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Engineering Week is the proudest and longest running tradition of the engineering students at the University of Calgary. Held annually in mid-January, Engineering Week is filled with activities that push the boundaries of teamwork and creativity for all those who participate.
Engineering Week is a weeklong competition between the five engineering departments (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Geomatics, and Mechanical) at the University of Calgary. Each department adopts a theme for the week, and they develop costumes, chants, odd habits, etc. that go along with this theme. The Engineering building is then decorated in posters, hallways are converted into live action sets, students are seen dressed in costumes singing creative chants and songs, and the grounds around the Engineering building see the creation of unique snow sculptures.
The themes that have been selected by the departments for 2009 are:
The events of the week, as well as the rules of Engineering Week, are organized, drafted and enforced by a panel of judges. The judge panel is comprised of the Head judge, and one judge representative from each of the five engineering departments, and one judge reppresenting the first and second year common curriculum. Each of the judges are elected by their respective department's student councils, with the exception of the Head judge, who is elected by the Engineering Student's Society. The First/Second year judge is selected by the other judges in a very intense and demeaning selection process. It is a prerequisite of the Head judge to be a judge from a previous Engineering Week. It is the duty of the Engineering Week judges to award points, resolve conflicts, maintain order, and most of all, ensure the safety and enjoyment of all participants at the various events.
The purpose of Engineering Week is twofold:
All proceeds raised at the various Engineering Week events go to a charity (which is selected by the judges). Previous charities have included
The Calgary Urban Project Society, The Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter, The Sheriff King Home, The Make a Wish Foundation and the Calgary Women's
Emergency Shelter.
This year the judges have unanimously decided to make the
Above all else, Engineering Week is a chance for engineering students at the U of C to have a lot of fun. Every year it is a highly anticipated event with a tremendous amount of participation. Many U of C engineering graduates cite Engineering Week and its related activities among their favorite memories from their university days. It is a great chance to witness the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and all the while having a crazy time and solidifying new friendships.
The judges encourage all students to participate in the mayhem that is Engineering Week. Without a doubt all who participate will have a great time.
To find out more about the Engg Week Charity, please click here
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| 9am | Engg Revenge | 9am | ||||
| 10am | 10am | |||||
| 11am | Engg Factor 1 / Opening Ceremonies |
Engg Factor 2 | Snow Sculpture Judging | 11am | ||
| 12pm | Parade | FTJ - Civil | Iron Chef | Scavenger Hunt Judging | 12pm | |
| 1pm | Hallway Judging | FTJ - Zoo | Poster Judging | 1pm | ||
| 2pm | Design Competition | FTJ - Geo | 2pm | |||
| 3pm | Engg Factor 3 | Bachelor/ette Auction | 3pm | |||
| 4pm | Testing | 4pm | ||||
| 5pm | FTJ - Chem | 5pm | ||||
| 6pm | FTJ - Mech | No Event | Games Night | ENGG Factor Finale | Banquet | 6pm |
| 7pm | Roman Guard | Silent Auction | Movie Night | 7pm | ||
| 8pm | 8pm | |||||
| 9pm | 9pm | |||||
| 10pm | 10pm | |||||
| 11pm | Snow Sculptures | 11pm | ||||
| 12am | Midnight BBQ | 12am | ||||
What's keyclue? This event will begin at with a meeting on Sunday, January 9th at 1:00pm sharp at the ship and anchor. This will be one of the most intense and creative events during engineering week and will require department teams comprised of a minimum of 5 dedicated people for the entire week. Any less will really suck, for them and your department’s odds of winning. A key has been securely placed within the Calgary city limits and is accessible 24 hrs/d. It's up to you find it. No illegal acts or trespassing required. Any department who thinks they've found the key should bring it to the charity ball on Friday where they can attempt to unlock the fabled engineering week trophy. Succeed and you will gain all the secrets of the known universe bringing fame and fortune to your department. Fail and you will die.
Design CompetitionThe design competition is new to ENGG week 2011 and will see the departments square off with teams composed of up to 5 students. Team will be presented with challenge and materials they will then be given 2 hours to complete the challenge before final testing. Points will be awarded for effort creativity and final testing results. This will take place on Monday Jan 10 from 2-4 followed by testing.
Scavenger HuntA list of relatively hard and hopefully fun to obtain items will be provided to each department on the first day of ENGG Week, Monday, January 14th. You will have up until the Scavenger Hunt judging on Friday, January 14th - 12:00pm to collect the items. As a reminder, notes for your department's judge (ie. notes for all of the classes they missed during EW) will be a required item. A LARGE number of Bonus points will be awarded for notes for the Head judge and the 1st/2nd year judge.
