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Two Auburn Engineering alumnae honored at Black Alumni Weekend

4/28/23 1:30 PM

Antoria Guerrier, ’00 electrical engineering, and Regenia Sanders, ’95 mechanical engineering, were honored as part of Auburn University’s Black Alumni Weekend.

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Auburn University appoints Mario Eden as its new dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

4/14/23 2:00 PM

Following a national search, Mario Eden, the Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor and chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named as the 14th dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Interim Provost Vini Nathan.

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Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence hosts visitation day for high school students

10/4/22 11:00 AM

The Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence invites high school juniors and seniors to attend the 2022 High School Visitation Day on Monday, October 10th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Minority Introduction to Engineering summer program kicks off

6/30/22 12:00 AM

First launched over four decades ago, Auburn’s Minority Introduction to Engineering program, or MITE, will be reinstituted the first week of July 2022.

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Academic Excellence Program gets new name, additional funding for student success in celebrating 25 years

6/14/22 8:00 AM

Auburn Engineering had much to celebrate when its Academic Excellence Program turned 25. Alumni and corporations donated more than $3 million, creating more scholarships, expanding programming and establishing a new giving society.

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Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence students awarded fellowships

6/6/22 10:55 AM

Four Auburn CIEE members received the GEM Fellowship, an award designed to promote graduate opportunities for minority students.

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Auburn Engineering unveils the Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence

5/19/22 3:00 PM

Auburn Engineering wrapped up its year-long 25th anniversary campaign celebration of the Engineering Academic Excellence Program (AEP) with a gala reception and dinner held at the Hotel at Auburn University on Saturday and unveiled the program's new name - The Center for Inclusive Engineering Excellence.

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STEM Preview Day offers prospective students a taste of Auburn experience

3/24/22 8:10 AM

The Engineering Academic Excellence Program (AEP) is preparing to welcome a cohort of admitted high school seniors to campus on Monday, March 28, for STEM Preview Day.

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Two engineering alumni receive university's Lifetime Achievement Award

2/28/22 7:00 AM

Maj. “Jim” M. Hoskins, ’81electrical engineering, and Bill McNair, ’68 electrical engineering, were among five Auburn University graduates, all highly accomplished in their fields, who were honored with the highest award given by the Auburn Alumni Association at Auburn’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Awards dinner and ceremony Feb. 26.

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Industrial engineering students excel in simulation competition

2/3/22 2:28 PM

Three industrial and systems engineering graduate students were recently recognized for outstanding projects in the biannual Simio Student Competition.

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Software engineering alumnus to co-narrate National Geographic special on Africatown

2/3/22 11:00 AM

Auburn Engineering alumnus is a sixth-generation descendant

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#GINNing Podcast: The Kenneth Kelly Experience

11/19/21 4:11 PM

For Kenneth Kelly, '90 electrical engineering, giving is a part of living. Find out why the chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank — and the first African American to chair the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council — is so passionate about committing his time, energy and resources to his alma mater.

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Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 10 with college’s highest awards

9/27/21 12:30 PM

Nine outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime employee of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 24, by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council for their distinguished professional careers. These alumni include six who were recognized as Distinguished Auburn Engineers, three as Outstanding Young Auburn Engineers and the college’s former assistant dean of student services for his Superior Service.

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Auburn Engineering’s Academic Excellence Program kicks off 25th Anniversary Year

9/24/21 8:15 PM

The Engineering Academic Excellence Program (AEP) officially kicked off its 25th anniversary year with a celebration held on the Gavin Garden outside the Brown-Kopel Center on Friday. In front of an audience of nearly 300 alumni, students and supporters, Christopher B. Roberts, dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, alongside Kenneth Kelly, chair of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council, welcomed guests to the celebration and set the stage for an evening of reflection and excitement for the year ahead.

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State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2021

8/18/21 3:00 PM

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted nine individuals, including four Auburn University alumni, during a ceremony Saturday at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

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Bessemer native embraces Auburn Family, garners more than an education from the Plains

7/13/21 8:34 AM

Industrial and systems engineering senior Jailin Sanders found his Auburn Family through involvement in student organizations including the National Society of Black Engineers, the Engineering Academic Excellence Program and the Black Student Union.

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Engineering Academic Excellence Program to launch first Professional Development Institute

5/20/21 12:00 AM

The Auburn Engineering Academic Excellence Program (AEP), an academic and professional development support program geared toward underrepresented students, will launch a summer Professional Development Institute Wednesday, May 26 at 6 p.m.

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Engineering Spirit Week returns for the second time

4/8/21 10:17 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering renews Engineering Spirit Week with a lineup of events beginning Tuesday, April 13 on the Gavin Garden in front of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center.

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Kenneth Kelly to address Auburn University graduates at spring graduation

3/30/21 9:00 AM

Prominent banking executive and philanthropist Kenneth Kelly will address Auburn’s spring 2021 graduates at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, in Jordan-Hare Stadium, kicking off the university’s commencement weekend. Kelly, a 1990 Auburn graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering who also holds an MBA from the University of Alabama, is chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank of Detroit, the seventh-largest African American-controlled bank in the country, and chairman of MAC Leasing, a Michigan-based and minority-owned equipment lease financier. He currently serves on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking, sits on the American Bankers Association Board of Directors and recently completed a three-year term on the Federal Reserve Bank’s Seventh District Community Depository Institution Advisory Council.

