Engineering Week
Engineering Week
History
Pre-EWOC Format
Engineering Week began as a collection of competitions and games held by student organizations of the College of Engineering. These included the following events:
| Event | Organizer | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Smoker | Engineering Student Council | The Engineering Student Association (ESA) was established in 1920 and is considered as the first student organization established in the College of Engineering. The ESA was the organization that represented students in the community, which was replaced by its subsequent alternatives like the Engineering Association Council and currently lives on as the Engineering Student Council. | |
| Awitan | UP KEM | ||
| Indakan | Engineering Fraulein | The Engineering Fraulein is currently defunct and was the first female-exclusive student organization in the College of Engineering. Upon it's dissolution, the UP ACES decided to continue organizing the Indakan. |
Some of these events were originally intended and facilitated as university-wide competitions that allowed participants from other colleges; however, engineering organizations like the UP Industrial Engineering Club quickly became consistent main-stay participants which attracted both viewers and other participants.
The declaration of Martial Law in 1972 challenged the existence of student organizations and affected participation in the Engineering Week. Political organizations were repressed which caused the dismantlement of certain students organizations. Personalities within campus also refused participation due to general suppression of freedom within the university.
EWOC Format
The lifting of Martial Law in 1981 allowed minor improvements to student organization. Dissent grew and became more vocal as the economic crisis of 1983 was exposed, which compounded with the news of Ninoy Aquino's assassination. Student organizations slowly became shelters for discussions and organized activities.
In 1986, the Engineering Student Council transformed the entire event into a competition - by introducing the Engineering Week Overall Championship (EWOC) - to encourage participation. The UP Industrial Engineering Club was awarded the 1st EWOC after deliberately supporting all the events with their participation, and quickly established a winning streak that would last until the next decade. The new format of Engineering Week was still held on February, and continued without indication of the implications of demonstrations that today is better known as the 1st People Power Revolution. Before the end of the 80s, the engineering week was moved to December to include the Lantern Parade and other Christmas activities to the competition. The Miss Engineering competition was also introduced to further emphasize the challenges of women in the male-dominated profession of engineering.
| Event | Organizer | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maskipaps | Beta Epsilon | Maskipaps was originally a variety talent show which showcased different talents. | |
| Lantern Parade | The College of Engineering | ||
| Miss Engineering | Engineering Student Council |
Development
The streak of the UP Industrial Engineering Club was disrupted three (3) times during the 90s: twice by being dethroned by UP Chemical Engineering Society and once by campus violence; each leaving a profound effect on the competition.
The UP Industrial Engineering Club Era
The UP Industrial Engineering Club regained its streak in the start of the new millenia which it held for the next 20 years. The dominance of the organization often led to review of the format. Certain changes were effected to encourage participation.
In 2013, fielding multiple participants per organization were virtually disallowed in all events. Previously, many events allowed organizations to have multiple representatives, however, this allowed large organizations to field multiple representatives to secure more points. This, however, was offset by the inclusion of over a hundred day events for Engineering Week. Subsequent Engineering Weeks, however, slowly decreased the number of events and extended the celebration from one week to two weeks.
In 2014, the Engineering Week was moved to March of 2015 due to the academic shift which moved exams to December. Since then, the Engineering Week started after People Power 1 Anniversary.
A New Direction
Results
| No. | Year | Date | Champion (EWOC) | 1st Runner-up (EWOR) | 2nd Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 2020 | 07 Mar 2020 | UP KEM | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | 3rd EWOC of UP KEM |
| 33 | 2019 | 13 Mar 2019 | UP Industrial Engineering Club - 6941.63 | UP ACES - 6850.66 | UP KEM - 6412.78 | 30th EWOC of UP IE Club; Longest Streak of 19 EWOCs; Longest Duration of 20 years |
| 32 | 2018 | 10 Mar 2018 | UP Industrial Engineering Club - 7050.54 | UP ACES - 6624.99 | UP KEM - 5733.34 | - |
| 31 | 2017 | 04 Mar 2017 | UP Industrial Engineering Club - 6963.65 | UP ACES - 6633.31 | UP ERG - 5683.29 | - |
| 30 | 2016 | 05 Mar 2016 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | UP Eng'g Soc | UP ACES | Scores are not published. |
| 29 | 2015 | Mar 2015 | UP Industrial Engineering Club - 8005.03 | UP KEM - 6973.37 | UP ACES - 6757.95 | EW was moved to Feb-Mar due to the academic shift. |
| 28 | 2013 | Dec 2013 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | UP KEM | UP ACES | The last year the lantern parade was included. The last year with an EW opening parade. Scores were published over http://www.upesc.org/enggweek and are no longer accessible. |
| 27 | 2012 | Dec 2012 | UP Industrial Engineering Club - 10119.74 | UP KEM - 7575.4 | UP CIEM - 7474.73 | The highest rank of UP CIEM in the whole EWOC history. The largest lead of UP IE Club. The last year of Cheerleadeng'g. |
| 26 | 2011 | Dec 2011 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 25 | 2010 | Dec 2010 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 24 | 2009 | Dec 2009 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 23 | 2008 | Dec 2008 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | 20th EWOC of UP IE Club |
| 22 | 2007 | Dec 2007 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 21 | 2006 | Dec 2006 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 20 | 2005 | Dec 2005 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 19 | 2004 | Dec 2004 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 18 | 2003 | Dec 2003 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 17 | 2002 | Dec 2002 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 16 | 2001 | Dec 2001 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 15 | 2000 | Dec 2000 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 14 | 1999 | Dec 1999 | UP KEM | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | 2nd EWOC of UP KEM |
| 13 | 1998 | Dec 1998 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 12 | 1997 | Dec 1997 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | 10th EWOC of UP IE Club |
| 11 | 1996 | Dec 1996 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Violence caused the awarding to be cancelled (For Confirmation) |
| 10 | 1995 | Dec 1995 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 9 | 1994 | Dec 1994 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 8 | 1993 | Dec 1993 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 7 | 1992 | Dec 1992 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 6 | 1991 | Dec 1991 | UP KEM | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | 1st EWOC of UP KEM |
| 5 | 1990 | Dec 1990 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | End of 1st Streak of UP IE Club (5 years) |
| 4 | 1989 | Dec 1989 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 3 | 1988 | Dec 1988 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1987 | Dec 1987 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1986 | Feb 1986 | UP Industrial Engineering Club | - | - | 1st EWOC of UP IE Club |