The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will welcome more than 1,000 students and teachers from across West Virginia and Pennsylvania for the 36th annual Pumpkin Drop from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday (Oct. 31) on the Evansdale area of campus.
The festive design competition puts students’ engineering skills and creativity to the test — all in “gourd fun.”
More than 300 teams of K-12 students will strategically design enclosures to protect pumpkins from damage during an 11-story drop off the Engineering Sciences Building roof.
The team that lands an intact pumpkin closest to the target will be awarded $100. Second-place prize is $50 and the third-place team will receive $25.
All proceeds from registration will benefit Ronald McDonald House Morgantown.
WVU engineering student organizations and competition teams will also be showcasing and demonstrating various projects in their STEM specialties.