Contact: Jack Bailey (304) 766-4109 jbaile19@wvstateu.edu
INSTITUTE, W.Va. -West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its second annual Engineering Day Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the University’s Institute campus. The free event will feature hands-on educational activities for middle and high school students.
Participants can engage in activities for all experience levels on topics such as aerospace engineering, automotive engineering, marine engineering, computer science, electronics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and virtual engineering. Attendees can also register to participate in two competitive activities relating to bridge building and foam rocket launching.
The event serves as an introduction to WVSU’s Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree program, which launched in 2019. WVSU is the 10th land-grant university in the nation to offer an engineering program, which will prepare students to work for one of the more than 140 chemical-related companies in West Virginia.
WVSU’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and WVSU Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are hosting the event. Activities will take place in Hamblin and Wallace halls on campus.
Additional information about competitive activities, as well as registration, is available at .
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