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Engineers Week is a national, annual celebration of the vital contributions that engineers make to our world. Join us in celebrating with a wide variety of activities on campus.
Visit engineersweek.jhu.edu for a full list of scheduled events.
Featured Events
HopHacks
February 15 to 17 // 6:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Hodson Hall
Teams of hackers from around the country compete to create the best app in 36 hours at this biannual event.
Aerospace Exploration: Ignite Your Career Possibilities
February 18 // 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Hackerman Hall, Room B-17
Current students and alumni with an interest in the aerospace industry are invited to a dynamic panel discussion hosted by the JHU Aerospace Affinity group. Panelists will provide insight into a variety of aerospace career paths for all engineering disciplines.
Theta Tau’s Tower of Power
February 19 // Doors Open: 5 p.m. // Competition Begins: 5:30 p.m.
Glass Pavilion
Teams compete to build the tallest towers out of dry pasta and marshmallows. Teams must register in advance.
Salary Negotiation for Women in Industry
February 20 // 6 to 8 p.m.
The Great Hall in Levering
At this panel discussion hosted by the Whiting School and the Homewood Career Center, panelists will discuss the key techniques needed to help women engineers identify their value and negotiate their worth during the interview process.
Speed Networking Night
February 21 // 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Glass Pavilion
Students will rotate through quick, one-on-one interviews with alumni, followed by an open networking reception.
Engineering a Successful Future in STEM
February 22 // 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Barclay Elementary/Middle School
JHU student groups and faculty members will teach middle school students about engineering careers through presentations and hands-on activities. This event is part of the Barclay-Hopkins STEM partnership and is not open to the public.
Beth Schrope, MD, PhD, will deliver the 2019 Ilene Busch-Vishniac Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Schrope, who is an associate professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and an associate professor of clinical surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian, will detail an unlikely journey from Hopkins BME to Ivy League surgeon, with the purpose of demonstrating goal-directed living with the allowance for a more opportunistic approach to life and career.
The 2019 Department of Medicine Research Retreat is a joint retreat with the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Click here to download the save-the-date flyer for this year’s retreat.
Important: There’s still time to register and secure a lunch ticket for the DOM/WSE Research Retreat. Register by 5 p.m. on February 27 to be eligible for a lunch ticket. On-site registrations will not be eligible for lunch tickets.
The nationally recognized Johns Hopkins University Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Center for Leadership Education, provides an opportunity for students to take a novel idea or innovative technology and develop a business plan based around it. Starting with a concept, students build an understanding of their target market, analyze potential competitors, craft an effective market entry strategy, and present their plans to industry professionals and venture capitalists. This highly popular event, held on the Homewood campus, draws teams from all divisions of the university.
Visit the JHU Business Plan Competition website for more information.
