Purdue Engineers Week
April 10-14, 2017
E-Week Team Competition
Teams will have the opportunity to compete for the E-Week Cup by participating in the four evening competitions. At the end of the week, there will be a celebration at 308 on State.
- Monday: Design Challenge
- Tuesday: The Amazing Race
- Wednesday: The World's Worst Triathlon
- Thursday: Trivia Night
- Friday: E-Week 308 Celebration
To register your team for the competitions, register through each of the links on the individual events in the schedule below.
See below for event details for the entire week.
E-Week Events
Monday, April 10
Monday, 4/10
10am-1pm
Engineering Fountain
Drone Club Flight Demonstration
Come see how drones fly and what their future integrations with VR technology could be.
Hosted by Drone Club.
Monday, 4/10
12:30pm-3:30pm
ARMS Atrium
Biomaker's Taste Test
See if you can tell the difference between GMO or non-GMO foods with the Biomakers organization.
Hosted by Biomakers.
Monday, 4/10
1pm-3pm
Engineering Fountain
Ice Cream with AIChE
Come learn about the impact Chemical engineering has on ice cream and get a free yummy treat in the process!
Hosted by AlChE.
Monday, 4/10
6pm-8pm
ARMS Atrium
Design Challenge
Get your team started with a design challenge hosted by PMEA and PSEF. Your goal is to design the most impressive space-themed rollercoaster you can in under an hour. Points are awarded for functionality and style, so bring your A game to this exciting event.
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
Hosted by PMEA & PSEF.
Tuesday, April 11
Tuesday, 4/11
10:30am-12:30pm
ARMS Atrium
Club Advertisement and Cookie Handout
Come enjoy some free cookies and learn what AIAA is all about.
Hosted by AIAA.
Tuesday, 4/11
11am-2pm
ARMS Atrium
More Free Cookies!
Cookies are great, but wouldn't you like some space-themed cookies? SGT will have cookies in the shapes of stars and rockets, so come eat some with us.
Hosted by Sigma Gamma Tau.
Tuesday, 4/11
1:30pm-3:30pm
ARMS Atrium
DIY Bouncy Balls with OXE
Enjoy popcorn while playing with a bouncy ball that you make yourself!
Hosted by OXE.
Tuesday, 4/11
2pm-4pm
Engineering Fountain
Space Day Delicacies
Learn about Space Day, launch some rockets, and get some free galaxy bark.
Hosted by Space Day.
Tuesday, 4/11
6pm-8pm
Engineering Fountain
The Amazing Race
Various tables will be set up across campus where teams will be given clues in order to find the locations of the tables. There's only one catch... in order to receive your next clue, teams will have to work together to complete challenges to receive the next location. The team that can visit the most locations in 1 hour will be the Amazing Race Champions!
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
Hosted by IISE & MIND.
Wednesday, April 12
Wednesday, 4/12
9am-3:30pm
ARMS Atrium
Lego Cornhole
Students can come build robots out of legos to play cornhole.
Hosted by PFP.
Wednesday, 4/12
9:30am-1pm
ARMS Atrium
Pancakes with PSEF
Are you tired of eating pancakes on your own? Have them with PSEF.
Hosted by PSEF.
Wednesday, 4/12
11:30-3pm
MSEE
PESC Pizza & Pie-a-President
In addition to PESC's usual Pizza event, you can also pay a little extra and pie the president of your favorite (or least favorite) engineering student organization.
Hosted by PESC/PEPC.
Wednesday, 4/12
12pm-3:30pm
ARMS Atrium
Crystallization of Chocolate Demonstration
Apply Material Science in a delicious manner by melting and resolidifying chocolate to observe the different phases as they form.
Hosted by PUMA.
Wednesday, 4/12
1:30pm-4:30pm
MSEE
Edible Circuits
Sugar cookies become breadboards, icing turns into solder, and sprinkles are now resistors. Come celebrate E-Week by learning about circuit design and making your own that you can eat!
Hosted by ECESS.
Wednesday, 4/12
6pm-8pm
MSEE
The World's Worst Triathlon
The College of Engineering and Colleges Against Cancer Present: The World's Worst Triathlon! This special event includes foot, bike, and water competitions. Compete in the Little .5 bike race to see if you can ride your bicycle slower than anyone else. Prove to all your friends in the 0.5k foot race that you're a real runner. Enjoy a refreshing splash of cold water in the Ice Bucket Challenge.
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
You must register for this event if you want to compete.
Hosted by PESC.
Thursday, April 13
Thursday, 4/13
8:30am-10:30am
ARMS Atrium
SWE Bagel Break
A bagel and cream cheese bar while promoting EWEEK.
Hosted by SWE.
Thursday, 4/13
11am-2pm
Engineering Mall
PMEA Recess
"PMEA Recess" full of outdoor games and activities and a grill-out.
Hosted by PMEA.
Thursday, 4/13
12:30pm-3:30pm
MSEE
Roller Coasters YES!
VR roller coasters and K'NEX coaster building.
Hosted by TPED.
Thursday, 4/13
1:30pm-4:30pm
ARMS Atrium
Excavation Challenge
Try your hand at building an excavator and testing it in our candy pit.
Hosted by Lunabotics.
Thursday, 4/13
6pm-8pm
Jake's Roadhouse
Trivia Night
Come and join in on Trivia Night hosted by Pi Tau Sigma at Jake's! Grab a few friends and make a group to become the champions of E-Week Trivia. Prizes will be given out to the top 3 teams and points will be added to the running total for E-Week!
Hosted by Pi Tau Sigma.
Friday, April 14
Friday, 4/14
11:30am-2:30pm
Engineering Fountain
Giant Piano Discussion
Check out an interactive giant piano and discuss Medical Innovation, Networking, and Design.
Hosted by MIND.
Friday, 4/14
5pm-7pm
308 W State St
E-Week 308 Celebration
Come hang out with your fellow Boilermakers and enjoy some free food! Just make sure you wear your E-Week 2017 t-shirt to get in.
Hosted by PEPC.