Rashid Rashidzadeh

professors standing near obstacle courseProfessor Rashid Rashidzadeh and dean Bill Van Heyst congratulate engineering students on their work programming model trains to navigate an obstacle course.

Design competition gets engineering careers on track

Engineering students in the first-year course Cornerstone Design programmed model railcars to run through an obstacle course.
students and faculty standing in model obstacle courseFirst-year engineering students pitted their skills in competition at the conclusion of the Cornerstone Design course.

First-year course sets cornerstone for engineering careers

“Cornerstone Design,” a mandatory first-year engineering course, tasks students with designing, programming, and building an autonomous emergency vehicle.