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  First-Year Engineering Classes             Looking ahead to classes next fall may seem overwhelming and even scary; but I am here to give you a sneak peek into what your freshmen year classes may look like. Since you come into Purdue as an undeclared engineering major, your first semester classes are going to be a lot about figuring out what major is right for you. So here is a little bit about the main classes you’ll take during your freshmen year: LT Megan and Allison in front of their favorite engineering building :) Engineering 131/132: Unless you are in EPICS or the honors college, this will be the first engineering class all Purdue Engineers take. This class operates with a flipped classroom approach, meaning you watch lectures and take notes outside of class, so that class time can be spent working in teams. From the start of the semester, you will be placed in a 4-person engineering team, whom you will sit with and complete the majority of y...

As spring break approaches, students around campus grow anxious for the long awaited time off.  While many students vacation with their friends and family or travel home, there are so many other fun trips that Purdue offers.  Below are a few of the options. Photo credit: Purdue Honors College Online Study Abroad:  There are so many opportunities here at Purdue to travel the world and earn class credit while you’re at it! The school of Engineering offers short spring break trips such as the Chemical Engineering trip to Germany or the Engineering Field Investigation in a Multidisciplinary & Global Context in Australia. As an engineer, you aren’t just limited to the trips offered through engineering! There are other great opportunities such as Public Health and Healthcare in the Dominican Republic or Cuisine and Culture in France. Look online at  https://www.studyabroad.purdue.edu/programs/search_results.cfm  for more info about the 2018 trips!  ...

Happy International Women's Day! In honor of today, we are going to highlight all of the amazing programs WIEP has to offer! WE Link LT Spring 2018 The Purdue Women in Engineering Program offers a TON of awesome opportunities and resources to assist female students during their time at Purdue. Learn a little bit about some of these resources below, or visit the Women in Engineering Program website for even more information! Residential Learning Community : Live in a learning community with other future engineers – the friends you’ll do homework with, take selfies with, cram for exams with, and eat too much pizza with.  Outreach K-10: I2D2 and I2R Perform outreach to younger students by visiting their schools and teaching them what it means to be an engineer through hands-on activities! Mentors and Mentees Program : We all need advice from time to time, and WIEP offers two ways to get it. One is Pair Mentoring, where first- and second-year women are paired-up with a junior or senio...

The Cornerstone neighborhood is made up of the Honors College, Meredith, Windsor, and Third Street Suites.   Honors College and Residences   The Honors College and Residences consists of two buildings, North and South, and it's where freshmen in the Honors College stay their first year at Purdue. In North’s basement, there is a laundry room, a communal kitchen, a rec room (with a ping pong table and pool table), and music practice rooms with pianos. There is also a laundry room in South’s basement and a tunnel that connects the two basements. On the first floor of North, there is a Great Hall where students often come to study, the front desk (where you can check out keys to the kitchens, ping pong racquets, board games, etc.), and Cosi (a restaurant that serves sandwiches and salads and has famous bread samples). On South’s first floor, there’s another communal kitchen and classrooms where Honors students often take the Honors 19901 classes their first year. There is a commun...

Once you are settled at Purdue, it is a great idea to get involved with organizations around campus. With over 1,000 student organizations, Purdue has a group for any and every interest you could ever imagine. During the new student orientation program called Boiler Gold Rush, there is an event called the “Be Involved Fair”. At this event, all of the clubs and organizations on campus set up booths with information, making it easy for new students to walk around and see what everyone has to offer. Students can talk to each club or organization and gather information until they decide what they are interested in joining.  Below are some examples of the opportunities available. Academic Organizations There are many organizations at Purdue that are centered around your major, which can be helpful with networking for an internship and also for seeking advice from your peers. There are many different engineering specific organizations at Purdue, including PESC and SWE (described bel...