
January 31, 2019
In celebration of National Engineers Week (Eweek), Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will host a variety of speakers and activities beginning on Sunday, February 17. The events will bring engineering and computer science students and alumni together, and promote engineering disciplines to the broader campus community. All members of the SU 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, February 17
- ECS Welcome Back Event with the STEM Learning Community
- 8:30 – 10 p.m., Shaw Dining Hall
- Are you the King the Hill? Are you the Queen that reigns? Put your brain to the test! Paper airplanes, Jenga, Math-a-thon, snacks, and more!
Monday, February 18 – Friday, February 22
- Food and Toiletry Drive
- Serve your 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 SciTech.
- ECS Career Clinics
- Are you due for a career check-up? Stop by one of our 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 elevators during the clinic. Dates and times are listed in the schedule of events below.
Monday, February 18
- ECS Career Clinic
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 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!
- Stress Relievers with Biomedical Engineering Society
- 7:15 – 9:15 p.m., 331 Link Hall
- Take some time to relax and destress with some fun activities!
Tuesday, February 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 undergraduate students present and discuss their innovative research!
Wednesday, February 20
- ECS Career Clinic
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Link Hall First Floor Lounge
- ECS Student Organization Fair
- 12 – 4 p.m., Link Hall
- Learn more about how to get involved in an extracurricular activity and meet other students that share similar interests!
- Game Night with the Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers
- 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., 331 Link Hall
- Games, friends, and fun–need we say more?
Thursday, February 21
- ECS Career Clinic
- 9:30 a.m. – 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 we’ll open up the floor for people to share what they painted and why, and share a dialogue our experiences as women in STEM.
- Register today on Google Docs
Friday, February 22
- ECS Career Clinic
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Link Hall First Floor Lounge
- ECS Dean’s List Recognition
- 3 – 5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Building
- Student to CEO with Luis Romo ’10, G’12, Founder & CEO of PurpleSun
- 3 – 5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Building
- An Engineering Meets Business presentation about creating your own venture and job right out of school. A Route 44 event!
- Register today on Google Docs
- Order of the Engineer Induction Ceremony
- 3 – 5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Building
- 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 from February 4-15. There is a $12 induction fee.
- Pledge of the Computing Professional Induction Ceremony
- 3 – 5:30 p.m., 001 Life Sciences Building
- 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 from February 4-15. There is a $10 induction fee.
Saturday, February 23
- SU vs. Duke Tailgate with ECS
- 4:30 – 6 p.m., 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 [email protected] invention accelerators will be on hand to demonstrate their incredible original inventions!
Sunday, February 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 that is hosted in which all proceeds are donated to non-profit organization that promotes STEM. This year we will be benefiting the Museum of Science & Technology and Girls Inc.
- Open to all Syracuse University students! $5 tickets are available through the Schine Box Office starting February 11 up until the day of the event or until they 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.