Centennial
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Click here to view photos from the IE centennial celebration.
Click here to view the Penn State Live article about the celebration.
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The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering will celebrate its centennial in 2009.
Plans were recently announced for a celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the Penn State industrial engineering department. A series of activities and events to commemorate the centennial are scheduled for Apr. 3 - 4, 2009.
The IE centennial celebration will be a memorable event celebrating the accomplishments of the department, its faculty, staff and students over the last hundred years. The celebration will also focus on the future goals of the department and its mission to produce world-class, globally aware industrial engineers.
More than 500 alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends are expected to participate in the weekend's activities at the University Park campus. The celebration will kick off on Friday, Apr. 3 at the Leonhard Building, with activities including a welcome picnic, Leonhard Building tours, campus tours, children's activities and a Saturday evening reception.
Click here to view the centennial invitation letter.
Below is a tentative schedule of events for the celebration weekend. For additional information, please contact Sharon Frazier at 814-865-7601.
Friday, April 3:
Morning/Afternoon
Alumni may choose to attend the following classes:
IE302 Engineering Economy 11:15-12:05pm, 102 Leonhard Building, Dr. Ravindran
IE323 Stat Methods In IE 9:05-9:55am, 120 Leonhard Building, Mrs. Joshi
IE 425 Operations Research 12:20-1:10pm, 102 Leonhard Building, Dr. Ventura
IE497C Retail Engineering 11:15-12:05pm, 101 Leonhard Building, Dr. Prabhu
IE519 Dynamic Programming 11:15-12:05, 203 Leonhard Building, Dr. Ventura
Evening
5:00pm Registration Leonhard Building Lobby
5:00 - 7:00 pm Tent outside Leonhard Building
Picnic on lawn outside Leonhard
Informal Leonhard Building tours
Saturday, April 4:
Morning
10:30am - 12:45pm Registration - Leonhard Building lobby
10:30 am - Noon
Campus Tours with Lion Ambassadors starting from Leonhard Building
Afternoon
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Lunch - picnic style buffet, Nittany Lion, Blue Band Trumpets
1:00 - 3:00 pm
FAME Lab open - machines in action
Activities for children - meet in 101 Leonhard Building
Leonhard Building tours with IE Students - meet at the bell in the lobby
Open labs - visit anytime:
CAD Lab Room #231
HUMAN FACTORS Lab Room #235
DISCRETE Lab Room #236
CSEE (Center for Service Enterprise Engineering) Room #244
1:30 - 2:15 pm 102 Leonhard Building
Panel discussion - "Industrial Engineering in Practice: Current & Future Trends"
- Mr. Peter Dal Pezzo, President & CEO, Elevon
- Mr. Mike Marino, Chief Operating Officer, SpeeCo
- Dr. Susan Schall, President/Owner, SOS Consulting
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Trivia challenge - JeopardIE:Alums vs. Students
3:30 - 6:00 pm
Free time
Evening
6:00-10:00 pm
Registration in the Rotunda of the Nittany Lion Inn
Reception in the Atrium of the Nittany Lion Inn (6:00 - 6:45pm)
Banquet in the Ballroom of the Nittany Lion Inn
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The IE department was featured in the Front Line section of Industrial Engineer Magazine in January 2009. The article, "A birthday to remember - Penn State's IE department celebrates centennial" presents a brief history of the department and a few phots that depict IE education past and present.
To read the article, click Industrial Engineer Magazine January 2009
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The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering was featured in the Beaver Stadium magazine's Homecoming edition on October 18.
The magazine recognized the IE department for being the world's first and oldest industrial engineering department. The IE department observes its centennial anniversary this year with celebration events scheduled for 2009.
To read the full article, click IE Beaver Stadium Feature
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A centennial book is being created that illustrates the remarkable history of the department and will be exhibited at the centennial celebration in April. Copies will be available for those in attendance.