Purdue Calendars

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Various drop/add calendar with deadlines, and future years of academic calendars can be found at https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/calendars/index.html.

SEE Main Office in POTR 364: Hours of Operation

The SEE main office is located in POTR 364. Office hours are currently: M-F 8am-4pm. Unscheduled “drop-ins” are discouraged. Instead, make an appointment with your EEE advisor, either Tammi Thayer or Maeve Brewer, via BoilerConnect. For other staff or faculty, reach out direct via email to arrange an appointment.

POTR Building: Hours of Operation

POTR building hours of operation are 6am – 11pm, 7 days a week.

If doors are locked during these posted times, contact the Purdue Police non-emergency number at 49-48221.

SEE Computer Lab in POTR 360

The SEE Computer Lab is available for all EEE students and is located in POTR 360; next door to the main SEE office. See attached agreement for student conduct and use protocols.  

**Key Pad Entry Code** –  389426 which corresponds to FuZhao -- Prof. Fu Zhao.  Prof. Zhao instructs EEE 530 each fall and is current chair of the SEE Graduate Committee.

SEE maintains this computer center for academic & social activities. Its use is a privilege reserved for EEE students and those enrolled in EEE courses to work, study, and access dedicated computers. There are 6 desktop computers with internet access and a printer/scanner. New computers were installed last October.  If you require software that is missing from the new computers, please email SEE@purdue.edu to request it be installed.  The room contains additional tables, chairs, and whiteboards.

Be respectful to others and the property.  Always log off of computers before leaving the room.  Do not lock a computer for later use.  Do not move or alter any of the computer systems.

If you wish to place items on the wall, ask in the SEE Office for appropriate tacky putty.  (No tape or staples.)

Use discretion when determining if to print and how many copies to print.

Please report any room or equipment issues to SEE@purdue.edu.

Guide to Purdue IT Resources

Purdue IT is the central information technology organization serving students, faculty and staff at Purdue. See the support and services they provide in this article.  

How to Schedule an Appointment with EEE Advisors

EEE and other Engineering students can access the Environmental and Ecological Engineering appointment calendar via BoilerConnect. Advisors have In Person and Virtual appointments, depending on the time and day.

There are training resources available to students in BoilerConnect on the login page. Click ‘For Students.’  Advisors and service offices across campus use BoilerConnect for making appointments, so these instructions are generalized. 

Student Self-Help Guides:

• How to Schedule an Appointment (video)
• How to Schedule an Appointment (pdf)
• How to Cancel an Appointment
• How to Reschedule an Appointment
• Responding to an Appointment Request (video)
• Responding to an Appointment Request (pdf)

Registration Troubleshooting

Waitlists: Waitlists are removed on the Friday before the semester starts at 5PM ET.  If you did not obtain a space via a waitlist you will need to continue to look for availability through the 1st week of the semester or find an alternative course to add.  

For EEE Selective courses, you may have to consider an alternative course.

• Reference your myPurduePlan worksheet for ideas of remaining requirements. 

• Recently Offered Course Reference list; filter on Spring 2026.  You can access syllabi for some courses via Course Insights which is in your myPurdue portal, or go to https://sswis.mypurdue.purdue.edu/CourseInsights/.

• EEE Career Pathways - Elective Recommendations – This online resource shows 6 career pathways with course suggestions created by a subcommittee of faculty and staff. These are not requirements! Instead, they are a collection of informed choices with the goal to inspire students to explore their own plan that supports their long-term career goals.

Having trouble registering, adding, or dropping? Need an override for a class? There are many resources on the EEE Registration Tools page, such as instruction links for Scheduling Assistant:

The Registrar page also has links for most common registration issues at  https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/currentStudents/index.html

• Scheduling Assistant - How to ADD
• Scheduling Assistant - How to DROP
• Scheduling Assistant - How to Submit Registration Error Override Request
• Purdue Registrar YouTube channel - other help videos and demos

EEE Faculty Mentor Change Request Form – Due 2/2/26, 9AM

Upper-class students who wish to change their EEE Faculty Mentor should download and complete the EEE Faculty Mentor Change Request Form.  Deadline is Monday, February 2 by 9AM. No action is needed from students who are new to SEE this semester. Assignments for new students will be made by the EEE UG office and announced to you later this spring.

