12-17-2025

During the spring 2026 semester, I will not be teaching any of my normal classes, but instead I will be working on improving the Network Field of Study. I will be around, but will not have normal office hours. If you need to see me, please email me at dekohn@memphis.edu for an appointment.

4-2-2026

Students at the Polytechnic@UofM now have more options, and their instructors have more tools to take their education further.

Today marks the first day of classes for those seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree through the Polytechnic@UofM. The BAS program helps students in applied technology programs transfer credits and continue their education with enhanced pathways for TCATs, community colleges, and returning learners.

The 120-credit-hour program, designed to meet the evolving needs of industry, offers concentrations in construction leadership, information technology and manufacturing supervision.

“This program represents a strategic investment in workforce development and student success,” said Dr. Alfred Hall, chair of the Department of Applied Technology. “It provides a clear pathway for students to advance their technical expertise while developing leadership skills that are critical in today’s economy.”

The BAS launch comes less than two weeks after Dr. Hall and several other Herff College of Engineering professors earned Applied Gen AI for Higher Ed Professionals certificates.

The professors, including Polytechnic@UofM Executive Director and Engineering Technology Chair Dr. Russell Deaton, completed an eight-week course in applied generative AI and data training offered through Vista Data. The course culminated on March 19 when the instructors presented AI-driven capstone projects where professors used the skills they’d learned to solve real campus or departmental challenges.

Dr. Deaton said the BAS program and the Polytechnic@UofM’s enhanced understanding of AI tools will make higher education and, as a result, good-paying jobs widely accessible to more people.

“We’re not bending the mold. We’re breaking it,” Dr. Deaton said. “It’s the amount of access to non-traditional learners, students who haven’t had access in the past. I think that’s where our advantage is. I think we’ve developed very powerful ways to grant credit for all sorts of learning experiences… These generative AI projects we did here, we’re looking at improving programs, improving operations and being more efficient, but what we’re really about is creating greater access to bachelor's-level education for students who, in the past, have not had that access.”

3-4-2026

Attention Herff Undergraduates!

We are excited to announce a new scholarship program, funded by the National Science Foundation, that is open to our undergraduate engineering majors who are rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors in Fall 2026. Review of applications for the 2026-27 academic year begins April 6, 2026.


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2-25-2026 (update 3/3/26)

The Robot Club will be meeting every Tuesday for 4pm to 6pm in ET204 unless otheriwise posted. Currently we are working on soldering and building line-following robots (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91fNp5VxJJL.pdf")

We are currently deciding on our next project (but it might be to add a Micro Controller to the line tracking robots.

Next week we will start with a Raspberry Pi Pico and programming using ViperIDE and MicroPython

1-23-2026

The Herff College of Engineering offers in-house poster printing for students, faculty and staff to support classes, events and conferences. Students can print for free, and everyone can use the service by submitting posters through the link below at least a week before they’re needed. Be sure to include poster specs and any important details in the form.

Engineering Print Requests

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.

5-8-2025

We are proud to announce this year's Tau Alpha Pi Engineering Technology Honor Society's Inductees:

Deanneshae Bland, Ronnie Nguyen, Keaton Claudio, Owen Cook, Andrew Kallaher, Rose Saeed, Olivia Ensor, Mario Arredondo, Emily Gravatt, Yeeun Ahn, Hannah Perry, Ean Lindsey, Jakayla Thomas

These students represent the upper 10% of all Engineering Technology Students.

Please join us in congratulating our latest Honorees.