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Office of Undergraduate Education

BOILER BUZZ

February 18, 2025  |  Spring 2025 Issue 6

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WHAT'S IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE

Canines, Cookies, & Calm

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

 

 

 

 

THU

2/20

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

ET 103

ASC Student Leader Callout

 

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Purdue Airport

Demo Event hosted by Center on AI for Digital, Autonomous, and Augmented Aviation

 

 

 

 

 

WED

2/26

Appointment required

LYLE

NCFH Wellness Screening

 

 

 

 

 

SAT

3/1

8:00 am – 6:30 pm

Washington, IN

Grain Processing Corporation Plant Tour

 

 

 

 

 

FRI

3/7

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

ARMS Atrium

Canines, Cookies, & Calm

 

 

 

 

 

FRI

4/1

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

WALC B058

SWEekend Major Information Session

 

 

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Academic Success Center Student Leader Callout

Thursday, February 20

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

ET 103

 

We're Hiring in the Academic Success Center!

 

Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in ET 103 in Indianapolis to learn about the Academic Success Center, talk to current student leaders about open positions, work on your application materials with the CCO and enjoy a slice of pizza!

 

 

Demo Event hosted by Center on AI for Digital, Autonomous, and Augmented Aviation

 

When: Thursday, February 20 | 12:00 PM -1:30 PM

Where: Purdue University Airport

  • SOC: Niswonger Aviation Technology Building, Room 116, 1401 Aviation Drive, West Lafayette, IN

 

Light lunch will be served. RSVP by Tuesday, February 18:  Join us at the Exclusive AIDA^3 Research Demonstration

 

 

Grain Processing Corporation Plant Tour

Saturday, March 1

 

Come to a plant tour at GPC (grain processing corporation) hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers! GPC is a wet corn milling facility that makes a wide variety of products including corn starch, corn syrup, and alcohols. We will be going on a tour of the plant's facilities as well as listening to an info session from the engineering staff. We will be leaving Purdue at 8am and traveling by bus. Lunch will be provided, and the bus has Wi-Fi! This is open to all engineers who want to see how a chemical plant works! Please fill out this link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpmc-Ewo0bT4zI7eqYmUqqjWRZwhERyT-OnStuDPBslFSONA/viewform

 

 

Kiewit Scholar Application DEADLINE TOMORROW!

 

$10,000 scholarship opportunity, application closes tomorrow, Feb. 19th! Are you a current freshman? Are you interested in a career in construction? Apply to be a Purdue Kiewit Scholar and receive a scholarship renewable up to 3 years and gain leadership training from industry professionals! More information at our website:

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Academics/Undergraduate/Kiewit-Scholars

 

 

Nursing Center for Family Health Wellness Offering

Wednesday, February 26

Lyles-Porter Hall

 

The Nursing Center for Family Health is co-hosting a screening day with the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. This is free and open to anyone 18 years and older. Screening measures offered will be:

  • Heart rate
  • Blood pressure
  • Vision screening
  • BMI
  • Cholesterol panel
  • Blood sugar
  • Dizziness screening
  • Balance testing

To sign up for an appointment, go to this link: Wellness Screenings: February 26 Wellness Screenings

 

 

SWEekend Major Information Session

Friday, April 4

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

WALC B058

 

Are you interested in sharing your major with the potential incoming students? Sign up to be a representative for you major at SWEekend's Major Info Session! This event will be held on Friday April 4th at 5:00 - 6:00 pm in WALC B058. Our goal for this panel is to inform the high school seniors about the different engineering and engineering related majors at Purdue. Students with majors from the colleges of engineering, polytechnic, science, and any other engineering related majors are welcome to apply! The format of this event will be speed dating style, so representatives will be sat at a table and the high schoolers will go to the tables they are interested in. If you are interested in participating, please sign up at this link by March 28th: https://forms.gle/kGJxfBiLiMSVXZSGA

 

MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE

 

Greetings from the CARES Hub! 

 

March 3 – 7, 2025 is Mental Health Action Week at Purdue, and we want to wrap up this important week with our own CoE well-being event!  Please join us for:

 

“Canines, Cookies & Calm”

Friday, March 7, 2025

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

ARMS Atrium

 

Mark your calendars and join us for some cuddle time with canines from the vet school and grab a cookie too.  What can be more calming than snuggling with our furry friends?  All engineering students, staff and faculty are welcome!

 

STUDENT SUCCESS RESOURCES

 

See your advisor! They are one of your single best resources at Purdue.  When in doubt, start with your College of Engineering Academic Advisor!

 

Campus Resources

 

College of Engineering Resources

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