ENGG FactorEver watch "Fear Factor" on NBC with Joe Rogan? Ours is like that. But with no prize money, fewer hot chicks, and grosser stuff to eat. Throughout the week each day of ENGG Week there will four fear-testing trials for our lucky contestants. The time of each challenge can be seen on the Engg Week schedule page. The fourth and final challenge will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 13th during Movie Night. At each challenge a player will be eliminated. Each department will need a single person to participate in each of the ENGG factor events. There can be no substitution so pick your candidate wisely.
Opening CeremoniesGather around the fire sticks to herald the beginning of Engineering Week 2011! Come sing, shout, hoot holler and let everyone around know that ERTW.
Winter TortureThe first trial in ENGG Factor, which traditionally emphasizes the fact that, "goodness, it's cold out here!". Winter Torture occurs immediately after the Opening Ceremonies and before the Parade on Monday, January 10th. The standings of the participants in this trial will determine the order that their respective department marches in the Parade. Being first is highly prestigious!
ParadeA morning parade across university campus will commence at 12:00 pm - Monday, January 10th. Immediately following Opening Ceremonies. Departments will assemble their masses in full costume with their banner, mascot, and theme song or poem to entertain the keeners who are foolishly in class. The parade begins by going through the now very familiar engineering building. As many classes as possible are visited to "kidnap" fellow student to get as many people parading as possible. The parade then goes through later decided upon buildings and classes. The final destination will of course be the Haskane building, and then back to engineering to participate in more fun activities. All participants are under the supreme control of the Engg Week Judges. Points will be awarded for participation, costumes, banners, theme song or poem, and enthusiasm. Points will be deducted for destructive behavior, disorganization, or anything else we don't like (ie. water balloons, eggs, and other projectiles are no-no's.)
Feed the JudgesLike most humans, we judges must eat. To facilitate this we are forcing each department to provide one meal for us during the week. This meal can be purchased or prepared anyway the department's choose, as long as it's delicious! The meals are judged!
Iron ChefThe Iron Chef contest will be in its eleventh year this Engineering Week. The mystery ingredient for 2011 is revealed to be.... WINE! Each team must create one starter, one main dish and one dessert using the mystery ingredient. Teams are required to bring their own spices, ingredients and cooking supplies. The mystery ingredient will be provided by the Judges, however teams are encouraged to bring their own as well. This year, the competition will be held Either the Engg lounge or in the C-Block foyer. There are limited electrical outlets in the area, so all teams must bring their own power-bars and extensions. Please note that any cooking using gas containers (BBQ/stove) will have to be done outside. The Judges will score the dishes based on taste (50%), presentation (25%) and creativity/originality (25%). Dishes must be edible. The cooking will have a time limit of 90 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of tasting and judging. Each department must have one team consisting of 5 usually 3 students and 2 professors. All students in the team must be enrolled in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Silent Auction and Games NightThe Silent Auction is one of the big events for charity each year. Every department is required to bring in 10 items to be put up for auction. These items can have any value; just keep in mind the goal is to have people competing to bid on these items! All money raised will go directly to this years' charity, The Doorway (Formerly The Backdoor). The Silent Auction will run on Wendesday evening from 6pm-10pm in the Engineering Lounge, departments are welcome to invite anyone they wish who is interested in bidding in the Silent Auction. This includes your councils, friends, and any industry contacts if you wish! Games night will take place on the same Wednesday January 12th from 6pm-10pm. There will be four different events to compete in:
The Foos Ball Tournament will be run concurrently with the Silent Auction. Each department is to submit 2 teams at a cost of $20/team and will compete in a round-robin style tournament. The schedule for this tournament will be posted soon (once all details are finalized). All entry fees for this tournament go to charity. The winning team gets bragging rights. The big-ticket event this year a battle among faculties, one player from each faculty to compete in a epic Starcraft Battle. One match winner takes all. This event will start at the same time as the foos ball tournament in the Geo fourth year homeroom. The cost is $20/player. All entry fees for this tournament go to charity. The winning team gets bragging rights. The Poker Tournament will commence once the foos ball tournament has finished. The event will take place in the Engineering Lounge. Each department is to submit 2 teams, and the buy-in is $20/person. Money raised will go to charity, but the winning player will receive a prize for this event. The DDR/Guitar Hero Competition will start after the foos ball tournament has finished and will take place in the Engineering Lounge. Each department can submit as many players as they want, with entry fees again being $20 but a minimum of 1 player per faculty. This will be a round-robin competition, details finalized when a total count on the competitors is known. Smash Brother Tournament will start after the foos ball tournament has finished and will take place in the Engineering Lounge. Each department can submit up to 5 players, with entry fees again being $20 but a minimum of 1 player per faculty. This will be a round-robin competition, details finalized when a total count on the competitors is known.
