In recognition for service to EGO, we award 'eQ Points' to any and all graduate students who volunteer to help us plan and execute the many services that we provide.

There are many ways to earn eQ Points. The two largest opportunities are the Fall Picnic and Winter Party held annually near the start of the Fall and Spring semesters. We strive to award points based on the work required for a given task, a sample of jobs required each year is listed below. The point values given are estimates, and are revisited each year to ensure fairness. Our revised policy is summarized here. If you have any questions on how we determine the points to award for each position, please contact the eQ Points Manager (ego+eq [at] ece).

In addition, points are awarded for the various officer positions (list of positions). Most officers and czars receive 25 eQ points for every year served on the committe, while poster-ers receive 2 eQ points per event postered.

The updated list of eQ Points can be found here. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, or a similar program that can open .pdf files.

The first way to redeem your eQ Points is to apply them towards the cost of any EGO sponsored event at a rate of $1/point. Thus, if you have 10 eQ Points and you would like to purchase a $35 ticket to see a play downtown with EGO, you can use the 10 eQ Points and only pay $25 for the ticket (if you have 35 points, you can attend for free). Simply inform the event organizer that you would like to pay with eQ points.

Alternatively, you can redeem your eQ points for one of many reward options. Simply send an e-mail to the eQ Points Manager (ego+eq [at] ece), requesting one of the rewards below. All rewards will be e-mailed to you, except as noted below.