August 30, 2022

Every fall, engineering student organizations gather to welcome freshmen and transfer students, eat BBQ and recruit members at the New Student BBQ. This year’s event at Peace Park attracted a large crowd, thanks to the work of the Mizzou Engineering Student Council (MESC).

Jordan Hayes is the President of MESC.

MESC’s president, Jordan Hayes, is a senior civil engineering student. She says the BBQ is one of the biggest events they host, in addition to an engineering formal, High School Day and occasionally the career fair.

“The New Student BBQ is a great opportunity for new students and transfer students to get involved, Hayes said. “Getting involved is probably the best thing you can do as an engineer because you can make relationships, find people like you who have similar class-loads and make study groups.”

The BBQ is also a great opportunity for student organizations. “Orgs that need people are able to recruit,” Hayes said. Mizzou Engineering has over 50 student organizations. With competition teams, identity-based groups, and student groups related to degree programs, there is an organization for everybody.

Mizzou WET is a student chapter of the Water Environment Federation, a global water sector leader.

Mizzou’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers welcomed new students at the BBQ and during Welcome Week with activities throughout Lafferre Hall.

Engineers Without Borders demonstrated their latest project.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ President Jazmin Renteria Gonzalez calls the organization a “familia.”

Develop[HER] officers Jade Neeley and Katelyn Van Dyke chatted with Associate Dean Roger Fales about new project ideas.

Mizzou EWeek came to the BBQ decked out in green to celebrate St. Patrick the Engineer.

Dean Noah Manring came to the BBQ to speak with student leaders.

Mizzou Engineering Student Council hosted the New Student BBQ on August 25, 2022.

“The biggest advice that I have, and I can’t stress this enough, is to get involved,” Hayes said. “The people you meet here will make your four years, and it’s so much easier to go through engineering school with people to help. Nobody can do everything alone. If I were a freshman, I wish I would’ve gotten involved sooner.”

The 2022 New Student BBQ was sponsored by Honeywell FM&T National Security Campus.

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