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Former Cecil student wins University of Alabama transfer award

By Associated Engineering Press

After greeting Cecil College Professor Gail Wyant’s physics class with a customary “Roll Tide,” frequently uttered by University of Alabama students, fans and supporters, Kara Parks shared a story of how her previous coursework in North East paid dividends more than 900 miles away on a fluid mechanics exam in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

“One of the test questions required us to not only know the current material but also the three classic kinematic equations from Physics I,” she said. “Luckily, I had to memorize those equations in Professor Wyant’s class and was not thrown off. Many of my peers ran into issues because they could not recall the kinematic formulas or did not even recognize what formulas should be applied in that case.”

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: August 7, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students