By Associated Engineering Press
John Glidden, a senior engineering student at The University of Alabama said this was not how he planned to spend the end of his senior year. UA canceled the May 2 commencement ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Glidden says he’s now using this down time volunteering as an EMT in his hometown Closter, New Jersey, which is about 15 minutes away from New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic.
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: April 22, 2020 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Outreach, Students
