Tutors regularly interact with the course instructors to discuss tutoring, receive homework solutions or explanations of course material. The corporate sessions expose students to typical engineering positions in industry and to positions within specific high visibility companies. Professor David Delchamps is the faculty advisor to the group. Papa Joe's IEEE students manage the EE coffee shop set up in the Phillips Hall Lounge. Open during the academic year, this student-run operation is named in honor of Joseph P. Rosson, who was held in high esteem by faculty and students alike.
Many alumni contribute to an endowment that pays the student workers and other operating expenses.
A revision of the earlier Phillips Hall News , Connections has been published annually since 1992. Each issue gives attention to faculty highlights, major areas of scholarly concentration, recent faculty accomplishments, tales from the past, staff news and a special section called Positive Feedback that invites comments from alumni and former faculty and friends of the School. In the spring of 1996, we reported on the voyage of the School s Space Banner on the January 11 Space Shuttle, Endeavour, carried by Dr. Daniel T. Barry, BS 75.