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Engineering Day at Calvin - April 13, 2012

Future Engineers Visit Day

Join us for Fridays at Calvin with a special twist—a day of events designed for students considering a major in Engineering. You'll meet Calvin students and faculty, sit in on classes in your area of interest and get to know others who are also interested in learning more about Engineering.

To register for the Nov. 11 please call 1-800-688-0122 and talk to our Admissions Office staff.

For more information on the Engineering and Computing Visit Days, click here.

Detailed Schedule for the Engineering Day at Calvin

Time Activity Room

8:00 a.m.

Early Bird Tour - Explore campus with a Calvin student

Admissions Office

8:45 a.m.

Opening Session - Welcome and General Overview of Calvin

Prince Conference Center

10:00 a.m.

Chapel

Chapel

10:30 a.m.

Detailed Program Overview with Prof. L. De Rooy, Engineering Department Chair, and Prof.Nielsen, Prof. of Engineering Design

Engineering Building

11:30 a.m.**

Students: Class visits - Four suggested options below.

Parents: Financial Aid Information Session - Get your questions answered about Financial Aid and Scholarships at Calvin.

 

Engineering Building

 

ENGR 319 - Introduction to Thermal Fluid Sciences - Prof. M. Heun

SB110

 

ENGR 325 - Computer Architecture and Digital Systems Design - Prof. S. VanderLeest

NH078

 

ENGR 331 - Kinetics/Reactor Design - Prof. W. Wentzheimer

NH054
 

Math 172 - Honors Calculus - Prof. C. Moseley

NH259

12:30 p.m.

Lunch with Engineering Faculty and students

Prince Conference Center

1:30 p.m.**

Panel Discussion with current engineering students and alumni .
Find out why they chose the Calvin Engineering program.


Prince Conference Center

2:30 p.m.

ENGR 339 -- Senior Design - Talk with current seniors about their experience at Calvin and get an up close look at their team design project so far.

This time will conclude with a brief tour of the engineering labs in the Science Building.

Engineering Building

3:30 p.m.

Four Options -
1. Campus Tour for anyone who didn't take the Early Bird Tour
(Begins in the Lobby of the Engineering Bldg.)
2. request an individual meeting with an engineering faculty member--
send e-mail request to engineering@calvin.edu
3. Connect with a host of an overnight visit
4. Meet with Athletic coach or attend a music rehearsal

 

8:30 p.m.

8:51 p.m.

Engineering Student Clubs - Meet and greet with current engineering students and learn about the various engineering students clubs.

Apollo 13 Movie - Enjoy a classic "engineering" movie.

Engineering Building
** Time slots marked with ** also have options of possible interest from the standard Fridays @ Calvin Program. See Fridays at Calvin website for information on these options. Students and parents are free to attend different sessions.

 

Video: Engineering at Calvin

 

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