The college was recently the star of “On the Job,” a half-hour
show on Alabama Public Television. The episode, which
aired on Sunday, July 7, was devoted to showcasing Auburn
Engineering’s new automotive engineering and manufacturing
systems minor and graduate program, as well as the Baja SAE
Alabama competition.
Dean Larry Benefield was interviewed about the importance of
both the new minor and graduate program and the Baja team,
as well as the future of the state’s economy and its growth in
the automotive manufacturing sector. The minor focuses on
vehicle quality, logistics, design and planning and will help
to provide Alabama’s automotive industries with employees
to fill mid- and upper-management roles. Also featured were
Industrial and Systems Engineering department chair Alice
Smith and faculty member John Evans. They emphasized the
importance of the curriculum in helping students acclimate to
automotive fields and get the most out of their engineering
education.
To discuss the Baja SAE program, “On the Job” host Bobby
Jon Drinkard went into the engineering shop, where several of
the Baja team members, including faculty adviser Peter Jones,
explained the year-long process of making a Baja car and
emphasized the value of hands-on engineering design-buildrace
teams.
View the show at http://onthejobtv.org/site/2009/07/show-213
