The variety is reflected also among our engineering students, from hands-on innovators and emerging industry leaders to students discovering unexpected passions. Clearly, there is no singular pathway emerging from the wide-ranging disciplines in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
Our departments and programs encompass mechancial engineering, electrical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics engineering and biomedical engineering.
Over the year-end break, we featured three of our Huskie engineering students on our social media pages. Here’s a thumbnail of each one:
This engineering technology student from LaGrange, in Chicago’s western suburbs, embarked on her path after discovering a passion for problem-solving and computer-aided design.
As she studies Industrial & Production Engineering Technology (IPET), with support from a Merit Scholarship, she’s focusing on growth, learning & being part of various communities, including Sigma Sigma Sigma, that support her.
Learn more about Shelly in this Huskie Spotlight.
Meet Calvin Wright, a passionate mechatronics engineering major from Gurnee, near the Wisconsin border, class of Fall 2026. As a kid he dreamed of inventing robots — now he’s turning that into reality at NIU, combining mechanical, electrical & computer systems for a future in automation.
When he’s not engineering, Calvin leads the NIU Tabletop Gaming Club (yes, tabletop games 
), makes friends, bakes, reads, and recharges — all while balancing school, internships, and community.
Learn more about Calvin in this Huskie Spotlight.
From building robots as a kid to designing real-world solutions, Zach Schmidt is combining mechanical, electrical & computer engineering all in one at NIU.
He’s also involved in groups like Supermileage and already has summer internships in manufacturing automation under his belt.
Learn more about Zach in this Huskie Spotlight.
You can also check out all Huskie Spotlights. They include many other College of Engineering and Engineering Technology students, such as Angelica Sanyal, Jerry Stamos and Ryan Welch.
