The College of Engineering welcomed the newest first-year and transfer engineering students to Michigan State University at the annual college Colloquium on August 22.
The kick-off event, part of MSU Fall Welcome, returned to the Engineering Building this year. It featured a resource fair for students, including opportunities to meet college leadership, faculty and staff, explore college student resources, and engage with a wide variety of student groups.
“Colloquium is an opportunity for our incoming students to start building a sense of belonging early,” said Carmellia David-King, co-curricular director of the college’s CoRe Experience. “It’s designed to help students get off to a great start by connecting them with the people and resources needed for a successful college experience.”
New Spartans, new stories
The incoming class includes 8,826 students admitted to MSU with an engineering preference. Among them, 3,486 are in-state students, 3,550 are from out-of-state, and 1,790 are international students. Eleven incoming Spartan Engineers are Alumni Distinguished Scholars, University Distinguished Scholars or Williams Scholars.
Ruby Wojtaszek from Benton, MI, plans to pursue a civil engineering degree and enjoyed the welcome week activities and her first-ever soccer game.
“It's been really nice just getting out and seeing everybody,” Wojtaszek said. “I look forward to one day having that physical evidence of my engineering skill to point to, like a bridge that I helped build.”
Meet Sindhav from Kampala, Uganda, is seeking a degree in computer science and looks forward to Michigan’s weather.
“The opportunities here are very diverse and the people are very helpful with lots of good information,” said Sindhav. “It’s such a nice big campus. Really looking forward to snow!”
Alessio LoBello from Downers Grove, Il, plans to study for a degree in chemical engineering and as a 2025 Williams Scholar will work as an undergraduate researcher.
“I’d really like to connect chemical engineering to my environmental goals,” LoBello said. “It’s a big passion of mine.”
“Colloquium is essential to our new students, as it provides them with an avenue to explore extra-curricular activities like student organizations and get support from our college offices to ease their transition to MSU,” said Amanda Idema, assistant dean for undergraduate studies. “Having it back in the Engineering Building this year was exciting, as it allowed more of our returning students, faculty and staff to engage with our newest Spartan Engineers.”
Learn more about the undergraduate degree programs offered through the College of Engineering.
Written by Judi Melena Smelser
MSU College of Engineering Media and Public Relations page