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\n FALL 2026 DISCERNMENT ACTIVITIES<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A considerable portion of the fall-semester Engineering Design (EG10117) course is dedicated to discerning your major. Table 1 lists the large discernment events for first-year students during the Fall of 2026. All events, other than the Alumni Panels<\/strong>, occur during class times throughout the event dates, meaning they take place at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>) or Andrew Bartolini (abartoli@nd.edu<\/a>) so we can notify the faculty member to expect additional students. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also maintain a Google Calendar of engineering events to help our first-year students explore the College of Engineering at Notre Dame. You can find that calendar here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in addition to the EG10117 Teaching Assistants <\/strong>(learn more about our TAs here<\/a>), you can leverage the\u00a0ACES (Academically Collaborative Engineering Spaces) Peer Mentors<\/strong>\u00a0as a resource for discernment<\/span>. Learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table 1. <\/strong>Description of Discernment Events for Fall 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/th>Event<\/strong><\/th>Description<\/strong><\/th>Location<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
10\/1<\/td>CEEES Day<\/td>The Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences Department will attend each class session to provide an overview of the department. 

CEEES Day Slides (link active during fall semester)<\/em>
Civil Engineering Alumni Slides
<\/a>Environmental Engineering Alumni Slides<\/a><\/td>		Stinson Remick 108\/109<\/td><\/tr>
10\/13<\/td>CSE Day<\/td>The Computer Science and Engineering Department will attend each class session to provide an overview of the department. 

CSE Day Slides (link active during fall semester)<\/em>
Computer Science Alumni Slides
<\/a>Computer Engineering Alumni Slides<\/a><\/td>		Stinson Remick 108\/109<\/td><\/tr>
10\/29<\/td>CBE Day<\/td>The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department will attend each class session to provide an overview of the department. 

CBE Day Slides (link active during fall semester)<\/em>
Chemical Engineering Alumni Slides<\/a><\/td>		Stinson Remick 108\/109<\/td><\/tr>
11\/10<\/td>EE Day<\/td>The Electrical Engineering Department will attend each class session to provide an overview of the department. 

EE Day Slides (link active during fall semester)<\/em>
Electrical Engineering Alumni Slides<\/a><\/td>		Stinson Remick 108\/109<\/td><\/tr>
11\/12<\/td>AME Day<\/td>The Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department will attend each class session to provide an overview of the department. 

AME Day Slides (link active during fall semester)<\/em>
Aerospace Engineering Alumni Slides
<\/a>Mechanical Engineering Alumni Slides<\/a><\/td>		Stinson Remick 108\/109<\/td><\/tr>
11\/17<\/td>Student Panels<\/td>Panels of upper-division students answer student questions about the department, life as a student in that major, and career opportunities.  <\/td>Throughout Stinson-Remick
**Varies by panel<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
11\/20<\/td>Alumni Panels*<\/td>Alumni who have recently graduated from the university are invited back on a Friday (corresponding to the last football game) to serve 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.<\/strong><\/em>

The links will be active in mid to late October.<\/em>

Aerospace Engineering Alumni Panel<\/a>
Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Panel
<\/a>Chemical Engineering Alumni Panel
<\/a>Computer Science and Engineering Alumni Panel
<\/a>Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Panel
<\/a>Mechanical Engineering Alumni Panel<\/a><\/td>		Throughout Debartolo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*Note: Alumni Panels happen on a Friday afternoon and not during regularly scheduled class sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Reach out to Joe Lyon (jlyon2@nd.edu<\/a>) or Andrew Bartolini (abartoli@nd.edu<\/a>) for more information about locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n UPCOMING SPRING 2027 DISCERNMENT ACTIVITIES<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are great ways to discern your major in the spring of your first year (sign-ups will be posted as we begin the spring semester):<\/p>\n\n\n\n