If you are interested in engineering, especially
electrical engineering, NIU is a phenomenal
place to do it.
This college provides faculty who are committed
to the process of learning.
We have faculty from microwave engineering,
communications.
They seem very dedicated to making sure not
only that you’re getting good grades, but
that you’re getting good grades because
you’re understanding the material.
NIU really teaches you and it’s not just
like looking over the shoulder of a professor,
just another full student, each student has
their own lab station.
This college provides our students with an
exciting experience.
The opportunities here are endless, and NIU
will definitely make you a better candidate
and will set you apart from any other student
from any other school.
You cannot really design or build any new
system without electrical engineering.
A lot of high school students at first think
that “oh, engineering is so hard.”
It’s something that you kind of need that
extra push.
I believe NIU can be that school to actually
give you the extra push.
They really seem to care.
We do have very energetic students.
They’re very dedicated.
We’re creating a thermo-electric generator
for the automobile industry.
We plan to harvest the thermal losses in the
catalytic converter and reuse that energy
to power modern electronics.
They walk you through it step by step, with
physics, with math, just all the classes are
so well mixed together.
Every program that we offer is accredited
– it maintains high quality and I think
the experience that students get in the program
means a lot to them because they not only
get their faculty who are their advisors,
but they also connect with their faculty members.
I really really like the faculty here.
Here, you’re going to learn from the professionals,
not teaching assistants.
The labs are very useful and fun.
We get hands on experience with the equipment.
If you have hands on stuff, you’re going
to have a better feel for theories and also
mathematic equations.
Once they graduate, they will be able to design,
build and commercialize a product for industry.
The College of Engineering and Engineering
Technology had a job fair and that’s actually
where I met my employer for the summer internship
so they give you a lot of opportunities.
Like direct networking with professionals
even.
We get to come in, different speakers, we
host events, we go out to Rockford for events.
I think follow your dreams because your dreams
are really what’s going to make you happy.
If you have that burninig desire in you just
to play with electronics and fix things, then
I believe the sky is the limit for you and
NIU can help you reach that ceiling.
