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Taking the First Step: How to Approach the Internship Search

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Coming into my senior year as a civil engineering major at Purdue, I have had the pleasure of having not one, but two amazing internship experiences in my time here. In my case, although both internships were with the same company, they were both extremely different. My first internship was in design with Kiewit Oil Gas and Chemical Engineering in Houston, Texas, where I worked as a structural engineer intern. My second internship was in construction with Kiewit Building Group in Honolulu, Hawaii, where I worked as a field/office engineer intern. Looking back, here are some tips I would tell younger me when it comes to hunting for an internship. Building Up Yourself Obtaining an internship, especially as a first- or second-year student, can be intimidating, especially if you don’t have any experience. In my own experience, I did not have an internship after my first year. I took this to my advantage and worked while taking online classes to get ahead on my classes, which proved
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A Glimpse Into Your First Month at Purdue

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Purdue students are almost done with week four of classes! Including the time spent at Boiler Gold Rush, new students have been on campus for a month now. While I am a sophomore this year, my first month at Purdue occurred a year ago. Let’s recap my first month at Purdue West Lafayette and how you can make the most out of yours! My BGR Team Leader Group Boiler Gold Rush Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) is Purdue’s orientation program. Last year when I was a new student, I had such an amazing experience that I returned to be a team leader this summer. BGR week includes some of my favorite Purdue traditions such as the fountain run, jumping the tracks, and drinking Den Pops! As an out-of-state student, I was worried about adjusting to college life and making friends at Purdue. BGR eased all of those fears. I made so many friends through my orientation group and my orientation leader made me feel very welcomed at the university. Since BGR takes place the week before classes start, I had more than e
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What You Need To Know About Industrial Roundtable

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What is Industrial Roundtable? Purdue University offers many opportunities for students to look for internships, co-ops, and research positions. From career fairs to research symposiums, there are endless opportunities for the eager student. One of these opportunities is Industrial Roundtable (IR) - the largest engineering career fair at Purdue, and arguably one of the best career fairs in the nation. With over 400 companies and nearly 15,000 students attending, every year students look forward to practicing their interview skills, perfecting their résumés, and preparing their best interview outfits for IR. Industrial Roundtable is hosted at Memorial Mall in West Lafayette. This year the fair will happen on September 10th and 11th from 9 AM to 4 PM, and it will also be held virtually on the 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. To participate, all you need to do is prepare your best career fair outfit, print out a couple résumés, and show up to the career fair and look for your favorite companies t
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If You Can Dream It You Can Do It: Disney College Program

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I am incredibly grateful to attend a school that has allowed me to customize and make the best of my college experience. Coming into college, I knew I wanted to do a Disney College Program (DCP) and work at NASA, but I had no idea how to make them happen. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to fit both in with my engineering curriculum. Now, standing on the other side, I can confidently say the support here at Purdue has allowed me to pursue both of those dreams and opened more doors than I could have ever imagined. Whether you want to take a semester off for a DCP, internship/co-op, travel, or something else, working with your Purdue advisors will allow you flexibility to customize your path to graduation. What is the Disney College Program I found out about the Disney College Program in middle school, and I loved watching vlogs of people doing one. A DCP is an opportunity to live in Orlando, Florida, and work in one of a variety of roles at Walt Disney World. It is important to note thi
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What Can Purdue Engineers Do Over the Summer?

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While spring classes conclude for Purdue students, a lot are left wondering what there is to do over the summer. As a former sophomore heading into my junior year at Purdue, I hope I can help point out a couple ways to have a gratifying, yet productive summer. Summer Classes Taking classes during the summer can prove to be a great way to spend your time. Whether it is to help work towards your minor, or to make your fall semester load a little lighter, a lot of Purdue students take classes over the summer. For myself, summer was a great way to complete some of my general education requirements, which allowed me to take more advanced classes during the fall semester of my sophomore year. Purdue offers a variety of online and in-person classes which students can take advantage of. While some may be worried about the lack of help online, I never encountered this issue. I found the teaching assistants and professors to be extremely flexible and easy to work with. A lot were simply a
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Becoming a Boilermaker: Boiler Gold Rush

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Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) is Purdue’s largest orientation program. It takes place on campus during the week before classes begin. In my opinion, BGR is a “must do” for incoming students. It is a great way to make friends, familiarize yourself with campus, and get adjusted before the stress of classes ensues. There are so many reasons why BGR is amazing that it is impossible to describe them all in one blog but, I want to highlight the key reasons why BGR is beneficial for incoming students. Familiarizing Yourself with Campus As I mentioned earlier, when students participate in BGR, they move in an entire week prior to the beginning of classes. This time is very beneficial in many ways. Most of all, it helps students get comfortable with Purdue’s campus. There are designated times built into BGR which give students a tour of campus. Students have the ability to ask upperclassmen to walk their schedules and point out important academic buildings. Outside of BGR programming, students have fr
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