Scheller Student Features

Dr. David Ku teaches ME 3141, Cutting-Edge Technologies Seminar, to all business students except those studying IT Management. Dr. John D. Cressler, a faculty member from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, teaches CoE 3002, “Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution,” each fall to the same subset of T&M students. Dr. Cressler writes, “Fall 2021 went off without a hitch with our standard approach of learning the scientific and engineering underpinnings of microelectronics and how it is profoundly reshaping both technology and life on Earth and assessing the societal impact of this transformative technology. Discussion threads, team debates on contentious topics, and a team-based capstone electronic ‘widget deconstruction’ project followed, as normal. Great fun for all!”

The Scheller College of Business featured T&M Class of 2021 Alex Dunaway (operations and supply chain) in their “Countdown to Commencement” series about Fall 2021 graduates and two T&M students in their series about Spring 2022 graduates: T&M Class of 2021 Nikita Dani (IT management) and T&M Class of 2021 Conor Walsh (finance).

As a Denning scholar, Alex was a member of the Georgia-Pacific capstone team, and when interviewed, he discussed the importance of networking. Alex writes, “The biggest lesson I’ve gained from studying business at Scheller is that your network is everything. Very few people succeed in business completely on their own. A key to my success has been developing relationships with people that want to see me succeed and asking them for help along the way. Often, it’s surprising how much people want to help, but you’ll never know if you don’t ask. A friendly conversation with a professor or an advisor can lead to a professional relationship, and one day that relationship could sprout an opportunity. But without making that initial effort, those opportunities will never have the chance to materialize.”

As a Denning scholar, Nikita was an Equifax capstone team member. And while at Tech, she interned at Steelcase and Koch Industries. Her favorite course was T&M professor Dr. Eric Overby's “Analysis of Emerging Technologies.” The classmate Nikita admires most is fellow T&M alumna Emily Salmond.

When asked about Dr. Overby's course, Nikita said, “This course was discussion-based, and Professor Overby focused on a new emerging technology in each lecture. I really enjoyed the discussion and the way Professor Overby incorporated industries and events to help us understand the technology being discussed. I left every lecture feeling like an expert in a new industry, and I loved that we were discussing issues that were current hot topics in the business world. I particularly enjoyed forecasting how we thought the issues with each emerging technology area would play out.”

Alex Dunaway Nikita Dani Conor Walsh