The 2013 Engineers Week at the University of Portland started with bridge building, flag football team battles between programs, and the Honduran Culture booth sponsored by UP’s Engineers Without Borders. Other activities included a water balloon launch in the quad, robotics demonstrations, tug-of-war, an Engineering Olympics, and more.
Heather Dillon’s thermodynamic class, ME 322, created thermodynamic-themed art which was on display. The Society of Women Engineers sponsored resume reviews and the “What Not to Wear at a Job Fair” fashion show.
Faculty, staff and students attended the mid-week 49th Oregon State Annual Engineers Week High School Banquet and Expo. Engineering program counselor Kitty Harmon presented a display and Power Point presentation at an Engineering Week event in Salem.
The week’s activities at UP concluded with the SWE Engineering and Science Career Fair in Shiley Hall, attended by thirty companies and employers. The fair was co-hosted by UP’s Career Services.
See Dillon’s slideshow at http://tinyurl.com/d79jp5d. Photos from the Career Fair are here: http://tinyurl.com/cpzxley.