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Mission Statements
Mission
Statement—Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering Department
(adopted by the faculty March 20, 2001; revised May 9, 2002)
The mission of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is to provide an education that builds within students a solid foundation in mechanical and industrial engineering principles, expands the reasoning, communication and problem solving abilities of students, and prepares graduates who have the motivation and ability for lifelong growth in their professional careers; and to develop and maintain a world-class research program in selected focus areas within mechanical and industrial engineering that complements the educational mission and addresses the evolving needs of industry and society.
Mission
Statement—College of Engineering
Undergraduate Programs
(taken from "Preparing Engineers beyond Technology: Engineering Education at The University of Iowa," 1998)
The College of Engineering undergraduate programs draw on the broad resources of the University to attract and retain the best and brightest students and prepare them to be engineers who will succeed in a workplace filled with diverse people, attitudes, and ideas; compete in the global marketplace; work effectively in multidisciplinary teams; and confidently understand, use, and develop modern technology. The programs place a strong emphasis on a broad understanding of fundamental principles common to all engineering disciplines, and provide students with the opportunity to specialize in a selected engineering discipline. All undergraduate programs build on the recognized research strengths of the University. Program flexibility is obtained by a curricular structure in which each student develops engineering competency within a particular academic program, and complements it with a tailored thematic option in support of the chosen career objectives, such as engineering practice, project management, research and development, or other postgraduate occupation.
Mission Statement—College of Engineering
(taken from "Strategic Plan, College of Engineering, 2001-2005” )
The College of Engineering serves the state, the nation, and the world by producing talented, broadly educated engineers, conducting high quality research, developing breakthrough technologies, and disseminating and preserving technical knowledge.
Mission Statement—The University of Iowa
(taken from "New Century Iowa: Bridges to the Next Horizon," 2000)
The University of Iowa seeks to advance scholarly and creative endeavor through leading-edge research and artistic production; to use this research and creativity to enhance undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, health care, and other services provided to the people of Iowa, the nation, and the world; and to conduct these activities in a culturally diverse, humane, technologically advanced, and increasingly global environment.