College of Engineering Celebrates 30th Anniversary with a Toast to Talent, Teaching and Economic Development
CONTACT: Braketta Ritzenthaler, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
(850) 410-6214; britzenthaler@fsu.edu
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A TOAST TO TALENT, TEACHING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When it first opened its doors in 1982, the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering boasted only a few dozen bright students.
That founding class — made up of just 35 aspiring engineers — attended classes in borrowed space on both campuses in Tallahassee. Far from its early classroom-sharing days, the college will now celebrate its 30th anniversary in its sleekly modern, state-of-the-art facilities in Tallahassee’s Innovation Park.
The college will celebrate the anniversary with a cake-cutting party at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Atrium of Building A. Special events are planned throughout the 2012-2013 academic year, and the college’s Web page now features an impressive timeline and cheery, celebratory video greetings featuring everyone from the former dean to the campus bus driver.
“We are grateful to all those who contributed over the past 30 years to get the college to where we are now and look forward to taking full advantage of our new slogan, ‘Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities,’” said Dean Yaw D. Yeboah. “As we move forward to produce top-quality, innovative and entrepreneurial graduates and nationally ranked programs, we also aim to become a force foreconomic development locally and in the state.”
Over three decades, the college has gained a reputation for its first-rate faculty andsolid academics. It serves more than 2,500 graduate and undergraduate students, and its offerings have expanded to include a world-class academic program.
The college offers a cornucopia of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs that span seven disciplines, and its undergraduate programs are fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
This past summer, the jointly operated college welcomed Yeboah as its fifth dean. A leader with an awe-inspiring life story, he holds a doctorate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
To learn more about the cake-cutting party and the history of the College of Engineering, visit http://www.eng.fsu.edu/about/30th/.
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