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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY

Engineering Open House works hard to ensure the safety of our visitors. We ask that you not enter the rooms and buildings not marked for EOH use as indicated in the Visitor’s Guide. Additionally, please follow standard safety precautions with special consideration for campus construction sites. For the safety of yourself and others, please cross at the designated crossings when walking on the campus. Thank you!

EOH 2010

Friday, March 12: 9 AM - 4 PM Saturday, March 13: 9 AM- 3 PM

SHUTTLE AND PARKING

In order to make your visit to EOH more relaxing, parking at EOH is free. Please park your vehicles at the E-14 parking lot along Kirby Ave. The EOH Shuttle-- Operated by Peoria Charter Coach Company-- will run every 15-20 minutes during EOH hours. •Circle Drive in front of the ACES Library •Green and Wright •Kenney Gym (Springfield Ave.) •Goodwin Ave. and Green St. •Gregory Dr. and Goodwin Ave. •Sixth St. and Pennsylvania Ave. •Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Facility A tour guide will introduce the University campus to the visitors during rides, and EOH visitor’s guides will be provided in the EOH shuttle. School buses can drop off visitors on Wright Street, between Talbot Lab (just north of Green St) and Stoughton St. All buses must park in the E-14 parking lot.

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The EOH Visitor Booths can be found in the following locations: •Digital Computer Lab: Atrium •Engineering Hall: Main Hallway •Engineering Quad: North side, next to Grainger Library Be sure to pick up your EOH 2010 merchandise, including this year’s t-shirt, at the Visitor Booth located outside. Questions? Talk to volunteers at the visitor’s booths or committee members with name tags. ___________________________ ___________________________ Learn more about departments and research. Take advantage of your time here and embark on a guided tour. Tours are led by current engineering undergrads and end with a Dean’s Information Session. Tours leave from Visitor’s Booth on the west side of Grainger Library at the following times: Friday: 10AM/12PM/2PM/3PM Saturday: 10AM/12PM/2PM Prior registration not required

Visitor Booths

FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT

Engineering Open House is proud to present the Oasis, food and entertainment central! The Oasis is conveniently located between Engineering Hall and Everitt Lab, right across the street from the Illini Union. Here, you will be able to grab a bite to eat and enjoy entertainment by U of I’s own student groups. So take a moment to stop by, relax, and recharge! Operating Hours: Food, beverage, and entertainment: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 12: Saturday, March 13: 11:45 - 12:20 p.m. Chai Town 11:00 - 11:35 a.m. Illini Contraband 12:30 - 1:05 p.m. I-Pan 11:45 - 12:20 p.m. Illini Contraband 1:15 - 1:50 p.m. I-Pan 12:30 - 1:05 p.m. 3 Spot 1:15 - 1:50 p.m. Girls Next Door

A Short History of Engineering Open House at UIUC

The Open House is the result of over a century of evolution. At the dawn of the 20th century, it became the policy of various departments to sponsor shows and open houses at which time the students and faculty would collaborate on demonstrations and lectures. In 1906, the Department of Physics held its first annual Open House, becoming the precedent and inspiration for the present-day Engineering Open House. This showing of departmental equipment was held in the laboratories of Engineering Hall, where the Physics Department was located at the time. The exhibits centered around light, sound, wireless telegraphy, and other electrical operations, featuring lectures on the principles involved. In the later years, from 1938 to 1942, the tendency was to demonstrate more of the University’s equipment and student work, thereby diminishing the commercial flavor. Most had a serious purpose, seeking to illustrate some of the latest advances in electrical engineering (though a few were purely for the purposes of showmanship). In the fall of 1914, a few years after the first E. E. show, members of the Student Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers acted as hosts at the first annual Mechanical Engineering Open House. Some two thousand people representing all departments of the University passed through the displays of student work and demonstrations of machines in operation, and heard talks on subjects concerning the popular machines of the day.

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