Engineering Technology News
- Posted 05.04.26
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Owen Vander Wal of Fairhope, has discovered that being coachable on the field, translates directly to the workplace—a lesson he’ll put to the test this summer.
- Posted 09.08.25
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Last spring, three engineering technology students designed a high-tech prototype mascot head for their senior capstone project aimed at making mascot duty more comfortable in the Alabama heat.
- Posted 06.12.25
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Since June 2024, Dr. Narendra Datta has provided steady leadership as interim chair of the Division of Engineering Technology at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. Now he's been appointed as chair of the Division.
- Posted 12.11.24
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A self-proclaimed “girly girl,†Holley attended a performing arts high school where she studied dance before carving out her path at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½). Now, she’s proving that traditional gender roles in male-dominated fields can be defied with determination and skill. Â
- Posted 06.04.24
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At the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Donnie Cobb and technology education are so intertwined that it is impossible not to mention both in the same breath. Cobb is retiring as chair of the Division of Engineering and Technology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, after more than three decades at his alma mater. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ President Ken Tucker awarded Cobb’s Professor Emeritus honors at this spring’s Distinguished Service Awards for faculty and staff
- Posted 11.27.23
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One way The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Division of Engineering and Technology ensures that they help students graduate and become better all-around employees is through expertise offered by their E&T advisory board. The board comprises 15 Alabama industry professionals, eight of whom are ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni and now work for corporations like WestRock, Volkert Engineering, Two River’s Lumber, Cemex and Lavender, Inc.
- Posted 11.11.21
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Sixty miles separate the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ from Shelton State Community College’s campus, but a new agreement between those institutions is opening a pathway for engineering students who want to further their education in Livingston.
- Posted 10.16.19
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Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance recognized for offering top quality educational opportunities
- Posted 12.11.18
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Two ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ engineering technology students recently participated in a 10-week paid internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory. While there, the students worked the laboratory’s specialized areas of scientific discovery, clean energy solutions and security technologies.