DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
 
The Engineering Department Supports a number of engineering related activities. Students are encouraged to participate when possible. Students are especially encouraged to join the Engineering Club and participate in their activities, too.
 
  • Field Trips

    • The Engineering Department, in association with the Engineering Club, sponsors at least two field trips each semester.
    In the recent past we have had outings to--

     
    • Digital Electronics
    • AST Computers
    • McDonnell-Douglas (Sky Lab and Space Shuttle)
    • Edison Company
    • County Sanitation District
    • Griner Engineering
    • ClaValve Manufacturing
    • General Electric
    • FANUC Robotics
    • Textron 
    • OC Water District Water Factor 21
    • C & D Aerospace
    • Pacific Handy Cutter
  • Guest Speakers

    • The department, in cooperation with the Engineering Club,  hosts a series of guest speakers from business, industry, and area universities. Look for posted information about these activities.
  • Videos

    • The Engineering Department and The Engineering Club both have excellent libraries of Engineering related videos. Many of these are shown on a regular basis in Engineering 148 and at Engineering Club meetings. Although these cannot be checked out, they can be played, upon request, in the CAD Classroom (A-216) at a convenient time. Some of the video topics include:
    • Building the Panama Canal
    • The Brooklyn Bridge
    • To Engineer is Human
    • The Mind's Eye
    • The Future That Never Was
    • The Machine That Changed  the World-Parts 1-5
    • King of the Mountain
    • Santa Ana College Bridge Competition
    • Manufacturing Engineering Series
    • Various University Recruiting Videos
    • Several SME Information Videos
    • Connections  Robots!