The School of Engineering prepares a culturally diverse student population for successful professional careers in engineering at the regional and global levels. The School’s educational experience provides all students with the knowledge needed for technical excellence in engineering, while emphasizing the role of general education, ethical and social responsibility, and life-long learning in the personal and professional growth of future engineers.

• To prepare our graduates for engineering practice, pursuit of advanced degrees, and leadership roles within their professional communities by providing them with a solid engineering education complemented by a general education component;
• To instill in students the importance of critical thinking, cultural diversity, and lifelong earning, and personal and professional skills that will enable them to continually adapt to a global engineering workplace;
• To foster a constructive learning environment through positive faculty-student interactions, recruitment and retention of highly qualified faculty, and promotion of professional and personal growth among all constituents;
• To provide our students with unique traineeship and job placement opportunities by maintaining strong ties with industry professionals and periodically aligning the School’s strategies and curricula with the evolving needs of the engineering industry;
• To effect positive change within the local and regional communities through professional engineering contributions by the faculty and students.