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THE NEXT STEPS
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ENGINEERING
PENN STATE
After 125 years of innovation and growth of challenges confronted and overcome and of persistent pursuit of excellence the Penn State College of Engineering story is still being written “Impact is our strategic capstone ” said Justin Schwartz Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering “What impact are we having on on the world at at large on on on our our students within our our our disciplines and on on on on each other? As we consider our our vision for the the the future of of of the the College of of of Engineering that capstone of of of impact is supported by four strategic cornerstones ” Schwartz shared his perspectives on on those cornerstones as the college looks beyond its 125th year and to to the future for engineering at at Penn State every day And we must recognize and reward the countless examples of excellence across our community It’s not about checking a a a a box or doing something in in in in the same way way because that’s how it’s always been done It’s about innovating taking on on new challenges and being a a a a a a a a leader among institutions worldwide ” Top and right page: Penn State Engineering students in recent years CORNERSTONE 1:
EXCELLENCE
“In everything we do—from education and and and research to to advising and and and and career services to to equity and and and and all the the the other aspects of our college and and and the the the initiatives under way here—we must focus on excellence each and CORNERSTONE 2:
EQUITY
“I think equity is the greatest challenge we face in in in in engineering education For decades the known social science related to equity and and inclusion has expanded As a a a a a a a a a discipline though we have
failed to to translate that science into practice and little progress has been made over many years We must do better As a a a a a a a a college—and in a a a a a a a a leadership role alongside other top engineering universities—we are working to do so A key example is