Engineering College Central

College of Engineering gets new professor and director (The Oklahoma Daily)
Two former professors from the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have recently been appointed to the OU College of Engineering faculty.

Engineering degrees offer greatest starting salary (The Miami Hurricane)
Four years of studying, one pricey private school education and a bachelor s degree how will it all pay off in the job market after graduation? According to a study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) the average starting salary offer for new college graduates is $49,307. When that is compared to last [...]

Gearing up for engineering success (Ottawa Business Journal)
During a week smack in the middle of a sweltering August, a group of teenage girls built Lego structures, went geocaching in the woods and did other activities to polish their math and science skills.

UAE’s HCT and DoT sign MoU for BSc in transport engineering (MENAFN)
UAE’s HCT and DoT sign MoU for BSc in transport engineering

Norfolk Southern Provides $100,000 Grant to Penn State Altoona for Railroad Engineering Degree Program (dBusinessNews.com)
Hampton Roads – The Norfolk Southern Foundation has given $100,000 to Penn State Altoona to assist in the development of a four-year Rail and Transit Engineering (RTE) degree program.

New Math, Science, and Engineering Program Starts (WCAV Charlottesville)
It’s the beginning of a new school year in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and this fall students are in for some changes. Tuesday morning, school leaders at Albemarle High School cut the ribbon on a new addition that will house the new MESA program.

Twin Commander Names Engineering Manager (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)
Terry Jones, an experienced aerospace structural engineer, has been named engineering manager at Twin Commander Aircraft LLC.

All in the asphalt: Lesson brings engineering to life (The Salem Observer)
By Darrell Halen Last summer, Laura Preston learned how to make and test asphalt samples at the University of New Hampshire. The science teacher then used that knowledge to develop a lesson for her own geology students at Salem High School. She not only taught the class something they had known little about, but also tried to foster in her students a love for scientific discovery and an …

High Octane: UAB Engineering School s Blazer Best Competition Seeks Volunteers (The University of Alabama at Birmingham)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering is seeking volunteers for a range of tasks for its second annual Blazer BEST robotics competition set for 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in Bartow Arena.

New WIU engineering program (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) – Western Illinois University has officially launched its new engineering-degree program. The university starts offering a bachelor of science in engineering this fall at the Caxton Building on the Quad Cities 60th Street campus.