Monday marks the 67th year of Engineers’ Week, which gives students the opportunity to interact with fellow students, staff and company representatives about engineering and help educate the public about the kind of work they do.  

Some of the events during the week include a world’s fair, an international engineering panel and a keynote speech from Kathryn Mckinley, who is a member of the Google Cloud engineering team.

The week is sponsored by a variety of companies such as Kent Nutrition Group, MidAmerican Energy, Nexteer Automotive, DPR construction and others.

Madison Kriege, a junior and executive member, has been involved with the last three Engineer’s Weeks and is one of many students who helped plan out the events throughout the week.  

“E-week is all about celebrating engineers,” Kriege said. “The biggest part or most important part of that is recognizing how much work we put into all of our projects, into our research, all of the the things we showcase through the week, [it’s] kind of a motivational boost in the spring.”

Kriege also said she has learned a variety of things about the engineering department by being a part of the events and is excited to see all of her months of planning unfold this week.

Kathryn Paszkiewicz, a junior and co-president of Engineers’ Week, spends nearly the entire year planning for the week with other students on the committee.

“We try to make our team have a fun atmosphere, so we get a lot of work done, but we also have fun together,” Paszkiewicz said. “It’s a very good way to be involved with the college and meet a lot of different people.”

David Bane, a senior and co-president of Engineers’ Week, was the resource manager last year and said he has been taking a more active role and contributed to a lot of the planning that goes into preparing for Engineers’ Week as co-president.

“When you’re in the co-president role you have to be aware of everything that is going on with each committee,” Bane said. “So you’re kind of making sure that everyone does their job and communicating each role to each individual.” 

Both Bane and Paszkiewicz said the awareness and attendance has grown every year for Engineers’ Week, and it has established itself as an annual event at Iowa State.

Event Schedule:

Monday:

Button Lunch (ABE burgers)

11-1p.m. Howe Atrium

World’s Fair 6:30 p.m. Howe Atrium

Tuesday:

Button Lunch ( Hyvee Chinese)

11-1 p.m. Howe Atrium

International Engineering Panel 6:30 p.m. Martson 2155

Wednesday:

Button Lunch (Fazoli’s)

11-1 p.m. Howe atrium

Thursday:

Button Breakfast (Panera) 7:30-10 a.m Howe atrium

Keynote speaker: Katherine McKinley 7 p.m. Lee Liu Auditorium

Friday:

Engineers’ Week Banquet 5:45 p.m. ( by invitation)