More than 150 exhibits and three major design competitions testing the wits of college, high school and grade-school students are among the attractions scheduled for the 76th annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. More than 20,000 people attend the open house each year. It is considered one of the largest events of its kind in the nation.
All events are free and open to the public.
Campus venders will sell pizza, pastries and soup at a food court in the gym, and students will conduct tours of the engineering campus several times each day. T-shirts featuring the EOH '96 design will be on sale. The exhibits, which cover all disciplines of engineering, are put on by individual students, student societies and corporations. The offerings this year will range from digital spelunking and spacecraft model building to concept cars from Chrysler and Ford. This lets people see some of the applications of engineering.