Eight employees at the Y‑12 National Security Complex, pictured above, recently earned a master’s in industrial engineering with a concentration in engineering management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Eight employees at the Y‑12 National Security Complex recently earned a master’s in industrial engineering with a concentration in engineering management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Students pursuing this degree complete the 16-course, four-semester program as an ensemble, attending all-day Friday classes not held on the university campus.
“This particular program is one of the success stories of the Y‑12/University of Tennessee Partnership,†reported Debbie Reed, Y‑12’s UT liaison director. “But setting up the program was the easy part. Being a nontraditional student isn’t easy. Anyone who works full-time and still has the discipline and drive to take on college studies deserves special recognition. Putting in a 4/10 workweek and then taking another full day of classes—along with doing the homework that comes with those classes—that’s a lot of extra effort.†[Read more…]
