Roy G. Perry College of Engineering

Purpose and Goals

The modern mission of the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, in the new millennium, is to sustain an infrastructure that will attract and maintain a world-class faculty that produces graduates with the highest level of professional standards. These graduates will be prepared for a career of life-long learning that will result in leaders, productive workers, innovators and entrepreneurs who will positively impact the increasingly multi-disciplinary and diverse national economy. The College serves as a value added partner within the University to meet the challenge to excel in education and research in engineering and computer science; and to service regional, national, and global communities.

This mission is accomplished through the following six goals:

  1. Strive for excellence in engineering education through the dissemination and interpretation of knowledge through the educational programs.
  2. Recruit and retain students who have demonstrated a capacity to excel in an environment that integrates advanced information technology with creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving.
  3. Recruit and retain a cadre of world-class faculty effective in every endeavor of student-faculty interaction and committed to maintaining an academic standard that will ensure the students are highly competitive for graduate or professional school or for employment in the private or public sectors.
  4. Promote scholarly activities through the continual development of our research centers and other collaborations and further enhancing our incorporation of undergraduate and graduate research activities.
  5. Continue strong external relations that cultivate and integrate our corporate and alumni constituents into partnerships with the College.
  6. Maintain the appropriate infrastructure and support services necessary to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning.

Instructional Organization

The Roy G. Perry College of Engineering offers the following degree programs:

Program Degree Offered
Chemical Engineering BS
Civil Engineering BS
Computer Engineering BS
Computer Information Systems MS
Computer Science BS, MS
Electrical Engineering BS, MS, PhD
Engineering MS
Mechanical Engineering BS