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.
Finally, in addition to the EG10117 Teaching Assistants (more information in our Syllabus, here), you can leverage the ACES (Academically Collaborative Engineering Spaces) Peer Mentors as a discernment resource. Learn more about them 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. CEEES Day Slides Civil Engineering Alumni Slides Environmental Engineering Alumni Slides | 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. AME Day Slides Aerospace Engineering Alumni Slides Mechanical Engineering Alumni Slides | 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. EE Day Slides Electrical Engineering Alumni Slides | 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. CSE Day Slides Computer Science Alumni Slides Computer Engineering Alumni Slides | 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. CBE Day Slides Chemical Engineering Alumni Slides | 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. Look on the last slide before the “Questions” slide for links to the alums LinkedIn and/or emails. Aerospace Engineering Alumni Panel Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Panel Chemical Engineering Alumni Panel Computer Engineering Alumni Panel Computer Science Alumni Panel Electrical Engineering Alumni Panel Mechanical Engineering Alumni Panel | Throughout Debartolo |
| 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. Breakdown of Available Offerings | ** 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.