Howdy all!
Happy Engineer’s Week! In this post, we detail the different events and resources related to this year’s theme of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!
To learn about to history of E-Week at Mizzou, please visit: https://engineering.missouri.edu/engineers-week/history/
To learn about all of the E-Week 2026 events, please visit: https://engineering.missouri.edu/engineers-week/events/
E-Week at the ELTC:
Tuesday, March 10th 10 am-4pm (or, while supplies last): Shamrock Butter Cookies and Coffee!
All week: Whiteboard prompts!
Choose your Ferris Bueller Character!
- Undergraduate students- Ferris Bueller
- Graduate students- Cameron
- Staff- Sloane
- Faculty- Mr. Lorensax (Economics Professor)
How would you spend your dream day off?
- Going to a sports game
- Going to a skyscraper
- Going to a museum
- Staying at home and chilling
E-Week Theme Related Resources:
Building Chicago : the architectural masterworks / John Zukowsky ; foreword by Gary T. Johnson.
- Colloquially known as America’s second city, Chicago is widely regarded as this country’s crown jewel when it comes to architecture. The roster of masters who have helped shape its skyline and streetscape stands as a who’s who of the architectural pantheon from the last two hundred years. Lavishly illustrated, this volume compellingly displays the masterworks of Chicago architecture from the Chicago Tribune Tower (1925) and the Rookery (1888) by Burnham and Root to the Trump International Hotel and Tower (2008) by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and the residential skyscraper Aqua (2009) by Jeanne Gang. It features the city’s beloved masterpieces by Wright, including the Robie House, such milestones as the Willis Tower and the John Hancock Building, Gehry s Pritzker Bandshell, as well as a wealth of little-known treasures from Chicago’s early days culled from the vast collection of the Chicago History Museum.
Chicago Cubs fans offer a unique conduit for understanding how our brain lets us believe in a “curse”, and what makes a day at the ballpark so enjoyable. For the players, brain research offers insight into what makes it possible to hit a fastball traveling 95-miles an hour.
The Chicago Cubs : our team, our dream : a Cubs fan’s journey into baseball’s greatest romance / written and photographed by Tammy Lechner ; foreword by Billy Williams.
A trip into the world of a Cubs fan, this brilliant collection of photos and insightful essays highlights 15 years with the Chicago Cubs, from the winter Cubs Convention to their springs in Mesa and, finally, to the Friendly Confines during the season. This passionate photo documentary is a must-have for any and all Cubs fans who love to reminisce about past seasons while looking forward to the future with unguarded optimism. Our Team—Our Dream puts the Cubbies and the throngs of fans who flock to Wrigleyville on display in one memorable collection.
Northsiders : essays on the history and culture of the Chicago Cubs / edited by Gerald C. Wood and Andrew Hazucha.
These essays examine the Cubs role in history and politics of Chicago: historical divides along lines of race (on the field) and class (in the stands); local and nationwide media coverage in developing fan base; the Cubs’ impact on Chicago music and literature, the collection explores ties between team and town from a wide range of perspectives.
The Art Institute of Chicago : twentieth-century painting and sculpture / selected by James N. Wood and Teri J. Edelstein.
The Art Institute’s collection of twentieth-century painting and sculpture, one of the most important of its kind in the world, is celebrated in this handsomely designed, beautifully illustrated volume. A selection of 142 innovative works by leading artists of the period includes Picasso’s Old Guitarist, Brancusi’s Golden Bird, Matisse’s Bathers by a River, and Hopper’s Nighthawks. The publication opens with an introduction to the history of the collection, followed by lively entries on all of the featured works.
Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago : highlights of the collection / selected by James Rondeau.
The Art Institute of Chicago houses an extraordinary collection of objects from diverse places, cultures, and time periods. This catalogue opens the doors of the museum to readers, presenting an expansive selection of painted works from around the globe, introduced insightfully by James Rondeau, president and director of the Art Institute. New color photography accompanies entries written by a team of curators, art historians, and educators, which put the works into context. The book showcases a dazzling range of paintings, including an Egyptian funerary stela, an ancient Mexican wall mural, Chinese scroll paintings, Japanese painted screens, and works by artists such as Caillebotte, Cassatt, El Greco, Gauguin, Homer, Hopper, Johns, Lichtenstein, Matisse, Mitsuoki, Monet, Morisot, Motley, O’Keeffe, Picasso, Pollock, Rembrandt, Richter, Rubens, Sargent, Seurat, Tiepolo, Turner, Van Gogh, Warhol, Whistler, and Wood; contemporary artists featured include Kerry James Marshall, Wanda Pimentel, and Kazuo Shiraga.
John Hughes : a life in film / Kirk Honeycutt ; [foreword by Chris Columbus].
Hughes allegedly wrote Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in four days, Planes, Trains and Automobiles in three days, The Breakfast Club in two days, and Vacation in a week. He never went to film school or studied cinema. And he spent most of his incredible career in the Midwest, far from the Hollywood Hills. John Hughes was indeed one of the most prolific and successful filmmakers in Hollywood history. He helped launch the careers of Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Macaulay Culkin, and Judd Nelson. He made John Candy a household name. In this first illustrated tribute to the legendary filmmaker, author Kirk Honeycutt offers a behind-the-scenes look at the genius that was John Hughes–from his humble beginnings in direct mail to his blockbuster success with classics like Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and Home Alone. Honeycutt also explores the darker side of John Hughes: his extreme sensitivity, his stormy professional relationships, and the devastation Hughes experienced after the death of his closest friend, John Candy. This book features fresh interviews with Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Steve Martin, and Jon Cryer, and a foreword from Home Alone director Chris Columbus.
