Hundreds of parents join their Stevens students for Family Day Oct. 3
Seminars and Lectures To Give Parents Glimpse of "A Day in the Life" of A Student
Hundreds of mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters will join their Stevens Institute of Technology student for "Family Day" at the university this Saturday, Oct. 3, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Stevens’ Hoboken campus. The media is invited to all the events that day.
The students and their families will attend various classes, workshops and other activities as they spend time on campus. A special "A Day in the Life" of a Stevens student session at 10:00 a.m will also give the families a chance to attend typical classes, labs and lectures and gain additional insight into a regular day at the university.
In addition, the families will attend World Wide Web classes and take a tour of Stevens newly renovated Grace E. and Kenneth W. DeBaun Auditorium. The auditorium is a new multi-functional center offering distance-learning programs, conferences, lectures, theatrical performances and other cultural events. The renovations marry the technology with the 19th Century grandeur inspired by the auditorium’s original architect, Richard Upjohn.
For more information, please call 201-216-5225.
WHAT: Stevens Institute of Technology’s Family Day
WHO: Stevens Students their families
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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