Purdue First-Year Engineering

First-Year Engineering's student-oriented mission is to advise, prepare, and retain outstanding students for degree programs in the College of Engineering.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Congratulations to Team Capital s—Even Duan, Bradon Newcomb, Eddie So, and Saran Fujiwara—for taking 1st place and $1,600 at Purdue's 2025 FYE Design Competition! Their project: a real-time capacity-tracking system for overcrowded dining courts.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Congratulations to Loft Ladder—Seth Pascuzzi, Benjamin Dimmic, and Giancarlo Mannino—for taking 2nd place and $1,200 at Purdue's 2025 FYE Design Competition! The team project: a compact, 3D-printed ladder step that attaches directly onto a lofted bed frame.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Congratulations to Team Sensor Dynamics—Aahan Sheth, Grant Nicholson, Joshua Leon, and Ryan Jones—for taking 3rd place and $800 at Purdue's 2025 FYE Design Competition! Their project: to prevent pedestrian-vehicle collisions around Purdue’s Clapping Circle.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Congratulations to Team Bumblebee—Euan Ji, Alexis Huss, Ana Sofia Aldana, and Isaiah Brown—for taking home the CoE's 150th Anniversary Commendation Award and $500 at the 2025 FYE Design Competition! Their project: to reduce wasted moisturizer in traditional pump bottles!

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Today is the second annual First-Year Engineering Design Competition! Stop by the ARMS Atrium at 3:30 to see the design projects and cheer on your classmates. Watch the judging at 6 and vote electronically for your top pick in ARNS 1010.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

First-Year Engineering student Tolen Schreid is taking a gap year to move his start-up along, thanks to an influx of venture capital by tech accelerator investors. Read about his entrepreneurial journey. https://t.co/MzTCZ5PxdN ⁠
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#PurdueEngineering #StudentEntrepreneur

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

First-Year Engineering Advising Director Curt Oechsle and his team pulled together to meet record enrollment numbers at Purdue University this past semester. https://t.co/8DKv1e6egS

#purdueengineering #purdue #FirstYearEngineering

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

The fall 2024 semester gets underway today at Purdue. This weekend, thousands of freshman showed up to the College of Engineering Boiler Gold Rush Welcome Picnic with enthusiasm and questions! A big shout out to First-Year Engineering academic advisors on hand to provide support.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

3rd place out of 26 teams in Purdue's 2024 First-Year Engineering (FYE) Design Competition went to team "Segfault." Team members Aadhavan Srinivasan, Amber Lu, Ryan Michael Baker, and Vineet Vinod will share an $800 prize. ⁠https://t.co/DNNNyWCc8v

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

We at the School of Engineering Education are ever grateful for your dedication and generosity this #PurdueDayofGiving. Thank you for showing the world what’s possible when #Boilermakers rally together for #Purdue. Boiler Up! 🚂

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

It’s your turn, parents! The unit that receives the most gifts from parent donors this hour will win $1,250 in #PurdueDayofGiving bonus funds. We’ve always been able to count on you, and we hope you’ll make a gift to First-Year Engineering at https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

📣 Tell the world why you rally! 📣 This hour, the #Boilermaker with the 50th original tweet will win $250 in bonus funds for their favorite #Purdue unit! Make sure it’s us by using @PurdueENE (we manage FYE) and #PurdueDayofGiving in your post.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

@PurdueENE, educating future engineers is our passion! We manage First-Year Engineering, Multidisciplinary Engineering, and mentor engineering educators at the grad level. Let’s show the world what’s possible when we rally together for #PurdueDayofGiving. https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

This hour, one lucky faculty or staff member could help us win $550 in #PurdueDayofGiving bonus funds! Will it be you? Make your gift to First-Year Engineering in the School of Engineering Education at https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e.

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

Students in First-Year Engineering are natural innovators, and we want to support their creativity with classroom, design competition, and other opportunities that enrich the learning experience. Please give today during the 24-hour #PurdueDayofGiving at https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

It's #PurdueDayofGiving! Please support STUDENTS in First-Year Engineering, Multidisciplinary Engineering, or the Engineering Education grad programs by making at pledge before midnight tonight to @PurdueENE at https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e

[Purdue First-Year Engineering @PurdueFYE]

🥪 Do you know what would make your lunch break even better? Knowing you made a difference for #Boilermakers on #PurdueDayofGiving! The unit with the most dollars raised this hour will receive $1,000 in bonus funds. Make sure it’s us (we manage FYE)... https://t.co/crUcR3KS8e.

[Purdue Engineering Education @PurdueENE]

Another experiential learning opportunity for @PurdueFYE made possible by research labs Fusion Studio and i2Engineering (and MARVLS at @SienaCollege). Their design competition had student winners create a Purdue Grand Prix-themed, augmented reality exhibit!

[Purdue Engineering @PurdueEngineers]

"I’ll be a lot more prepared for college than I would have if I didn’t do this."
The Engineering Academic Boot Camp may challenge @PurdueFYE students, but @purduemep's long-running program has made a difference.
The latest "Inside Purdue Engineering" - https://t.co/e285JSWb6k

[Purdue University @LifeAtPurdue]

Future Boilermakers: The Common App is open for Fall 2023! Get ready for your next giant leap and apply now. https://t.co/XzbueinS4C