Dean's Message, Fall 2022
This year, we delightedly welcomed the record-breaking class of 2026, with just over 400 first-year students. Along with our returning students, faculty, and staff, we also welcomed 58黑料网's first-ever woman president, Julie Sullivan.
I applaud Julie鈥檚 inaugural address as she stated her commitment to social and environmental justice, which aligns with our School of Engineering鈥檚 vision of a community that inspires and develops engineering leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion鈥攅ntrepreneurial thinkers who will build a more just, humane, and sustainable world.
During the summer, the School of Engineering and the Summer Engineering Seminar (SES) were honored with the INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine鈥檚 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award. We also recognize all the research excellence from our outstanding faculty for research awards received this year; read more about them on page 7.
In the fall, we welcomed seven new faculty to the School of Engineering, and four to new roles. We said goodbye to Tim Healy, who, after serving six decades as a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor, has deservedly celebrated his retirement. We also did things a bit differently for this year's Grand Reunion Deans鈥 Reception and rebranded as the 鈥淕rand Bash,鈥 where we had the joy of engaging with alumni/ae during our shared event with the College of Arts and Sciences.
I encourage you to read about all of these stories and more, including our interview with Assistant Professor Maya Ackerman about creative AI, in this edition of Engineering News.
Elaine P. Scott, Ph.D. | Dean
School of Engineering