ENGGWEEK Film FestivalWith all the prestige and controversy of Cannes, we Engineers have a film festival of our very own. This event requires most of the preparation of any of the ENGG Week events, and it pays as also one of the most entertaining. Each Department prepares a film for the event. This film should be entertaining, but does not necessarily have to relate to your theme. Any number of people may come out to watch, and the ENGG Week Judges will be taking note of your department's attendance. Films will be marked for humor and presentation, not obscenities. The use of excessive foul language will result in frowning on your department and loss of points. The total film should be at least 10 minutes, but should not exceed 25 minutes - any time after that will be cut off unless everyone is laughing so hard that the act of pressing the stop button would be detrimental to one's health. Basically what we are saying, is the funniest most entertaining film will win this event. Awards will be given based on judgement by the ENGG Week Judges, they are:
Please be advised that the movies will be censored by the Dr. Lynne and departments should not make an effort to offend everyone they possibly can. Regardless of the dean's office, there will be no discriminating of ANY minority groups. These include Racial groups, Sexual preference, Mental or Physical Disability, anything else which could even remotely offend someone. There is a zero tolerance policy for this kind of material and movies which contain any of the preceding will not be shown! Clean humor is much harder to achieve then dirty humor thus making the movies much more challenging for departments, clean humor will be rewarded by the ENGG Week Judges. Movies from previous years are available for veiwing in the Gallery, linked at the top of each page.
Engg Week Departmental HockeyThe Engineering Week Hockey Games will be played at Father David Bauer. However we know that each department will have to provide a team that will have compete with every other department in a round-robin tournament. The top 2 teams will compete for first and second place in the final Department hockey game. Each department will also have to provide a referee for 2 to 3 games. Drinking will not be permitted in any city of Calgary arena. Please follow the rules in order to maintain a healthy relationship with the City of Calgary for our proceeding years. THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VIOLATING THIS RULE. If any team member found with any evidence of Alcohol while participating in the Engg Week Hockey Tournament there will be serious reprecussions, likely resulting in that department being relegated to last place in Engineering Week 2011. This is up to the Judge's discretion
Snow SculpturesAll those pencil holders you made throughout the years finally pays off. Each department must have a snow sculpture ready for judging by 11:00am, on Friday, January 14th. Sculptures may be started anytime after the morning of Sunday, January 11th. Sculptures are to remain undamaged for the entire winter. Sculptures will be placed in designated areas only. If there is a disagreement, the ENGG Week Judges will make the final decision. Violators of the above rules will have their sculptures altered before judging. This year sand and salt will be required by the departments to remedy the sidewalks when iced by sculpting. The sculptures will not be judged if the judges feel unsafe about the sidewalk around your sculpture. Operators of Heavy Equipment must be in a suitable condition to operate it. This means that the driver of any heavy equipment used (ie. a pickup truck to pile snow) must be legally sober and capable of operating a motor vehicle. The ENGG Week Judges will not tolerate any acts of defiance for this rule. Failure to comply could wind up with a trip to jail. And your departments disqualification from engg week. Any person defacing a sculpture will have their department's point total severely reduced. Any person found using ESS property such as Haunted House walls will lose their department major points. Anyone who witnesses a person breaking these rules must immediately inform the ENGG Week Judges. Failure to do so will result in an evening in a locked room with small fry. In 1997, some jerk computer science students defaced some sculptures. If you witness anyone doing so you are free to maim them. DO NOT USE NON-BIODEGRADABLE PAINTS OR DYES TO COLOUR YOUR SCULPTURE! That means absolutely no spray paint. Feel free to load up the sprayers (that you purchased) with food colouring and go nuts with that.
Engg Week Dinner and Charity BallThe Engg Week Dinner will be held at Buzzard, and the Charity Ball will be held at Bottle Screw Bills. Tickets will be sold separately. The charity ball will begin with the announcement of the winning ENGG week department and the awarding of the coveted ENGG Week trophy. This will give everyone a chance to celebrate the hard work they have put in all week. The dress code is Semi-Formal (Cocktail-wear), so dress up in your spiffiest clothes and prepare to finish off ENGG Week with a blast!!
Introduction
This document contains the laws of Engineering Week. You will obey and enforce the laws cited in this document without question. Should you choose to break one of the EW Laws, you are agreeing that the consequence of your actions is your own responsibility. Participation in any Engineering Week activity or related activity acknowledges that you have read and understand this document to the utmost extent.
