GAINESVILLE, FL: Industrial & Systems Engineering alumnus Carlos Del Sol (BS IE 1972) has been named the new Chair of the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board. Del Sol retired as Vice President for Global Engineering at the Campbell Soup… Read More
Month: February 2013
UF College of Engineering Admits Record-Breaking Class
GAINESVILLE, FL: The UF College of Engineering, along with all of the University of Florida, released freshman admissions decisions on February 16, 2013. The College of Engineering admitted 2,385 students, the most ever. Sixty-nine students declared Industrial & Systems Engineering… Read More
UF May Take the Lead in State’s Online Push
GAINESVILLE, FL: During a recent meeting of the Board of Governors’ Strategic Planning Committee, the University of Florida presented its approach to online learning. The meeting, which took place on the University of Florida campus at Emerson Alumni Hall, was… Read More
Bacchus (BS ’87) Finds Career Path from Sales
GAINESVILLE, FL: Bob Bacchus (BS ISE 1987), Director of Purchasing with TechData, an information technology distributor and Fortune 100 company located in Clearwater, visited with students in the Sales Engineering Seminar on Tuesday, February 12 to talk about his career… Read More
Governor Scott Visits UF to Lay Out Top-Ten Quest
GAINESVILLE, FL: Florida Governor Rick Scott visited the University of Florida campus on Monday, February 11, to to lay out his plan for UF to become a top-ten public university. Before a tour of the Nanoscale Research Facility, he told… Read More
Distinguished Panel Shares Thoughts on Career Progression
GAINESVILLE, FL: A distinguished panel of alumni, including Trudy Daniels (BS ISE 1981), Hunter Jones (BS ISE 1980), Roger Madariaga (BS SE 1973), Carlos del Sol (BS IE 1972), Consuela Smith (MS ISE 2011), and David Wright (BS CE 1987),… Read More
UF Notifies Applicants of Acceptance
GAINESVILLE, FL: The University of Florida notified its potential Fall 2013 class of acceptance on Friday, February 8. In hopes of enrolling a class of 6400, the university admitted 12,370 of 28,843 applicants. The applicant pool had an average GPA… Read More
Spring Career Showcase Features nearly 250 Employers
GAINESVILLE, FL: Employers from all across the country converged at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in search of talent for full-time, intern and co-op positions at the spring Career Showcase on February 5 and 6. Although Spring Career Showcase is… Read More
Governor’s Proposed Budget Directly Invests in UF
TALLAHASSEE, FL: Governor Rick Scott released his budget plans this past week and it has been characterized as “education friendly” with increased funding for K-12 schools and teachers, as well as the state university system. In addition to the increase… Read More
OEM Program to Host Info Session, Networking Reception in Orlando on February 16
GAINESVILLE, FL: The University of Florida Outreach Engineering Management Program (OEM) will be hosting an Information Session and Networking Reception in Orlando at the Hard Rock Hotel Universal Orlando on Saturday, February 16th. The presentation will be from 5:30-6:00pm in Avalon… Read More