Recent Events
Union University Engineering 2nd GO Trip to
North Africa. The trip was led by Engineering
faculty Dr. Randal Schwindt. Engineering students Andy
Robinette and Joshua Brooks were among other team members from
Chemistry and Language department. The Team spent a week
in North Africa to do soil and water testing in their solar
energy engineering feasibility study.
Union University
Engineering Student Team (Josh Shrewsberry,
Jeremy Sullivan, Zack Jacskon, Will Trautman) to compete
in the upcoming Robot Competition at the SE IEEE annual
conference in March 2007 in Richmond, VA.
New graduates
Congratulations to our 2006 engineering graduates:
Ginger Allen, Jon Brasher and David Foster.
Patent Applications
Students Joshua Brooks, Debi Eley, and Keri Harwood,
together with Professor David Burke, submitted a patent
application on a Hideaway Caster design. This is a joint effort
between Engineering and Communication Arts department. The
design is expected to maximize stage engineering and setup time
as well as stage safety.
Spring 2006 Student
Presentations
Many teams of engineering students conducted and
presented the following projects at the end of the Spring 2006
semester:
Lockheed Martin Engineer Speaks
to Union Students About Space Exploration
Union Engineering welcomed Mr. Jim Beseda of the
Lockheed Martinn Space System Company to the campus on April 3
to give an Engineering seminar on NASA's plan to return to the
moon with the conceptual design of the Crew Exploration Vehicle.
Press Release
IEEE-SE/FedEx
Robot Competition
Union Engineering students participated in the robot competition
sponsored by IEEE-SE and FedEx Corporation in Memphis. During
the 2 days of tough competition (March 31 and April 1, 2006),
the Union team emerged with an impressive 5th place out of a 25
competing teams. Congratulations to David Foster, Josh Shrewsberry
and Zack Jackson.
Mid-south Annual Engineering and
Science Conference
Dr. Don Van, Chair of the Engineering Department at Union
University, gave a presentation on Establishing a Quality
Program for Engineering Education — the Industry's Style", at
the Mid-south Annual Engineering and Science Conference (MAESC).
Union was among the sponsors of the March 31st event.
Union Engineering Students Participate in Mission Trip to North
Africa
A group of Engineering students led by, Dr. Randy
Schwindt, went on a mission trip to North Africa in March. Their
mission was to conduct a feasibility study to bring solar energy
to a rural location where there has been no electricity. Their
investigations included the possibilities of solar heat and
cooling, PV power generation and other passive solar energy
applications.
Press Release
Homecoming
The Union Engineering Department welcomed back its first class
of graduates to participate in a departmental homecoming
reception, February 17-18.
Fall Student Presentations
Engineering students conducted presentations of their engineering
projects during the week of December 5, 2005. Highlighting the
skills acquired during the semester, presentations
were given on the following topics:
