Inspiring Wonder—National Engineers Week 2018

In celebration of National Engineers Week (Eweek), the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host a series of special events beginning on Sunday, Feb. 18. The events will bring students together to promote engineering and computer science disciplines to the broader campus community. The entire SU community is invited to attend. This year’s theme is Inspiring Wonder.

Door prizes will be awarded at many of the events, with a grand prize drawing at the conclusion of the Eweek where students can win a Google Home Mini, Amazon Fire TV Stick or a Google Chromecast.

Sunday, Feb. 18 

• Engineering & Computer Science Charity Ball w/ Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority
  • 5 p.m., Schine Underground
  • $5 tickets on sale Monday, Feb. 5, at the Schine Box Office

Monday, Feb. 19

• Build ECG/Heart Rate Monitors w/ Engineering World Health
  • 6-7:30 p.m., Assemble monitors, 369 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

• Bridging the Cultural Gap w/ the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
  • 8-10 p.m., 369 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

Tuesday, Feb. 20

• Paint Night w/ Biomedical Engineering Society
  • 6 p.m., 331 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

• Paint Night w/ Biomedical Engineering Society
  • 6 p.m, 331 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

• Vijay Kumar of Penn Engineering – University Lecture Series
  • 7:30 p.m, Hendricks Chapel

Wednesday, Feb. 21

• Engineering & Computer Science Corporate Showcase
  • Noon– 2 p.m., Lobby of Link Hall
  • Door prize

• Engineering & Computer Science Tailgate—SU vs. North Carolina
  • 5:30-7 p.m., Goldstein Alumni & Faculty Center
  • Featuring Invent@SU student demos
  • Register at cusecommunity.syr.edu

Thursday, Feb. 22

• Student Design Tabling
  • 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Schine Student Center Atrium
    • 10 a.m.-noon Invent@SU Information Table
    • noon-2 p.m. Ruby Batbaatar (Invent@SU)

• Tye Dye w/ the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • 4 -6 p.m., 024 Link Hall
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

• Guest Speaker Brian Thomas w/ the National Society of Black Engineers
  • 6:30 p.m., 107 Hall of Languages
  • Door prize
  • No RSVP Required

Friday, Feb. 23

• SRC Day w/ the SRC-Engineering Ambassadors
  • 9 a.m.-2 p.m., SRC Corporate Headquarters
  • For more information, including how to sign up, please contact the SRC-Engineering Ambassadors at litinits@syr.edu

• Student Design Tabling
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Schine Student Center Atrium
    • 10a.m.-noon, ASME
    • Noon-2 p.m., Invent@SU 2018 Information Table
    • 2-4 p.m., Geri Madanguit and Francis Marinez (2017 Invent@SU Team)

• “Anatomy of an In-Flight Breakup,” w/ Robert Winn and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 4:30 p.m., 105 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

• “Interstellar” Movie Night w/ Theta Tau
  • 7 p.m., 105 Link Hall
  • Door prize
  • RSVP on OrangeLink

Saturday, Feb. 24

• Be the Aerospace Engineer at the MOST
  • Noon-4 p.m.
  • Free with paid admission to the MOST

About Eweek

Founded by National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers.

Today, EWeek is a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. Dedicated to raising public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to quality of life, EWeek promotes recognition among parents, teachers and students of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science and technology literacy, and motivates youth to pursue engineering careers in order to provide a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce. Each year, EWeek reaches thousands of schools, businesses and community groups across the United States.