EWeek 2021 is Happening!
First celebrated in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. At Rutgers, EWeek is a chance to showcase what makes the School of Engineering great and to celebrate our community with fun events and some friendly competition.
Battle of the Majors: EWeek Spirit Trophy Competition!
Earn points for your department by attending National Engineers Week (EWeek) events and help your department win the EWeek Spirit Trophy! Competition held only during EWeek. You can earn additional points for your dept. if you volunteer, compete, or get professors and alumni to attend. FIND OUT MORE>>
All attendance points are counted after each event and the total points are tallied at the end of the week. Most Spirited Department will be announced Friday, February 26, 2021, after the Epic Escape Room event.
Story Challenges
Fill out the templates found HERE and post to EGC's Instagram to be entered in a raffle, and featured on SOE & EGC Instagram accounts.
- Monday, 2/22: Bingo Board - 1 raffle entry
- Wednesday, 2/24: Rutgers SoE in emoji's - 1 raffle entry
- Thursday, 2/25: Throwback photo challenge - 3 raffle entries
Monday, February 22, 2021
Mingle & Bingo
Join us for a unique opportunity to meet Engineering community members by participating in our virtual Human Bingo event! We will host three, 20-minute bingo sessions throughout the day, during which participants will move between breakout rooms to mingle and find people who match the description on each bingo square. There will be a different version of bingo boards for each round, so you’re welcome to join more than 1 Human Bingo event! Be sure to bring your friends, meet new people, and win cool prizes!
Mingle & Bingo Round 3: 6:20 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. https://go.rutgers.edu/EweekBingo3Register in advance HERE for this meeting. (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting)
Game Night
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Interns Present
Past prizes have included: GoPro, IPad, AirBuds, Nintendo Switch, etc.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Dean's Distinguished Lecture
A Conversation with...
“The Intersection of Silicon Valley and the Automotive Industry”
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Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Young Engineers Day
- Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- Registration (Required) - Seven schools to participate with up to 25 students each. For more information, please contact us at osdrutgers@gmail.com.
Volunteers NEEDED to facilitate engineering activities. Traditionally, student organizations sign-up. If you are interested in having your organization help out with a virtual activity, please email Assistant Dean Candiece White at cawhite@soe.rutgers.edu.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Epic Virtual Escape Room
Join us for an engaging and exciting virtual escape room hosted by Virtual Escape Games! Through a themed adventure, players of all skill levels will use collaboration, deductive reasoning, and logic to have fun and connect as a group. During the adventure, teams will solve riddles and complete puzzles, with a goal of “escaping the room.” Sign up to play with a team of friends, or come individually to meet and play with new people! Players will have a chance to win gift cards and exclusive EWeek merchandise in different categories including Fastest Escape, Most Spirited Team and more!
Players can sign up individually and will be randomly assigned a team, or sign up as a group (up to 8 members). If you are signing up with a group, you are advised to pre-determine your team members and pick a team name to enter in the registration form. Each player on the team is required to submit a registration form.
Space is limited and is on a first come, first serve basis so be sure to sign up as soon as registration opens.
Registration is OPEN and CLOSES Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10:00 pm.
- Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Register HERE (Spots are first come, first serve. The meeting link will be sent out to those who register on time.)
- Waitlist (opens once registration max is hit) REGISTER
For more information, please email: eweek.rutgers@gmail.com