Job Corner with Ms. Whelton, PE

Many of you have went to career fairs this semester and are now preparing for interviews. Here are resources from the CCO on different interview styles.

When you are preparing for an interview, don’t forget to practice “self talk”. It is a great way to build your confidence and make sure you don’t downplay your accomplishments. An article outlining self talk practices is found here.

If you have offers or questions about job opportunities, don’t hesitate to email me!

SEE Travel Assistance Scholarship

Looking for a funding opportunity to assist with costs associated with your Study Abroad, Global Experience, Service-Learning Project, Conference, etc.?  Students seeking monetary assistance for travel costs associated with studying abroad, presenting research or other educational activities should have an initial discussion concerning the intended program with Tammi Thayer to determine if they are eligible.

Apply at https://engineering.purdue.edu/SEE/Engagement/Travel_Assistance_Request_Form

Applications for this round are due October 30 to support summer or fall term experiences.

Spain Study Abroad 2027: Water and Infrastructure Resilience

Interested in disaster management, critical infrastructure, public health, or global resilience?

Join Prof. Whelton in his study abroad to Barcelona, Spain from March 12 to March 21, 2027 and learn about how natural and man-made disasters are impacting public health and how professionals are working to support critical infrastructure.  Credit for EEE 49500 – 3 credits; counts as EEE Selective.  Don’t miss this chance to combine academics with international experience in Spain.

Water & Infrastructure Resilience: Public Health & Extreme Events in Spain

📅 Program Dates: March 13–21, 2027

What You'll Experience

• 🔥 Explore wildfire prevention and innovative forest management strategies with the Pau Costa Foundation

• 🚒 Visit wildland-urban interface areas and a local fire station

• 🎓 Participate in seminars with professors at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia

• 🏙️ Meet with local municipality professionals to learn about infrastructure, public health, and disaster management

• 🌳 Explore strategic sites where wildfire prevention techniques are being implemented

• 🏛️ Experience Barcelona's culture, including the Barcelona Cathedral and Picasso Museum

• 🍽️ Enjoy traditional Spanish welcome and farewell dinners

• 🌎 Gain a broader understanding of how communities around the world prepare for and respond to disasters

Spring 2027 - EEE47200: Community-Engaged Engineering Design

Those interested in this Spring 2027 course must email their resume and 1-2 paragraphs detailing their interest in the course and how it fits with their future career plans to Dr. Lindsey Payne (paynel@purdue.edu) no later than November 6; 5pm. Space is limited; sooner is better!  Be specific in your statement of interest. More information can be found on the flyer.

Society of Environmental and Ecological Engineers (SEEE)

Looking for free food? How about professional guidance on a more personal scale? Do you even know your classmates? Join us every other Wednesday at 6 pm for free dinner paired with professional and social events.

Meeting Recap: Our last meeting was a Halloween Social! Thanks to everyone who came out!

Important Info: 

- Join the GroupMe: https://web.groupme.com/join_group/100096962/balecxlH

- Join us in IM Sports: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEnjrqq9iVMKoRsY7sncz3wCnunyw9y7t6mumQhY1tckfkeQ/viewform

Rain Garden Recap: On Sunday, October 18th, some of us went to St. Francis Early Learning Academy in Lafayette to clean up a rain garden built in EEE 472. Thanks for joining us!

Upcoming Events: Our next events will happen based on interest! So please sign up and join the GroupMe for further information!

Sunday, Oct 25th at 3 pm: Trash Pickup

• Join us for Trash Pickup! We will be picking up trash on campus and in the Chauncey Area. Wear appropriate clothes, and bring water and a good attitude! If there is enough interest, we will meet outside behind Potter. Afterwards join us to grab some boba! Interest form here: https://forms.gle/bwa6b2bgQbVcctQx7

Sunday, Nov. 8th: Field Trip to Turkey Run

• Are you interested in taking a nice fall hike at Turkey Run? If you are interested, please express interest by Monday, October 25th. We need to prepare the logistics so please express interest as soon as possible! Interest form here: https://forms.gle/icwphHfTeMakqfYx8

SCAA Environmental Excellence Scholarship

Are you a student interested in shaping the future of emergency response? Apply to the Spill Control Association of America's Environmental Excellence Scholarship by November 6, 2026. The award amount is $1,000 and is targeted towards students studying oil spill response, disaster response and recovery, and emerging contaminants. See the attached flyer for more information.

ACEC Indiana Education and Workforce Foundation Scholarship

What is it? - Each year, ACEC Indiana extends scholarships to Hoosier students who plan to work in the consulting engineering industry after graduation. Last year, ACEC Indiana awarded $29,000 to collegiate students in Indiana (multiple recipients awarded annually, award amounts vary). 

