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Morrill Engineering Program Celebrating 50+ Years

Event Type
Social/Informal Event
Sponsor
Grainger Engineering Office of Advancement
Location
I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 South First Street, Champaign IL
Date
Sep 20, 2025   4:00 - 8:00 pm  
Registration
Registration
E-Mail
engineeringevents@illinois.edu

Celebrate the transformative impact of MEP

For more than 50 years, the Morrill Engineering Program has sought to empower African American, Hispanic, and Native American engineering students. Open to all interested students, the program creates a support system and builds community for Grainger engineers as they navigate their college careers and realize their excellence in engineering. You know first-hand the impact of this program and we invite you to celebrate its legacy on September 20, 2025.

Start the celebration by meeting with students in roundtable discussions. Share your memories of MEP and your Illinois story. Impart your experiences and advice to students and answer their questions. Following the roundtables, we'll conclude the evening with dinner and an update about the future of MEP.

Heritage Hall 6
 4:00 p.m. | Registration
 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Roundtable Discussions

Heritage Hall 3
 5:30 p.m. | Registration 
 6 p.m. | Welcome and Dinner Begins
 6:15 p.m. | Special Presentations
8 p.m. | Evening Concludes

Click here to register.

P.S. The special presentations will feature a tribute to inaugural director Assistant Dean Paul E. Parker. Share your memories of Dean Parker on the registration form!

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