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The College of Engineering is home of the nationally recognized National Institute of Aerospace Research and the following programs:
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science |
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering |
College of Engineering FY 2013 Priorities:
K - 12 Engineering Education Support (Filling the Engineering Pipeline)
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This priority encompasses all K - 12 outreach initiatives coordinated by the College of Engineering to encourage youth to consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines for educational and career pursuits. Programs include:
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- Shocker Lego MINDSTORMS
- Switched-on Saturdays Academy
- Changing Faces
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- Kansas BEST Robotics
- Project "Lead The Way" curriculum
- Engineering summer camps
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Engineering Student Success Programs
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Geared at retaining and graduating engineering students in a timely manner, these student success programs are tailored to different student needs to ensure their success while a student within the WSU College of Engineering. These student success programs include:
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- GEEKS (Great Expectations Engineering Kansas Scholars)
- BEETS (Bridge for Engineering and Engineering Technology Students)
- Engineering of 2020 Program
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| Emerging Priorities |
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Scholarships and Fellowships (merit-based, priority and need-based)
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| Visionary Priorities |
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- Naming of the new engineering department,
the Department of BioEngineering and Mechanical Engineering
- Experience-based pedagogical approach support
- Naming of the Wichita State University College of Engineering
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- Professorship in Systems Engineering
- Professorship in Petroleum
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