The City College of New York

School of Engineering

Mission Statement and Long-Range Goals

MISSION

• To educate students from diverse backgrounds and ensure they have the skills, knowledge and values needed for the success in the professional and technical workforce.
• To graduate engineers and computer scientists at all degree levels in the principal disciplines
• To encourage and prepare students to pursue advanced degrees.
• To train employed professionals in relevant areas through continuing and professional education.
• To conduct fundamental research in the areas of national importance and both fundamental and applied research on technological issues important to New York City and State.
• To promote the School’s programs and accomplishments.
• To conduct operations to achieve high-quality outcomes that are responsive to the needs of the School and its stakeholders.
• To provide service to the community and to the engineering and computer science professions.

GOALS

1. To transform undergraduate education to an outcomes assessment-oriented, continuous improvement process and to similarly transform graduate education.
2. To increase interaction with external institutions and departments to promote their adoption of outcomes assessment-oriented, continuous improvement processes.
3. To develop partnerships with industry for employment opportunities for students and for support of and involvement in instructional and research programs.
4. To continuous improve the School’s performance in areas that raise the School’s reputation both nationally and with its constituents.
5. To continuously improve the School’s student recruitment marketing to students capable of excelling in engineering.
6. To continuously improve the academic and financial support, quality of life and institutional bonding that influence student recruitment and retention.
7. To encourage faculty excellence through promotion and tenure system reform, competitive salaries and start-up packages, quality of life improvements, workload equity, and infrastructure improvements.
8. To institute formal but flexible, strategic planning as a basis for shaping future development of the School.
9. To establish effective communications with the School’s stakeholders.
10. To obtain internal and external financial support appropriate to support the mission.