The College of Engineering at McNeese State University will hold its annual open house for students on Tuesday,March 3, 2015. The open house will include tours of departmental and campus facilities and demonstrations of student projects in civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering as well as computer science. During the tours the visiting students will be able to interface with our engineering students and faculty. These tours will be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and will be approximately 3 hours in duration. In addition, your students can participate in various contests of skill and aptitude for which prizes will be awarded. National Engineers Week was founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers as an annual event to raise public awareness of engineers and the work they do. It is usually celebrated at the time of George Washingtons birthday. Our nations first President was a military engineer and land surveyor. Since 1951, beginning with President Truman, U.S. Presidents have sent special messages of appreciation to the engineering profession in recognition of the week. At the beginning, National Engineers Week included a few scattered government proclamations, dinners, and speeches. It has since grown to involve tens of thousands of engineers in a variety of community outreach activities, such as technology and education exhibits at shopping malls, to presentations of student scholarships. Currently there are hundreds of engineering societies, corporations and businesses, government agencies, and universities nationwide that participate. This year, the National E-Week will be officially celebrated from February 22-28. However, due to some other activities at the university, our Open House is scheduled for Tuesday,March 3, 2015. As part of the National Engineers Week activities, the College of Engineering is sponsoring a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Powered DRAGSTER Car Race!
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:38:27 +0000
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