Northern Illinois University

Engineering and Technology Alumni Society

Engineering Excellence Award

The Engineering Excellence Award is sponsored by the Engineering and Technology Alumni Society (ETAS). Each semester, graduates of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology are required to complete a senior capstone project. The capstone project, typically completed in teams, offers the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained in classes and labs to a real-life application of product design, system solution, or process improvement.

On the last day of the fall and spring semesters, senior students present their projects. They create an informational display board, and give a presentation explaining their project to judges from academia, industry, and ETAS. At the end of the day, ETAS judges confer and choose one project they judge to be the best in the College. Each team member of the winning project group is rewarded with $100 and a trophy from ETAS.

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