Eligibility -

• Be an Indiana resident
• Enrolled as a full-time student entering at least their junior year
• Attending an ABET-accredited college in Indiana
• Be in good academic standing at 2.5 GPA or higher
• Pursing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in an eligible program: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Surveying
• Students enrolled in Surveying may be seeking an associate degree, if enrolled in the last year of their degree program
• Prior work experience is required; industry experience (internship) with a consulting firm is highly encouraged

How to Apply? - 

• Create an AwardSpring Account to Apply
• The application portal for the 2027-2028 academic year is open until March 12, 2027.
• Scholarship amounts vary by recipient with multiple Indiana recipients each year; scholarships checks are written directly to recipients for their discretionary use
• Applicants will automatically be considered for multiple scholarships with one application through the ACEC Research Institute; option to apply for additional, specialty scholarships through account dashboard
• Students are eligible to receive (1) ACEC Indiana Scholarship and (1) ACEC National Scholarship during their academic career

Indiana Statehouse Spring 2027 Internships

The Statehouse employs undergraduates (sophomore and above), graduate students, and recent grads as interns in Indianapolis during the spring semester in these areas: Legislative, Constituent Services, Communications/Media Relations, Press Secretary, Information Technology, Policy, and Publications.

The spring 2027 semester internship is paid (yes, paid!) and a fantastic experience for students from all majors, backgrounds, and interests, and can be a great foundation for any career! Deadline for spring 2027 internship applications is October 31, 2026.

For internship descriptions, specific areas offered, and online applications, use these links or copy the path into a browser:

House Democrats           
https://www.indianahousedemocrats.org/intern
House Republicans        
https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/house/internship
Senate Democrats          
https://indianasenatedemocrats.org/opportunities/internship-program/
Senate Republicans       
https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/intern-program

Additionally, see the attached flyer for more details.

Purdue Student Soybean Innovation Competition

Want to win $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000? Well, you can in the Purdue Student Soybean Innovation Competition. Teams are forming now! For additional information check out the web page at -  https://engineering.purdue.edu/ ABE/academics/competitions - students can enter as teams or individual and we'll help you join or form a team.

Registration closes November 1, 2026 - any questions, email mcreech@purdue.edu and join today, looks terrific on your resume!

VIP and EPICS Spring 2027 Pre-Registration Open

Pre-registration for VIP and EPICS is open to all undergraduates of any major now through October 26, 2026. 

EPICS: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5z5FJsN8xVtwhTw

VIP: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5w0lvFQuXRQaH3M.  VIP is especially seeking students for these area teams: 

Engineering Design & Advanced Manufacturing

• AMP
• AutoIC
• Chemical Microspectroscopy
• MEPRO
• MLAM
• SMART MAT

Energy, Sustainability & Infrastructure

• BEFM
• EHV
• Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions
• Smart Cities

Technology, Innovation & Industry Applications

• WMS AR/VR
• WMS EmpRet
• WMS evKart Operations
• WMS IoT

Students can explore all VIP opportunities and project descriptions on the VIP Teams page before submitting their survey.

EngGap: Graduate School Fair

The Purdue University Indianapolis invites all undergraduate students to attend EngGAP: Graduate School Fair, an evening dedicated to exploring graduate education in engineering and related fields. Representatives from 14 graduate programs at leading universities across the country will be on campus to meet with students. You can visit any table and talk directly with program representatives about: research areas, faculty, funding, assistantship opportunities, admissions requirements, the application process, and the graduate student experience. This event is open to students at every stage, whether you are actively planning to apply or just starting to think about graduate school.

Participating Universities:
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell Tech University
Iowa State University
Lehigh University
New York University
Northeastern University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
The University of Texas at Dallas
UC Berkeley
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Southern California
Stevens Institute of Technology

🗓️ When: Wed, Oct 28 5:00pm - 7:00pm

📍 Where: Atrium, Science and Engineering Laboratory Building (EL), 350 N. Blackford St., Indianapolis

Registration: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77KD3lg6fqAjN30

How to Get Undergraduate Research Experience in SEE

Interested in pursuing research with SEE faculty? Students are welcome to reach out to individual faculty that they feel best matches with their interests. Learn more and find instructions on how to approach your search at https://engineering.purdue.edu/EEE/Academics/CurrentStudents/UndergraduateResearchEEE

Engineering CARES Hub

The Community, Assistance and Resources for Engineering Students (CARES) Hub is open. The mission of the CARES Hub is to build Boilermaker engineers by developing awareness, well-being and community for students through outreach, direct access to mental health resources and community-building programs designed to equip students with the skills and mindset needed to be thriving students and thriving future engineers. Find more info on the CARES webpage.  CARES check in and chat for this fall semester is attached here.

Struggling to Make Friends?

Are you struggling to make friends or wish to improve your social skills?  Here is a social skills workshop resource through CAPS!

The program is a series of 3 workshops. Here is the registration link - https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Iw2nZMqRLo6vLo

Engineering Academic Support - Resource Webpage

Did you know the College of Engineering has a webpage dedicated to listing academic resources for classes, such as Supplemental Instruction, resource rooms, and how to find a free tutor for some key engineering classes? Free tutoring is available for some CCE and ME courses. Tutoring sessions are scheduled through BoilerConnect, choose Polytech Engineering Tutoring appointment type to schedule. Visit https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/InfoFor/CurrentStudents/index_html to see what else is available to you to help.

