It is the third week of February, which means one thing for some students: Engineers Week.
Every year, MSU plans around National Engineers Week to bring various events, organizations and sponsors to the College of Engineering to benefit students.
Engineers Week offers variety of activities for aspiring engineers
Director of Employer Relations and Career Engagement Garth Motschenbacher said the annual week is meant to provide an abundance of opportunities.
The week offers numerous activities and games for students, including a career expo taking place on Thursday.
The career expo, which is different from a typical career fair, gives students a chance to learn about companies.
Students also can interact with alumni, network with professional engineers and get the “insider” information lacking in the regular career fair model, Motschenbacher said.
About 70 companies will be spread throughout the Engineering Building on Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. Students can stop by between classes and informally talk to company representatives.
Even though some companies may be looking to hire, the main focus of the career expo is to give information to students about where their major could take them after graduation.
“If students can see a path to where they’re going, they’ll be much more likely to stay resilient in the major even though calculus II takes the best of us out of (engineering),” Motschenbacher said.
To end the week of events, students can get crafty at the Junkyard Wars on Friday and play broomball on Saturday.
During Junkyard Wars, five teams each consisting of six students will take over MSU’s tennis courts for an evening of wholesome competition.
It is a design challenge event where different teams are given a similar package of materials and are given three hours to build something creative, said John Pasko, a mechanical engineering senior and president of the MSU American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
“Junkyard Wars is a friendly competition between fellow engineering teams as a way to forget about the stresses of classes and searching for internship jobs,” Pasko said.
On Saturday, engineering students from the University of Michigan will come to play against MSU student engineers in a friendly two-hour match of broomball at Munn Ice Arena.
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Broomball is a game where five players hit a small ball around the ice with a wooden or aluminum stick.
The goal is to score more points than the other team in a timely manner.
Last year, MSU’s engineering students lost to Michigan in a close game.
“Our goal is to win and get the trophy back,” Pasko said.
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