From Dean Scott Hinton
When the capital campaign at Utah State University began I stated the following: The mission of the College of Engineering is to foster a creative learning environment that will empower students and faculty with the necessary knowledge and facilities to be international leaders in creating new technologies and services that will improve tomorrow's economy and environment.
Our mission remains the same and I am happy to announce that the College of Engineering has had great success in this, the first phase of our capital campaign. We have exceeded our $10 million goal. As a highlight of this, we were successful in funding and building our new David G. Sant Engineering Innovation Building which was dedicated on June 13, 2008, with David and his wife Diann as honored guests. College of Engineering students, faculty and staff are grateful for the privilege of working with David to share his vision of the power of innovation to transform the world through this state of the art facility. This building will provide the hands-on laboratory resources necessary for students learning to turn ideas into reality.
David and Diann Sant also made generous gifts to: the Sant Franklin County Engineering Scholarship, Sant General Engineering Scholarship, Sant Graduate Fellowship, Sant Undergraduate Corporate Research Scholarship, and the Thomas Berghoff Memorial Scholarship. Since the start of our campaign, the College of Engineering has increased our total scholarship endowments by over $7 million. These scholarship endowments will help hundreds of students receive scholarships in the College of Engineering.
With the next phase of our campaign we are planning to continue increasing our faculty as well as to strengthen our engineering departments by adding several endowed chair positions, along with professorships that will enhance the teaching and research done in the College of Engineering. We will also continue our efforts to increase the number and size of our scholarship endowments in the college. Endowments provide the opportunity for the College of Engineering to significantly increase the quality of our academic programs. We recognize the need for more and better scholarships to recruit and retain the best engineering students to receive their education at Utah State University.
“Endowments provide the opportunity for the College of Engineering to significantly increase the quality of our academic programs.”
As the Dean of Engineering, I have been consistently impressed with the commitment to USU from alumni, the community and industry. I look forward to strengthening old relationships and building new partnerships as we move forward into this next phase of the campaign.
College Campaign Goals: $10 Million
Annual Fund:
The College of Engineering's primary objective is to provide a creative learning environment that will prepare engineering students to support the needs of industry and develop new technologies and services for the future. To allow our students to show off their education, the annual fund has provided opportunities for them to compete in international student competitions such as the mini-baja competition, the design, build and fly competition, the steel bridge design contest, the concrete canoe competition, the electric snowmobile design competition, the SmartDust Challenge and many others. We have won many of these competitions! This fund has also provided opportunities for our undergraduate students that are working on research projects with our faculty to attend conferences and present their ideas. It has also allowed many other student related activities to happen that needed extra funding. It is making USU a better place for each of our students.
Endowments
Endowments provide the opportunity for the College of Engineering to significantly increase the quality of our academic programs. These gifts allow us to not only increase our total number of faculty and students but to recruit and retain the best. They can be funded over a period of up to three years or through a charitable trust or estate gift. Planned gifts may offer tax and income benefits for the donor.
Faculty Excellence:
Endowments allow us to strengthen our programs by recruiting, supporting, and retaining professors that have developed prominent national reputations.
| Faculty Excellence: | |
|---|---|
| President's Endowed Dean's Chair | $3,000,000 |
| President's Endowed Chair | $2,000,000 |
| Endowed Chair | $1,500,000 |
| Professorship | $1,000,000 |
| Faculty Fellow | $500,000 |
| Teaching Excellence | $100,000 |
Graduate Studies:
Fellowships provide the resources to allow us to recruit the best and brightest graduate students.
| Graduate Studies: | |
|---|---|
| Graduate Fellowship | $250,000 |
| Summer Research Fellowship | $100,000 |
Undergraduate Scholarships:
Scholarships allow us to recruit, reward, and retain the best and brightest undergraduate students.
| Undergraduate Scholarships: | |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Scholar | $100,000 |
| Discovery Scholar | $25,000 |
| Departmental Unrestricted | $10,000 |
Undergraduate Research Fellowships and Awards:
These fellowships provide opportunities for our undergraduate students to get involved in the innovative research projects pursued by our faculty members. They get the experience of working with and exploring new technologies and services and then, in many cases, have the opportunity to participate in publishing their work in international research journals and conferences.
| Undergraduate Scholarships: | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $100,000 |
| Undergraduate Research Award | $25,000 |
Building Projects:
Engineering Teaching Building
The engineering teaching building was designed to meet the teaching and learning needs of our students. It is a 108,000-square-foot building that includes 14 classrooms (all equipped with the latest teaching technologies), six undergraduate teaching laboratories, student project room, the College of Engineering student learning and advising center, a student computer lab with more than 175 computers and a large atrium display area for student engineering projects.
David G. Sant Engineering Innovation Building
The new David G. Sant engineering innovation building will consist of three floors totaling 34,000 square feet of space. This building will provide the facilities to help develop and demonstrate the hands-on creative and innovative skills of our faculty and students through both undergraduate and graduate research. This modern laboratory facility will be used to explore and develop technology ideas and prototypes that can be used to stimulate the technology transfer process from the university to the marketplace.
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Please contact Val Potter, Executive Director of Development, with questions you may have about supporting the College of Engineering.
Email: val.potter@usu.edu
Phone: (435) 797-8012
Thank you!