General Information
First:
Middle(if any):
Last:
1. Please provide us with your name.*
2. Please provide us with your email address.*
3. In what year of school are you?*
Junior Senior
Semester:
Year:
4. When do you expect to graduate?*
Other (please specify minor or dual major information, if any)
5. What is your major?*
CEE ChE CSC CMPE EE MET ME
Cumulative:
Major Specific:
6. What is your GPA? For most majors, the Major Specific GPA is the average of your department
classes. However, for CMPE majors, it includes both ECE and CSC classes. For example, a valid
GPA is 3.75.
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7. Tell us your underrepresented status (optional, self-declared by each applicant)
Women Persons
with
disabilities
African
American
s
Hispanics American
Indians
Alaska
Natives
Native
Hawaiians
Pacific
Islanders
Technical Skills and Achievements
8. Provide at least one example serving as evidence of your analytical skills.
9. Provide at least one example serving as evidence of your design skills.
10. Provide at least one example serving as evidence of your creativity/innovation.
11. Provide at least one example serving as evidence of your commitment to lifelong learning.
Please Describe
12. Have you participated in any research activities, on or off campus (such as REU, research
projects)? If so, what, when, and how?
No Yes
Please Describe
13. Have you received an award (includes merit based scholarships and honor societies) for
technical or leadership accomplishments in college? If so, what, when, and why?
No Yes
Professional Leadership and Achievements
A focus on Professional Leadership will create dynamic and agile, yet resilient individuals committed to lifelong learning, an
entrepreneurial spirit, interdisciplinary teamwork, excellent communication and high ethical standards.
14. Provide at least one example serving as evidence of your professional leadership skills. This
may include the promotion of your ideas in the workplace/community via blogging, social
networking, Web sites, presentations, and posters.
15. Provide at least one example of your participation in an activity, excluding classes and
organized sports, that requires teamwork. Interdisciplinary teamwork is encouraged.
Please Describe
16. Have you participated in any co-op or internship opportunities (on or off campus)? If so, what,
when, and how?
No Co-op only Internship only Both
Please Describe
17. Have you participated in any extra-curricular activities related to your discipline? Examples are
student/professional organizations, competitions, and conferences/workshops/seminars. If so,
what, when, and level of participation? Examples of participation levels are officer, regular member,
and length of membership for organizations, type of participation for competitions, and attendance,
presenting, volunteering, and organizing for conferences/workshops/seminars.
No Yes
Global Leadership and Achievements
Essential for engineers, Global Leadership will build skills to address the world’s challenges, including National Academy of
Engineering Grand Challenges, and those needed to succeed in an increasingly diverse world with multi-product platforms
and multi-outsourcing options.
Please Describe
18. What is the level of your exposure to foreign languages?
Please Describe
19. Have you participated in any study abroad program? If so, tell us where you went, for how long,
and why. How did the experience impact you personally and professionally?
No Yes
Please Describe
20. Have you attended or actively participated in any multi-cultural events (on or off campus)? If so,
what event(s), when, and how?
No Attended only Actively participated
Aspirations
21. Summarize the reasons why you are a strong candidate for the Engineeering, Computing &
Technology Spectrum Award. Use up to 250 words. This is the most crucial part of your application.
Please spend some time and effort in articulating your thoughts regarding your accomplishments,
aspirations, enthusiasm, drive, and desire to excel as an engineer and contribute to society.
22. What do you like best about being a student in the College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech?
Please write your answer in a short paragraph.
Person1 Name:
Person1 contact info:
Person2 Name:
Person2 contact info:
23. Write names and contact info (email) of two references (on or off campus, at least one must be a
faculty member) who are willing to submit recommendations for you. You are responsible for
ensuring that they complete their recommendations by January 29, 2019. You can personally ask
them to complete the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SpectrumRecommendation2019
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Thank you for completing the application.