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Engineering New Student Kickoff

Date & Time

Friday, August 30, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Category

Admitted Student

Location

Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering

500 Batholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854

Rocket launched from center pages of open book.

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: Squad 3 Rishab, Squad 5 Will,  Squad 6  Michael,  Squad 11 Raima,  Squad 14 Matthew,  Squad 15 Nafees,  Squad 16 Debatree,  Squad 18 Bhakti,  Squad 21 Zaina,  Squad 25 Sofya, Squad 27 Afia,  Squad 28 Richard,  Squad 30 Ruchi,  Squad 31 Ryan,  Squad 33 Fifi, Squad 37 Sarika, Squad 38 Sonali (EHA), Squad 39 Rohit, Squad 40 Bhavya (EHA), Squad 43 Joshua (HC), Squad 45 Daniel (HC),  Squad 46 Arielle,  Squad 47 Edie
Transfer Students Grouped by Major: Mechanical (ME), Chemical Biochemical (CBE), Applied Sciences&Packaging, Materials Science (MSE), Environmental, and Industrial and Systems (ISE)   
EOF/EOP Sections: Join the summer squad your Small Group leader shared with you.  

Group B: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering Lawn by 9:30AM 
First Year Summer Squads: Squad 17 Zachary, Squad 7 Ananya, Squad 1 Tina, Squad 2 Abir, Squad 4 Gabriela, Squad 8 Varshini, Squad 9 Vishwa, Squad 10 Zacharie,  Squad 12 Sumay, Squad 13 Mahima,  Squad 19 Iman, Squad 20 Eric, Squad 22 Abdoulie, Squad 23 Pravalika, Squad 24 Amrutha, Squad 26 Henry, Squad 29 Abishek, Squad 32 Andy, Squad 34 Samarth, Squad 35 Nandana, Squad 36 Nico, Squad 41 Sanchita (EHA), Squad 42 Zihan,  Squad 44 Aly (HC), Squad 48 Ayaan.  
Transfer Students Grouped by Major: Aerospace, Electrical and Computer (ECE), Civil (CE), Biomedical (BME) 
EOF/EOP Sections: Join the summer squad your Small Group leader shared with you.    

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 – 12:30PM

Lunch
Location: RWH Lawn

12:00PM – 1:30PM
 

Engineering Student Organization Fair; Human Scavenger Hunt; Yard Games; Music;
Scarlet Knight Photo Booth; Appearance by the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights Band
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
  

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