Department News
Upcoming Engineering RSO Events
2-6-2025
Dear Herff College of Engineering Community,
We have several exciting events coming up to help you get involved, network with professionals, and prepare for the upcoming career fair. Check them out below!
ASHRAE Meeting β Resume Review & Guest Speaker
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Date: Thursday, February 6th
β° Time: 5:30 p.m.
π Location: ES 324
Join ASHRAE for an opportunity to have your resume reviewed before the Engineering Career Fair next week! Plus, a guest speaker from Trane will be there to discuss internship and full-time opportunities.
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Free food provided!
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RSVP here: Meeting RSVP Link
Civil Engineering Student Organizations Interest Meeting
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Date: Friday, February 7th
β° Time: 4:00 β 6:00 p.m.
π Location: ES222
Learn how to get involved with ASCE, EERI, and ITE and find out about exciting opportunities this semester. Pizza and drinks will be provided!
BAE Grams with SWE
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Dates: February 10-12
β° Time: 8:00 a.m. β 2:00 p.m.
π Location: EA Atrium
Show appreciation for a friend, classmate, or professor by purchasing a BAE Gram from SWE!
π $3 β Signed
π $4 β Signed with a Note
π $5 β Anonymous
Grams will be distributed on February 13th!
SWE Speed Networking Event
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Date: February 10th
β° Time: 5:00 p.m.
π Location: ET 302
Prepare for the career fair by networking with professionals from SWE (Society of Women Engineers). This is a great chance to build connections and gain insights into the industry. Food will be provided!
π© Questions? DM @swecandoit901 on Instagram.
ASME Graduate Student Panel
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Date: Tuesday, February 11th
β° Time: 4:30 p.m.
π Location: ERIC 205
Interested in graduate school? Join ASME for a Graduate Student Panel where you can hear from current grad students about their experiences, research, and advice on navigating graduate studies.
HCOE Spring Career Fair
2-5-2025
Engineering Spring Career & Internship Fair
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10 AM β 1 PM
University Center Ballrooms
Be prepared to connect with employers to explore internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities!
Your success depends on how prepared you are and how well you communicate your interests and abilities to employers. Feel free to show your enthusiasm - it counts too!
- Prepare your resume and your strategy for talking with employers at the fair.
- Research the companies and reasons youβre interested in working for them.
- Show employers your interest in the company by asking relevant questions.
- Get contact information and make sure they have yours.
- If employers refer you to their web page to apply β Do it!
- Follow up with employers after the fair.
- Dress appropriately β Professional business attire required, and your name badge goes on the right side.
- Be clear about your goals:
- Are you looking for a position thatβs very specific, or are you interested in a variety of opportunities?
- Have you explored engineering jobs in areas such as project management, quality engineering, test engineering, product development, construction, manufacturing, medical devices, energy, etc.?
For a list of employers, Click Here
Computer Lab ET312
2-3-2025
The ET312 computer had two major leaks and water damage in January. We are relocating the lab for the remainder of the semester. Class meetings in ET312 have been relocated temporarily and will be reassigned when the new location is ready (EA102d). We hope to have EA102d ready by Feb. 7. I will send an update as soon as it is ready.
The computer lab in the Dean Sweigard Engineering Student Service Center (EA 3rd floor) is open during the following hours:
- MondayβThursday: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- After 5:00 p.m., students must use their ID to access the space.
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.