Fall 2023 ISE Graduate Visitation Program
Fall 2023 ISE / OR Graduate Visitation Program
The Event
This event is for you, prospective students from around the country, to visit NC State’s campus for a three-day series of events, including seminars, lab tours and much more. It is a chance to:
- Discover the kinds of research opportunities going on within the department.
- Meet with faculty and current students.
- Experience the quality of our ISE and OR graduate programs.
The Dates
Thursday, October 19th
- 6 – 9 pm
Friday, October 20th
- 9 am – 8 pm
Saturday, October 21st
- 9 am – 11:30 am
The Expectations
By making the wise choice to attend this event, you should expect to:
- Explore the NEW world-class home of ISE, Fitts-Woolard Hall and visit our manufacturing and virtual reality labs.
- Explore our campus and see all that NC State has to offer.
- Explore other science or engineering research programs.
- Discover the fellowship opportunities available to you at NC State.
- Attend an orientation session and receive instructions on applying to the NC State ISE / OR graduate programs.
The Benefits
By attending this event, you will:
- Meet, network and interact with current NC State graduate students.
- Talk with the professors and faculty who would teach and advise you.
- Ask all the questions you want to ensure you are making the right choice by entering graduate school and/or becoming part of the Wolfpack.
- Discover why Raleigh and “the Triangle” is consistently voted a top place to work and live in the US.
- Enjoy social activities with NC State students.
The Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet ISE / OR | You will meet ISE department head Julie Swann, ISE Director of Graduate Program Russell King, and Director of the OR program Maria Mayorga. We will introduce the programs to you and you will gain further insights about ISE and OR. |
| Tour Fitts-Woolard Hall | You will be introduced to faculty in our department and get a look into the facilities in which they conduct their research. |
| Research Meet and Greet | You will be able to personally interact with faculty in different focus areas to learn more about their research, as well as with our current graduate students. |
| Application Strategies | You will hear from our graduate program to get the upper hand on how to apply to graduate school and what our graduate school looks like. |
| Interact with the Pack | You may meet various alumni to really see how unique ISE / OR truly is as well as meet our student ambassadors to get a peek into what it’s like to be a student at NC State University. |
| Get to Know Raleigh | You will attend a fun outing and learn what Raleigh has to offer! |
What is Needed
To apply to NC State and the ISE / OR Program, you will need to:
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.25.
- Provide unofficial transcripts and a brief personal statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely not! The purpose of the event is to learn more about graduate school and the job opportunities that can arise.
Definitely not—we will have other programs represented at various times during the series including Operations Research, manufacturing, and others. You will also learn that Industrial and Systems Engineering is a broad major focused on making or doing things better; graduate students can have backgrounds in engineering, computer science, math, statistics, or other backgrounds. This link provides a complete description of research thrusts, they can be grouped into the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Health Systems Engineering, Human-Systems Engineering, Supply Chain and Logistics and Systems Analytics and Optimization.
Not at all. You will learn something about applications and admissions to graduate school, which can help you no matter where you go. We think some people may find a good match in our program while we will have helped others decide whether graduate school is right for them.
Students can contact Dr. Karen Chen (kbchen2@ncsu.edu) for questions specific to the ISE Graduate Visitation Program. For general questions relating to ISE’s graduate program, students may contact ise-gradoffice@ncsu.edu.
