From Dean Scott Hinton
The mission of the College of Engineering is to foster a creative learning environment that will empower students and faculty with the necessary knowledge and facilities to be international leaders in creating new technologies and services that will improve tomorrow's economy and environment.
To achieve this mission it is necessary that the college have world-class faculty and facilities. Over the past five years we have brought in more than 30 new faculty members from the top institutions across the country. They have brought in new ideas and an excitement for learning that has energized the entire college.
“To achieve this mission it is necessary that the college have world-class faculty and facilities.”
In addition to increasing our total number of faculty, we are in the process of growing and developing the facilities needed to support the new technologies and services that are being created by our faculty and students. We have recently moved into the new engineering teaching building. This building has provided us with the teaching and learning environments to support the modern engineering curricula necessary to prepare our students for the needs of the 21st century. We are now in the process of building the new David G. Sant Engineering Innovation Building. This building will provide the hands-on laboratory resources necessary for students learning to turn ideas into reality. We are also in the process of planning several specialized laboratory buildings that will be required for the growth of our research programs.
Finally, the major challenge in maintaining this growth and success is recruiting and retaining great students and faculty. To realize this dream we are going to need more scholarships, fellowships, endowed professorships and support for our building projects.
“The major challenge in maintaining this growth and success is recruiting and retaining great students and faculty.”
As the Dean of Engineering, I have been consistently impressed with the commitment to USU from alumni, the community and industry. I look forward to strengthening old relationships and building new partnerships as we move through this campaign.
College Campaign Goals: $10 Million
Annual Fund:
The College of Engineering's primary objective is to provide a creative learning environment that will prepare engineering students to support the needs of industry and develop new technologies and services for the future. To allow our students to show off their education, the annual fund has provided opportunities for them to compete in international student competitions such as the mini-baja competition, the design, build and fly competition, the steel bridge design contest, the concrete canoe competition, the electric snowmobile design competition, the SmartDust Challenge and many others. We have won many of these competitions! This fund has also provided opportunities for our undergraduate students that are working on research projects with our faculty to attend conferences and present their ideas. It has also allowed many other student related activities to happen that needed extra funding. It is making USU a better place for each of our students.
Endowments
Endowments provide the opportunity for the College of Engineering to significantly increase the quality of our academic programs. These gifts allow us to not only increase our total number of faculty and students but to recruit and retain the best. They can be funded over a period of up to three years or through a charitable trust or estate gift. Planned gifts may offer tax and income benefits for the donor.
Faculty Excellence:
Endowments allow us to strengthen our programs by recruiting, supporting, and retaining professors that have developed prominent national reputations.
| Faculty Excellence: | |
|---|---|
| President's Endowed Dean's Chair | $3,000,000 |
| President's Endowed Chair | $2,000,000 |
| Endowed Chair | $1,500,000 |
| Professorship | $1,000,000 |
| Faculty Fellow | $500,000 |
| Teaching Excellence | $100,000 |
Graduate Studies:
Fellowships provide the resources to allow us to recruit the best and brightest graduate students.
| Graduate Studies: | |
|---|---|
| Graduate Fellowship | $250,000 |
| Summer Research Fellowship | $100,000 |
Undergraduate Scholarships:
Scholarships allow us to recruit, reward, and retain the best and brightest undergraduate students.
| Undergraduate Scholarships: | |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Scholar | $100,000 |
| Discovery Scholar | $25,000 |
| Departmental Unrestricted | $10,000 |
Undergraduate Research Fellowships and Awards:
These fellowships provide opportunities for our undergraduate students to get involved in the innovative research projects pursued by our faculty members. They get the experience of working with and exploring new technologies and services and then, in many cases, have the opportunity to participate in publishing their work in international research journals and conferences.
| Undergraduate Scholarships: | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Undergraduate Research Award | $25,000 |
Building Projects:
Engineering Teaching Building
The engineering teaching building was designed to meet the teaching and learning needs of our students. It is a 108,000-square-foot building that includes 14 classrooms (all equipped with the latest teaching technologies), six undergraduate teaching laboratories, student project room, the College of Engineering student learning and advising center, a student computer lab with more than 175 computers and a large atrium display area for student engineering projects.
David G. Sant Engineering Innovation Building
The new David G. Sant engineering innovation building will consist of three floors totaling 34,000 square feet of space. This building will provide the facilities to help develop and demonstrate the hands-on creative and innovative skills of our faculty and students through both undergraduate and graduate research. This modern laboratory facility will be used to explore and develop technology ideas and prototypes that can be used to stimulate the technology transfer process from the university to the marketplace.
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Please contact Val Potter, Executive Director of Development, with questions you may have about supporting the College of Engineering.
Email: val.potter@usu.edu
Phone: (435) 797-8012
Thank you!