MISSION of the CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The mission of the Civil Engineering Department is to provide the highest quality technical education, which is grounded in the arts and sciences, by faculty dedicated to challenging teaching and extraordinary care for individual students. The department will strive to develop graduates who will be effective members of engineering teams, managers of engineering projects, and serve as leaders in the civil engineering discipline and within the broader community of church and society.

The Program Educational Objectives (EO) help to direct and measure the success of the Civil Engineering in accomplishing its mission. Review of the Educational Objectives is an integral part of the annual assessment process.

Program Educational Objectives (EO)

Within 5 years of graduation, civil engineering alumni will demonstrate:

1. A sound understanding of engineering concepts and the
interrelation of these concepts to non-technical issues in business and society,

2. Commitment to life-long learning,

3. Effective communication skills in a wide variety of situations,

4. Effective team membership skills,

5. Active contribution to the engineering discipline and/or society as a whole.