Engineer Your Experience Events

Be sure to check out the opportunities listed below that are supported by the EYE Program.  They are FREE for undergraduate engineering students who have paid the enhancement fee.

Check out our website at go.ncsu.edu/eye.  Questions?  Contact Dr. Shelly Hoover-Plonk via email engrfund@ncsu.edu

EYE Program Career Expo  Register Now! 

Friday, January 21st from 1:00-5:00pm in-person at Talley Student Center, room 4280

The purpose of the event is to get you ready for the Feb. 1st Engineering Career Fair and your internship/job search.  The Expo will also enhance your professional development.

Friday, January 21st

1:00-2:00 pm  Job Search: Glenda Darrell

2:00-3:00 pm  Clifton Strengths Basics: Chris Allen

3:00-4:00 pm  Emotional Intelligence and working with others: Dr. Lori Ghosal

4:00-5:00 pm  Job Search: Glenda Darrell

Global Training Initiative Programs 

Develop a New Super Power: First Impressions in Virtual Reality Register Now!

The Global Training Initiative at NC State is offering an exclusive workshop for undergraduate engineering students to explore cultural competence in virtual reality!  This new superpower will help you read minds across cultural boundaries.  Students will use Oculus Go headsets to experience a first-person perspective on an international business meeting.

Dates:  January 20, February 22 or March 9 from 3:00-5:00pm at the GTI Offices across from D.H. Hill Library

Developing Cultural Competence  Register Now!

The Developing Cultural Competence (DCC) certificate program consists of self-paced learning activities and four 90-minute live Zoom sessions that facilitate discussion and cultural exchange among its participants. Overall, the DCC provides a framework to discuss cultural differences among participants. It gives students the tools to talk about diversity, inclusion, and equity in different cultural settings which is a crucial component of cultural competency.

The $100 cost is covered by the EYE Program if undergraduate students have paid the fee.

 February Sessions:

Tuesdays at 9:00 AM (EST): Feb 1, 8, 15, and 22

Wednesdays at 8:00 PM (EST): Feb 2, 9, 16, and 23

Thursdays at 9:00 AM (EST): Feb 3, 10, 17, and 24

Fridays at 9:00 AM (EST): Feb 4, 11, 18 and 25

Deadline:  Friday, January 14, 2022

March- April Sessions:

Mondays at 9:00 AM (EDT): March 21 and 28, April 4 and 11

Tuesdays at 8:00 PM (EDT): March 22 and 29, April 5 and 12

Wednesdays at 9:00 AM (EDT): March 23 and 30, April 6 and 13

Thursdays at 9:00 AM (EDT): March 24 and 31, April 7 and 14

Deadline:  Friday, March 4, 2022 for those after Spring Break

The GREEN Program International Certificates

The GREEN Program is offering two exceptional VIRTUAL certificate program opportunities for our NCSU Engineering students. We hope you can take advantage of them. If you are accepted, the cost of the program certificate will be covered for you. This program will provide you the opportunity to work with some key engineering problems while learning about them in an international context. No travel is involved. Employers are looking for students that have international experience, and this is one way to gain that experience without traveling.  

Discover the theories and practice of ethical, sustainable development in the world, with a special focus on developing countries.

  • Understand the cycles and persistence of poverty and inequality
  • Engage in provoking discussions in LIVE classes with a global cohort
  • Advance your career and gain job insights with TGP’s Smart Certificate

Nepal: Ethics of Sustainable Development | February 14-28th

Deadline to enroll: January 24th

For more details and registration information: https://thegreenprogram.com/apply