March 30, 2016  

WIEP event lets high school juniors explore Purdue engineering

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Young women who are high school juniors can register now for a firsthand look at the College of Engineering at Purdue University.

Juniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue provides female students with an interest in engineering the opportunity to learn about the university's engineering program. The event is a daylong, on-campus activity scheduled for April 11.

Interested juniors can register to attend online. Parents and teachers are invited to attend, as well. The online registration deadline is Monday (April 4).

The event is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is hosted by the Women In Engineering program.

During the day, juniors can explore any two Purdue engineering disciplines and obtain details about the first-year engineering program. Tours are available with the opportunity to meet professors, current students and women alumni of the program.

Also, an informative session focusing on professional practice experiences, global engineering, engineering projects in community service and honors engineering is open to attendees.

Lunch will be provided in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms with a keynote speaker presentation. An agenda for the day is available online

Writer: Brian L. Huchel, 765-494-2084, bhuchel@purdue.edu 

Source: Dawn Mikels, 765-494-3889, djmikels@purdue.edu 

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