Exploring Engineering at Purdue

Save the Date: October 16, 2023
Explore Purdue Engineering during a college campus visit, geared toward women in their junior year of high school!
  • Design your own schedule! Attend specific engineering sessions and tour campus or a student dorm, all while connecting with engineering students, Purdue staff and alumnae. 
  • If you visit campus early, we offer an optional 'meet and greet' opportunity on Sunday evening, April 16! All participants and their parents or guardians will enjoy a fun, casual atmosphere with the ability to mingle with many engineering representatives and current engineering students. We look forward to discussing what engineering is all about at Purdue University.
  • Discover why Purdue Engineering might be right for you!

Intended Agenda (Eastern Time)

  • 7:30 a.m.      Check In (Stewart Center)
  • 8:00 a.m.      Welcome Session
  • 8:05 a.m.      Office of Future Engineers Overview (all)
  • 8:25 a.m.      Admissions Overview (all)
  • 9:00 a.m.    *Engineering Session 1 (student); Purdue Affordability or Q&A Session (parent/guardian).
  • 10:00 a.m.   *Engineering Session 2 (student); Purdue Affordability or Q&A Session (parent/guardian)
  • 11:00 a.m.     Professional Career Panels (all); Student Panels (all)
  • 12:00 p.m.     Customize your own time for lunch and/or extra-curricular's
  • 1:45 p.m.      Choose one session for all to attend:
    1. Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) - a service-learning design program. Student teams' partner with local and global organizations to address human, community, and environmental needs.
    2. Goss Scholars - previously Honors Program and provides First-Year Engineering students who have demonstrated scholastic excellence to engage with high achieving students in transformational experiences.
    3. Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) - engaging in interdisciplinary and vertically-integrated project teams working in authentic, extended research and design projects related to research and design challenges.
  • 2:30 p.m.       Engineering Campus or Residence Hall Tour (all)
  • 4:00 p.m.       End of Program
Individuals of all races, genders, and backgrounds are welcome.

*Students click here to review the possibilities for your 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Engineering Sessions!

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