Upcoming Announcements and Events: Prospective Graduate Students

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Are you a current Purdue graduate student? Check out our upcoming current graduate student events here.

April 22, 2025

UC Berkeley

Dr. Jackie McDermott will be presenting the workshop “Preparing for Graduate School During Uncertain Times.” This session will discuss: How much personal information to include in personal statements? Are GRE’s required? What if they are optional? Any take aways from this past admissions cycle that you can share? Presentation will be followed by a panel and Q&A/Discussion with colleagues at additional universities. For more information click the link.
Conferences and Fairs 
May 25, 2025

Summer Training on Awareness and Readiness for Semiconductors (STARS)

Join STARS (Summer Training on Awareness and Readiness for Semiconductors) at Purdue! Get paid to learn about semiconductors and grow your semiconductor training. Geared towards freshman and sophomore students but all undergraduate student ages/majors welcome to apply.
September 28, 2025

Purdue Engineering Virtual Graduate Showcase

Learn about Purdue Engineering Master's and Ph.D. programs through the Virtual Graduate Showcase! Registration is free and the event is 100% online. Participants receive an application fee waiver to apply to Purdue's graduate programs for Free! To join our mailing list & receive more information closer to the event, click this link: Https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M54oqZyZS4gYdw
October 23, 2025

SWE 2025 Annual Convention

WE25 Embrace Your Story, is a three-day flagship event by the Society of Women Engineers which offers opportunities to engage in networking, gain career insights, and connect with industry leaders on innovation. Participants can attend interactive workshops on leadership and engineering subjects, cultivating relationships and empowering women.
October 29, 2025

SHPE 2025 National Convention

The official spiel goes something like this – SHPE National Convention serves as one of the country’s largest, annual gathering of talented STEM students and professionals. But if you ask any one of our 20,000+ members, they’ll just simply say, “It’s the best time of the year!”
October 30, 2025

Tau Beta Pi 2025 Annual Convention

Tau Beta Pi's 119th Convention is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday, October 30 - Saturday, November 1, at The Albuquerque Convention Center and hosted by the New Mexico Beta Chapter at the University of New Mexico and the Albuquerque Alumni Chapter.
March 18, 2026

NSBE 2026 Annual Convention

The 2026 Annual Convention is a four-day event with an anticipated 15,000 attendees, 400-plus Career Fair exhibitors and 5,000-plus NSBE members and others at the Opening, General and Closing Sessions. During the Annual Convention, the Society conducts organizational business, elects national and regional leaders, holds competitions and provides professional and personal development, networking and celebratory activities.