Academic Visit Day
Explore What You'll Learn. Discover Where it can Take You.
Academic Visit Day
Saturday, November 7 | 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Music Center
At Academic Visit Day, discover more than 200 programs across eight colleges and schools. Meet faculty and current students, explore your interests, and get answers to your questions about life at Purdue Fort Wayne. See how your passions can become possibilities—and start building an academic path that prepares you for what's next.
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See what each school has to offer.
All activities will take place on Main Campus. See specific locations below.
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Department meet & greet | 11:45 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. / Kettler Hall G46 |
| Staff introductions | 12:10 - 12:25 p.m. / Kettler Hall G46 |
| Brief presentation | 12:25 - 12:40 p.m. / Kettler Hall G46 |
| Case study group activity | 12:40 - 1:10 p.m. / Kettler Hall G46 |
| Dirty sodas, networking and giveaways | 1:10 - 1:30 p.m. / Kettler Hall G41 |
| Group breakouts (listed below) | 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
| Human Services | Neff 133 |
| Elementary Education | Neff 233 |
| Early Childhood Education | Neff 237 |
| Secondary Education | Neff 251 |
All activities will take place in the Doermer School of Business Building located at 3000 E. Coliseum Blvd.
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Lunch and presentation | 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / EEE Nexus Space |
| Department breakouts and tours | 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Accounting | Room 246 |
| Economics and Finance | Room 102 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | Room 208 |
| Leadership and Talent Development | Room 206 |
| Management and Marketing | Room 107 |
All activities will take place on Main Campus. See specific locations below.
| ACTIVITY | TIME/LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Welcome | 11:45 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. / Liberal Arts Building 159 |
| Department presentation session 1 | 12:10 - 12:45 p.m. / see locations below |
| Lunch and labs visits | 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. / Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Building Lobby |
| Department presentation session 2 | 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. / see locations below |
Department presentation session locations. All presentations take place in the Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Building.
| Civil and Mechanical Engineering | Room 399, 342, 343 |
| Computer Science | Room 351 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering: First Year Engineering Education Kits | Room 311 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering: Robot and ECE Lab Kit Demonstration | Room 226 |
| Polytechnic: Machining Center | Room 124 |
| Polytechnic: HAAS CNC Laboratory | Room 137 |
| Polytechnic: Cybersecurity Laboratory | Room 143 |
| Polytechnic: Computer-Assisted Design Laboratory | Room 241 |
| Polytechnic: Pneumatics and Fluids Laboratory | Room 353 |
All activities will take place on Main Campus. See specific locations below.
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Lunch | 11:45 a.m. – Noon / Walb Union International Ballroom |
| Dean greeting | Noon - 12:20 p.m. / Walb Union International Ballroom |
| NASA Challenge group activity | 12:20 - 1:00 p.m. / Walb Union International Ballroom |
| Department introductions | 1 - 1:30 p.m. / Walb Union International Ballroom |
| Department meet and greet | 1:30 - 2 p.m. / Walb Union International Ballroom |
| Lab tours and department tours | 2 p.m. / Various Locations |
All activities will take place on Main Campus. See specific locations below.
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Lunch | 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. / Helmke Library, IdeaSpace |
| Dean greeting | 12:15 – 12:25 p.m. / Helmke Library, IdeaSpace |
| Student panel discussion | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. / Helmke Library, IdeaSpace |
| Department information fair | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. / Liberal Arts Building |
All activities will take place on Main Campus. See specific locations below.
School of Music
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Jeremy Grall meet and greet | 11:45 a.m. -Noon / Auer Lobby |
| Lunch | Noon - 12:30 p.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Break | 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. |
| Music facilities tour | 1:15 - 2 p.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Degree discussion | 2 - 3 p.m. / Modular Classroom Building |
Department of Art and Design
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Department meet and greet | 11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. / Visual Arts Building, 204 |
| Annual High School Juried Art Exhibition | 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m. / Visual Arts, 1st floor |
| Lunch | 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. / Visual Arts Building, 204 |
| Break | 12:45 - 1 p.m. |
| Studio tours and demonstrations | 1 - 3 p.m. / Visual Arts Building and Modular Classroom Building |
Theatre
| ACTIVITY | TIME / LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Check In | 10:30 - 11 a.m. / Auer Lobby |
| Welcome from Admissions | 11 - 11:30 a.m. / Auer Performance Hall |
| Travel to department location | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
| Department meet and greet | 11:45 a.m. -Noon / Williams Theatre Lobby |
| Lunch | Noon - 12:30 p.m. / Williams Theatre Lobby |
| Learn Broadway dance routine | 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. / Williams Theatre, 113 |
| Break | 1:15 - 1:20 p.m. / |
| Lighting design demonstration | 1:20 - 1:30 p.m. / Williams Theatre |
| Costume shop tour | 1:30 - 2 p.m. / Williams Theatre Costume Shop |
| Costume design workshop | 2 - 2:45 p.m. / Williams Theatre Large Dressing Room |
| Theatre devising workshop | 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. / Williams Theatre, 113 |
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