{"id":119282,"date":"2022-02-16T09:26:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=119282"},"modified":"2022-02-21T11:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:45:42","slug":"wright-state-to-celebrate-engineers-week-feb-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/02\/16\/wright-state-to-celebrate-engineers-week-feb-21-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State to celebrate Engineers Week Feb. 21-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55606\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2019\/01\/15\/u-s-news-ranks-wright-state-online-programs-among-best-for-2019\/16582-denise-robinow-aerial-photos-of-campus-10-15-15-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55606\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55606\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2019\/01\/the-bent-russ-eng-16582-0565-508x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Bent,&#8221; the symbol of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, outside the Russ Engineering Center.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A week-long celebration of engineering and technology that features potential job and internship opportunities will unfold at Wright State University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering-computer-science.wright.edu\/\">College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The college will mark Engineers Week on Feb. 21\u201325 at the Russ Engineering Center.<\/p>\n<p>During the week, students will have the opportunity to explore internships and careers with employers that include the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Crown Equipment, Nidec Minster and Avery Dennison.<\/p>\n<p>The week will also feature a carnival with tables and games hosted by engineering student organizations, engineering departments and the University Center for International Education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEngineering Week at Wright State is an opportunity to celebrate our students throughout the week and engage our students outside of the classroom,\u201d said Brian Rigling, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, Engineers Week is aimed at ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Feb. 21<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kickoff Student Snack Break, sponsored by Reynolds and Reynolds<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>10-11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 22<br \/>\n<\/strong>Carnival, sponsored by Ball Aerospace<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>11 a.m. to 1 p.m. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Russ Engineering Lobby<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 23<br \/>\n<\/strong>Talk by Liah Turner, master\u2019s degree student in prosthetics and orthotics <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Noon <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>146 Russ Engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Feb. 24<br \/>\n<\/strong>College of Engineering and Computer Science Day for prospective students<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Feb. 25<br \/>\n<\/strong>College of Engineering and Computer Science Day for prospective students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Engineers Week, students will have the opportunity to explore internships and careers with local employers. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/02\/16\/wright-state-to-celebrate-engineers-week-feb-21-25\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":53897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,729,4266,4267,4268,743,2048,725,4269,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-around-campus","category-biomedical-industrial-and-human-factors-engineering","category-computer-science-and-engineering","category-electrical-engineering","category-engineering-computer-science","category-enrollment-management","category-home-news-sidebar","category-mechanical-and-materials-engineering","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119282"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119506,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119282\/revisions\/119506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}