The brightest, most talented engineers are devoting themselves to tackling immense global challenges. As a First-Year Engineering (FYE) student, you get to join them!
The National Academy of Engineering identified 14 “Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century”—opportunities to increase humanity’s sustainability, health, security and joy of living. Themes include making solar energy economical, enhancing virtual reality, reverse-engineering the brain, securing cyberspace, providing access to clean water and more!
These ambitious goals demand that engineers roll up their sleeves and get to work, which is why we put those aspirations front and center during your first year as an engineering student. We have designed the FYE program to help you discover your passion. We want you to get your hands dirty and make stuff that might someday lead to a breakthrough.
Why wait until you’re taking upper-level classes to figure out what interests you? Through real engineering classes taught by top faculty and exposure to engineering’s most significant challenges, the FYE program gets you into the game from day one.