Department News
Severe Weather Notice
4-2-2025
The National Weather Service has forecasted the potential for widespread severe storms across much of the Greater Memphis area, including the University, beginning in the mid-afternoon on Wednesday, April 2, through the early morning hours of Thursday, April 3. Primary concerns include the possibility of damaging winds, flooding, large hail and strong tornadoes.
Beginning at 5 p.m., all on-campus classes and events scheduled for this evening are canceled or postponed. The women's tennis match against FAU at the Leftwich Tennis Center will proceed as scheduled. Dining options will be available at the Tiger Den in Jones Hall.
Further potential for similar severe weather events is currently forecasted to continue sporadically through Sunday, April 6. We encourage you to remain safe and aware by following weather media sources during this time. For the latest information from the National Weather Service, visit weather.gov.
While the University does not anticipate closing or shifting to modified campus operations beyond Wednesday, April 2, you are encouraged to be proactive. If a weather event prevents you from coming to campus, students should contact their course instructors and employees should contact their supervisors. Employees and supervisors may contact Human Resources at hrservicecenter@memphis.edu with any questions.
The University will closely monitor weather conditions and notify the campus community if further instructions are warranted. Please take appropriate precautions and stay safe.
Senior Design Expo
3-4-2025
Lectures in Physics
4-1-2025
Pre-Finals Fuel-Up Cookout!
4-1-2025
Pre-Finals Fuel-Up Cookout on Tuesday, April 8th
Hosted by AIAA & Freshman ESC
📍 Location: Campus Garden (right behind the Fieldhouse)
🕓 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Enjoy drinks, burgers, hot dogs, and more as we welcome everyone back from spring break!
RSVP is required – scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to reserve your spot!
Earth Day on the Greenway
4-1-2025
Presented by ASME
📅 April 26th
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Wolf River Greenway, 2630 Epping Way Dr., Memphis, TN 38128
Join us in giving back to our community by helping restore the Wolf River Greenway!
A great opportunity to make a difference and connect with fellow students outdoors.
UofM College Tour
3-27-2025
Professor Hewitt's Engineering Technology Website
8-25-2024
If you are looking for info on the Manufacturing / Product Realization FOS, take a look at Prof Hewitt's Website. It contains all the information he has gathered over his years of teaching, Student Project Examples, Featured ET Alumni and much more.
Of particular interest is info on Senior Projects (TECH 4943) for this semester, including project ideas for groups.
UofM Majors that pay the most
11-8-2022
From: Commercial Appeal (Oct 9, 2022)
In the article "Want a big paycheck? These University of Memphis majors pay the most - and least" by Becca Wright it was stated that the five highest-earning bachelor's degrees offered at the UofM were:
- Mechanical engineering: $71,690
- Electrical, electronics and communications engineering: $68,655
- Computer engineering: $68,033
- Engineering technology: $64,943
- Civil engineering: $62,591
The lowest-earning bachelor's degree made $22,882.
Tau Alpha Pi
4-19-2024
We are proud to announce this year's Tau Alpha Pi Engineering Technology Honor Society's Inductees:
Christopher Madlinger (GR), Annmarie Chowbay, Zoe Armstrong, Maria Sosa, Hamzah Ghrayeb, Alaina Brown, Brandon Rodriguez, Cooper Werth, Dallas Pope, Nicholas Goffer, Ahmad Ghrayeb, Kyle Duvall, Parvara Mufti, Corterreus Bedford, Dr. Ahmed (Faculty)
These students represent the upper 10% of all Engineering Technology Students.
Please join us in congratulating our latest Honorees.