Maribel Amwake is the new Director of Student Engagement at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. She brings a wealth of academic experience to the position, and her role will be to provide leadership and support to student organizations on campus. She plans to be involved with the mentorship program as well as assist with scholarships and awards at the college.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering received $1.2 million from NASA to recruit more African American students to pursue careers in aerospace engineering.

According to the grant proposal from the college, the funds will establish a multi-institution coalition to recruit underrepresented minorities (URMs) for a program that will give hands-on experience to students in NASA-relevant fields. FAMU is one of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) selected to participate.

Getting into the engineering research lab often and early can be the key to finding your future career path

Florida State University sophomore Bailee Ku spent the summer of 2021 as a paid undergraduate research assistant at the internationally renowned Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS). As an engineering student, she is interested in medical devices and aerospace and is exploring internships during the summer. 

When your client is a major university, one way to “pay it forward” is to hire their graduates. For Cameron Griffith, this tenet has paid major dividends both personally and professionally.

Officials announced two new engineering programs at FSU Panama City during the Florida State Board of Trustee meeting. A bachelor’s program in mechanical engineering and a master’s program in systems engineering will begin in fall 2018.

“These new programs are coming to FSU Panama City because of the strong demand from local industry and support from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering,” FSU Panama City Dean Randy Hanna said. “With community partners, such as the Navy base, Tyndall and GKN, our students will have unlimited options.”

On April 10, 2018, Dr. Emmanuel Collins, chair of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering's department of Mechanical Engineering announced he accepted the position of Dean of the Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville beginning in July. 

He took a few minutes to share his thoughts with the College and his department today.

This will be my last chair’s message . Hence, I have decided to reminisce on my 24 years in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with 7 years as chair.

Engineering students Latarence Butts and Daziyah Sullivan were honored at BEYA, the Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference this year. The scholars won academic leadership awards at the event February 2018 event held in Washington D.C. 

“To achieve this kind of award student leaders have to be outstanding contributors to their schools and communities, explained Lango Deen of CCG Magazine, a spokesperson for the event. “They are dedicated scholars who shine in the classroom.”    

FSU Panama City recently announced an Engineering the Future endowment for the new mechanical engineering program. The fund, initiated by $150,000 commitments from the Gulf Power Foundation and St. Joe Community Foundation, has a goal of $1 million.