 Prairie Engineers of Illinois and other engineering firms and
organizations in the Peoria area have underwritten the cost to offer
free admission to all Peoria Riverfront Museum visitors on Sunday,
Engineering Day. The museum will be open from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.,
with demonstrations, hands-on activities and the opportunity to talk
to engineers and explore engineering careers. Last year, over 2,200
people attended this event.Elsewhere in the area, there will be a
bridge-breaking competition for area high school students at White
Oaks Mall in Springfield on Feb. 21 and classroom visits in the
Bloomington-Normal area.
Engineers continue to experience a favorable job market, with
demand for engineers expected to grow by 10 percent over the coming
decade. Engineering is a very versatile degree, with career options
spanning health care, agriculture, entertainment, business,
environmental, infrastructure, aerospace, manufacturing and many
more.
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More information about Engineers Week and careers in
engineering is available online at
www.discovere.org. For
more information about Engineering Day activities at the Peoria
Riverfront Museum,
click here (PDF).
[Text from file received from
Prairie Engineers of
Illinois]
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