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Engineering a Better Tomorrow

You're invited!  Homecoming Weekend Kick-Off Event

Join Us Nov. 2

Kick off the 2012 Homecoming Weekend with hundreds of other NC State engineering alumni. The NC State Engineering Foundation is holding an event from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, to celebrate the 125 years of engineering at NC State.

Catch up with friends, enjoy food and refreshments, and hear from current students and faculty on the College's latest research and education programs. Then stick around for the weekend to watch the Wolfpack football team take on Virginia.

For questions, please contact the NC State Engineering Foundation at (919) 515-7458.

Invitation

View or download the invitation (pdf).

Registration

The registration deadline has passed. Please call Margaret McEndarfer at (919) 515-9958.

Schedule (11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

11:30 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. Departmental Activities

Except for the Department of Nuclear Energy (NE), each of the participating departments will hold activities from 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. NE will hold a tour from 10 to 11 a.m. All departmental activities include lunch.

2–4 p.m. Engineering Mini-Camp for Kids (5 to 12 years)
  • Kids can experience engineering too! We'll be designing and creating high-flying rockets, fancy LED flashlights and more. Activities will be led by current NC State engineering students and staff from The Engineering Place, the college's K-20 outreach branch. It's the perfect opportunity to get a taste of what our engineering summer programs are all about. Maybe your child can spend an entire week with us in the summer of 2013.
  • Location: EB1 1010 (Map)
  • Cost: $20
2–2:45 p.m. State of the College from Dean Louis Martin-Vega
  • Introduction: Frank Culberson
  • Location: EB3 2124 (Map)
3–4 p.m. Classrooms Without Quizzes
4–4:30 p.m. Tour of Centennial Campus
4:30–5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and BBQ (music by The Couchtones)
  • Location: EB2 3001 and 3002 (Map)
6 p.m. Homecoming Ends and Parade Begins on Hillsborough Street
 
 
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