CCE Course Peer Tutoring

Need some extra tutoring for CCE 211, CCE 297, CCE 270, CCE 298, or CCE 340? Use BoilerConnect to sign up for individual peer tutoring sessions or attend a drop-in session. These options are available to any student enrolled in the course. See the attached flyer for more information.

Engineering Success Center

Free Tutoring at the Engineering Success Center!  Let our ESC Peer Tutors help you prepare for your upcoming exams! Visit our website (https://engineering.purdue.edu/StudentSuccess/engineering-success-center) to view the full tutor schedule and bookings page.  You may walk in or schedule your tutor session in advance.  The Engineering Success Center (ESC) is an official student support resource for the College of Engineering, and is a transformative space where engineering students are empowered to take ownership of their educational journey. At its core, the ESC seeks to bridge the knowledge gap between faculty learning expectations and student performance by fostering a culture of learning and collaboration through peer-to-peer engagement, academic networking and meaningful faculty-student interactions.

Engineering Success Center accepting applications for Tutors - The ESC is now accepting applications for tutors to join our team for the Fall 2026 semester. Students must have successfully passed the course(s) for which they will tutor with a grade of B or better and have a minimum GPA of 3.2. This is a paid position with a tutor training requirement and a minimum commitment of 6 hours per week of active tutoring. Further details are outlined within the application.

Additional Information: We are specifically looking for tutors who can tutor FYE courses and at least one additional 200- and 300–level engineering major course listed in the tutor application for a minimum of two courses (max. three courses).

Click here to apply: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEeZ3ikIwfJydn0

Academic Success Center (ASC)

The ASC offers a collection of services and programs designed to help students be successful in the classroom. Be proactive and review available resources now. Don’t wait till things get difficult to manage.  See ASC’s offerings at https://www.purdue.edu/asc/. 

Upcoming Workshops

• Practice Your POMO – Tuesday, 10/27 from 7-11PM – this is a late-night study session at the ASC. We will facilitate the pomodoro technique so that students can try out a new focus strategy, eat snacks, and win prizes!
• Enhance Your Study Skills – Wednesday 11/4 6-7 PM – This interactive workshop is designed to help students boost their study strategies beyond memorization and practice problems
• “Mini” Practice Your POMO – Thursday, 11/12 7-9 PM – similar to our regular POMO event, just a shorter version!

Program/Service Updates

• Accountability Groups – the last day for students to request a join a group is Friday, 11/6. Accountability Groups will meet through quiet week.
• Peer Success Coaching – the last day for students to request a personal PSC is Friday, 11/6. Students can utilize PSC Drop-in Hours through the end of the semester.
• Study Skills Consultations – students can schedule an appointment using BoilerConnect, and you can refer students to consultations by creating an Alert in BoilerConnect.

•  Supplemental Instruction – students can view the SI Session Schedule here. Students enrolled in a SI linked course will also have a course titled Fall 2026 Supplemental Instruction on their Brightspace. This course will indicate session times, locations, leaders, and any changes made throughout the semester.

QUESTIONS? For more specific information about each service, be sure to check out their homepages, or Email academicsuccess@purdue.edu, call 765-494-4700, or visit Wiley C215.

Professional Licensure & FE Exam: What is it? When to take it? How to prepare?

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is typically the first step in the process leading to the P.E. license. It is designed for students close to finishing their engineering degree or recent graduates. The FE is a computer-based exam that is administered year-round at NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying) approved Pearson VUE test centers. FYI – Purdue has an approved test site.  The FE contains 110 multiple-choice questions. The exam appointment time is 6 hours long, which includes a nondisclosure agreement, tutorial (8 minutes), the exam (5 hours and 20 minutes), a scheduled break (25 minutes), and a brief survey.

What is professional licensure all about and why is it important?  Learn more at https://www.nspe.org/sites/default/files/resources/pdfs/GR/2017handouts/2017%20-%20What%20is%20a%20PE%20document.pdf

The SEE website has an information and resource page - click here. This page highlights NCEES, the Environmental Exam, links to various sites to register for the FE, what study sessions are offered on campus (not all apply to EEE, though), how to purchase study guides, and other resources to consider.

SEE FE Exam Reimbursement Program for EEE Seniors

The SEE FE Exam Reimbursement Program is meant to encourage and support EEE students to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam during their time at Purdue. It offers 100% reimbursement with a passing score and 50% reimbursement for a failing score on the FE. Once the student takes the FE, they are to provide proof of their test date and score along with an itemized receipt to Dr. Robinson. The deadline for a reimbursement request is the last day of the month in which the student graduates. Only one reimbursement per student will be allowed.

FE Environmental Engineering Review Manual

The SEE Undergraduate office has this manual available for check out - all 754 pages! The manual includes sample questions for each test section of the exam, and step by step solutions are provided. Seniors are welcome to this manual for loan for a 72hr period to review and study. See Tammi Thayer to check out the manual.

Civics Literacy Requirement 

Purdue University has a civics literacy graduation requirement for all undergraduates.  If you have not completed the requirements yet, then now may be a good time to get started. To see details and various resources click here. Questions may be directed to CivicsLiteracy@purdue.edu.

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