Fairfield University School of Engineering
 School of Engineering |
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| Motto | Per Fidem ad Plenam Veritatem -- Through Faith to the Fullness of Truth |
| Established | 1994 |
| Type | Private, Jesuit |
| Dean | Dr. Jack Beal |
| Location | Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
| Campus | Suburban 200 acres (809,000 m²) |
| Website | SOE Website |
The Fairfield University School of Engineering is a graduate and undergraduate engineering school and one of the professional schools of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school offers fully accredited graduate and undergraduate programs, according to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
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[edit] History
- 1994: Fairfield University acquired the Bridgeport Engineering Institute.
- 1996: Electrical and mechanical engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
- 1998: Master of Science offered in Management of Technology and Software Engineering.
- 1999: School of Engineering becomes a separate undergraduate school.
- 2006: Software and computer engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
- 2010: Henry Luce Foundation awarded grant to the School of Engineering to establish the Clare Boothe Luce Professorship in Mechanical Engineering for an outstanding woman engineer/scholar.[1]
- 2010: Boehringer Ingelheim donated $700K of industrial robotic equipment to the School of Engineering to be used in the school's automated manufacturing engineering curriculum.[2]
[edit] Academic programs
[edit] Undergraduate Programs
[edit] Cooperative Program in Engineering
The undergraduate program can be completed in four years at Fairfield or in a 3-2 program where students complete three years at Fairfield University, followed by two years of engineering studies in one of Fairfield’s partner institutions, Columbia University SEAS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Connecticut, or the Stevens Institute of Technology.
[edit] Graduate programs
[edit] People
[edit] Student Achievement
- Undergraduate mechanical engineering students finished third overall in the 2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Competition.[3][4]
- Graduate software engineering student Maria Sette received Cisco Networking Academy's 2007 Global Recognition Award.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Foundation awards Fairfield University $404,000 to establish the Clare Boothe Luce Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, accessed November 18, 2010.
- ^ Boehringer Ingelheim donates $700K of robotic tools to university, accessed December 20, 2010.
- ^ FAIRFIELD STUDENTS PLACE THIRD IN ASME HPV COMPETITION 2003
- ^ FINAL STANDINGS ASME HPVC 2003 East Coast/MidWest Competition
- ^ Fairfield University engineering student receives award from Cisco Systems, Inc. for academic and NYPD career achievements
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Coordinates: 41°10′54″N 73°17′25″W / 41.18153°N 73.29029°W
- Educational institutions established in 1994
- Engineering universities and colleges in Connecticut
- Catholic engineering schools and colleges in the United States
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- Fairfield University schools
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
- Universities and colleges in Connecticut
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