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Engineering students explore other cultures while improving living environments in impoverished regions    /  Service Learning

College should be a time of discovery, adventure and embracing new ideas, but many students have hardly left their home states, let alone the country. Philip Johnson, associate professor of…


Source: Service Learning    /    Published: August 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students   

Former Cecil student wins University of Alabama transfer award    /  The Cecil Whig

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…


Source: The Cecil Whig    /    Published: August 7, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

The Sporting Life

During his senior year in high school, Da’Shawn Hand announced on ESPN he planned to attend The University of Alabama to study civil engineering. “I love civil engineering, and they…


Author: Adam Jones and Judah Martin    /    Published: July 30, 2015    /    Posted in:   Students   

UA SITE camp hosts 150 high school students    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama’s engineering department held the 25th annual SITE camp, or Student Introductory to Engineering Camp, from July 12-31. The camp has three one-week segments in which 150…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: July 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:   ,   

UA to Hold its Summer Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercises Aug. 1 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

Two Degrees of Separation

As opportunities in industry continue to grow for engineering graduates, The University of Alabama is making sure to keep the pace. In the 2014–15 academic year, the University began offering…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: July 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students    /    Features:   ,   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

Will Teaching New Computer Science Principles Level the Playing Field?    /  edSurge

It’s no secret that computer science (CS) courses are not a priority in many high schools. Across the nation, many schools get away with packaging courses that teach kids to…


Source: edSurge    /    Published: July 22, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

Student studies in Innsbruck, gets to travel Europe    /  Crimson White

This summer I was fortunate enough to participate in the UA in Austria program led by Glenn Tootle through the College of Engineering. I participated in the summer interim course,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: July 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

STEM Path Students Finding Solutions to Poverty in India    /  Culverhouse News

A group of 14 students from the Culverhouse College of Commerce and College of Engineering’s STEM Path to the MBA program will travel to India on July 13 for a…


Source: Culverhouse News    /    Published: July 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students   

Computer science booming in Alabama    /  WBMA ABC 33/40

Alabama is leading the nation in bringing computer science courses to the classroom.  In fact, teachers are going back to school to learn how to instruct students in computer science….


Source: WBMA ABC 33/40    /    Published: June 24, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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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 5,800 students and more than 150 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.