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RE: U of M Engineering?
Got three degrees from UofM (all of mine say Memphis State), two in civil engineering. I have always felt well served by my degrees. Like several have said, unless you go to one of the elite schools, you are going to find knuckle draggers sitting next to geniuses just about everywhere. I've worked with engineers from all the area schools, as well as many others, and never felt like I was out classed.

One of the things we had going for us at the time I went through was small classes, no where to hide so you had to stay on top of everything. Got to know the professors very well.

Most of my professors have retired, but I know most of the current ones and they are all first rate.

I have been in a position to hire engineers and the name of the school on the degree means very little. I was much, much more concerned with finding someone that was technically sound and would fit in with my other team members.

don't be swayed by the name of the school.
10-09-2014 03:00 PM
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I have my Master's in Civil Engineering (1995) and my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (1997) from the University of Memphis. I have my BSCE from Missouri University of Science and Technology (1993).

My dad taught Civil at U of M for 30 years. (That is one of the reasons why I went away from home for my undergrad degree)

The degree is a good value for the money. I think it is a better value than CBU, but I am biased.

As many people have said, unless you are looking at a top tier school, the rest are not overly different. A comment that my dad made a long time ago was to look to where you want to live and find a school near there. I think that still works. If the person that looked at Utk wants to live in east TN, then Utk makes sense.

I think I learned more at MST than the undergrad program at Memphis, but it is a good value and solid education. It prepares you for the PE exam, which is the end goal.
10-09-2014 03:43 PM
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RE: U of M Engineering?
I'm a civil here in Knoxville and work with and know a lot of civils that went through UT. A lot are good. Lots of decent ones, and some who are horrible. They have raised their entrance requirements considerably lately so they are getting a very high caliber student to come in, but I have not heard of them actually upgrading the program much.

Essentially all of their grads going forward should be pretty top notch because that is all they are letting into the program, where as before they were a mixed bag because they admitted a mixed bag.

Moral of the story - I would assume you could get a good education from either university as long as you are bright and willing to put in the work.
10-09-2014 04:29 PM
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Secondary question for y'all - anyone combine their engineering with a USAF ROTC stint ?
10-09-2014 06:01 PM
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BSET '85... so long ago.
10-09-2014 08:27 PM
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I would never have guessed that so many engineering graduates read this forum - glad to learn it. In my opinion, CBU is overrated - I will give them credit for doing a better job of self-promotion than UofM. I suppose when there is no public support money, there is more incentive to project an image of excellence. I know that their seniors are strongly pressured (and assisted) to compete in regional engineering society (ASME, ASCE, etc.) competitions each year, with a resulting good record. UofM students compete but the faculty does not put nearly the same emphasis. CBU also advertises their co-op programs more aggressively.
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10-10-2014 01:31 PM
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(10-10-2014 01:31 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  I would never have guessed that so many engineering graduates read this forum - glad to learn it. In my opinion, CBU is overrated - I will give them credit for doing a better job of self-promotion than UofM. I suppose when there is no public support dollars, there is more incentive to project an image of excellence. I know that their seniors are strongly pressured (and assisted) to compete in regional engineering society (ASME, ASCE, etc.) competitions each year, with a resulting good record. UofM students compete but the faculty does not put nearly the same emphasis. CBU also advertises their co-op programs more aggressively.

There in is the Rub. It's all in how you apply yourself but you can always use some help. CBU probably doe sit better. But I love my University and I am proud of my degree from the U of M. BSET in Computer Engineering Technology. I wanted to put my hands on the product and prove the Engineering concepts could actually be applied. Herff College of Engineering is a great engineering school.
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BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering... it served me well in my career and I'm still doin doing very well, thanks to some great professors that I had.
10-10-2014 09:33 PM
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BSME c/o '08 Herff

My experience has been the same as what everyone else seems to be saying.
I'll add that my boss is a Herff grad (Manager), his boss is an Ole Miss grad (Director), his boss is a Herff grad (Sr. Director), and his boss is a Herff grad (VP of R&D).

Worked with alums from U of Michigan, Case Western Reserve, Miss St, CBU, UTK, Cinci. Indistinguishable in my view.

I was active in the AIAA during my time at Memphis and Mississippi State's Aero program seemed to be top notch to me. Went to conferences in several parts of the country and was most impressed with the Bulldogs.

We always just teased the Civils....Mech-Es make weapons, Civils make targets...
10-11-2014 12:44 AM
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(10-09-2014 03:00 PM)UofM_Tiger Wrote:  Got three degrees from UofM (all of mine say Memphis State), two in civil engineering. I have always felt well served by my degrees. Like several have said, unless you go to one of the elite schools, you are going to find knuckle draggers sitting next to geniuses just about everywhere. I've worked with engineers from all the area schools, as well as many others, and never felt like I was out classed.

One of the things we had going for us at the time I went through was small classes, no where to hide so you had to stay on top of everything. Got to know the professors very well.

Most of my professors have retired, but I know most of the current ones and they are all first rate.

I have been in a position to hire engineers and the name of the school on the degree means very little. I was much, much more concerned with finding someone that was technically sound and would fit in with my other team members.

don't be swayed by the name of the school.

Same here. Got my BSME at Memphis (State) in '82 and have had a long and successful career at NASA. I also know several other 1980's engineering graduates from Memphis who work for NASA and are very well-respected in their fields. Over the years, I have worked with many from other big-name engineering schools (Stanford, MIT, Purdue, etc.) and have always felt that my engineering fundamentals were every bit as sound as theirs. My experience has been that at least 95% of what you get out of any school and how you are perceived at work is dependent on your own efforts. There may be some initial advantage in getting a job from one of the nationally-recognized engineering schools but this advantage will quickly disappear once you are are working, as your reputation will depend on your willingness to learn, work ethic, and ability to get along with others. As for other schools in the south, Georgia Tech is the only state school that comes to mind having a national engineering reputation and worth considering, if you are thinking of alternatives to Memphis.
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