Union University Engineering Department

The Union University Department of Engineering is thankful for the Community Foundation of West Tennessee’s support of our Make:able and Assistive Technology projects in collaboration with the Therapy & Learning Center. Thank you for helping us create assistive/adaptive solutions for those in our community.

Today, we celebrated the organizations working every day to strengthen West Tennessee.

The Community Foundation of West Tennessee awarded $100,000 in Community Impact Grants to 12 organizations that are addressing needs across our region. From expanding access to food and transportation to supporting veterans, caregivers, workforce development, and more, these grants will help create meaningful change in our communities.

Congratulations to this year's grantees! We are honored to partner with you in building a stronger West Tennessee. 👏

Area Relief Ministries
For The Caregivers
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
Homeless Essentials (Denise Shead)
RIFA Jackson
Ronald McDonald House West Tennessee & Northeast Arkansas
Rotary Heart and Sole Fund (Jackson Rotary Club)
Dream Center of Jackson
The STAR Center, Inc.
Union University Engineering Department
Weakley County Prevention Coalition
Working Dogs for Vets

📷️: Bramblett Group

✨️ Stay tuned for more photos and stories from today's celebration!

We are expecting a fantastic Freshmen engineering class this fall at Union University. We look forward to our first cohort of BSE - Civil Engineering majors. With new Concentrations in Civil and Computer Engineering, a new faculty member joining our team, upgraded lab equipment for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and students making great use of the HUB and lab facilities in the Ethos Forum to work on Baja, Make:able, Aero SAE Design, and many other projects. We can't wait to see how the class of 2030 will discover, design, and innovate during their years at Union. To find out more or to apply, check our department website: https://www.uu.edu/dept/engineering/

We are ready for the start of week 3 of our Engineering Camps with 34 students grade 6-11 who will be designing, printing, and assembling a prosthetic hand this week.

Next week will be our engine camp with a few remaining camp spots:

https://hub.uu.edu/events/enginecamp-2026

Welcome to our class of 2030 as new students will be registering today during NSO 1. Join us in engineering for Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Concentrations or for an intro into the Maker’s Space as you learn How to make (almost) Anything in EGR 295/UNI 295.

The engineering/3D printing summer camps Union University are underway with 56 campers this week. Daily updates will be posted on our 3D Printing with Union University's Engineering Department page and a few spots remain for our week 3 and 4 camps - https://hub.uu.edu/camps

Thank you to all those who make these camps possible: JMS Russel Metals, Tennalum, Delta Faucet, SRI Rebar, Hitachi Energy, Leaders Education Foundation, Mars/Pringles, TLM Associates, Reinhausen Manufacturing, American Fire Protection Group, Linkous, Jackson Energy Authority, USJ, State Farm (Wes Harris), Quality Metal Stamping, Teknor Apex, Nidec - Lexington, Gerdau, Commercial Band and Trust Jackson, and John Cole.