Engineering students are looking forward to a week of competition and recognition during Engineers’ Week, Feb. 21-27, but this year’s activities will reach beyond campus to inform and entertain local high school students who may be future TTU students.

During E-Week, a nationally celebrated event in honor of engineers and the contributions they make to our quality of life, students representing each engineering major will make a presentation to groups of Cookeville High School students interested in engineering and technology. Our students will talk about their experiences as engineering majors and offer an overview of their clubs and organizations.

E-Week competitions include the traditional Egg Launch competition.

“I hope our students will develop an idea of what opportunities are available to them in college, what to do to prepare to be successful and what the curriculum will be like,” says Don Sadler, Putnam County Schools’ director of career and technical education.

As many as 50 high school students will tour campus and the College of Engineering plus take part in the week’s Scavenger Hunt, says Tamara Trotter, vice president of communications for our Engineering Joint Council.

“We want high school students to learn a lot about what it’s like to be an engineering major, but we also want them to enjoy themselves and get to know us,” she says.

The Engineering Joint Council again will host a competition among the college's six departments, and the major with the most points by the end of the week wins the coveted “Best Darn Major” award.

Many of the events will entertain the campus community while promoting competition. Here's the schedule of events:

* Monday, Feb. 21: Imagineering, 6-8 p.m., Brown Hall 236/237

* Tuesday, Feb. 22: Scavenger Hunt, 11 a.m.-noon, front of Clement Hall

* Tuesday, Feb. 22: Field Day, 5-7 p.m., Sherlock Park

* Tuesday, Feb. 22: Egg Launch, 7-8 p.m., Sherlock Park

* Wednesday, Feb. 23: Dodgeball, 7-8 p.m., Fitness Center

* Wednesday, Feb. 23: Paper Airplane Contest, 8-9 p.m., Eblen Center

* Thursday, Feb. 24: Career Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. , Multipurpose Room.

Other events include "Advice on a Slice," a collaboration between the Engineering Advisory Board and Career Services, during which student engineers learn more about the job search process.

E-Week's traditional banquet, honoring students, faculty and alumni, is set for Thursday evening, Feb. 24, while the week's activities conclude on Saturday, Feb. 26, with the annual Engineering a Future outreach workshop for middle school girls.