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Discipline-Specific Organizations at Purdue

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Discipline-Specific Organizations at Purdue Looking for a way to gain crucial leadership, networking, and communication skills? Want to boost your professional development expertise and connect with others in your major? If so, discipline-specific organizations in the engineering school here at Purdue are the perfect place to do so! These organizations include the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and more. Almost every engineering discipline at Purdue has a chapter for national engineering organizations such as those provided above. Also, once admitted to your discipline of choice, in most disciplines you will automatically become a member of the organization correlating with your major. There are tons of opportunities to get more involved, however, and build connections with those in your discipline. Many of the organizations participate in...
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Top Things to Do on your Visit to Purdue

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As high school seniors, over the next few months you  will probably visit  many colleges   to decide which school is the best fit for you. If you are reading this, you must be interested in Purdue, which is great! It can be hard to plan a visit to a school without knowing much about the location, so here is a list of things you should do on your visit! ACADEMIC Many students are interested in the classrooms and places to study .   I f this is you, check out the following places:   •  Electrical Engineering 129: This is one of the many lecture halls on campus,  and it  would allow you to get a feel for the types of classrooms you  could  have  lectures  in. •  Wilmeth  Active Learning Center ( WALC ) : This is one of Purdue’s newest building s , featuring classrooms, libraries, and a café. WALC is a very popular place to study, as it offers a variety of study settings ,  from private workspaces that can be reserve...
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What Makes Purdue Unique?

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From fountain runs to den pops, Purdue is a pretty unique place.  We asked some of our WE Link Volunteers at a volunteer night about some of their thoughts about what makes Purdue stand out from other colleges.  From their thoughts they created a wonderful word web! Check out some of the pictures below! Some highlights include: WE Link Volunteers with the Word Web they Compiled! Four floor Corec Own airport Strong alumni network Freezone Tuition frozen for six years Over 1100 clubs Greek system  Cradle of astronauts like Neil Armstrong  Over 400 study abroad programs in 50 countries BGR All-American Marching Band/World's Largest Drum And a few specific to engineering... Industrial Roundtable and Expo career fairs First Year Engineering Program Graduating Women Engineers since 1897 WE Link  First Women in Engineering Program! Founding chapter of Phi Sigma Rho (A social sorority for women in engineering) Any of these topic spark your mind and you want to learn mor...
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Programs at Purdue to Step up Your Study Abroad or Internship Experience

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Have you ever thought about what engineering is like beyond Purdue's campus? At Purdue, you are able to discover how engineering is applied to the real world while out on Co-Op, or you can take your engineering experiences abroad with the GEARE program. Kendall Kyle in Ecuador where she studied abroad  For a Co-Op, there are two main options, you could choose to start after your freshman year and do a 5 sessions co-op. There is also another option of the 3 sessions co-op which does not need to be started until as late as your senior year, so many students who are uneasy about the co-op program early in their academic career choose this route. Both options usually require you to stay for 5 years, but you’ll only be paying 4 years of tuition! Marisa Hughes, who completed a 3 session co-op rotation with Zimmer Biomet, chose to go with the co-op program over standard summer internships because she knew that she would receive more real-world experiences. By staying with the same company...
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Megan Hetisimer, Mechanical Engineering 2018

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Student Spotlight: Megan Hetisimer Major: Mechanical Engineering Graduation Date: Fall 2018 What is your favorite part about Engineering? My favorite part about engineering is being able to take a complex problem and break it up into smaller pieces to solve it. Problem solving is such a powerful skill and will make you valuable in any industry you choose to go into to! What is your favorite class you have taken and why? My favorite class I've taken so far is either Thermodynamics or Machine Design. I'm more of a big-picture thinker who needs to visualize what I'm working on and I feel like both of those classes fit my way of learning well. I also really liked learning about the practical applications of what I was doing in the classroom and seeing how I would apply it in industry. I get really excited when I notice how something in the real world illustrates a concept we learned in class! What is the best thing about Purdue? I think the community here (especially in Mechani...
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“Racing” to Get Involved at Purdue

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A great way to get involved on campus is through the various car clubs that Purdue has to offer. Not only are you gaining valuable experience with working in a team, members of these clubs are designing and building something that is directly related to engineering and their interests. By participating in the building of a car, one can learn everything from the technical skills of machining various parts to soft skills of project management and communication.                         Some of the major car clubs on campus include Purdue Baja Racing, Purdue Formula SAE, ChemE Car and Purdue Electric Racing. There are unique features and requirements each of these teams have to include. For the ChemE Car team, the biggest difference is that the car is powered by a chemical reaction, rather than a motor. Additionally, the ChemE car is much smaller (the size of a remote control car) c...
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Student Spotlight: Sneha Basu CompE'20

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Name:  Sneha Basu Major:  Computer Engineering Graduation Date:  2020 What is your favorite part of engineering? I enjoy engineering because it allows me to solve real world problems. I enjoy helping people and engineering allows me to do that. What is your favorite class you have taken and why? ECE 270 is my favorite class because it focused on the application of topics taught in lectures. In labs I was able to do hands on work to create programs and write code using knowledge I learned in class. What is the best thing about Purdue? I cherish all of the amazing people that I have met during my time at Purdue. Tell us about a fun memory about your time at Purdue! I was able to meet Margaret Atwood when she visited campus. She even signed her book for me! What sorts of things are you involved in on campus? Women in Engineering Program M&M (Mentors and Mentees), Women in Engineering WE Link Recruitment Project Committee, Honors College What is the best advice you r...
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