National Engineering Week 2026 ran from Sunday Feb. 22 to Saturday Feb. 28 with a slough of activities on campus to celebrate the occasion. The week-long celebration is meant to show students how inclusive, creative, and collaborative the field of engineering can be.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Audra Morse, who is a part of the Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE) and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) said, “Engineering week is a celebration of the work that engineers do. It is a national event that schools across the country celebrate, and I think that even some professional companies celebrate as well because they usually help us celebrate.”
The activities held on campus to kick off National Engineering week started on Monday Feb. 23 with the Career Pathway Gallery Walk in the Library’s East Reading Room. The gallery walk, hosted by the company GS Engineering, featured the various career pathways an Engineer can take, including the different disciplines of engineering such as Engineering Leadership.
Tuesday Feb. 24 featured the Snowball Slingshot challenge from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the DOW courtyard. The event furthered the goal of Engineering Week by having students compete by testing their aim and engineering intuition. The objective of the Snowball Slingshot was for students to try to launch snowballs at a target and get as close to the bullseye as possible in order to win prizes.
Wednesday Feb. 25 had the College of Engineering E-Passport challenge from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and then from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. there was the Deans Panel with the Society of Women’s Engineers (SWE). The E-Passport challenge had students visit the various learning centers across campus, the Pavlis Honors College, and the College of Engineering Dean’s Office. At the Dean’s office there was a hot chocolate and candy buffet with prizes available to students that attended. As for the Deans Panel, Dean of Engineering, Michelle Scherer; Morse; and Associate Dean for Graduate and Online Education, Amy Landis discussed future career pathways, provided different perspectives, and gave advice to members of the audience.
On Thursday, Feb. 26, there was a Photo-OP with Blizzard T. Husky that went from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the husky statue. There was also the Spaghetti Bridge Competition and Marshmallow Geodesic Dome Build in the MUB Commons that went from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The competition had students design and build either a spaghetti bridge or geodesic dome to hold as much weight as possible.
Friday Feb. 27 closed out engineering week on-campus with Cupcakes in Dillman 112. Cupcakes were available to all students who attended.
For more information about any of these past events contact jenesbit@mtu.edu.
