Rose-Hulman to host 2025 Rose Show
The Rose Show first started in 1928, and since then it has been a showcase for projects that fill needs within organizations, society and individual clients.
This year, the university said more than 130 different projects will be showcased at the Rose Show. The projects will be presented by first-year students through graduating seniors.
'This year, student projects have included an open-source educational robotics kit, a transitional housing shelter for people navigating homelessness, a stream table for the Montessori Academy of Terre Haute, a reclining wheelchair, local city infrastructure redevelopments, and a motion mat to enhance a child's upper body movement and cognitive development, among dozens of others,' said Rose-Hulman University.
The Rose Show will be held on Wednesday, May 7, from 1-3 p.m. in the fieldhouse area of Rose-Hulman's Sports and Recreation Center.
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