Outreach | Bagley College of Engineering - Part 4
MSU’s Bagley College honors high school students, teacher as NCWIT winners
Starkville, Miss. – As part of an effort to encourage more young women to pursue careers in technology, the Bagley College of Engineering joins the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) to recognize eleven high school women for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology. The young women are winners of the…
Media Alert: MSU to host regional Mississippi science and engineering fair
Contact: Christina McDaniel Tel: (662) 325-8511 Email: cm1064@bagley.msstate.edu What: Mississippi Region V Science and Engineering Fair When: Tuesday, February 23, 2016; from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Where: Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State University Mississippi State University will host the Mississippi Region V Science and Engineering Fair, featuring submissions from over 400 students in grades 6-12….
Bagley summer camp teaches cybersecurity skills to teens
STARKVILLE, Miss. – “Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and it boils down to this: In cybersecurity, the more systems we secure, the more secure we all are.” – Jen Johnson, Department of Homeland Security Secretary The Bagley College of Engineering is taking on its share of cybersecurity responsibility by educating future students during the upcoming…
BCoE supports national diversity movement
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Dean Jason Keith and the Bagley College of Engineering have joined universities across the country to support a national diversity movement. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) declared this as the “Year of Action in Diversity” to focus on increasing diversity in engineering. The organization has encouraged participating universities to establish,…
Bagley College trains ‘Digital Divas’
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Girls from across the Southeast learned what it takes to become a “digital diva” at a summer program in the Bagley College of Engineering’s computer science and engineering department. Nearly 40 middle and high school students participated in the Bulldog Bytes Digital Divas summer camp designed to introduce budding minds to the…
BCoE hosts science and engineering fair
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Nearly 400 projects shared the floor at Humphrey Coliseum last month as the Bagley College of Engineering hosted the Region V Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair for students in sixth through 12th grades. The project total nearly doubled that of last year and included entries from 42 public, private and home schools…
MSU alumna takes crack at Hour of Code
STARKVILLE, Miss. – In Mississippi, available computing jobs grow at 4.4 times the state average, leaving the Magnolia State with more than 1,100 open jobs in the field, according to Code.org. This statistic has helped ignite a push to increase student knowledge of the computer science industry and forged an unexpected connection between Mississippi State…
Warnock named associate dean for academic affairs
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A biomedical engineering researcher now leads the Bagley College of Engineering’s undergraduate and outreach-related activities. James Warnock was named associate dean for academic affairs at the beginning of the month. He has held the role in an interim capacity since Royce Bowden left the position last year to become engineering dean at…
Provost visits high school seniors taking MSU engineering course
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Mississippi State’s provost and executive vice president this week visited a class of 20 high school seniors at Jackson Academy who are digging into a new engineering course in which they will earn college credit.
Dow Chemical gift to support diversity in engineering
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A $750,000 gift from Dow Chemical will support diversity programs in the Bagley College of Engineering for the next three years. Eduardo Do Val, site operations director for Dow Chemical in Plaquemine, Louisiana, made the announcement during a visit to Mississippi State’s campus. “Mississippi State is a very strong university for Dow…