Spring 2023 ISE and OR Graduate Visitation Program | NC State ISE
Spring 2023 ISE and OR Graduate Visitation Program
The Event
This event is a joint ISE and OR coordinated visit of students from nation-wide universities converging on NC State’s campus for three days. Participants will have meetings with faculty and current students, seminars, and lab tours to learn about current research, and to experience the quality of our ISE and OR graduate program.
The Dates
Thursday, March 9th:
- 6 – 9pm
Friday, March 10th:
- 8:30am – 8:00pm
Saturday, March 11th:
- 9am – 11:30am
What to Expect
- Personalized and unique opportunity to meet the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) and Operations Research (OR) faculty and staff
- Orientation and instructions for the NCSU ISE and OR graduate application process
- Information about fellowship opportunities
- See the world-class new home of ISE and OR – Fitts-Woolard Hall
- Explore other science or engineering research programs at NC State
- Tour the campus and see all that NC State has to offer
- Visit the manufacturing and virtual reality lab
- Get to know all the research opportunities/areas of interest that the ISE and OR Department has to offer the students
- Enjoy social activities with NC State students
- Meet and interact with fellow ISE and OR students
The Benefits
- Networking opportunity – meet and interact with current NC State graduate students
- Talk to the professors and faculty who will teach and advise them if they choose to be part of NC State
- Chance to ask all the questions they want to make sure they are making the right choice entering graduate school and/or becoming part of the Wolfpack at NC State
- Experience the NC State campus and see firsthand everything that the university has to offer the students
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Meet the Heads | You will meet the ISE department head, Dr Julie Swann, the ISE Director of Graduate Program Dr. Russell King, and the OR Interim Director Dr. Maria Mayorga to be introduced to our departments and programs. |
| Tours | Students will be introduced to faculty in our department / program and get a look into the facilities in which they conduct their research. |
| Research Meet and Greet | Here 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. |
| Interact with the Pack | You will be able to meet various alumni to really see how unique ISE and OR truly are 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 be able to join us for a fun outing to get to know what Raleigh has to offer! |
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.
