Herff College of Engineering Career Fair
Engineering is having a Fall Career Fair Wednesday, September 28, from 8:30 am – 11:30 am for internships, co-ops and full-time employment opportunities.
We are asking all students to Pre-register for the Career Fair so we can provide printed name tags with your major when you sign in for the Career Fair. To register click here.
Career Fair Tips
- Make sure you research the companies attending. Researching will help you form your strategy, demonstrate preparedness and ensure you make a positive first impression.
- Form your strategy based on those companies you really want to see.
- Recruiters are impressed with students who demonstrate familiarity with their organization, ask intelligent questions and explore fit.
- Have a well-written and concise resume.
- Professional dress attire highly recommended – Remember to look polished!
- Communication is important – introduce yourself and have a firm handshake and maintain eye contact.
- Prepare questions to ask the recruiters. Asking good questions shows genuine interest.
- Do not monopolize a company’s time.
- Ask for business cards to follow-up with a thank-you note via email to the recruiters you talked with.
- Practice your Elevator Speech – a short pitch that highlights your strengths and what distinguishes you from others.
| Companies - EA Lobby | Majors Recruited |
|---|---|
| AZO | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| *Bosch | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
Cagenix  | Biomedical, Mechanical |
| *Charms | Engineering Technology |
| *DIA Missile & Space Intelligence | Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, (Aerospace) |
| Economy Rental | Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Flextronics | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Hytrol Conveyor Company, INC.* | Computer, Electrical , Mechanical, Engineering Technology |
| Memphis Light, Gas & Water | Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Navy/NAVFAC Midwest | Biomedical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Pickering Firm, Inc. | Civil, Electrical , Mechanical |
| *RCL Components | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Renewable Energies, Inc. | Electrical , Mechanical |
| ReTrans | Computer Engineering |
| Smith & Nephew | Biomedical, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| SSR Ellers | Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Surface Dynamics | Biomedical, Mechanical, Engineering Technology (Process Engineers) |
| Technicolor | Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology |
| Trane/Ingersoll Rand | Computer, Electrical, Mechanical |
| Companies - ES First Floor | Majors Recruited These companies are recruiting mostly civil engineering majors, but also recruit other majors where indicated. |
| A2H | Civil, Electrical , Mechanical Engineering |
| Allworld Project Management | Civil Engineering |
| Arkansas Highway Department | Civil Engineering |
| Cannon & Cannon | Civil Engineering |
| Carlson Consulting | Civil Engineering |
| City of Memphis | Civil Engineering |
| Cives Steel | Civil Engineering |
| Gresham Smith & Partners | Civil Engineering |
| Process & Power, Inc. | Civil Engineering |
| TDEC Memphis Field Office | Civil Engineering |
| TDOT | Civil Engineering |
| Turner Construction* | Civil Engineering |
| US Army Corp of Engineers | Civil, Electrical , Mechanical Engineering |
| Varco-Pruden Buildings | Civil Engineering |
Helpful Video Tutorials for Electronics Students
What to learn about Breadboards, soldering or basic electronic components you will be using in Eng Tech? Check out these tutorials from Arrow Electronics.
Peer Tutoring
Once again Herff College is offering peer tutoring for our undergraduate students.
Attached is the Fall Tutoring schedule for you (click button below). We have a couple of new things this year.
1) Every student will need to swipe their university ID for check-in and check-out at tutoring. Tutoring is still FREE, but this will allow us to see how many students are using the free tutoring and make sure we are providing the best service possible.
2) Tutoring now has a new home. ALL tutoring will take place in ET236. This means the tutors won't be kicked out of the room due to scheduling conflicts. Also, this room is open for anyone to use through out the day for students to study in groups, use computers, and printing.
Arduino Mini Course
Todd Canaday will be offering a mini course on the Arduino microcontroller. The course is a non-credit, FREE class that is tentatively set to run Thursday at 9PM from Sep 8 to Oct 27. Click on the button below for more info.
I will offer extra credit for those students who fully participate in this mini-course who are in TECH 3232 and 3821.
Watch this entry for info on how to sign up when it becomes available.
Tau Alpha Pi
On Friday Apr 29, we reactivated the National Honor Society for Engineering Technology - Tau Alpha Pi at the University of Memphis with our induction of this semester's honorees. These students represent the upper 10% of all Engineering Technology Students.
Shawn Westcott, Patrick Rhodes, Ajejandro Duarte, Matthew Kossan, Jackson Greer, Kimberle Solano, Tarolyn Moman, Jordan Greene, Curtis Sines, Nathaniel Hall, Marlene Meredith, and Antwan Gordon. Out front are the faculty, Professors Tom Banning, Daniel Kohn, and Scott Southall.
Congraduations TAP Honorees!
Free Microsoft Software!
The University of Memphis has joined Microsoft's "Student Advantage Program". Students, Faculty and Staff can now obtain the Office suite for their personal devices free of charge. This includes all desktops and mobile devices ( Windows, Mac, iOS, Android).
The program includes free access to Microsoft's OneDrive (cloud storage) with a quota of 1 TB.
Please go to http://Memphis.edu/getoffice and logon using your credentials to install the software.
Need something else
The University of Memphis is also participating in Microsoft DreamSpark. This gives you access to Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (10, 8.1, 8, 7) as well as other programs such as Visual Studio, Project and Visio. Go to DreamSpark HERE and select "DreamSpark for Academic Institutions - Access your subscription - Learn More" and type in "University of Memphis" into the search.
Senior Project Equipment
Do you know what you want to do for senior projects but don't have the equipment or money to buy it? I have acquired many items over the years that can be used for EETH and CETH senior projects (see link below).
I also have a number of computers that can be used by students for senior projects in ET227a for your use in case you need software not installed on the image in the computer labs, or you need Linux or another OS.
