Engineering Fundamentals Program

Spotlights

  • ZEC Gives Engineering Fundamentals Room to Flex

    Engineering Vols love it when a plan comes together. TCE’s Engineering Fundamentals (EF) team created a wishlist for the design of classrooms in the Zeanah Engineering Complex. They shared the ways they wanted these spaces to work with building planners, and their input was utilized extensively. The over-arching idea was for the spaces to welcome students into…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Amy Biegalski

    Dr. Biegalski was highlighted as the TLI Faculty Spotlight in Fall 2021.    Dr. Amy Biegalski, known as “Dr. B,” to her students, learned to love teaching when she was a graduate student. Her time working as a teaching assistant and instructor of record at the Case School of Engineering first fostered her love for curriculum development and hands-on instruction. As she joined the workforce…

  • Staff Spotlight: Cheryl Huskey Engages for Engineering Fundamentals

    Staff Spotlight: Cheryl Huskey Engages for Engineering Fundamentals

    Cheryl Huskey took the front desk position as administrative associate for our engage Engineering Fundamentals program this year, managing day-today operations for the office that welcomes first-year Engineering Vols to campus. “I love to help people and I try to bring my best to my role every day,” she said. “Students, faculty, and staff can see me for…

  • Faculty/Staff Spotlight: Amy Biegalski

    Amy Biegalski—a.k.a. “Dr. B”— is a lecturer in the engage Engineering Fundamentals (EF) Program. She supports Engineering Vols through courses that promote skill development in design, communication, teamwork, physics foundations, and programming. She is also happy to promote the courses themselves to anyone interested. “Campus visitors are always welcome to come by Perkins (home to the…

  • Know Your Engineering Fundamentals Lecturers: Rachel McCord

    Rachel McCord is a UT alumnus with a degree in mechanical engineering, so she has a lot of love for Knoxville and the university. She was even a student in Engineering Fundamentals (EF) as an undergrad and taught EF as a graduate student. Her experiences in those classes were what made her want to pursue…

  • Know Your Engineering Fundamentals Lecturers: Will Schleter

    Distinguished Lecturer Will Schleter’s journey to UT began after he accepted a job at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge helping them move from paper drawings to computerized design. When working for the government got a little old, Schleter was offered an opportunity to teach Computer Aided Design part-time at UT. From there, he discovered…

  • Get to Know Your EF Staff: Richard Bennett

    Get to Know Your EF Staff: Richard Bennett

    Richard Bennett is the director of the college’s engage™ Engineering Fundamentals program. He came to UT because he felt it had a good balance between teaching and research and because of the great people he would come to call his coworkers. He enjoys being able to help a new group of young engineering students get off to…

  • Engage Engineering Fundamentals Lecturer Spotlight: Amy Biegalski

    Amy Biegalski—or “Dr. B,” as she is known to her students—came to UT because of her love of teaching and her love of the outdoors. She enjoys teaching Engineering Fundamentals (EF) classes at UT because of the “enthusiasm, energy, and dedication” of the students. According to Dr. B, EF is vitally important because it introduces…