EEE Job Corner with Ms. Whelton, PE

This section is prepared for the newsletter by Ms. Margaret Whelton, PE.  She is the SEE Manager of Industrial Experience.  The responsibilities of this position include working with industry to secure internships, co-ops, and full-time job opportunities for students; developing real world senior design and research projects; and facilitating partnerships between industry and Environmental and Ecological Engineering. She has twelve years of experience as a practicing environmental engineer prior to becoming part of SEE.  She is a registered professional engineer in Indiana, Virginia, and Alabama. 

Welcome back!  It is almost career fair time again, so this is a great time to update your resume and LinkedIn profile.  If you have questions, you can always make an appointment with me. Don’t forget that you can meet with me to look at your resume and LinkedIn profile, discuss career options, applying for jobs, and negotiating job offers.

Expo is February 3^rd and 4^th and will be hybrid (virtual and in person).  In person will be on February 3^rd at the CoRec Black and Gold Gyms from 8am-3pm.  There will also be in person seminars this year in February 2n from 3:30-8:30pm in the Stewart Center.  The virtual career fair will be on February 4^th. Companies who attend in person usually don’t attend virtually and most of the companies are in person, so be sure to attend on Feb 4^th if possible.  Both career days will be using the career fair plus app (like IR did in the fall).  There is no company information at this point.

Expo is the largest Purdue career fair in the spring semester.  Remember that usually there are some companies that have listed EEE as an option, but there are also good companies that don’t have EEE selected.  To enhance your job search, look for companies seeking Environmental Health Sciences and Civil Engineering and see if they do environmental work.  Many do!  I will send out an email closer to the event with more details. 

The 2025 Co-op Days Recruiting Event (career fair) is on Tuesday January 27^th_. It will be held in the PMU North and South Ballrooms from 10am to 4pm.  Although this career fair is primarily focused on co-ops there are usually some internship and permanent opportunities available.  Have you thought about co-op?  It is a great way to gain substantial experience as a student. For co-ops, only freshman and sophomores are applicable.  Internship opportunities generally are open to all students.  Some companies only put their internships on this site so it’s another way to find out about opportunities!  I will provide you more information on the process as we get closer to the fair. 

To prepare for the Co-op Days, there was a general co-op callout for all interested students on Wednesday January 14^th from 6-7pm in Loeb Playhouse.  Following the callout there will be an open house to give students the opportunity to speak directly with different disciplines about co-op called “Co-Op Exploration Night” in STEW 218.  AIong with several EEE student ambassadors having EEE-related work experience will be present to answer your questions.  If you are unable to attend, but are interested in co-op, please email me to set up a meeting.  Don’t forget to include your resume and availability (range of days and times) when you email me. 

Access your CCO account for CCO online job postings!  Learn how to set up your CCO account here: https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Home/myCCO/MyCCOTips

Spring 2026 Course: ENGR 396 Springer Engineering Executive Forum

Class aimed at helping Engineering students gain business acumen and network with executives.  See flyer for details. 

National Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

Research-based graduate degrees, like an MS-Thesis or PHD, are often funded and include tuition remission and a stipend. Funding amounts and sources vary. One funding source can be external (non-university) fellowships, like The National Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Those interested in a research-based and full-time STEM graduate degree are strongly encouraged to apply for the NSF GRFP.

Each fellowship provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period. For each of the three years of support, NSF provides a $37,000 stipend to the student and $16,000 Cost of Education allowance payment to the university the student attends. The fellowship is portable and can be transferred to a different university if a fellow chooses to transfer to another institution after completion of the first fellowship year.

For more information, please review these links: NISO NSF-GRFP Pre-Advising for Undergraduates, NSF GRFP website, Purdue GRFP Recipients Article

Research Project Opportunities

Xinyu Zhang, Assistant Professor of Practice in SEE, has two research project opportunities: one this spring and the other in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program.

1. Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) individual research project (course credit in spring 2026): 

   Curriculum Innovation in Sustainability and Environmental Engineering:

   https://www.purdue.edu/undergrad-research/ourconnect/index.php?q=projectview&id=1720

2. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) (summer 2026): 

   Application and impact of augmented reality on student learning and public engagement in engineering:

   https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/EURO/SURF/Research/Y2026/?category=Learning%20and%20Evaluation