Jessie Green knows something about getting out of her comfort zone. When she stepped onto the Mississippi State campus as a freshman for the first time, she didn’t know anyone, but one thing she did know was that she was in the right place. Leaving her twin behind, who was attending another university, the Athens,…
Dear Faculty, Staff, Students and Friends of the Bagley College of Engineering: As we get ready for the start of an exciting fall semester, I wanted to take a moment and send out a few updates about the college: Read about the student awards received at the American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Symposium…
This past semester the MSU Bagley College of Engineering honored eight members of its faculty, staff and students. These annual awards recognize faculty and staff for their accomplishments in the college’s eight departments and multiple research centers. This year’s award recipients are as follows: BCoE Career Winner—Dr. Lesley Strawderman, International Paper Chair, professor, Department of Industrial and…
For Mississippi State student Jenna Oetting, time is valuable. It is also strictly scheduled. That’s because the senior is a unique combination of engineering student and student-athlete. Like most traditional students, Oetting attends class five days a week, but while many have part-time jobs outside of school, she practices with the track and field team…
You can’t replace home, not even if you tried. That’s the conclusion Mississippi State senior Zachary Poindexter has come to as his college career draws to a close. Initially setting his sights on a different major and different university altogether, it was two classes in high school that changed his life’s trajectory and helped the…
Concrete cornhole, steel bridge aesthetics and surveying were just a few of the competitions Mississippi State University civil engineering students placed in at the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers Gulf Coast Symposium. The symposium, held at the University of South Alabama on March 9-11, allowed students to develop their leadership skills further while engaging…