Bagley Bound Newsletter – August 2020
August 3, 2020
Hello Future Bulldog Engineers!
It’s hard to believe that August is already upon us! How exciting! The application for admission for Fall 2021 has officially opened! I encourage any student to apply early. Applying early allows for you to make sure you are all set to apply when the Scholarship and Housing applications go live in October!
Do you still have questions about the Bagley College of Engineering? Schedule a time to talk with me. I hold Cowbell Chats every Wednesday and Thursday to speak with prospective students one-on-one about their goals and how they align with MSU and the BCoE.
Have you not visited campus but want to see what the hype is all about in Starkville? Schedule a visit with us! We are conducting campus visits every day, and we would love to have you see what the Bagley College of Engineering has to offer you as a student.
Don’t forget on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, we will be hosting a Meet Your Department Head session with Dr. Samee Khan of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 10 a.m. CST.
As always, I am here to help you through the process. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Stay safe, be well, and Hail State!
Joy Smith
Admissions Coordinator
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Fast Fact from the Dean
“Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty and students are working on a project that will facilitate the national deployment of unmanned aerial systems (drones) for delivery of packages, medical supplies, and other materials through interfacing a computer-based UAS management system with the human-based general aviation and air transport air space management system while ensuring the safety of people and equipment both in the air and on the ground.”
Dr. Jason Keith
August 1
Maroon at Midnight!
Fall 2021 application is LIVE!
12:01 a.m. CST
Visit apply.msstate.edu to fill out your application.
August 12
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Meet Your Department Head
Dr. Samee Khan
10 a.m. via WebEx
Email Joy Smith to register.
No dates currently.
October 1
FAFSA opens
October TBD
Housing application opens
General scholarship application opens
No dates currently.
December 1
Scholarship Priority Date
No dates currently.
No dates currently.
March 1
Confirm your attendance by registering for orientation.
April 1
Housing Priority Date
May 1
Accept/Decline Scholarship Date
No dates currently.
"I knew engineering was where I was meant to be.”
Meet Serena Liles, a senior from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry.
Mississippi State’s student population is predominately from Mississippi, and we love that! We know that students have lots of options, and we love to see our students stay in their home state. I asked Serena why she chose MSU, and she said, “I chose MSU so I could have the opportunity to switch to engineering if I wanted to.”
It is not uncommon for students to change their major whenever they get to college, and that is okay. Serena didn’t start out an engineering major, but she was actually a history major through orientation and realized that the classes offered didn’t align with what her interests were. She changed her major to Civil Engineering and, in her words, “five days later, I knew engineering was where I was meant to be.”
Engineering was where she was meant to be, but she realized after a couple of years that the program she was in wasn’t the right fit for her. That’s not uncommon for students, and, again, that is okay. According to Serena, “after a lot of soul searching, I decided on Biomedical Engineering because now I’m planning on going to medical school.”
Versatility is always important, and Serena said that she knew she could see herself working in the Biomedical Engineering career field in the future. She noted that, “changing my major was super easy since I was already in the Bagley College of Engineering.”
Don’t be surprised if you see Serena running around on campus because she is an active member of our student body. As a veteran member of the Engineering Recruitment Leaders, Serena donates her time to meeting with prospective students and families to answer questions from the student perspective in our campus visits, on-campus events, and other events. She is also a coach in the Engineering Living Learning Community, a member of the Biomedical Engineering Association of MSU (BEAM), and she’s looking to get into research.
A few fun facts about Serena:
- Favorite Spot on campus: The Dawg House in the Colvard Student Union
- Favorite restaurant in Starkville: Umi’s Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
- Fun MSU fact that you wish every student knew: “There are so many campus cats, and as a serious cat lover, it’s the best part of campus life.”
Want to learn more about campus and our students? Schedule a campus visit with us. We can’t wait to meet you!
Meet The Woman Mitigating Risk In NASA Historic Launch
Carol Scott, along with her team, is responsible for mitigating risk and ensuring safety of this NASA mission, leading the process of up to four hours before launch. She serves as the deputy for the Launch Vehicle System Office within the Commercial Crew program, and she leads a team responsible for certifying that commercial partner vehicles, such as rockets from SpaceX, are ready to take astronauts into space. She leads a team composed of hundreds of engineers and safety personnel, all with the goal of ensuring the safety of NASA missions.
Scott began her NASA career in 1987 as a main propulsion space shuttle main engine systems engineer. She also served as the orbiter project engineer for Discovery and Kennedy’s Space Shuttle Program Integration manager. Scott also held the position of deputy mission manager for the first test flight vehicle of the Constellation Program, Ares I-X, which launched in 2009.
She has received numerous awards including NASA Group Achievement Awards, NASA Commendation Awards and the NASA Award of Exceptional Achievement.
Scott attended Mississippi State University and earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
Article excerpt from Forbes. Bio excerpt from NASA.
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Carol A. Scott, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray
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