First Year Engineering News
Apr 28, 2025
Northeastern University London Holds First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design Expo
Culminating their year-long Cornerstone of Engineering coursework, first-year engineering students at the London campus presented their innovative engineering team projects at the 2025 First-Year Engineering Cornerstone Design Expo.
Mar 18, 2025
Intersecting Volunteerism and Engineering To Improve Cancer Bioengineering
Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, bioengineering, combined his interest in helping communities with engineering, which led to a passion for cancer research and, ultimately, a nomination for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue a PhD.
Jan 13, 2025
Oakland Campus Makerspace Empowers Innovation for First-Year Students
A makerspace on the Oakland campus empowers students to innovate as part of the Cornerstone of Engineering class. The makerspace—made up of a woodshop, metal shop, photography lab, analog printing studio, ceramics studio and classroom equipped with digital tools—opened in fall 2024.
Dec 12, 2024
Oakland Students Put Robots to the Test in Cornerstone of Engineering Showcase
Engineering students at Northeastern’s Oakland campus demonstrated their robots built for the Cornerstone of Engineering showcase in the project’s final testing stage, where they navigated complex mazes constructed from cardboard.
Sep 26, 2024
Supporting the ‘Whole Student’ Is Focus of First-Year Engineering Experience Conference
The First-Year Engineering Program and the College of Engineering hosted the ASEE’s 2024 First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, a three-day event for members of academia and industry, as well as parents and students, that focused on supporting the “whole student.”
Sep 09, 2024
Exploring the School-to-Work Transition for Civil Engineering Students With Disabilities
FYE Assistant Teaching Professor Andrew Gillen, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska and Utah State University, was awarded a $99,998 NSF grant for “Developing Accessible Pathways to Civil Engineering Industry for Students With Disabilities: Initiating Partnerships With Industry.”
May 01, 2024
First-Year Engineering Students Work With Client on Real-World Project
For their Cornerstone of Engineering course project, a group of first-year engineering students in Boston designed and built a set of portable rehabilitation stairs to address a real-world challenge of a hospital in Maine, as part of a collaboration with Northeastern’s Roux Institute in Portland, Maine.
Apr 25, 2024
Celebrating Affinity Student Groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate partners were recognized for their commitments to several COE affinity student groups at the 18th Annual Joint Recognition Banquet. The groups represented included SHPE, SWE, BESS, SASE, and DICE.