Diversity
- Based on new census data, the college’s new first-year undergraduate class is 1,197 students, a 26.3% increase from fall 2019.Â
- Against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement and widespread protests for racial justice, six Forever Buffs — students and alumni — and two faculty and staff members share deeply personal stories about racism and injustice on and around campus and illuminate pathways forward.
- ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has earned a place as a Winds of Change Top 200 College for Indigenous Students from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Based on statistical information, surveys and research data gathered from the U.S. Department
- Applicants to all ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ engineering graduate programs will not be required to submit GRE scores this fall, an acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Brian Aguado, a postdoctoral researcher in the Anseth Research Group, is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Postdoc Award, which recognizes postdoctoral associates and fellows at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ for their research, communication and leadership accomplishments.
- Unmask the Racism is a social media campaign created by students of Asian heritage at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ to spread awareness about xenophobia and racism against people of Asian heritage around the country and to support local Asian businesses.
- From Interim Dean Keith Molenaar: I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the members of our college community who have been standing in solidarity and pursuing justice together. We have created a webpage where we can continue sharing information and resources about our efforts, including readings, videos, podcasts and more.
- ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ alumnus Marco Campos (CivEngr'98) and his company, Campos EPC, have provided $1 million through the Campos EPC Foundation to allow for a transformational renovation of the BOLD Center.
- As the nation grappled with the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans this spring, many in the College of Engineering and Applied Science community began advocating for resources to better understand and
- The ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ College of Engineering and Applied Science has been selected to host the National Society of Black Engineers National Leadership Conference in 2020 and 2021. The conference is NSBE’s premier training program for approximately 250 national and regional officers who spend multiple days focused on leadership training and skill-building.