College of Engineering and Computer Science Hosting National Engineers Week Events

In celebration of National Engineers Week (Eweek), the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host a variety of speakers and activities beginning on Sunday, Feb. 17. The events will bring engineering and computer science students and alumni together, and promote engineering disciplines to the broader campus. All members of the University community are welcome and encouraged to participate.

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 an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Echo Dot or a Bluetooth portable speaker.

 Sunday, Feb. 17

• ECS Olympics with the Academic Excellence Workshop facilitators, Peer Leaders, SHPE, and Tau Beta Pi
  • noon-5 p.m., Link Hall
  • Challenge your peers in a variety of academic, design and fun challenges. A Route 44 event.
  • AEW facilitators, peer deaders, SHPE and Tau Beta Pi
  • Register your team before Feb. 12 on Google Docs

• ECS Welcome Back Event with the STEM Learning Community
  • 8:30-10 p.m., Shaw Dining Hall
  • Are you the King of the Hill? Are you the Queen that reigns? Put your brain to the test! Paper airplanes, Jenga, Math-a-thon, snacks and more!

 Monday, Feb. 18, through Friday, Feb. 22

• Food and Toiletry Drive
  • Serve the campus community by stocking the Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry with food and personal care items. Drop off non-perishable food and toiletry items in the collection boxes throughout Link Hall and the Center for Science and Technology.

• ECS Career Clinics
  • Are you due for a career checkup? Stop by one of the Career Clinics during Eweek to speak to a career advisor to make sure you are on track with all things career-related. To attend, search “ECS E-Week Career Clinic” under events in Handshake or stop by the lounge outside the Link Hall elevators during the clinic. Dates and times are listed in the schedule of events below.

Monday, Feb. 18

• ECS Career Clinic
  • 11 a.m.-noon., Link Hall, first-floor lounge

• Student Innovation Showcase
  • 1:30-3:30 p.m., Link Hall lobby
  • featuring Citrus Racing, Robotics Club and Baja Racing

• Heart Rate/ECG Monitor Workshop with Engineering World Health
  • 7:15-9:15 p.m., 331 Link Hall
  • Build heart rate and ECG monitors for developing countries.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

• ECS Career Clinic
  • 10:30-11:30 a.m., Link Hall, first-floor lounge

• Research Lightning Talks
  • 6:30-8:30 p.m., 105 Link Hall
  • Hear ECS faculty and undergraduate students present and discuss their innovative research.

 Wednesday, Feb. 20

• ECS Career Clinic
  • 11 a.m.-noon, Link Hall, first-floor lounge

• ECS Student Organization Fair
  • noon-4 p.m., Link Hall
  • Learn more about how to get involved in an extracurricular activity and meet other students that share similar interests.

 Thursday, Feb. 21

• ECS Career Clinic
  • 9:30-10:30 a.m., Link Hall, first-floor lounge

• ECS Ladies Paint Night with the Office of Inclusive Excellence
  • 6-8:30 p.m., 331 Link Hall
  • Come together as women studying STEM to create self-portraits. At the end of the event, the floor will open for people to share what they painted and why, and share a dialogue of experiences as women in STEM.
  • Register today on Google Docs

Friday, Feb. 22

• ECS Career Clinic
  • 11 a.m.-noon, Link Hall, first-floor lounge

• ECS Dean’s List Recognition
  • 3-5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Complex

• Student to CEO with Luis Romo ’10, G’12, founder & CEO of PurpleSun
  • 3-5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Complex
  • An Engineering Meets Business presentation about creating your own venture and job right out of college. A Route 44 event.
  • Register today on Google Docs

• Order of the Engineer Induction Ceremony
  • 3-5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Complex
  • The Order is a symbolic organization that seeks to promote professionalism among engineers. It is a prestigious fellowship of engineers dedicated to the practice, teaching and administration of their profession.
  • Senior engineering students graduating May 2019 to December 2019 are eligible to participate. Register in person in 121 Link Hall through Feb. 15. There is a $12 induction fee.

• Pledge of the Computing Professional Induction Ceremony
  • 3-5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Complex
  • The Pledge is a symbolic organization that seeks to promote professionalism and integrity among those with a computer science background.
  • Senior computer science and systems and information science students graduating May 2019 to December 2019 are eligible to participate. Register in person in 121 Link Hall through Feb. 15. There is a $10 induction fee.

Saturday, Feb. 23

• SU vs. Duke Tailgate with ECS
  • 4:30-6 p.m. or 6:30-8 p.m. TBD, Dineen Hall
  • Before you head to the Dome to cheer on Syracuse University vs. Duke, get ready for game day with some delicious tailgate fare, drinks, school spirit giveaways and a chance to snap a photo with your favorite mascot, Otto. Students from the Invent@SU invention accelerators will be on hand to demonstrate their incredible original inventions.

Sunday, Feb. 24

• STEM Charity Ball with Alpha Omega Epsilon
  • 5-8 p.m., Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
  • The STEM charity ball is an annual philanthropy gala in which all proceeds are donated to nonprofit organizations that promotes STEM. This year’s event will benefit the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology and Girls Inc.
  • Open to all Syracuse University students. $5 tickets are available through the Schine Box Office starting Feb. 11 up until the day of the event or until tickets are sold out.

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.