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Director's Welcome
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E. Dale Threadgill
Director
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Welcome to Engineering at the University of Georgia, where we have embarked on an experiment to change the role of engineers in society by changing the way they become engineers. We believe that a strong background in the arts and humanities is a fundamental complement to the engineering sciences, and so have created a unique network of departments and individuals across the University to integrate engineering
academic programs, research and outreach with other fields of study. Ours is a new take on an well-established idea, one that reaches into the complex issues of the future by leveraging the tradition of liberal arts education with leading-edge science, technology and design.
The expanding role and impact of engineering at UGA today is the result of a decade of planning and deliberation that identified comprehensive
engineering as a priority UGA initiative, connecting it to the needs of the state though the University’s land grant mission. New programs in environmental engineering, biochemical engineering and computer systems engineering are opening up opportunities for faculty and students in a variety of new cross-disciplinary fields, from biofuels to nanotechniology. Fostering critical thinking skills in a rigorous and diverse academic environment, our faculty is engaged in innovative new avenues of scholarship to move our students toward greater creativity. The societal-wide issues and challenges that once fell outside of the purview of traditional engineering disciplines are now in the crosshairs of the brightest young minds on campus. In forging a new path for engineering, we have taken the responsibility to learn as we lead, to chart our direction with a new model and to nurture a collaborative atmosphere toward the greater good.
The essence of our unique approach shapes everything we do in our strategic role to offer comprehensive engineering at the University of Georgia. We invite your participation and support in serving the future of our fellow citizens and the world in this critical endeavor.
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Dale Threadgil, PhD, P.E.l
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