The Engineering Experience

A few weeks into my freshman year at Purdue, I saw an advertisement for a job opening at the Women in Engineering Program to join the Operations Assistants (OA) Leadership Team. At the time, I was still adjusting to being away from home, and wasn’t even sure that engineering was the career for me. I decided to apply for the job anyway, and I am so glad I did. Little did I know, joining the WIEP LT would be one of the best decisions I would make as a freshman – it provided the friendships, professional connections, and leadership experiences that brought me to where I am today. Me outside the office of my new job with Deloitte!   When I first started as an OA, I joined a small but mighty team of students in the WIEP office who supported recruiting programs for prospective students. If you ever visit the WIEP office and talk to a student at the front desk – that used to be me! Throughout my four years on the OA team, I developed lasting friendships with my fellow LT members, contribu...

Being a new student on any campus can be scary, but Purdue has made it a priority to make sure all students feel comfortable and heard. I will let you guys in on all the awesome ways Purdue has given their students a voice and how you can be a part of it next year when you are a student here!  Purdue's Five Cultural Centers  Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center The AAARCC was established in April of 2015 to continue preserving the diversity on Purdue’s campus. They continue to spread awareness for the Asian community and hold numerous events every year to bring the campus together and discuss ways to improve inclusion and diversity on campus.  Lunar Year Celebration in 2020 hosted by AAARC More can be found about AAARCC on their website: Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center - Purdue University Black Cultural Center The Black Cultural Center has given the students at Purdue an outlet for “purposeful, holistic, scholarly and co curricular p...

Ever since I was little, I was in love with space and stars, I found anything outside of our planet to be so fascinating. As I got older, I realized that I could turn that passion for space into a career, with Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (AAE). That dream of mine continued to grow, and I was the kind of kid that by the age of ten I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Or so I thought.  Coming to Purdue for first year engineering, I originally looked at it as only a stepping stone that I had to take to get me into AAE. Some students come knowing that first year is a great way to see what engineering discipline they actually want to go into. But I figured I knew and didn’t need it. As the first year classes went on, we spent a lot of time exploring the other disciplines within the college of engineering. We had videos, information sessions, and more to help us really learn about the vast number of disciplines that were offered. I remember not wanting to do anything that w...