Enggweek Law Enforcement
The Engineering Week laws are here to ensure the safety and well-being of participants and non-participants in EW activities. If you bear witness to someone breaking one of the EW laws, you are to take the initiative to talk some sense into the offender(s). If they do not listen and continue to break these laws, you are required to tell the ENGG Week Judges so that we may talk some sense into the offender(s). While engineers are known for being loud, rude, and obnoxious, we have a duty to present ourselves as professional (and elite) members of society. One person acting like an idiot can make the entire department look like idiots (although in management's case they don't need to do any acting).
Cardinal Rules
The ENGG Week Judges represent the highest law of Engineering Week. We maintain the power to change, manipulate, negotiate, settle upon, remove, re-instate, delete, add, revise, profile, dissolve, stipulate, and/or compose any rule, law, or detail that has to do with Engineering Week and the Engineering Week activities. This effectively means that we wield the same power of a Fascist government (or your mom). As an Engineering Week participant, it is your duty to treat the ENGG Week Judges with the utmost in respect and admiration. Failure to comply will most-definitely result in an awkward and belittling social situation, usually in front of your peers.
General
In a pathetic attempt to boost their shattered egos and elevate themselves to a higher social status than the average engineer, thus resulting in higher salaries, a larger house, and a generally more fulfilling life, the Engineering Week judges are to be referred to as the ENGG Week Judges Our skin is thick, and while you may deem it appropriate to call us a variety of other catchy phrases, keep in mind that we hold the utmost in power over you and your department, and we are generally wittier than you anyway. Our officials cannot be corrupted, co-opted, or questioned (although they can likely be seduced). Our words are more poetic than those of a legion of poets, and our power is more intense than you may comprehend. When we speak, you listen. When we lead, you follow. We rule with the divine right of kings, yet we bleed the same blood as peasants (this means we can relate to you, the commoners). You will not question our omnipotence.
The ENGG Week Judges do not and will not take any responsibility, be it moral, financial, legal, or other, for the action (or inaction) of any Engineering Week participants in an Engineering Week activity or related activity.
Engineering Week is traditionally an event with a long history of rivalries between departments. The ENGG Week Judges strongly discourages any acts that are aggressive, malicious, hostile, or just plain idiotic, towards any of the other departments. The ENGG Week Judges will view such acts as inhuman, and you will be publicly flogged for your actions (actually we'll probably just belittle you; this may involve eggs). Engineering Week is an opportunity to promote our selves, our faculty, our profession, and the University of Calgary. We are here to celebrate who we are and what we are capable of, and have a great time doing it.
The department that has the most fun and does the least whining will likely be the victor of Engineering Week.
Liability
The ENGG Week Judges will do their best to ensure that everyone has a safe and (hopefully) fun time during Engineering Week 2007. The ENGG Week Judges accept no liability for the actions and the consequences of those actions beyond what we tell you to do. If you feel that we have asked you to do something that will compromise the safety and well-being of an Engineering Week participant or non-participant, then tell us. If you feel that we have asked you to do something that will humiliate or belittle you then you are clearly an idiot. If you thought you would make it through the week without performing tasks which will one day return to haunt you, hopefully while at either the peak of your career or during a marriage ceremony, then you should drop out of engineering now and take fine arts.
For those who lack common sense, the following is a partial list of banned activities
There will be ABSOLUTELY NO:
Use your head! If Management does something stupid and petty (like dressing up to go to lectures), DO NOT sink to their level and attempt to get them back. We are better. Management students are mostly jerks who did not grow up after high school, and they still believe pranks like fish in the vents or spray paint on the posters are funny (that's what you get for having 3 brain cells). The ENGG Week Judges will not tolerate any vengeful acts towards ANY person, group, or faculty.
Some events have warnings, cautions, and other special instructions. Listen to them carefully and obey them at all times. In particular, read and understand the rules for events such as (Engg Factor and the B&B auction). The ENGG Week Judges are busy people, and we have better things to do than make rules for no reason. Departments must make sure that their members know what is involved for each activity.
Alcohol
There is to be absolutely NO ALCOHOL IN THE ENGINEERING BUILDING. The Engineering Building does not carry a liquor license. The University of Calgary Food Services carries the liquor licenses' for the entire University campus. If anyone in Engineering is found with alcohol, the University of Calgary can lose their liquor license for the entire campus, and you could wind up in jail. Campus Security (aka rent-a-cop Kinesiology graduates) might be doing spot checks. They carry keys, cameras, and walkie-talkies, thus they are a semi-official policing-type force, and they wield the power to get you in trouble with the ENGG Week Judges the Dean, or the actual Calgary Police Service.
