
Calvin and Bryan talk with Jorge Martinez about the popular EPICS community service program at Purdue. EPICS or Engineering Projects in Community Service is a program that pairs students with real world community projects and serves as a learning opportunity for engineering students to develop an array of professional skills while working with a community partner. - Video Content -- 0:00 Intro 0:53 Purdue Alum Fact 2:59 What is EPICS at Purdue? 5:53 How are students able to get involved in EPICS? 7:25 How do students gain professional skills from EPICS? 12:19 How can EPICS help students be more valuable to employers? 18:26 What resources and guidance is available for students in EPICS? 24:13 How long do EPICS projects take? 32:00 What are some of the tools available in the EPICS lab space? 36:20 What is the most unique EPICS project you've seen? -- Contact Information -- EPICS https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS epics@purdue.edu (765) 496-1068 Jorge Martinez, Assistant Director EPICS (765) 494-0629 martinezj@purdue.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Future Engineers, College of Engineering at Purdue University Phone: (765) 494-3975 Email: future-engineers@purdue.edu purdue.edu/futureengineers Dudley Hall, Suite 1312 363 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 #purdueengineering #purdueengineeringpodcast #purdueuniversityengineeringpodcast#purdueepics #epicsatpurdue