As the Fall 2020 term begins, all of us in the First-Year Engineering CoRe Experience are working hard to create a meaningful and engaged first-year experience for all of our Spartan Engineers, regardless of where you are learning from. All classes have transitioned from in-person or hybrid classes to completely remote format. Our highest priority is the safety of all of our students, but we are anxious to return to normal operations!

Welcome to the CoRe Experience

CoRe seeks to demonstrate to students the importance of engineering and the positive impact that engineers make on society and the world around them. Along with community and corporate partners, we bring real-world expertise and challenges into the classroom and residential environment, reinforcing the relevance of studies in engineering to solving global challenges.

Our Mission:

• To provide early engineering students with unmatched learning opportunities within a supportive community that encourages academic, professional and personal achievement
• To foster life-enriching connections between students and their peers, faculty members, advisors, and corporate representatives
• To cultivate students' skills that encourage lifelong learning
• To demonstrate to the students the critical roles of engineers in contributing to society

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CoRe Courses

CoRe’s academic program is based on the principle that engagement in meaningful engineering experiences early in students’ undergraduate careers supports their success and persistence to graduation. Through our courses, EGR 100: Introduction to Engineering Design and EGR 102: Introduction to Engineering Modeling, we strive to engage students across the disciplines in team-based projects that pique their interest and give them a window into what professional engineering really is.

CoRe tutors are undergraduate engineering students with excellent academic records. First-Year students find CoRe tutoring to be helpful and beneficial to their academic success.

CoRe Advising

Effective immediately, all academic advising for the College of Engineering will be available via virtual advising, by Zoom video or phone.

Please set up an appointment to meet with your advisor through the new advising appointment system by visiting https://student.msu.edu. Before using this system, you will need to make sure you are registered for two-factor authentication (2FA). If you have not already registered, you will be prompted to do so before logging in.

To set up an appointment:

1. Click on the Academic Progress tile

2. Select Academic/Tutoring Appointments on the left.

3. Select Create New Appointment on the top right.

4. On the "Create New Appointment" page, select the Advising category, then within the Advising/Tutoring Unit, select College of Engineering Advising.

5. Select Appointment Reason, then enter the appropriate reason code or search by major/minor. Enter the reason for appointment.

6. Select Appointment type: Zoom Appointment, or other types of appointments if the advisor enables.

7. Select Advisor and then select a date and time that works with your schedule.

8. Click on Book It to complete the process. You will receive an email with an appointment confirmation and calendar invite.

To view or cancel your appointment:

1. Select the Academic Progress tile, select the Advising/Tutoring Appointments on the left.

2. To view more details or to cancel an appointment, click Select Appointment next to any appointment.

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If you need assistance please email your advisor with any questions. For further academic advising information, please visit: Academic Advising for Undergraduate Engineering First Year Students

Corporate Partners

The CoRe Experience benefits from a strong connection to industry, giving students insight on engineering in the "real world". Building connections with our corporate partners helps CoRe students visualize the impact they can make in their careers. Our partners also support "theme floors" that teach students about 21st-century engineering practice, while providing collaborative spaces where students can work and play together.

Theme Partners

Career Opportunities

The CoRe Experience benefits from a strong partnership with the Center for Spartan Engineering. Through this partnership, CoRe students are prepared to network with engineering recruiters interested in hiring interns and co-ops. Students are taught how to build professional resumes, prepare for career workshops and job fairs, and how to get the most out of experiential education opportunities.

Community

CoRe works to create a sense of community for engineering students who live and learn together in South Neighborhood. It is important that students understand that these are not just classmates but also their friends. We want students to grow by experiencing the interesting, diverse, vibrant community of first-year engineers. The living-learning environment also facilitates social connections that broaden students’ Spartan experience.

Peer Leaders

CoRe Peer Leaders are upperclass engineering students live with CoRe students and serve as role models for success as engineering students. Through relationship building and group activities, Peer Leaders create a strong, connected support network that fosters academic, professional, and personal success for CoRe students.