Event | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 6
Tulane engineer, motivational speaker Calvin Mackie to visit MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A mechanical engineering professor and nationally recognized motivational speaker will lead a Nov. 17 public program at Mississippi State University. Calvin Mackie’s address begins at 6 p.m. in Bost Extension Center auditorium. A Tulane University faculty member and founder of ChannelZero motivational consulting company, he was a 2003 recipient of the Presidential Award for…
Study Abroad
With today’s integrated global economy, engineers must understand other cultures, other ways of doing business, and be a part of collaborations that span the globe. In order to help engineering students be better prepared for the global workplace, the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University has developed a portfolio of opportunities…
‘Father’ of computer virus defenses among MSU fall speakers
The inventor of computer virus defense techniques is among scheduled speakers at an annual fall lecture series sponsored by Mississippi State’s Center for Computer Security Research. Fred Cohen–best known for developing computer defenses in the 1980s–will be the second of three guest lecturers Nov. 3. Cohen is widely considered one of the world’s leading authorities…
Engineering Homecoming Festivities Announced
October 4, 2005 On October 22nd, the Bagley College of Engineering will host its annual Homecoming Brunch for alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 11 a.m. The brunch will take place in the foyer of McCain Hall, the academic building housing engineering administrative offices as well as…
National Academy of Engineering Member to Address Engineering Faculty and Students
Dr. Paul E. Torgersen, President Emeritus of Virginia Tech and member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), will present our inaugural NAE Lecture on September 22, 2005 at 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Swalm Auditorium. Dr. Torgersen will speak on “Technology and the Quality of Life”. Engineering faculty, staff and students will have…
First MSU ‘Engineering Day’ to precede Georgia game Sept. 24
Mississippi State’s inaugural “Engineering Day” Sept. 24 will feature a variety of student design projects, displays and informational booths preceding the Bulldogs’ home football game against Georgia. Activities representing each academic discipline of the university’s Bagley College of Engineering will begin at 3 p.m. on the historic Drill Field in front of McCain Hall. Engineering…
Challenge X Panel Addresses Critical Energy Issues
April 15, 2005 A panel of business, government and university experts will examine possible transportation solutions to the nation’s critical energy problems Thursday [April 21] during a Challenge X discussion forum at Mississippi State. The 3-5 p.m. public meeting in the Parker Ballroom of the university’s Hunter Henry Center is sponsored by a team of…
Vizzini inaugural holder of MSU’s Cobb Chair in Engineering
March 31, 2005 Mississippi State aerospace engineering department head Anthony J. “Tony” Vizzini is the inaugural holder of the Bill and Carolyn Cobb Chair in Engineering. The chair recently was established in the university’s Bagley College of Engineering by the Dallas, Texas, couple, whose business provides international petroleum engineering and geological consulting services. A reception…
Mooney will deliver MSU’s Hunter Henry Lecture Tuesday
February 25, 2005 E.J. “Ted” Mooney, former chairman and chief executive officer of Nalco Chemical Co., will be the featured speaker Tuesday [March 1] for the 2005 Hunter Henry Lectureship in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State. Sponsored by the university’s Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, the fourth annual public program begins at in…
Workshop to Bolster Minority Graduate Students in Engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Minority students will be encouraged to pursue graduate degrees in engineering during a workshop scheduled on the Mississippi State campus Friday [Nov. 19]. The workshop, “Empowering Undergraduate Students for the Pursuit of Graduate Education,” will be held 10-11:15 a.m. in the Dunn Conference Room, 235 McCain Hall. The university’s Bagley College of Engineering and…