The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will welcome K-12 students and teachers from across West Virginia for the 35th annual Pumpkin Drop from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 25).
Teams of students will design enclosures to protect pumpkins during an 11-story drop from the Engineering Sciences Building roof.
The team that manages to land an intact pumpkin closest to the target will earn $100. Second-place prize is $50 and the third-place team will receive $25.
All proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Morgantown.
WVU engineering student organizations and competition teams will also showcase and demonstrate various projects in their STEM specialties.
The event is sponsored by the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering and the WVU student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.