A considerable portion of the fall-semester Engineering Design (EG 10117) course is dedicated to discerning your major. Table 1 lists the large discernment events for first-year students during the Fall of 2025. All events, other than the Alumni Panels, occur during class times throughout the date of the events, meaning that they occur at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.
If you are not enrolled in EG10117 but would like to come to a discernment event(s), we would love to have you! Please reach out to Joe Lyon (jlyon2@nd.edu) or Andrew Bartolini (abartoli@nd.edu) so that we can give the faculty member a notice to expect extra students.
We also have a Google Calendar of events related to engineering that help our first-year students explore the ecosystem of the College of Engineering at Notre Dame. You can find that calendar here.
Table 1. Description of Discernment Events for Fall 2025
| Date | Event | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2 | CEEES Day | The Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences Department will come to each class session to give an overview of the department. | Stinson Remick 108/109 |
| 10/14 | AME Day | The Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department will come to each class session to give an overview of the department. | Stinson Remick 108/109 |
| 10/30 | EE Day | The Electrical Engineering Department will come to each class session to give an overview of the department. | Stinson Remick 108/109 |
| 11/11 | CSE Day | The Computer Science and Engineering Department will come to each class session to give an overview of the department. | Stinson Remick 108/109 |
| 11/13 | CBE Day | The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department will come to each class session to give an overview of the department. | Stinson Remick 108/109 |
| 11/18 | Student Panels | Panels of upper-division students answer student questions about the department, life as a student in that major, and career opportunities. | Throughout Stinson-Remick**Varies by panel |
| 11/21 | Alumni Panels* | Alumni who have recently graduated from the university are invited back on a Friday to sit on panels and answer student questions about working in a particular field. | Throughout Debartolo**Varies by panel |
| 12/2 | Departmental Experience | Each department creates a customized experience for first-year students, which may include tours of various academic and lab spaces, introductions to clubs, faculty panels, etc. | Varies by department ** |
*Note: Alumni Panels happen on a Friday afternoon and not during regularly scheduled class sessions.
**Reach out to Joe Lyon (jlyon2@nd.edu) or Andrew Bartolini (abartoli@nd.edu) for more information about locations.