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Chair of Auburn Alumni Engineering Council reflects on historic first year

2/22/21 2:00 PM

For Kenneth Kelly, ’90 electrical engineering, giving back of his time, talent and treasure is something he considers a duty and an honor. Kelly, who serves as the first African American to chair the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council in its 55-year history, has supported Auburn in a myriad of ways since his graduation more than 30 years ago, but he considers his time with the council as something extra special.

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Software engineering junior follows in parents' engineering footsteps

2/1/21 10:37 AM

The love for Auburn University runs deep in the Foster Family, three of whom chose to pursue Auburn Engineering degrees with a fourth pursuing a degree in pharmacy just across campus.

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College to host Engineering Spirit Week events

11/12/20 3:20 PM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will host a series of events to celebrate Engineering Spirit Week, kicking off on Wednesday, Nov. 18 on the Gavin Gardens in front of the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center.

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Themes of self-advocacy, problem solving round out inclusion panel series

10/5/20 9:05 AM

Panelists from ExxonMobil, Southwire and NASA’s Marshall Space and Flight Center will advise students on how to handle the uncomfortable situations that sometimes arise in the workplace during a virtual panel on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

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#GINNing Podcast: Attitude determines altitude for aerospace sophomore

10/1/20 4:30 PM

Dremere Woods is a Be the Creed honoree, a WayUp Top 100 list member and a two-time technical intern with GE Aviation. And he's only a sophomore.

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Panel to discuss bias in hiring practices in upcoming seminar

9/28/20 2:56 PM

A virtual panel discussion to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 aims to address the notion of implicit bias in workplace hiring practices.

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Panel series to kick off with discussion on inclusivity in workplace

9/21/20 3:15 PM

The first installment of a three-part panel series focusing on diversity and inclusion in the workplace will take place Wednesday, September 23.

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AEP helps engineering students find their college home at Auburn

9/18/20 8:25 AM

Three students share their experience joining the Engineering Academic Excellence Program after transferring to Auburn from community college.

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Auburn Engineering hires first student initiatives administrator

8/28/20 12:00 PM

Jenny Sconyers, a former student services coordinator for the Office of Student Services in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering — and Auburn University’s newest Employee of the Year — has been hired as student initiatives administrator, a brand-new position within the college.

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AEP, COSAM celebrate close of first virtual STEM Summer Bridge Program

8/6/20 12:15 PM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the College of Sciences and Mathematics recently celebrated the close of the first virtual STEM Summer Bridge Program for incoming engineering, science and math freshmen.

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Auburn's combined commencement ceremonies postponed indefinitely

7/27/20 4:13 PM

In the absence of planned ceremonies, Auburn is still prepared to welcome and celebrate graduates and guests who have already planned to travel to Auburn for the Aug. 8 weekend.

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#GINNing Podcast: Assistant dean of student services reflects on 22 years

5/8/20 12:45 PM

Bob Karcher, retiring assistant dean of student services, reflects on an incredible 22 years with the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

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Virtual ceremony celebrates 2019-20 AEP scholars and graduates

4/28/20 2:07 PM

A virtual gathering of nearly 100 Auburn Engineering administrators, faculty, staff, alumni, students and sponsors recently celebrated the closing ceremony of the 2019-20 Engineering Academic Excellence Program (AEP).

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College of Engineering to offer more than 100 courses during summer semester 

4/2/20 10:30 AM

To meet the growing demand of summer classes, the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will offer more than 100 courses, from freshman to graduate-level, for the upcoming 2020 summer semester.

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Auburn Engineering launches virtual campus tour

4/1/20 12:00 PM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering today launched a cutting-edge virtual tour that will allow prospective students and their parents to "visit" campus remotely. 

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STEM Visitation Day provides glimpse of college life for future Auburn students

3/6/20 12:00 AM

The biannual event is an opportunity for the university to reach out to underrepresented groups.

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Sparking Commitment: How AEP and Brasfield and Gorrie helped a freshman stay the course

3/2/20 12:00 AM

If Brie Palmer has one piece of advice for high school seniors interested in engineering, it's this: Take the tours. 

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State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2020

2/24/20 2:30 PM

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted six individuals, including three Auburn University alumni, during a ceremony Saturday at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa. This year’s inductees from the university include Linda DuCharme, ’86 chemical engineering and president of ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions.; Kenneth Kelly, ’90 electrical engineering and chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank; and David Mobley, ’61 electrical engineering and consultant for ECHOTA Research & Science Applications.

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AEP hosts innovative professional development event

2/4/20 12:00 AM

Eight companies participated in the Engineering Academic Excellence Program's inaugural Industry Super Bowl held January 26 in the Brown-Kopel Student Achievement Center.

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LISTEN: Dean Roberts talks engineering on the Auburn Network

11/25/19 2:04 PM

Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering, joined Auburn Network host Andy Burcham on Saturday, Nov. 23, prior to the Tigers' 52-0 victory over Samford to discuss the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering as part of the network’s Academic Spotlight.

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Research Experience Undergraduate program opens doors in STEM research

8/16/19 4:07 PM

Auburn University’s 2019 Collaborative Approaches among Scientists and Engineers (CASE) Research Experience Undergraduate (REU) Research Program offers immersive learning opportunities.