

Engineers Week
Join us February 21—24, 2023!
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Time | Event |
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9:30am–10:30am | Muscle Measuring (BMES) |
11:00am–12:00pm | Lunch and Linger (E-Council) |
12:30pm–1:30pm | Rocket Launch Simulation (GAS) |
2:30pm–3:30pm | Soldering Workshop (IEEE) |
4:30pm–5:30pm | Lightning Talks (SWE) |
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Time | Event |
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8:00am–9:00am | Breakfast Snacks by the Dean (E-Council) |
12:00pm–1:00pm | Beta Bowl (TBP) |
2:00pm–3:00pm | Egg Drop (E-Council) |
3:00pm–4:00pm | Spaghetti Tower Contest (Tutoring Center) |
5:00pm–6:00pm | Advanced Manufacturing Workshop and Guest Speaker (SAMPE) |
6:30pm–9:00pm | Cardboard Boat Races (E-Council) |
Thursday, Feb. 23
Time | Event |
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10:30am–11:30am | Calculator Quick Draw (SWE) |
12:00pm–2:00pm | Mario Kart (ASME) |
3:30pm–4:30pm | Brandon Sanderson Trivia Contest (EWB) |
6:00pm–8:00pm | Trivia Bowl (SWE) |
6:00pm–8:00pm | Community Night |
Friday, Feb. 24
Time | Event |
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12:00pm–1:00pm | Balsa Bridge Testing (ASCE) |
1:30pm–2:30pm | Team Trivia Trials (ANS) |
6:00pm–8:00pm | Awards Banquet |
Event Details

Test your grip strength with BMES using a Dynamometer and learn how the Dynamometer works.
Location: Engr Atrium
Time: 9:30am–10:30am
Host: Biomedical Engineering Society
Event Contact: Krissy Peterson, krissymarie8@gmail.com

Come meet other students and 'linger longer!' Food is provided.
Location: Engr 3rd Floor & Enlab 2nd Floor
Time: 11:00am–12:00pm
Host: Engineering Student Council
Event Contact: Maddie Witte, advocacy.ecouncil@usu.edu

Come simulate building and launching rockets in Kerbal Space Program and chat all things space with the GAS Team!
Location: Engr Atrium
Time: 12:30pm–1:30pm
Event Contact: Carter Page, coordinator@gas.usu.edu

Come learn the basics of soldering as well as the basics of printed circuit board part identification, board cleaning, and equipment maintenance.
Location: Idea Factory | Sant Engineering Innovation Building | room 110
Time: 2:30pm–3:30pm
Host: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Event Contact: Jonah Black, usuieee@gmail.com

A Ted-Talk-like event where presenters with industry experience speak on important skills and topics that will grow you as future engineers. Dinner included.
Location: Engr 103
Time: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Host: Society of Women Engineers
Event Contact: Daniella Rivera, president.ususwe@gmail.com

Start of your day right and enjoy a light breakfast, courtesy of Dean Kaluarachchi!
Location: Engr 3rd floor
Time: 8:00am–9:00am
Host: Engineering Student Council
Event Contact: Isabelle Santini, president.ecouncil@usu.edu

Teams of 1-4 members compete in a college bowl with a JEOPARDY format. The games will consist of teams answering questions and accumulating points. Questions will be from engineering and non-engineering-related categories. The team with the most points will be the winner of the round. The competition will be a single-elimination tournament. Come compete for awesome prizes!
Location: Engr 3rd Floor
Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm
Host: Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
Event Contact: Luke Anderson, luke.andersen@usu.edu

Come test your engineering skills and see how long you can keep an egg from being destroyed when dropped! Supplies will be provided.
Location: Engr Atrium
Time: 2:00pm–3:00pm
Host: Engineering Student Council
Event Contact: Bella Nielsen, events.ecouncil@usu.edu

Come build towers with hard spaghetti and marshmallows! There will be two types of competitions: 1. Highest Spaghetti Tower and 2. Which tower can hold the most weight.
Location: Engr 320
Time: 3:00pm–4:00pm
Host: Engineering Tutoring Center
Event Contact: Ryan Sticht, ryan.sticht@usu.edu

Come and listen to a brief presentation by a professional in the aerospace engineering industry about advanced manufacturing. Then participate in a hands-on workshop exploring these advanced manufacturing techniques.
Location: Engr 108
Time: 5:00pm–6:00pm
Host: Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Event Contact: Gavin Morgenegg, gmorgenegg1@gmail.com

Will you be walking the plank at cardboard boat races? Form a team, and build a boat with only a list of rules and your imagination; many will enter but only one will emerge victorious and mostly dry… Are you on board?
Location: HPER Pool
Time: 6:30pm–9:00pm
Host: Engineering Student Council
Event Contact: Adam Barney, eweek.ecouncil@usu.edu

Test your quick calculator skills! If you are the first to solve the problem, you win a prize!
Location: Engr 3rd floor
Time: 10:30am–11:30am
Host: Society of Women Engineers
Event Contact: Daniella Rivera, president.ususwe@gmail.com

Take a break from the woes of engineering with ASME and Mario Kart!
Location: Engr 3rd floor
Time: 12:00pm–2:00pm
Host: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Event Contact: Talon Gamble, talon.gamble3@gmail.com

Come in groups of 3-5 people and test your Brandon Sanderson book knowledge. The winning team will receive a Brandon Sanderson-related prize!
Location: Engr 103
Time: 3:30pm–4:30pm
Host: Engineers Without Borders
Event Contact: Matthew Hope, A02306845@aggies.usu.edu

Join the USU Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers for STEM-related trivia at community night where there will be prizes for engineering students and community members!
Location: TSC Ballroom
Time: 6:00pm–8:00pm
Host: Society of Women Engineers
Event Contact: Daniella Rivera, president.ususwe@gmail.com

Community Night is your opportunity to experience fun, hands-on learning for your whole family. It is centered around an educational experience with the goal of promoting student use of science, engineering, and mathematics to solve real-world problems. This is a free event for the community.
Location: TSC, Sunburst Lounge
Time: 6:00pm–8:00pm
Host: Office of the Dean
Event Contact: Kristen Gabriel, kristen.gabriel@usu.edu

Students will be able to test their bridge-building skills by building a bridge with Balsa wood and testing it under pressure. Students can get the materials packet with instructions on how to build the bridge from the CEE Offices on the Second Floor of the Engineering Lab early in the week. After students have time during the week to build their bridges, they can bring completed bridges to the Atrium to be tested. Bridge packets will also be available for pick-up the week prior.
Location: Engr Atrium
Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm
Host: American Society of Civil Engineers
Event Contact: Katie Smith, A02251591@usu.edu

Come join the ANS club and show us what you know about nuclear energy by participating in our team trivia event! Working in teams is recommended.
Location: Engr 206
Time: 1:30pm–2:30pm
Host: American Nuclear Society
Event Contact: Rachel Norris, A02092797@aggies.usu.edu

Join us in celebrating the achievements of the members of the College of Engineering. Tickets are $2 and will be sold on the 3rd floor of ENGR.
Location: TSC Ballroom
Time: 6:00pm–8:00pm
Host: Office of the Dean
Event Contact: Isabelle Santini, president.ecouncil@usu.edu