October 20, 2026
Trine University student organizations and the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering recently offered activities for girls interested in science and engineering at the 2026 STEM Expo hosted by the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M).
The university’s Pre-Physician Assistants’ Club and its chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) each prepared a table with hands-on activities.
The SWE table included fluid dynamics demonstrations. Chapter president Violet Appel, a design engineering technology major from Wyoming, Michigan, helped Scouts build reticulated grabbers.
The chemical engineering department hosted a breakout session for Scouts in fifth through eighth grades, titled, “Food Engineering: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade!” Undergraduate researcher Adam Burke, a chemical engineering major from Mount Vernon, Indiana, helped design the activity.
About 100 Girl Scouts attended the expo, which was held Sept. 26 at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
A team of Trine University master of physician assistant studies (MPAS) defeated other physician programs around the state to win the Student Challenge Bowl at the Indiana Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) conference.
Staff from Education One, Trine University’s charter school authorizer, attended the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from Oct. 27-29.
Members of the public are invited to join Trine University faculty, staff and students in exploring, discussing and playing board and video games during the annual Art of Games event on Nov. 18.