Mission and Goals
MISSION STATEMENT
Consistent with the mission of the university and college, the mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is three-fold: (1) to educate the engineers of tomorrow such that they are prepared to practice in a global economy; (2) to contribute to state and national economic growth through effective and visible research; and (3) to serve the public through the efforts of individual faculty and students.
DEPARTMENT GOALS
Goal 1. Provide a high quality undergraduate teaching and learning environment in designated areas of civil engineering in order to allow students to enter the general practice of civil engineering and/or pursue graduate education.
Goal 2. Provide a high quality graduate teaching and learning envrionment in selected areas of civil and environmental engineering.
Goals 3. Enhance the Department's national and international standing by conducting significant basic and/or appplied research emphasizing infrastructure systems and environmental technologies.
Goal 4. Contribute to the economic and social development of the state, region, and nation by maintaining mutually beneficial partnerships with the public and private sectors.
Goal 5. Develop and retain a diverse and high quality faculty and support staff to engage in undergraduate education, graduate education, research, and development of the civil and environmental engineering professions, and seek qualified members of underrepresented groups when filling new positions.
Goal 6. Be recognized as one of the outstanding programs among our peers regionally and nationally, as well as within the University of Tennessee community, in terms of instruction, research, and creative activity.