Welcome to the Student Development Center
The Student Development Center is a valuable resource for undergraduate College of Engineering students and offers a wide range of services. Whether students are current, prospective, transfer, or even study abroad, the Student Development Center is the place to go for answers.
Academic Resources
We offer assistance for every need of a College of Engineering student from tutoring, transferring, and scholarships to professional development. Our staff is friendly and always willing to help. Make an appointment with one of our advisors by calling 319-335-5763.
Published Resources
Explore Engineering@Iowa
This viewbook offers prospective students an inside look into the College of Engineering program including detailed descriptions of each department and an example of what a first-year engineering student's schedule looks like. This is a great resource for students and parents when trying to decide what program is best. Click here for the online version of our viewbook.
Invent Your Future
Students prove they can make a difference in the world through their projects in Continental Crossings. They traveled to Peru to replace a crude footbridge made of twigs and reeds. Other student project accomplishments are highlighted in this publication and is also available online.
Professional Development Resource Manual
The Engineering Professional Development Resource Manual is a great tool for students who need assistance with resume and cover letter writing. Resume samples are provided for every level of use from internships to full-time employment as well as interviewing tips.This publication is also available online
Iowa Engineer
Iowa Engineer is published twice yearly for engineering alumni and friends as well as future students, corporate partners, and other audiences. The current issue features the recent creation of the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging which provides a research and discovery home for the University's entire biological imaging community as well as a formal connection between UI engineering and medical researchers, imaging researchers, and research companies around the world. The publication also features the Virtual International Project Teams course which helps students learn to collaborate across cultures and time zones, and engineering alumni who trace careers in patent and intellectual property law. The magazine is available online.
Hawkeye Engineer
This publication is written and published entirely by engineering students every semester. Students are welcome to join the Hawkeye Engineer Staff to have the chance to write, design, edit, or do photography.
NACE: Job Choices Magazine
If you are still struggling to find the job to match your engineering talents, this booklet, which is provided by the Professional Development Department, can be very helpful. Please come to 3124 SC to pick up a copy to get started on the hunt for the career that is right for you.
Curriculum
The College of Engineering offers students a pre-planned curriculum guide that can help to schedule courses and provide a map to the full four years of undergraduate work. These curriculums can be picked up in the Student Development Center, or found online.