Charity
The ultimate goal of Engineering Week (besides having a hell-uv-a-lotta-fun) is to raise the most money that we can for the Light Up The World Foundation. While we may not be associated with good-looks, stunning personalities, and physical prowess (this means you, it's quite obvious the ENGG Week Judges have been given these traits), we are well known for our contributions to charity.
Points
During the course of Engineering Week, the ENGG Week Judges will award points. Each event during Engineering Week has an associated point value. If you fail to attend (ie. do not show up) an event then you will lose points (just like a right-wrong multiple choice test). The points are calculated daily and the standings will be posted outside the ESS office. The individual points for each event are secret, but if you want to improve your department's chances follow the guide below.
THINGS WE LIKE (POINTS GO UP):Deposit
A $XX.XX deposit MUST be made by each department to the Head Judge. The deposit is required before TBA. After Engineering Week, the head judge will inspect all areas to ensure that tape, paper, and string have been removed. The head judge will return the deposits to the departments minus the cost of any additional cleanup (ie. make sure you leave no evidence that you postered anything, otherwise you will be charged $$ for it). The ENGG Week Judges and the Dean's Office reserves the right to remove material deemed offensive.
Posters
Each department is expected to create and display posters and hallway decorations in their department's theme. DO NOT PUT POSTERS IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED ROOMS! If you put posters in one of the newly renovated rooms not only will you lose mucho points but you will also most likely be assessed the costs of restoring the rooms to their original condition (the Dean will be happy to explain this one to you). The ENGG Week Judges will promptly remove any posters place in the newly renovated rooms.
Posters and hallway decorations:
Departments must fire-retard all their posters. The fire-retardant solution will be available TBA. The ENGG Week Judges will not be providing sprayers. Each department is responsible for acquiring a sprayer for their own use. A 1.5 gallon sprayer costs about $25 at Revy, and you can then use it to spray water or biodegradable dye on your snow sculpture. We advise that you wear a gas mask while spraying, as the side-effects of inhalation of the fire-retardant include idiocy, nausea, and taking 9 years to complete your degree,
There shall be no posters in contact with or hanging over any ESS bulletin board. Any poster that does not follow these few simple rules will be ripped down and the guilty department will be reprimanded by the ENGG Week Judges General posters will not be hung before noon TBA. Do not hang posters in reserved or designated hallways (other than yours) or newly renovated rooms.
2-2-1 Posters
Each department is required to make the following posters:
Many of the frosh do not realize what Engineering Week is, nor do they realize what madness and lunacy goes on during the first full week of classes in the Winter semester. The Engineering Week banner should mention something like Engineering Week Jan. 14-18 and mention some of the various activities, as well as give reference to enggweek.com.
Remember to put your department's name on each of your posters so we know who to praise and who to whip. The numbers above are for the minimum amount, and the ENGG Week Judges love it when departments put an extra amount of effort in. The more 2-2-1 posters the better. Posters that fall down must be put up again or removed. Departments will lose points if posters are lying around on the ground.
Bribes
The ENGG Week Judges will appoint what department gets to feed them breakfast, lunch, or dinner on what day. Engineering Week requires months of preparation, and your fearless and heroic ENGG Week Judges have devoted their time, energy, and resources to make sure that the participants have as much fun as humanly possible (and we mean that if you have any more fun you would go insane). As a gesture of required goodwill, each department must provide the ENGG Week Judges with one delicious meal at a day and time of our choosing. The menu for the meal is up to each department, but the meal must accommodate the needs of certain members of the ENGG Week Judges (ie. NO PEANUTS for ANYONE HAVE ALERGYS?!!!). These 'mandatory bribes' are the only services that we will solicit from the departments. This is an opportunity to get in the ENGG Week Judges good books. No other bribes will be solicited, requested, or demanded, however unsolicited bribes will be considered. The order of bribes will be determined by a draw.
Mascot / Banner
As a symbol to promote and represent their theme, each department shall produce an amazingly stupendous banner. Each department must also select or create a theme mascot. This unique, inanimate object (no live animals allowed, ENGG Week Judges might get turned on) must accompany the road trip team and shall appear in as many photos taken on the road trip as possible. The ENGG Week Judges like to see creative use of their mascots, and celebrity cameos are encouraged. Banners and mascots will be judged on size, strength to weight ratio, and ass-kicking-wondrousity (a term coined by the CREW of 2001). Remember to keep any animal-like mascots away from ENGG Week Judges