Dear EPICS students,
As you might have heard, Purdue has cancelled campus operations tomorrow (Monday, January 25, 2026) until 10:30am. You can find more details at Campus Safety Status<https://www.purdue.edu/emergency/>. Before heading to EPICS, please consider:
* Any PDHs scheduled for Monday before 10:30am are cancelled. If you have registered to attend the Design/Wallet Exercise (PDH #3 for first-time EPICS students), you can register in another session or meet with a class mate and view the recording in Brightspace (visit Week 3 in Content).
* Contact EPICS staff or advisors via email or Teams to make sure they will be available. Personnel may decide to work remotely due to family circumstances caused by local school closings. Meeting online might be your best option.
* Although you should still have access to EPICS labs using your PUID, buildings might be closed. Wait until 10:30am before attending to work on campus.
Thanks,
Jorge Martinez, PE
Assistant Director
EPICS
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering
701 W Stadium Ave, Room 1209
West Lafayette, IN 47907
martinezj(a)purdue.edu<mailto:martinezj@purdue.edu>
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Pre-semester Announcement All EPICS General Communication, as we prepare for the upco
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Welcome to Spring 2026
Pre-semester Announcements
All EPICS General Communication, as we prepare for the upcoming new semester, I would like to remind everyone to keep an eye on this Announcements channel for key information from the EPICS staff. You can also tell your friends to join EPICS for experiential learning while engaging communities locally, nationally, and throughout the globe.
If you are new to EPICS, these are important tools:
* Brightspace: All EPICS teams have a Brightspace site, which includes the syllabus, core academic information, and grades. Please visit https://purdue.brightspace.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.br…>.
* Microsoft Teams: All EPICS teams have a Microsoft Teams instance to collaborate, share files, and conduct video conferencing. Keep notifications on to see when the team is trying to reach you.
* Website: The EPICS website has a lot of complementary information, such as, teams descriptions and schedule, lab resources, weekly assignments (milestones), and more. Explore https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue.
Your to-do list for week 1 (Jan 12-16) includes:
* EPICS Safety Awareness Quiz - Find the safety quiz in the Pre-semester section in Brightspace (visit Content in the top menu).
* Intro to EPICS (PDH 1) – Required for all First-Time EPICS Students - all students in their first semester of EPICS are required to complete five introductory Professional Development Hours (PDHs) by the end of week 6. All of them can be found on your course Brightspace site. Make sure to take the quiz to verify completion.
* Get familiar with your chosen team and project - once you know the particular project you will work on, if the project is a continuation from last semester, please find in Teams the transitional document and/or design document and read it to get acquainted with it. If the project is new, you may want to find additional information about your project partner to understand the vision, needs, and opportunities the project may address.
Finally, to succeed in EPICS:
* Get to know your project partner.
* Take initiative and drive your project.
* Ask for help whenever you are not sure what to do next or how.
* Take notes of the work you do as you do it (e.g., what, when, where, how, and why).
* Set 5-10 minutes each week to reflect on the highlights of your project and document it.
* Repeat...
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