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Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2010
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Integrating knowledge, deriving genius. 30 The 90th Annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois The First Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois was held in the spring of 1920, commemorating the centennial of the birth of James Watt. The Physics and Mechanical Engineering Open Houses were discontinued at this time to give greater chance for success to the all-college venture. The public was invited to inspect the facilities of the Engineering College and to see the displays, which had been set up in the laboratories, drafting rooms, and shops. The first Open House Program appeared at this time in the form of a twenty-page pamphlet. It briefly described sixty-odd experiments and contained a map of the engineering campus with a suggested itinerary. Other open houses, later called Illinois Student Engineering Exhibitions, were held throughout the years. Students in all departments participated and were guided in their efforts by the Engineering Council. In 1928, the Open House was scheduled so as not to conflict (in year) with the Electrical Engineering Shows. The policy was also adopted of inviting state high schools and nearby colleges. As was true of the Electrical Engineering Show, the all-engineering show was discontinued during the years of World War II. During the immediate post-war period the Electrical Engineering Show was reorganized and became a definite part of the newly named Engineering Open House. Starting in 1948 and carrying through 1952, the Open House was held biannually. However, following the 1950 show, it was suggested that the Open House be planned as an annual affair. This proposal was accepted by both Engineering Council and the Executive Committee of the College of Engineering as an experiment in 1952 and 1953. Hence, the 2010 Open House will represent the 58th time that the annual event has been successfully held, but if you trace all the way back to the departmental open houses, this is the 90th Engineering Open House.
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