With Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee Higher Education approval, MTSU’s Department of Engineering Technology began a mechatronics engineering program nearly three years ago. In August 2013, Michigan native and Michigan State transfer Dallas Trahan became the program’s first student. Others followed, and the trickle has ballooned to a fast-growing 250 majors as the spring semester winds down.
During the university’s May 7 morning commencement ceremony, 13 seniors will become the first MTSU mechatronics graduating class. Here’s a recap about the 13 graduating seniors, their projects and the prospects for high-paying jobs.
With Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee Higher Education approval, MTSU’s Department of Engineering Technology began a mechatronics engineering program nearly three years ago. In August 2013, Michigan native and Michigan State transfer Dallas Trahan became the program’s first student. Others followed, and the trickle ballooned to a fast-growing 250…
Barely had the ink dried on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's approval of the MTSU mechatronics engineering program when things began to stir in the university's Engineering Technology department. Less than 24 hours after the late July approval, telephones began ringing and emails began coming in to the offices and…
Mechatronics engineering has become one of the newest and hottest MTSU programs in two years’ time. Now, it just got hotter. A three-year, $614,172 grant from the National Science Foundation to MTSU for scholarships will help mechatronics engineering expand even faster. The focus of this award is to increase numbers,…
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