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1st Floor Lobby, ECoRE Building
12:30–2:30 p.m.
Drop in on Thursdays this month (April 2, 9,16 & 23) for quick career advice on the spot. Learn about available career resources for engineering students, get job search tips, and ask your questions. No appointment needed!
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BUILD Night: Cant-ilever? More Like Can-ilever
4th Floor, Engineering Design and Innovation (EDI) Building
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Join the Learning Factory and CNH for this creative BUILD Night, where you'll have the opportunity to build the most economic cantilever with the materials provided! Please secure your spot early, as spaces are limited to the first 20 sign-ups. All engineering majors welcome.
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CNH @ Penn State: Excavator Basketball Challenge
Outdoor Arena, The Learning Factory
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ready to test your skills in a way you've never experienced before? Step into the operator's seat and take on the Excavator Basketball Challenge, where precision meets power. All engineering majors welcome.
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Practical AI for Engineering Courses: Creating Homework and Evaluating Student Learning
202 Hammond Building
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This workshop provides engineering faculty with straightforward methods to use generative AI in their classes. First, we will demonstrate how to use AI tools to quickly generate new homework sets and exam questions from your existing materials, easily adding complex, real-world variables. Next, we will address how to evaluate student learning now that AI is widely available. Rather than assigning traditional written reports, we will explore hands-on assignment alternatives. You will learn how to design tasks where students must work with AI tools but be fully conscious about their responsibility as future engineers (Responsible Charge). The methods covered will help instructors with their material and help students develop critical engineering judgment.
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AI Data Center Integration to Power Grids Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges
102/103 ECoRE
The rapid expansion of AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining operations, and hydrogen production facilities is creating unprecedented electricity demand on power grids. These large, fast-growing loads pose new challenges for planning, operations, and reliability—prompting heightened attention from utilities, regulators, OEMs, and grid operators.
This all-day workshop will bring together leading experts from industry, government, and academia to examine the emerging implications of large-load integration and discuss pathways to maintain a stable and resilient grid. The event is open to the Penn State community and invited external partners, and is designed to foster meaningful dialogue among the stakeholders shaping the future of power systems.
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Mental Health First Aid Training for Faculty and Staff
504 ECORE
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
The Leonhard Center is pleased to offer Mental Health First Aid training, an evidence-based program designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges. Similar to how CPR prepares individuals to respond to a physical health emergency, Mental Health First Aid prepares participants to provide initial support and connect individuals with appropriate professional resources.
This interactive training focuses on building practical skills for early intervention, including how to identify warning signs, approach someone in distress, listen nonjudgmentally, and encourage appropriate help-seeking behaviors. Participants will also gain greater mental health literacy and confidence in supporting colleagues, contributing to a more compassionate and resilient workplace culture.
The workshop will be led by certified instructors from the Jana Marie Foundation and is open to all faculty and staff in the College of Engineering. It is appropriate both for individuals taking the training for the first time and for those who previously completed the College’s 2023 offering and would like to renew their certification.
Lunch will be provided through the generosity of the Leonhard Center endowment.
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