Special to the American Press
“Dream Big” is the theme of this year’s National Engineers Week, Feb. 19-25, and McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will host several activities to mark the annual event.
A community open house will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in Drew Hall and the Engineering Technology Lab Building.
On Tuesday, more than 400 students from 19 high schools and Sowela Technical Community College will be on campus 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. for an open house that will include tours and the opportunity to visit with faculty and students, as well as participate in various contests of skills and aptitude.
National Engineers Week, begun in 1951, focuses on celebrating the contributions of engineers and bringing engineering to life for students, educators and parents.