Alpha Omega Epsilon

Well be joining up with other Engineering organizations for this semester's barcrawl! Come out with everyone and meet some new people and have a great night with your fellow engineers! Sign up at the HKN Office so we can order t-shirts and check out the Facebook Event: http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?sid=7163a33dd946ebb79a0a60b5e796d0bf&eid=81395224432&ref=search

Viasat info session

Interested in starting your career with Viasat? Come and join us for an info session on April 23rd.

HKN Initiate Events

HKN Broomball Tournament

Come and join us on the ice for our very own broomball tournament! Sign-ups are $30 per team and $8 for free agents. Great Prizes to win! Questions or want to sign up, come over to the HKN Office at 243 Everitt Lab.

HKN charity BBQ

On Tuesday April 21st HKN will be holding a barbecue. It is going to be held right outside of Everitt, next to Engineering Hall from 10am - 2pm.

HKN Scavenger Hunt

Registration is FREE. Signup at the HKN Office ASAP or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Prizes include LabVIEW, Microsoft software, $250 cash, Citgo gas cards, etc. Teams of 4-6 people try to complete as many tasks as possible during the week. Feel free to elaborate on how much FUN it will be.

Special Announcements

Dr. Everitt's Neighborhood

After months in production, HKN's free and independent guide to ECE, Dr. Everitt's Neighborhood, will be available at the HKN/IEEE office at 243 Everitt starting Monday, April 6. Pick up a copy and get the inside scoop on picking courses, finding a job, ECE faculty members, and more.

Important: Message for initiates

There are three messages for initiates:- a) We request the initiates who haven’t yet created an online account on ETS (the online event tracking system), to do so ASAP. b) Also be sure to sign up for the events you have attended so far such that you could receive points for them. This also applies for the initiates who have an existing ETS account. c) Don’t have sufficient points in order to initiate this semester? Don’t worry! There are still many upcoming events in which you could participate and earn points. Keep checking the HKN website and the newsletter to keep track of them.

FIRMC Consulting

Are you interested in a career in consulting? Do you need help practicing for the case interview in order to land that dream job? Do you want to differentiate yourself from others during your career search? The FIRM Consulting will help you achieve your career goals and network with the top consulting candidates at the University of Illinois. You will have a support system of alumni who work for McKinsey, Bain, Accenture Strategy, Galt, Mercer, Deloitte, and more.Currently, the firm is recruiting talented and driven undergraduate and graduate students for the Fall 2009 semester. Please see the following details regarding recruitment:

Other General Announcements

Office Hour Tutoring

We will give you 2 points if you sign up for tutoring during office hours. Send Sujeeth Bharadwaj ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) a list of classes that you're comfortable with (comfortable doesn't mean you aced the class. As long as you can help someone with a homework problem, you're in good shape). There are two reasons you would want to do this: 1) The two points 2) It's boring to just sit there and stare at your facebook account for an hr.

New Meeting Time for Vision Committee

The HKN Vision Committee is an opportunity to help create and support new ideas within HKN. It is a great venue to have your voice heard and it is an opportunity to gain further knowledge of the organization. Meetings will now be held on Wednesdays at 7pm in the HKN Office (243 Everitt). All initiates and members are welcome. Joining the Vision Committee and participating (by attending at least 4 meetings and helping to support new ideas) will earn you 5 initiation points! Please contact Tom Comberiate ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you would like to add topics to the weekly agenda or if you have specific questions about the committee. Let your voice be heard by joining the Vision Committee!