Earn badges. Design and make your future.
Learn how to earn badges for designing and making during your first year engineering experience.
You can find what badges you can earn in ENGR 102, where you can access design and fabrication resources on campus, and get ideas for projects you can complete to use your new skills.
Design & create
By learning new design and making skills, you'll be ready to tackle new and fun projects for hobbies and for fun. Check out some ideas and step-by-step guides for how to create jewelry, gifts, robotics accessories, and more here.
Contribute to engineering team projects
Many of your engineering courses involve team-based, hands-on design projects. Having badges can help you prepare to make important contributions to your teams' designs.
Your skills can also help you to contribute to the design-build-compete clubs in the College. Interested in finding opportunities to get engaged in these hands-on club activities? You can find a list of clubs here.
Enhance your resume for internships & after graduation
Employers want to see YOUR skills
- Engineering companies often look for hands-on design and fabrication experience.
- Adding badges that show your relevant skills can help you stand out at job fairs and help you secure an internship or full-time employment after graduation.
Adding badges to your resume
- You can find out how to earn the badges you've earned to your resume, social media, and LinkedIn here.