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Engineering New Student Kickoff

Date & Time

Friday, September 01, 2023, 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Category

Admitted Student

Location

Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering

500 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854

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The day has finally arrived to officially welcome our new first-year and transfer students to the R Engineering community! Deans, faculty, staff and current students are eager to meet YOU! Get ready to take the engineering pledge, hang out with peers, have some lunch, contribute to a creative, worthwhile service project (see agenda below for details*) and meet engineering student organizations.

Make sure to reserve a seat and register for exclusive R Engineering sunglasses via this RSVP link.

Over the summer, incoming students met in virtual summer squads, at transfer sessions, or in EOF/EOP small groups. At this event, you will re-unite with your fellow classmates and upperclass leaders per the schedule below.

Group A: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering, Room 105 by 9:30AM
First Year Summer Squads: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22 , 23, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 40, 43
Transfer Students Grouped by Major: Aero., Applied Sciences CBE, Environ., ISE, MSE, Mech., and Packaging
EOF/EOP Sections: Small Groups A, C, E, G, and I 

Group B: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering Lawn Tent by 9:30AM
First Year Summer Squads: 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42   
Transfer Students Grouped by Major:
BME, Civil and ECE
EOF/EOP Sections: Small Groups B, D, F, H, and J

  

General Event Agenda
9:30AM – 11:30AM  
   

Welcome Session
Summer Squad+Transfers+EOF/EOP Meet-up & Activity
*Get your sunglasses from group leader
Location: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering (RWH) - both Indoors and Lawn 

11:30AM – 12:00PM

Lunch
Location: RWH Lawn

12:00PM – 1:30PM
 

Engineering Student Organization Fair; Human Scavenger Hunt; Yard Games; Music;
Scarlet Knight Photo Booth
Community Service Project
Location: RWH Lawn

12:00PM – 1:30PM

*Community Service Project: Join the Engineering Governing Council (EGC) for the Kits to Heart service project where we’ll decorate notebooks and make origami to share with those going through a difficult time. All of the beautiful artwork will be donated and sent to someone in need. 
Location: RWH Lawn

12:45PM – 1:45PM
  

(Optional) 
Summer Squad Meeting 2 Makeup
Webreg Help & General Course Advising
Location: RWH - 4th floor Computer Lab

Commuter Students: Please park on Busch campus in Lots 51, 58B & C, 62, 65A-D, 66 A, 67, 67A between 9AM and 2PM on the day of the event. To locate each lot, please enter the lot number into https://maps.rutgers.edu/.

Questions: Please email firstyear@soe.rutgers.edu