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Engineering New Student Kickoff

Date & Time

Friday, August 29, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Category

Admitted Student

Location

Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering

500 Bartholomew 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 snacks, contribute to a creative, worthwhile service project (see agenda below for details) and explore Rutgers’ engineering student organizations! 

Make sure to reserve a seat via this RSVP link. Arrive by 8:45 am. 

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 upper-classmen leaders per the schedule below. If you are not sure or are not a part of the groups listed below, please stop by the Welcome Table to receive your assignment. 

Please re-unite with your fellow classmates and upperclassmen leaders, as per the schedule below:  

Group A: Go to Richard Weeks Hall (RWH) Room 105 by 8:45AM 

  • FY Summer Squads:
    Squad 1 Ryan; Squad 2 Kevin; Squad 3 Eric; Squad 4 Aidan; Squad 5 Mahima; Squad 7 Daniel; Squad 8 Rebeca; Squad 9 Samarth
    Squad 13 Anum; Squad 14 Genesis; Squad 15 Sarika; Squad 16 Michael
    Squad 20 Avi; Squad 21 Varshini; Squad 22 Isabella; Squad 23 Edie; Squad 24 Sonali; Squad 27 Bailley; Squad 28 Priya; Squad 29 William
    Squad 30 Dante; Squad 32 Rohit; Squad 33 Rana; Squad 38 Emma
    Squad 48 Sanjana; Squad 49 Madeline 

  • Transfer students grouped by major: 
    Applied Sciences & Packaging Engineering
    Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
    Environmental Engineering
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering
    Material Sciences Engineering

  • EOF/EOP students - refer to your Summer Institute groups:
    Group A
    Group C
    Group E
    Group G
    and Group I 

Group B: Go to Richard Weeks Hall (RWH) Lawn by 8:45AM 

  • FY Summer Squads:
    Squad 6 Michael
    Squad 10 Samarth; Squad 11 Ryan; Squad 12 Sofya; Squad 17 Daniel; Squad 18 Aryan; Squad 19 Michael
    Squad 25 Trishali
    Squad 31 Varshini; Squad 34 Sonali; Squad 35 Trishali; Squad 36 Heather; Squad 39 William
    Squad 40 Ananya; Squad 41 Sofia; Squad 42 Zacharie; Squad 43 Aaron; Squad 44 Shiloh; Squad 45 Azarin
    Squad 46 Phoebe; Squad 47 Richard
    Squad 50 Bailley; Squad 51 Pravalika; Squad 52 Zaina; Squad 53 Sanjana: Squad 54 Jawad 

  • Transfer students grouped by major:
    Aerospace Engineering
    Biomedical Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • EOF/EOP students - refer to your Summer Institute groups:
    Group B
    Group D
    Group F
    Group H
    Group J 

General Event Agenda
9:00AM – 11:00AM  
   

Welcome Session 
Summer Squads+Transfers+EOF/EOP Meet-up & Activity 
*Meet your summer squad/group leader

Location: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering (RWH) - both Indoors and Lawn  

11:00AM – 1:30PM

Engineering Student Organization Fair  

Human Scavenger Hunt 

Yard Games and Music 
Scarlet Knight Photo Booth 
Community Service Project* 

Location: RWH Lawn 

11:15AM - 12:15PM
 

Snacks-n-such
 
Location: RWH Main Lobby 

1:30PM - 2:30 PM

Optional Webreg Help & General Course Advising
 
Location: RWH-404 (4th floor Computer Lab) 

Commuter Students: Please park on Busch campus in Lots 51, 51B, 54, 60B, 59,67 between 9AM and 2PM on the day of the event. To locate each lot, please enter the lot number into https://maps.rutgers.edu/. 

 

*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 

Questions: Please email firstyear@soe.rutgers.edu