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 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
