Major Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering

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Rachel Ault is a junior mechanical engineer at Grove City College who spoke with me to shed some light on the Mechanical Engineering major for those who may be interested. She was interested in the major since high school, where she took some pre-engineering classes that she excelled in and enjoyed. With a strong background in math and science, Rachel […]

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Senior Design Project: Designing an Airplane

As a student in the Calderwood School of Arts and Letters, I am unfamiliar with the inner-workings of the Hopeman School of Science and Engineering. So I decided to talk to one of my mechanical engineer friends to find out a little bit more about their senior capstone projects. Every year, Grove City College mechanical engineering students complete a year-long […]

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Scuba Diving, Swing Dancing, and Mechanical Engineering: An Interview with Dr. Erik Bardy

http://iismedia7.gcc.edu/gccweb/GCC-STEM-2016.mp4 Stereotypically on our beloved campus, it seems that the engineers just live in the Hoyt Engineering building and do homework all day. However, you could just as easily find them on the roof of the Hall of Arts and Letters, in secret tunnels underneath the Student Union, or even exploring the streets of Paris, France. There are so many […]

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STEM Majors Branching out with BEST Robotics Competition

Imagine an arena full of middle school and high school students cheering nonstop for five hours straight on a Saturday morning. What is possibly worth waking up early and yelling for on a weekend? The amazing talent and hard work of students from all over the region battling robots would definitely justify this incessant cheering. Each year, Grove City College […]

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So Now What? A Career Spotlight on Engineering Majors

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Did you know that one of the top 5 most popular areas of study at Grove City College is the engineering program? We have majors in electrical & mechanical engineering that offer students a wide variety of classes that lead to various fields and specifications in engineering. Hopefully you’ve had a chance to look at the Communications Spotlight to get a […]

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