By Mary Dillon
March 3, 2025
Photo by Zac Anderson
Nobody move a muscle… it’s almost Engineers’ Week.
E-Week is one of the longest-standing traditions at the University of Missouri, commemorating 1903 when Mizzou students discovered St. Patrick was an engineer.
A celebration of all things engineering, E-Week will kick off on Friday, March 7, and run through Saturday, March 15. It’s organized by St. Pat’s Board and Engineers’ Club, which are chaired this year by seniors Ethan Anderson and Lilly Orskog.
“It’s a great way to see how much engineers pride themselves in the work that they do,” Orskog said. “It builds a bond between all engineering students. You realize that we all are trying to achieve the same goals: to get our degrees and make the world a better place.
This year’s theme, Jurassic Pat, has been a hit within the planning committees. Movie lovers and dinosaur enthusiasts alike can reminisce about their introduction to the Jurassic Park movie franchise while celebrating their hard work and future engineering careers.
And it promises to be a T-rexcellent time. E-Week 2025 will debut the Celtic Games, a field day event building on informal traditions to create a new cornerstone of the celebration.
“Everyone can get together and have good time with friendly competitions,” Anderson said. “We’re going to have two teams competing in different events, including the classic tug-of-war, egg races and capture the flag.”
The week will also emphasize philanthropy. In addition to the 5K/10K Shamrock Race for Charity, some of this year’s events will double as Tiger Pantry donation stations.
The new additions join a lineup of classic E-Week events including the Knighting Ceremony, during which seniors are dubbed knights of St. Patrick, the lighting of the Jesse Hall Dome, Lab Exhibits and the St. Patrick’s Ball.
Anderson and Orskog encourage all students, regardless of major, to attend E-Week events.
“Even if you are a little bit nervous or haven’t participated in E-Week before, go ahead and go to one of the events,” Orskog said. “You’ll never know what it’s like until you experience it.
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