MURFREESBORO — Golfers
participating in the fourth annual MTSU Engineering Technology Golf Classic will
be helping fund the department and its nationally recognized student projects.
Alumni, friends of the university and business partners are
invited to participate in this 2015 homecoming event, which will be held
starting at noon Friday, Oct. 2, at Champions Run Golf Course, 14262 Mount
Pleasant Road, in Rockvale, Tennessee, near Eagleville.
A light lunch will kick off the activities at noon, followed
by a 1 p.m. shotgun start. A silent
auction will be held during the day. Following the end of play, awards will
be presented and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Sponsorship levels will include platinum ($2,000 for two
teams/8 golfers), gold ($1,000) and silver ($500). Individual golfers can play
for $125. Hole sponsorships are $250 and the fee for individual golfers will be
$125.
Prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and
third-place teams.
RSVP by mailing your registration form and check to Jennifer
Tweedie, c/o Engineering Technology Department, P.O. Box 19, Murfreesboro TN
37132. A copy of the form is available on the department website, http://www.mtsu.edu/et/, or call
615-898-5009.
Engineering Technology chair Walter Boles said thousands of
dollars are needed annually to defray expenses incurred by the various team
projects, which gain the department and university considerable recognition
when competing against other colleges and universities.
The Experimental Vehicles Program and other projects include
the solar boat, lunar rover (NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge), Raider
Robotics Team, alternative energy and other technology-based ventures. Vehicles
will be on display at the tournament.
The Davis Groupe of Murfreesboro is a primary sponsor. Engineering
Technology is one of 11 departments in the College of Basic and Applied
Sciences.
To learn more about Engineering Technology’s offerings,
including mechatronics engineering, visit the department website above and http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/engineering/.
For more information, call 615-898-5009 or email Jennifer.Tweedie@mtsu.edu.
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